The US PlayStation Network Store has been updated with new content, including one new demo, a new game and several new trailers. The most significant addition is trailer 2 of GTA IV. The new game, Super Stardust HD is available to purchase for $7.99 and the new demo, Dynasty Worriors: GUNDAM, is available to download free.
Read MoreSony seems to be updating the Japanese PlayStation Store more that any other region. This time, Japan get 19 new PS1 titles playable on the PSP and PS3, with the US and Europe lagging behind with only a handful of PS1 titles in total. In fact, the European PSN Store received its first PS1 titles eariler this month. It seems the European PSN Store is the least updated, receiving no updates this week. See below for the list of new titles to hit Japan.
The US store did get an update as well, however, no new PS1 titles.
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Firmware 1.82 is now available to download for the PlayStation 3. The update enables the playback of AVC High Profile (H.264/MPEG-4) files, as detailed by PlayStation Network Operations Director Eric Lampel. You can update your console using the Network Update feature via the Network Settings on by using a External Storage Media.
The regional websites have not been updated so far but logging on to your PS3 should inform you of the update, providing you are connected to the Internet.
Insomniac is finally ready to release the much anticipated update to Resistance: Fall of Man. The update has been pushed back multiple times. And for the past few weeks, a release date hasn’t been disclosed, until now that is. Insomniac made an in-game announcement regarding the world wide update, but only to European owners.
The announcement states: “The UK servers will have a downtime period that will begin at 2:30am (UK time) and will last throughout the day on June 29th. Furthermore, the worldwide servers and map packs will then be available when the server is back online.”
Insomniac has yet to announce details of the map pack and worldwide online play update for other territories.
The latest version of PSM magazine has revealed some details on what the expectations of the next big firmware update for the ps3 will consist of. According to the magazine, Firmware 2.00 will include XMB access from in-game, an equalizer for the Music Player, multiple chat sessions and more. So far, Sony have only commented on Firmware 1.82, expected within the next few days, so this could easily fall under the rumors category.
Check out the breakdown of the features of Firmware 2.00 below:
Music:
Network:
General:
In this month issue of PSM in France, there have been details in reference to the new PS3 controller. Of course, none of this has been confirmed by Sony so it could easily fall into the rumour catagory. According to the article, the new shock technology is cheaper to build and offers better rumbling. It can easily be integrated into the existing pad design along side the motion sensitivity. In addition to vibration, a new technology known as “Touchsense” will be included.
“Touchsense2 is a mini-revolution, since the vibrations will not emanate solely any more from the handles of the pad (as on Dualshock) but will be perceptible in various places of the controller. It will offer more powerful, more intense shocks and over short periods if the programmers wish it. Thus, the developers will be able to create a multitude of new effects.
According to the Official PlayStation Blog, Firmware 1.82 is in the works and is expected within the next few days. Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations made the announcement in a blog post. The new firmware update enables the playback of AVC High Profile (H.264/MPEG-4) files. Check out the official blog post below.
“Hey everyone, you told us you wanted to hear about updates a few days in advance, so here’s a quick heads up that we have a PS3 firmware update in the works. Scheduled for release in the next few days, firmware 1.82 is an update that enables the playback of AVC High Profile (H.264/MPEG-4) files. As most of you know, these are high quality files that you’ll now be able to play on your PS3. Hopefully this update is moving us closer to the audio playback features many of you commented about in my post the other week. We’re continuing to evaluate and improve things across the board, including PS2 software compatibility. I’ll chime in here quickly with an update once the firmware is live and ready. Thanks for all of your support and feedback, keep it coming!”
[Via: PlayStation.Blog]
The Home Beta has received a decently sized update which is its first since the beta was launched around two months ago.The update provides several graphical enhancements, mainly noticeable during bowling and pool. However, characters look better as well and have multiple new customization options, as well as a few new items for your HomeSpace.
The Illuminati Exploit was revealed only a few days ago and since then Lumines sales have sky rocketed in the hopes that a downgrader will soon come out. Well it is here. All PSP owners now have the ability to downgrade their PSP and updgrade to Dark_AleX’s Custome Firmware to enjoy homebrew heaven. The downgrader only works for Firmware 3.50, to those who want to downgrade must upgrade to 3.50 first.
The downgrader includes a port of Homebrew ENabler (HEN) for firmware 3.50 which will automatically detect existing PSP motherboards, and will take the proper steps for the downgrade. As a recap, the Noobz team advises users to have the following ready:
There is always a risk of downgrading so it is important that you read the following warning messages, issued by Fanjita and the Noobz team, before attempting to downgrade:
Full installation and usage instructions should be available in the package. It is strongly recommended that you take a look at the “read me” before doing anything else.
