Nov Hey, everyone. It’s time again for the PLAYSTATION Store weekly update.
Demos
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune Demo (free)
Download the exclusive demo of the highly anticipated Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune!
File size: 1.17 GB
ESRB Rated T
College Hoops 2K8 Demo (free)
College Hoops 2K8, the #1 selling college basketball game last year and the #1 rated college basketball game five years running returns to the PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system. This year’s game gets the deepest feature enhancements in the history of the franchise and is sure to be a contender to repeat as what Operation Sports crowned “Basketball Game of the Year” for 2006.
File size: 578 MB
ESRB Rated E
Add-on Game Content
MotorStorm Devil’s Weekend Add-On ($5.99)
The MotorStorm festivals continue with a new lineup of brutal events to battle through. Devil’s Weekend is packed with new content that includes:
• New track – Devil’s Crossing
• The Devil’s Weekend festival with 9 new races
• 5 new vehicles with 3 styles each available immediately
File size: 90.5 MB
Guitar Hero III Foo Fighters Pack ($6.25)
“The Pretender” off of the “Echoes Silence Patience & Grace” album, “All My Life” off of the “One by One” album, and “This Is A Call” off of the “Foo Fighters (self titled)” album, as performed by the Foo Fighters.
File size: 60.7 MB
Guitar Hero III Velvet Revolver Pack ($6.25)
“She Builds Quick Machines” off of the “Libertad” album, “Slither” off of the “Contraband” album, and “Messages” off of the “Libertad (Deluxe Version)” album, as performed by Velvet Revolver.
File size: 45.9 MB
Game Videos
MotorStorm Devil’s Weekend Video (free)
In this video, Jed Ashforth, Gameplay Manager for MotorStorm Downloadable Content, describes the fantastic features found in the Devil’s Weekend pack.
File size: 125 MB (SD)
Ratchet & Clank Future: ToD Launch Trailer (free)
An orphan of the universe, Ratchet has never known anything of his Lombax origins. When an alien tyrant driven by an unexplainable hatred for Lombaxes attacks Ratchet and Clank’s home, they are thrust into an epic adventure where they will discover that Ratchet’s past is the key to the galaxy’s future.
File size: 23.7 MB (SD), 55.87 MB (HD)
Devil May Cry 4 TGS Trailer 2 (free)
The extended version of the Devil May Cry 4 trailer unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Game Show! Already causing a stir all over the world, this version contains cut scene footage added to the ‘Stylish Action’ previously shown in the short trailer! Get a glimpse into the world of DMC4!
File size: 214 MB (HD)
WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 Trailer (free)
Official WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 Trailer.
File size: 40.4 MB (HD)
Burnout Paradise “Carson GT” Trailer (free)
The new generation of American muscle cars is here. The Carson GT Concept.
File size: 61.3 MB (HD)
Burnout Paradise “Manhattan” Trailer (free)
There’s only one reason you’d be driving around downtown in a bright pink car and that is … showing off! It might not be the fastest racer, it might not be the nimblest mover and it might not be the toughest fighter; but when you’re sailing through the air doing a double-barrel roll, you will at least get noticed!
File size: 51.9 MB (HD)
Movie and Blu-ray Disc Trailers
One Missed Call Trailer (free)
What will it sound like when you die? In the supernatural thriller “One Missed Call,” a chain of people receive terrifying cell phone messages of their own final, fatal moments. Though the messages can be deleted, their number is up.
File size: 27.6 MB (SD), 105 MB (HD), 143 MB (1080)
Sweeney Todd Trailer (free)
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s award-winning musical thriller “Sweeney Todd.” Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter.
File size: 94 MB (1080)
File size: 29.3 MB (SD), 109 MB (HD), 145 MB (1080)
Hostel Part II Trailer (free)
Presented by genre master Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Vol. 1 & 2) and directed by Eli Roth (Hostel, Cabin Fever), Hostel Part II is the shocking and gruesome sequel of the underground torture ring where rich businessmen pay to torture and murder their victims.
