Comments for 1UPGamers http://www.1upgamers.com True Gamers Writing It For Real Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:21:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on 2.40… Firmwhere? by fanpages http://www.1upgamers.com/240-firmwhere/#comment-3405 fanpages Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:10:18 +0000 http://www.1upgamers.com/240-firmwhere/#comment-3405 The PS3 Firmware Revision 2.41, "PSPUPDAT.PUP" (133,513Kb), dated 8 July 2008 is now available for download (worldwide) via your console's XrossMediaBar "Settings" / "System Update" icon, or directly from the <a href="http://duk01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/uk/2008_0708_67c660325b0b97acdeda6c0913dc1f74/PS3UPDAT.PUP" rel="nofollow">dedicated link</a>. BFN, fp. The PS3 Firmware Revision 2.41, “PSPUPDAT.PUP” (133,513Kb), dated 8 July 2008 is now available for download (worldwide) via your console’s XrossMediaBar “Settings” / “System Update” icon, or directly from the dedicated link.

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]]> Comment on 2.40… Firmwhere? by fanpages http://www.1upgamers.com/240-firmwhere/#comment-3404 fanpages Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:20:33 +0000 http://www.1upgamers.com/240-firmwhere/#comment-3404 Although Sony have yet to make an official announcement, the <a href="http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=192333" rel="nofollow rel="nofollow">ComputerAndVideoGames.com</a> site has been informed that the next revision of the PS3 firmware (2.41) "which should be clear of all errors" will be available for download "midweek" ("by Wednesday"). <p> More news will be posted, officially confirmed or otherwise, as we hear it... <p> BFN, <p> fp. Although Sony have yet to make an official announcement, the ComputerAndVideoGames.com site has been informed that the next revision of the PS3 firmware (2.41) “which should be clear of all errors” will be available for download “midweek” (”by Wednesday”).

More news will be posted, officially confirmed or otherwise, as we hear it…

BFN,

fp.

]]> Comment on The US & the UK… what’s in Store? by fanpages http://www.1upgamers.com/the-us-the-uk-whats-in-store/#comment-3399 fanpages Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:02:05 +0000 http://www.1upgamers.com/the-us-the-uk-whats-in-store/#comment-3399 Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have announced that the DUALSHOCK®3 Wireless Controller for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) will be available in Europe on 2 July 2008.  “A Wednesday…?”, I hear you exclaim.  Yes, I agree, maybe two days later on “Independence Day” may be a more apt date instead as this will now mean that Europe can now purchase the controller locally rather than trying to find an Asian, or US retailer than does not have an embargo on selling Sony equipment within Europe. </p> The DUALSHOCK®3 controller was originally announced by Sony Computer Entertainment, Incorporated (SCEI) at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show (20 to 23 September 2007), and was made available to the Japanese public on 11 November 2007 to celebrate the first anniversary of the PS3™ console in that region.  The new controller was made available in North America from 5 April 2008 onwards (immediately following the confirmation that the SIXAXIS™ controller was officially being discontinued from production on 2 April 2008). <p> To take advantage of the vibration function of the Bluetooth® controller, complementing the existing SIXAXIS™ features, your console will need to be running at least firmware revision 1.94.  A list of the already supported titles is still available at the US PlayStation.com PS3/Things to Know “<a href="http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/Controller/Controller_games.html" rel="nofollow">DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller</a>” page. <p> The DUALSHOCK®3 controller is already available in Matte Black, Ceramic White, and Satin Silver (to complement the <a href="http://www.1upgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=405" rel="nofollow">Gun metal variant</a> of the PS3™ console released with “Metal Gear Solid 4: The Guns of the Patriots”).  The new controller casing is entirely opaque in contrast to the semi-translucent (and lighter) SIXAXIS™ controller, although both controllers offer the same high-precision, high response motion sensitive six-axis sensing system. <p> <center> <img src="http://uk.playstation.com/media/26357/159/controller_ps3_fe001.jpg"> </center> <p>   <br> Of related interest: <br> The original DUALSHOCK controller (for the original PlayStation console) won an Emmy Award for "Peripheral Development & Technological Impact of Video Game Controllers" by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on 8 January 2007 at the <a href="http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/tech_2k6_winners.html" rel="nofollow">58<sup>th</sup> Annual Technology & Engineering Awards</a> ceremony. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) have announced that the DUALSHOCK®3 Wireless Controller for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™) will be available in Europe on 2 July 2008.  “A Wednesday…?”, I hear you exclaim.  Yes, I agree, maybe two days later on “Independence Day” may be a more apt date instead as this will now mean that Europe can now purchase the controller locally rather than trying to find an Asian, or US retailer than does not have an embargo on selling Sony equipment within Europe.

