From ps3hax.net: [QUOTE] StreetskaterFU has found a method to run BluRay games from the PS3 HDD. Now before everyone gets excited and yells "ISO LOADER", this method only works with older gamers (with older update codes). The games currently confirmed to be working this method are Warhawk, MotorStorm, RFOM, GT5, COD3. (The legitimacy of this has been confirmed by Mathieulh)
There are two methods to do this, the legal and non legal way. The legal way requires (The legal way requiring the original disc, the non legal requires the game dump and any PS3 bluray game but two same size HDD's).
The video below demonstrates the non-PKG version of Warhawk being ran with Motostorm being "the proxy disc". [/QUOTE]
From edge-online.com: [QUOTE] PS3 led Xbox 360 as the two consoles vied for the top slot in the high-def console race in July, a month that saw sales climb 28 percent year-on-year to $1.1 billion, NPD Group reported Thursday.
In the U.S., Sony's console sold 224,900 units versus Xbox 360's 204,800 during the month.
PS3 also topped Xbox 360 in June, nearly doubling sales of Microsoft's console that month thanks to the release of PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4.
In typical fashion, Nintendo Wii handily outsold the two higher-priced consoles with 555,000 units sold in July. [/QUOTE]
From gamesindustry.biz: [QUOTE] Edinburgh Interactive Festival chairman Chris Deering has warned the games industry that it must look for new revenue sources as development costs rise and software sales fall.
"My guess and analysis shows that less than 3 out of 10 games recover their development and marketing costs with boxed goods sales," said Deering. "So what's going to have to happen? Creative use of hybrid online and offline advertising revenues, online offline transactions with consumers - these business models must be explored."
According to Deering, the big trends of the next decade will include the growth of internet-served video, the expansion of fanbases into new communities, increased remote data storage and the emergence of global virtual currencies. He also predicted the growth of mobile social networks, TV, GPS and advertising - all of which present the games industry with new opportunities to create games and seek out revenues. [/QUOTE]
From developmag.com: [QUOTE] Few have as good a viewpoint on that particular [online] battle as Todd Northcutt, GameSpy's director of technology. Thanks to the company's position as the exclusive online partner for the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, as well as its middleware licensing agreements with Sony and Microsoft, Northcutt works closely with each manufacturer.
"I don't think you've seen the same pace of innovation from Microsoft as you have from Sony recently," he told Develop in a pre-E3 briefing. "It's been steadily improving the PlayStation 3 as an online gaming device and an entertainment device while the Xbox 360 has had its half yearly updates but there's nothing groundbreaking that's been released, other than a couple of changes to the marketplace."
"We have a really good relationship with Sony and it's great to see the evolution of the platform. I think it's experienced a lot of evolution and in some places PlayStation 3 is definitely beating out Xbox." [/QUOTE]
From ps3fanboy.com: [QUOTE] There's one downloadable game that's been the talk of everyone in the industry lately: Braid. Unfortunately, PS3 owners are currently unable to try the XBLA game that has gripped so many gamers.
According to GameFocus, Braid may arrive on PSN later on, once a timed exclusivity contract with Microsoft is finished. Johnathan Blow, developer of the game, also added that while a PSN version is possible, a WiiWare version is not, due to the system's limited memory resources. [/QUOTE]
From ps3hax.net: [QUOTE] Well after 3 months of working on it I am proud to present my version of the Playstation 3 Laptop.
Here are a few specs: * 80gb SKU w/320gb HDD * 17" 720p HDTV LCD Monitor * Keyboard * Built in speakers with headphone jack * Custom cooling (SilenX fans) * Size: 16 x 10.5 x 4 inches (when closed) * Weight: 15 pounds [/QUOTE]
From the US Playstation Blog [QUOTE] Today we're announcing the expansion of our closed beta test for PlayStation Home to begin at the end of the month.
Later today, the PLAYSTATION Store will be updated with a PlayStation Home theme. By downloading the theme, users are submitting an application to join the PlayStation Home Beta test community. We will be using a variety of criteria including activity on the PLAYSTATION Network to determine eligibility for the Beta community. Existing beta testers have automatically qualified to be part of the expanded beta. We're really excited about this milestone and want our most loyal fans to be a part of the evolution of PlayStation Home.
In Europe, SCEE is also beginning their expanded closed beta, directly targeting consumers who have been most active on PLAYSTATION Network and PLAYSTATION Store. SCEE will be in email contact with their PSN audience very shortly. [/QUOTE]
From edge-online.com: [QUOTE] Thanks to a strong software lineup led by Metal Gear Solid 4, Tokyo-based Konami has posted strong sales and profit figures for the first quarter ended June 30.
MGS4, released on June 12, drove quarterly revenues of 70.8 billion yen ($654.3 million), up 16.7 percent from Q1 2007's 60.7 billion yen, the company said Tuesday. Operating income was 11.6 billion yen for the quarter, up 65.6 percent.
The PlayStation 3-exclusive MGS4 had a worldwide simultaneous release during the quarter, shipping over 3 million units day one. Konami called sales of the game "sensational." [/QUOTE]
From edge-online.com: [QUOTE] The PlayStation 3 has churned out some great-looking games, but Naughty Dog co-lead designer Richard Lemarchand says Sony's Edge toolset will unlock the true potential of the Cell processor.
"There's a set of tools called Edge that were developed on the Naughty Dog premises, actually, by a group of very, very senior games programmer, some from Naughty Dog and some from elsewhere," Lemarchand told ThreeSpeech.
"...That's why we think we're probably only using 30 or 40 percent of the power of the PS3 right now, and there's this great, untapped potential."
Lemarchand called the tools "low-level libraries" and said they are available for free to third-party developers. [/QUOTE]
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