slomo788  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 8:47 am

Hey guys good job! But what about firmware upgrades? nothing for us this week? How is that In-Game XMB thing going?

Xipo  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 9:33 am

How about using the PS3 for others @home proyects such as SETI@home… for those of you who don’t know.. SETI (Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence)

SETI@home is an extremely popular distributed computing project that was launched by U.C. Berkeley in May 1999, and is heavily sponsored by The Planetary Society. Over 5 million computer users in more than 200 countries have signed up for SETI@home and have collectively contributed over 19 billion hours of computer processing time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SETI ;D

Lp47  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 10:27 am

Nice work with updateing Folding@Home, it is a great problem, and some day Sony will get alot of credit for helping cancer and other disease research.

Someone from Sony please read this.

Heavenly Sword is suppose to be a huge title for PS3 that will try sell systems and take away sales from Halo 3.

With that said. I just read the UK IGN rating for Heavenly Sword, and the guy gave it a 7.0. Come on whats going on here. He said the graphics are sweet, the animation and sound is good, but the game gets repetitve and theirs some problems with the combat.

I really hope the US version of Heavenly Sword isnt this bad. I was hoping Heavnely Sword would get a middle to high 9, because if it doesnt, why even hype the game and release it.

This game was suppose to be a game us fans can drop back on to help sales of the PS3, and reasure people the PS3 is better than 360.

roadclimber  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 10:28 am

So Loucifer…

Are you going to complain about how much money you’re spending in the near future? 5 days to Warhawk, 11 to Lair, 19 To Heavenly Sword, 24 to Stranglehold.
As well as Dead Head Fred and Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for the psp both in 5.

We’re getting a decent game a week for the next month or so. Then Home is just around the corner after that. As if I’m going to get tired of Warhawk in a week… I’m going be looking for you buddy so hopefully… um… you’ll stay still long enough so i can knock you out of the sky a couple times :)

@ PotentialCustomer
Glad to hear about the purchase. I think you timed it pretty well and the only thing you’ll have to worry about is devoting enough time to each game to give them their due.

@Xipo
not to knock what i consider an interesting program but… what will really change if you find a planet which potentially will show evidence of intelligent life? The findings will be debated as to its validity and even if society gets behind the belief that there is an intelligent race out there… it becomes a novelty. We have no means of interacting with them so.. all we’re left with is awareness. F@H seems to have concrete benefits which could impact us all definitely within the next 20 years. People will always doubt something that shakes their beliefs but who will say no to a cure for a life threatening illness?

Loucifer  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 10:40 am

@roadclimber

No sir!…cuz im not buying Lair and Heavenly Sword…not my type of games..whether they’re good games or not i wouldn’t enjoy them…and HS is like Ninja Gaiden on roids…and NG is a great game…Warhawk even though its rated T and Stranghold are must buys for me and i think i can manage spending $120 over 3 weeks

40cal  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 11:49 am

@Lp47

Play magazine gave Heavenly Sword 100/100. We allready know there are no problems with the combat. Unless there talking about the small learning curve. I think all these reviewers have been playing to much Wii and forgot how to play a real video game.

markstew  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 11:50 am

kinda wonder why Microsoft hasn’t released a folding@home client….

i already know why not: cheap piece of garbage cooling system they’ve used causes it to overheat and stutters after 2 hours..

RoAcH2285  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 12:58 pm

@loucifer
I feel your anger I think its because we share something called “Impatience”.

@clover9
You sold me on UT3.60fps and 1080p is what the PS3 should doing with every game because 1080p
is unknown territory for the 360.

@roadclimber
I saw a something somewhere Bioshock is coming to PS3.Turns someone was looking at a file about the controlls for the pc demo and at the of top one the controll list was (xbox360/PS3).I’m not for sure if its true but I’m hopeful for 2008.