The DUALSHOCK®3 controller was originally announced by Sony Computer Entertainment, Incorporated (SCEI) at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show (20 to 23 September 2007), and was made available to the Japanese public on 11 November 2007 to celebrate the first anniversary of the PS3™ console in that region.  The new controller was made available in North America from 5 April 2008 onwards (immediately following the confirmation that the SIXAXIS™ controller was officially being discontinued from production on 2 April 2008).

To take advantage of the vibration function of the Bluetooth® controller, complementing the existing SIXAXIS™ features, your console will need to be running at least firmware revision 1.94.  A list of the already supported titles is still available at the US PlayStation.com PS3/Things to Know “DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller” page.

The DUALSHOCK®3 controller is already available in Matte Black, Ceramic White, and Satin Silver (to complement the Gun metal variant of the PS3™ console released with “Metal Gear Solid 4: The Guns of the Patriots”).  The new controller casing is entirely opaque in contrast to the semi-translucent (and lighter) SIXAXIS™ controller, although both controllers offer the same high-precision, high response motion sensitive six-axis sensing system.



 

Of related interest:

The original DUALSHOCK controller (for the original PlayStation console) won an Emmy Award for "Peripheral Development & Technological Impact of Video Game Controllers" by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences on 8 January 2007 at the 58th Annual Technology & Engineering Awards ceremony.

]]> Comment on Virtually Physical by fanpages http://www.1upgamers.com/virtually-physical/#comment-3391 fanpages Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:42:33 +0000 http://www.1upgamers.com/virtually-physical/#comment-3391 In case you missed this news [like I did], <a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/gaming/news/2008/03/07/EXCLUSIVE-60GB-Xbox-WILL-Replace-20GB-Model/p1" rel="nofollow">TrustedReviews.com</a> published an article on 7 March 2008 stating that a 60Gb Xbox 360 model will be replacing the current 20Gb model, probably by the end of the second quarter of this year. <p> The brief article also speculated on Microsoft's discussions with Sony concerning the introduction of a Blu-ray drive, but this has recently been debunked by Microsoft (on a few occasions) in statements regarding the Company's vision of making their gaming console the central hub of downloadable content, rather than relying on increasingly larger capacity external media drives (read: trying to pretend that this was their longer term plan all along, and in no way was as a result of the recent 'defeat' in the Blu-ray Disc versus High-Definition Digital Versatile Disc format 'war'). <p> Today, <a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/gaming/news/2008/06/16/EXCLUSIVE-60GB-Xbox-360-To-Launch-At-E3/p1" rel="nofollow">TrustedReviews.com</a> have followed-up with the news that Microsoft will make an announcement during the E3 ["<a href="http://www.e3expo.com/" rel="nofollow">Electronic Entertainment Expo</a>"] Media and Business Summit computer & video games industry trade show (15 to 17 July 2008). The source of the information has also relayed that the scheduled release of an addition to the Xbox 360 range would be prior to 10 August 2008. <p> Of course, just because Microsoft are <a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/microsoft-lite-on-not-making-blu-ray-drive-298480" rel="nofollow">stressing</a> that Lite-On are <i>not</i> manufacturing Blu-ray drives for the Xbox 360 console is no indication that this has not been considered, is being considered, or indeed is not happening (albeit with another manufacturer). <p> What you will not see or hear will be a statement where Microsoft admit 'defeat' & the announcement that they are going back on previous decisions to not support the Blu-ray media format. <p> In related news, Nintendo were recently seeking to appoint a "Software/Hardware Tester" on the "<a href="http://www.nintendo.com/corp/jobs.jsp" rel="nofollow">Career Opportunities</a>" section of their web site. One of the required candidate's duties was "<i>Creating and executing a test plan for Wii's USB devices</i>". <p> This employment advertisement has now been removed, but Monster.com are listing a Contract (part-time) position for a "<a href="http://jobview.monster.com/GetJob.aspx?JobID=72631746" rel="nofollow">Software/Hardware Tester</a>" based at Nintendo of America Inc. (the Western Hemisphere headquarters of Nintendo Co. Limited of Kyoto, Japan) in Redmond, Washington 98052. <p> However, if you were interested in applying for this position (with Reference Code "060000001H"), you may well have missed the deadline as the Monster.com listing states: <p> "<i>Applications and resumes will only be accepted through Nintendo's website as we no longer accept paper, faxed, or emailed resumes</i>" <p> One can only surmise that Nintendo are also looking to support external storage capabilities in the near future, probably in time for the pre-Christmas retail rush so that the Wii console offers the ability to store large capacity downloadable content locally. <p> BFN, fp. (1upGamers.com Forums Moderator) In case you missed this news [like I did], TrustedReviews.com published an article on 7 March 2008 stating that a 60Gb Xbox 360 model will be replacing the current 20Gb model, probably by the end of the second quarter of this year.

