PC hardware maker Buffalo has received official PlayStation licensing for two external hard drives. According to Buffalo, this is the first time Sony has granted licensing to hard drive peripherals, a move that comes in anticipation of March’s release of PS3’s “Torne” digital video recorder kit.
Sony’s Lucy Duncan has said that she believes Heavy Rain “looks brilliant” and that is “shows off the power of the PS3”, but that funding the “original and innovative IP” was a “gamble” for the company. Talking to CVG, Duncan said, “We hope that the gaming public will be as enthusiastic for Heavy Rain as we are.”
It’s the first video store update of the month and there are lots of new movies available from the UK Video Store. Starting today for the first time ever a selection of films, including Bruce Willis’ new movie Surrogates is available for you to own in HD (previously, HD movies were only available to rent). In total, 18 HD movies have been added to store, all available to own.
Sony Europe has declared that February is ‘minis’ month. Over the next 28 days, Sony will be giving away goodies, holding competitions and offers celebrating minis! You’ll find details of everything on the PlayStation Blog, which will feature minis news, offers, free downloads and previews regularly throughout minis month. To kick things off, a number of minis titles have been discounted, starting February 4th 2010 until February 18th 2010.
The Tester is an original competitive reality series for PlayStation fans, it is a program for gamers, about gamers who are competing to win a job as a game tester on PlayStation’s first party development team – the team that has introduced history-making franchises such as God of War, Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet and Gran Turismo. The first episode will be available to download from the PlayStation Store on February 18th 2010, for free.
If you are looking to get Heavy Rain when it comes out later this money, start preparing your hard drive now. Heavy Rain will require a hard drive install of at least 4GB of data before you can play the game, which will take a few minutes of your time. While the game data is installed, you can pass the time by following the the on-screen instructions on how to make your own Swan Origami.
Patch v1.08 is now available to download for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in Europe. The patch contains fixes for the care package and the Elevator glitches as well as the 10th prestige glitch hack. A US patch is currently in the certification process and should be available soon.
The trophy list for White Knight Chronicles: International Edition has been revealed, containing a total of 24 trophies. The game has 8 Bronze, 7 Silver, 8 Gold, and of course the coveted Platinum trophy. The platinum trophy doesn’t seem impossible to obtain, but will take some time and dedication.
This week on the US PlayStation Store, you will fine new movies like Surrogates, Saw VI, Whip It, and Michael Jackson’s This is It, and a free episode of Naoki Urasawa’s Monster (available through 2/9). Other new free content includes a PSN exclusive clop of Michael Jackson’s This is It and The Bannen Way: Part 8: The Sex Party.
The battery life is equivalent with the current models meaning approximately 3 to 6 hours for gameplays and approximately 3 to 5 hours for playing back videos. Unfortunately, the battery cannot be changes so when it looses its life, Sony would need to replace the battery for you.