@customer
Good pick,it was worth it.You got a good deal sonystyle by the way.

and to the rest.
The PS3 will pick up with good games.The cell processor is very hard to work with because it new technology.To fully understand visit
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_microprocessor
the same goes for the whole PS3 the cell,the blu-ray,everything is new tech and it WILL take time learn it to take advantage of it.The PS3 is kind of ahead of its time really(like from the future nearly) its more advanced than us.The cell alone is a huge step up from everything.Whichis why I got PS3 instead of the nearly peaked out rev limiter style xbox 360.In time we will laugh.

ai11237  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 3:01 pm

Sony’s strategy is also helping game developing companies out.

When you look at it, 10 good games coming out in a month doesn’t really help them earn the money they all desire. They all instead will be competing because a majority of buyers cant afford 10 games at about $60 each over a period of a month.

This way, both Sony and game developers win.

SSephirothT  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 3:05 pm

It’s nice that they have an update. But I would like to request the option for the ps3 to ask me if i want to download a new WU after it sends the finished one it just worked on. The reason I ask this is because I, myself, cannot have the ps3 running all the time. Also, I read that the Wu expires in 2 days for the ps3 so even after the WU has expired my ps3 still works on it and sends it back. It has no scientific use and I am just wasting resources for nothing. As of now I do not have the resources to continually run F@H, maybe long enough to complete a WU start to finish a few times a week. But when it sends the finished WU it automatically gets a new one to work on and I cannot complete that in the 2 day time limit. The next time I run F@H the WU has already expired and I end up wasting the resources because the WU that my ps3 is working most likely was already sent to a different ps3 thereby making mine useless scientifically. The PC version of F@H has the option to ask you before it connect to the internet to get a new WU and I ask that this option be included in the ps3 in the future. That or some smaller WUs that don’t take 8 hours to complete. Thanks for your time.

young_jerzz  |  August 23rd, 2007 at 6:44 pm

Glad I can give my support.

Xipo  |  August 24th, 2007 at 9:26 am

@roadclimber

I know what you mean.. but i don’t think that if we ( humans ) are to find that there is evidence of intelligent life nothing would change… in fact, i think it would change the history of humanity 4 ever and the PS3 would be the tool that was used to find it… which i consider a great marketing tool xD!! ( every one would buy a ps3 ). the F@H client is great, don’t get me wrong… but i’m just saying that we could have many other “@HOME” programs as a choice… such as SETI@HOME.. ;D

Xipo  |  August 24th, 2007 at 9:37 am

another thing.. at least the F@H client should be already in the ps3 from factory… with the gamer having the option to leave it folding or not..

roadclimber  |  August 25th, 2007 at 1:33 am

@Xipo
I’m still skeptical about debatable proof impacting the world but that’s a whole other issue and i’m sure we could go back and forth forever. Personally i like the idea of adding anything at all to the Ps3. The fact that it has all these updates and is continually improved upon is one of the things that impresssed me about it.

That being said… F@H is pure gold for Sony right now. It gives a massive boost to a philathropic project and helps to expand the image of the PS3 as a multi function device. Mainly though it gives the impression that Sony is a company that has concerns besides simply making money. Seti doesn’t quite come across with the same altruistic spirit.

If you put it plainly .. helping cure diseases or finding aliens. Despite the impact that the latter would have… whenever you bring up aliens, you tend to get a standard response from the majority of people. Dismissal. Fringe science. It’s really hard to put any kindof negative spin on trying to help ailing people.

Hopefully they will look into it in the future though. I think the success of the F@h project will go a long way to encouraging other programs as well. Sadly, they’ll probably include something with tangible benefits for the ps3 owners and then we’ll see how many people stick with beneficial projects with no rewards.

Rambling :/
Sigh. No Bioshock.

curtis_bland  |  August 25th, 2007 at 7:48 pm

I would like to see the next update allow for the inclusion of our music files or videos to be played while using FAH. Making our using this a more entertaining feature.