The brief article also speculated on Microsoft’s discussions with Sony concerning the introduction of a Blu-ray drive, but this has recently been debunked by Microsoft (on a few occasions) in statements regarding the Company’s vision of making their gaming console the central hub of downloadable content, rather than relying on increasingly larger capacity external media drives (read: trying to pretend that this was their longer term plan all along, and in no way was as a result of the recent ‘defeat’ in the Blu-ray Disc versus High-Definition Digital Versatile Disc format ‘war’).

Today, TrustedReviews.com have followed-up with the news that Microsoft will make an announcement during the E3 [”Electronic Entertainment Expo“] Media and Business Summit computer & video games industry trade show (15 to 17 July 2008). The source of the information has also relayed that the scheduled release of an addition to the Xbox 360 range would be prior to 10 August 2008.

Of course, just because Microsoft are stressing that Lite-On are not manufacturing Blu-ray drives for the Xbox 360 console is no indication that this has not been considered, is being considered, or indeed is not happening (albeit with another manufacturer).

What you will not see or hear will be a statement where Microsoft admit ‘defeat’ & the announcement that they are going back on previous decisions to not support the Blu-ray media format.

In related news, Nintendo were recently seeking to appoint a “Software/Hardware Tester” on the “Career Opportunities” section of their web site. One of the required candidate’s duties was “Creating and executing a test plan for Wii’s USB devices“.

This employment advertisement has now been removed, but Monster.com are listing a Contract (part-time) position for a “Software/Hardware Tester” based at Nintendo of America Inc. (the Western Hemisphere headquarters of Nintendo Co. Limited of Kyoto, Japan) in Redmond, Washington 98052.

However, if you were interested in applying for this position (with Reference Code “060000001H”), you may well have missed the deadline as the Monster.com listing states:

“Applications and resumes will only be accepted through Nintendo’s website as we no longer accept paper, faxed, or emailed resumes”

One can only surmise that Nintendo are also looking to support external storage capabilities in the near future, probably in time for the pre-Christmas retail rush so that the Wii console offers the ability to store large capacity downloadable content locally.