chase  |  August 26th, 2007 at 7:37 pm

i still dont get this

SnoPro2004  |  August 28th, 2007 at 3:33 am

This is a little off topic, but I couldn’t find a place to post it. I have a very large question about the game play capabilities of the new FPS games; what happened to the idea of destructible worlds? I strongly remember a game called “Red Faction” where I could blow up any part, or close to it, of the level that I wanted to. I could blow my own way into the building and I could destroy the map to how I see fit to try to beat my opponent. This idea seemed to just fade away over time, and I think that it is the most interesting idea I have ever seen in a video game. If people want to have more than one way to fight a battle, or more than one way to kill a big foe, then why haven’t I seen more game developers making the option available to destroy the map? This ability would add hundreds of ways to fight a big battle! Taking everything that Microsoft and Playstation has achieved with the new graphics and the High Def resolutions; wouldn’t it top the cake by making the graphics of the map and the graphics of everything in the map destructible? If my opponent is hiding out around the corner in a small cave with a Minigun, then i want to take a rocket and blow up the entrance to the cave! Or just blow up the rock ceiling above him and kill him that way! Take “Killzone” for example, and playstation’s amazing computing capability of the PS3, add them together and make the maps destructible! So when I can’t find a way to kill an enemy or if I can’t find an easy or fun way to infiltrate a building, I can just throw a grenade or launch a rocket and make my own way in! Ever since I had the chance to change the map to how I see fit, I have loved it. My friends and I are always finding new ways to kill each other in “Red Faction”; either by blowing a hole in the ground or blowing a hole in a wall and running in with the trigger taped down!! I do have to say that I do like what they are adding with HD graphics and more detailed games, but I think its time to add some destructible capabilities to these games too! It would make them so much more complex, and more fun! What do you guys think?

Andy
Faithful Playstation Addict
SnoPro2004@cableone.net

patrickp3  |  August 28th, 2007 at 6:49 am

I’m having a problem with this fah thing. Everything was hunky-dory before this latest update. I run the PS3 on a wireless off my Speedstream modem, and usually can count on a 70% or so connection. When fah runs, now, with this update, it always logs me out of the PS network, and my connection drops to like 20-odd percent. Most times I have to re-start the PS3 to get the connection back up where it usually is. Kinda aggravating, and it’s leading me to where I don’t wanna run the stupid thing anymore…
Any ideas?

awhawkeye  |  August 28th, 2007 at 8:51 pm

Okay everyone, I am having some major problems with this new update. I updated F@H. Then when I sign in to Remote Play everything works as it did before UNTIL I try to open F@H from my PSP. When I do so it searches forever on my PSP and eventually drops saying that the PSP could not find the registered PS3.. meanwhile my PS3 seems to freeze- my television instantly goes to blank screen and says “no signal.” I then have to restart my PS3. I have tried re-registering my PSP with my PS3 to no avail. Also, this happened again when I was later in Remote Play and the PS3 went into automatic F@H. The updated Folding@Home works just fine on my PS3 when remote play is not involved. Any ideas?

Also, as far as entertainment within F@H goes, I wouldn’t mind if there wered layered maps or at least a way to recognize major cities around the world. And how about a way to choose what project you’d like to work on?

vn44ca  |  September 12th, 2007 at 7:13 pm

Controlling the PS3 with PSP is cool. But I want an infrared remote control.

I need something small and nice with full support from Sony. Why did you leave out the infrared interface?

What were you thinking? I bought the PS3 and returned it the next day when I found out that it didn’t have the infrared. Why do you want everyone buy your blu-Ray and you are expecting them to throw away their universal remote control and stick with a blue tooth one? I am just trying to understand why you left it out? Was it a mistake, or you have a good reason behind the decision?

Anyone with an entertainment system worth of mentioning already has A universal remote control. Having two remotes defeats the purpose of simplification of systems. Having the controller in hand to watch a movie is not intuitive. Buying a 3rd party infrared remote which works sometimes is not good.

So the PS3 is meant to be a game console, then why the expensive blu-ray now? If it’s meant to be the ‘center’ of any entertainment center, then why not infrared remote?

Just want to know why? Mistake or a cleaver idea?

coldredrum  |  September 18th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

my folding@home program will not work. I was busy downloading it when a thunderstorm made the power in my house glitch and shut off my PS3. Now it won’t let me download it or anything. It just tells me there is an error and I can’t go any farther. Can anyone tell me if there is anything I can do?