BFN,

fp.
(1upGamers.com Forums Moderator)

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]]> Comment on The US & the UK… what’s in Store? by fanpages http://www.1upgamers.com/the-us-the-uk-whats-in-store/#comment-3344 fanpages Thu, 15 May 2008 09:24:55 +0000 http://www.1upgamers.com/the-us-the-uk-whats-in-store/#comment-3344 The following text has been taken from the US PlayStation.com PS3/Things to Know "<a href="http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/Controller/Controller_games.html" rel="nofollow">DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller</a>" page (as of 15 May 2008). <img src="http://fp.scea.com/Content/abouttheps3/Controller/ds3.jpg"></img> DUALSHOCK®3 Compatibility Chart Available now... "Assassin's Creed" [PS3] (Ubisoft) * "Blast Factor™" [PSN] (SCEA) * "Burnout™ Paradise" [PS3] (EA) "Condemned 2: Bloodshot™" [PS3] (Sega) "Crash Bandicoot: Warped™ (PS one emulation)" [PSN] (SCEA) "Dark Sector" [PS3] (D3) "Devil May Cry 4" [PS3] (Capcom) "Dynasty Warriors®6" [PS3] (KOEI) "Folklore™" [PS3] (SCEA) * "Formula One Championship Edition" [PS3] (SCEA) * "Go! Sports Ski™" [PSN] (SCEA) * "Gran Turismo™ 5 Prologue" [PSN / PS3] (SCEA) "Heavenly Sword™" [PS3] (SCEA) * "High Velocity Bowling™" [PSN] (SCEA) "Kane & Lynch: Dead Men" [PS3] (Eidos Interactive) * "Lair™" [PS3] (SCEA) * "Lost: Via Domus" [PS3] (Ubisoft) "Medievil® (PS one emulation)" [PSN] (SCEA) "MLB®08: The Show™" [PS3] (SCEA) "MotorStorm™" [PS3] (SCEA) * "PAIN" [PSN] (SCEA) * "PixelJunk™Monsters" [PSN] (SCEA) "Piyotama™" [PSN] (SCEA) "Ratchet & Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™" [PS3] (SCEA) "Resistance: Fall of Man™" [PS3] (SCEA) * "Sega Superstars Tennis" [PS3] (Sega) "Snakeball" [PSN] (SCEA) "Spyro the Dragon™ (PS one emulation)" [PSN] (SCEA) "Stuntman Ignition" [PS3] (THQ) * "Super Stardust™ HD" [PSN] (SCEA) * "Syphon Filter®: (PS one emulation)" [PSN] (SCEA) "TimeShift™" [PS3] (Sierra) "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2" [PS3] (Ubisoft) * "Toy Home" [PSN] (SCEA) "Turok" [PS3] (Disney Interactive) * "Uncharted: Drake's Fortune™" [PS3] (SCEA) "Warhawk™" [PSN / PS3] (SCEA) * Coming Soon... "Afro Samurai" [PS3] (Namco Bandai) "ATV Pure" [PS3] (Disney) "Battlefield Bad Company" [PS3] (EA) "Beijing 08 Olympics" [PS3] (Sega) "Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 3" [PS3] (Activision) "Civil War: Turning Point" [PS3] (Activision) "Destroy All Humans 3: Path of the Furon" [PS3] (THQ) "Disney Pixar's Wall E" [PS3] (THQ) "Edge of Twilight" [PS3] (Southpeak) "Facebreaker" [PS3] (EA) "Golden Axe: Beast Rider" [PS3] (Sega) "Haze" [PS3] (Ubisoft) "Highlander" [PS3] (Eidos) "Kung Fu Panda" [PS3] (Activision) "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" [PS3] (Konami) "NASCAR 09" [PS3] (EA) "Prototype" [PS3] (Vivendi) "Saints Row 2" [PS3] (THQ) "Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution" [PS3] (Take 2) "Silent Hill V" [PS3] (Konami) "Star Wars: Force Unleashed" [PS3] (Lucasarts) "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" [PS3] (Disney Interactive Studio) "The Incredible Hulk™" [PS3] (Sega) *These titles require an in-game update to activate the vibration functionality. Please visit our <a href="http://playstation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/playstation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1011" rel="nofollow">PlayStation® Knowledge Center</a> for instructions to setup the vibration function. The following text has been taken from the US PlayStation.com PS3/Things to Know “DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller” page (as of 15 May 2008).

DUALSHOCK®3 Compatibility Chart

Available now…

“Assassin’s Creed” [PS3] (Ubisoft) *
“Blast Factor™” [PSN] (SCEA) *
“Burnout™ Paradise” [PS3] (EA)
“Condemned 2: Bloodshot™” [PS3] (Sega)
“Crash Bandicoot: Warped™ (PS one emulation)” [PSN] (SCEA)
“Dark Sector” [PS3] (D3)
“Devil May Cry 4″ [PS3] (Capcom)
“Dynasty Warriors®6″ [PS3] (KOEI)
“Folklore™” [PS3] (SCEA) *
“Formula One Championship Edition” [PS3] (SCEA) *
“Go! Sports Ski™” [PSN] (SCEA) *
“Gran Turismo™ 5 Prologue” [PSN / PS3] (SCEA)
“Heavenly Sword™” [PS3] (SCEA) *
“High Velocity Bowling™” [PSN] (SCEA)
“Kane & Lynch: Dead Men” [PS3] (Eidos Interactive) *
“Lair™” [PS3] (SCEA) *
“Lost: Via Domus” [PS3] (Ubisoft)
“Medievil® (PS one emulation)” [PSN] (SCEA)
“MLB®08: The Show™” [PS3] (SCEA)
“MotorStorm™” [PS3] (SCEA) *
“PAIN” [PSN] (SCEA) *
“PixelJunk™Monsters” [PSN] (SCEA)
“Piyotama™” [PSN] (SCEA)
“Ratchet & Clank® Future: Tools of Destruction™” [PS3] (SCEA)
“Resistance: Fall of Man™” [PS3] (SCEA) *
“Sega Superstars Tennis” [PS3] (Sega)
“Snakeball” [PSN] (SCEA)
“Spyro the Dragon™ (PS one emulation)” [PSN] (SCEA)
“Stuntman Ignition” [PS3] (THQ) *
“Super Stardust™ HD” [PSN] (SCEA) *
“Syphon Filter®: (PS one emulation)” [PSN] (SCEA)
“TimeShift™” [PS3] (Sierra)
“Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Vegas 2″ [PS3] (Ubisoft) *
“Toy Home” [PSN] (SCEA)
“Turok” [PS3] (Disney Interactive) *
“Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune™” [PS3] (SCEA)
“Warhawk™” [PSN / PS3] (SCEA) *

Coming Soon…

“Afro Samurai” [PS3] (Namco Bandai)
“ATV Pure” [PS3] (Disney)
“Battlefield Bad Company” [PS3] (EA)
“Beijing 08 Olympics” [PS3] (Sega)
“Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 3″ [PS3] (Activision)
“Civil War: Turning Point” [PS3] (Activision)
“Destroy All Humans 3: Path of the Furon” [PS3] (THQ)
“Disney Pixar’s Wall E” [PS3] (THQ)
“Edge of Twilight” [PS3] (Southpeak)
“Facebreaker” [PS3] (EA)
“Golden Axe: Beast Rider” [PS3] (Sega)
“Haze” [PS3] (Ubisoft)
“Highlander” [PS3] (Eidos)
“Kung Fu Panda” [PS3] (Activision)
“Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots” [PS3] (Konami)
“NASCAR 09″ [PS3] (EA)
“Prototype” [PS3] (Vivendi)
“Saints Row 2″ [PS3] (THQ)
“Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution” [PS3] (Take 2)
“Silent Hill V” [PS3] (Konami)
“Star Wars: Force Unleashed” [PS3] (Lucasarts)
“The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” [PS3] (Disney Interactive Studio)
“The Incredible Hulk™” [PS3] (Sega)

*These titles require an in-game update to activate the vibration functionality. Please visit our PlayStation® Knowledge Center for instructions to setup the vibration function.

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