File size: 162 MB (1080)
PS3 Wallpaper
(5) Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Wallpapers (free)
Customize the background of your PS3 system with this new Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Wallpaper
File sizes: 623 KB – 1.36 MB
Note: 3 free themes are also now available for download (Classy Pink, Pixel and Nature).
Hope you enjoy!
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+ JamesH on November 8th, 2007 at 4:05 pm said:
WHAT!!! the demo doesn’t work on pal ps3s :@ GRR AHHHH this is the best demo thats come out and it only works on us ps3s!! what a [DELETED] liberty!!
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+ edwineverready on November 8th, 2007 at 4:08 pm said:
Did anybody notice that you can now watch a trailer without downloading it. it gives you the option when you click the trailer. it’s great.
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+ afrosheen on November 8th, 2007 at 4:12 pm said:
Great demo, and being a US PS3 owner, I know I can play it. Might be nice to mention on the store that it’s region locked though.
By the way, here it is THREE WEEKS LATER, and still zero PS-EYE games. Why does Europe get these exclusively?
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+ djee on November 8th, 2007 at 4:15 pm said:
Wow what a great day by Sony. First the wonderful 2.00 update and now Uncharted is EU locked. ty so much. i can almost see the masses storming to get theyr hands on this superbly powerhouse of a machine. [DELETED]!!!!
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+ JamesH on November 8th, 2007 at 4:18 pm said:
@152
Now you know a tiny bit what it feels like when your store gets all the good stuff and we get crap
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+ axerated on November 8th, 2007 at 4:25 pm said:
im not gonna [DELETED] about the uncharted demo, cus like sum1 said earlier its a “gross violation” for us to invade and crash your u.s store, but an official response or perhaps a bit of advanced warning wouldve been nice to save me spending all day looking forward to the store update. on the plus side nice 1 sony for actually releasing decent demos on the regs, im sure we’ll have it soon enough, and does ne1 know if the actual blu-ray disc itself will be region locked?
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+ Solace on November 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pm said:
You guys (and by “guys” I mean Europeans) are acting like this was done intentionally.
“Region Locked” implies that it was a conscious decision. If it was they’d IP restrict totally.
Quit acting like everything’s about you, for you, or against you.
Uncharted is a big enough title in ALL REGIONS that you babies will “get your milk” soon.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – if you Europeans have a complaint, take it to your own PlayStation regional site. Quit taking a dump on us and ours.
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+ edwineverready on November 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pm said:
Did anybody notice that you can now watch a trailer without downloading it. it gives you the option when you click the trailer. it’s great.
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+ axerated on November 8th, 2007 at 4:26 pm said:
does ne1 know if the game’ll be region locked too? i got it on pre-order from u.s n wanna know if i should cancel?
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+ axerated on November 8th, 2007 at 4:29 pm said:
ps.- even tho the demo doesnt work for me, thumbs up for sony for actually getting the decent demos out on the regs, ill survive without it for a while (cos im gettin cod4 in an hour) hell yeah!
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+ deurbouf on November 8th, 2007 at 4:35 pm said:
@ Solace (156)
I’m in the EU region: Could you explain me how I can go on “my” PlayStation regional site to talk about a demo which hasn’t been released in EUR?
Thanks dude for your really smart answer – that could help me a lot………
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+ Darkendless on November 8th, 2007 at 4:39 pm said:
uncharted blows away every other game in terms of graphics except CoD4 i am truly impressed
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+ omegakulu on November 8th, 2007 at 4:40 pm said:
The demo doesn’t work for EU?? I live in Canada, but i think the move to block EU downloads is a bit over the top…
i mean.. common, let them play too, its not like you’ll loss customer.
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+ Trond on November 8th, 2007 at 4:40 pm said:
Also it only takes two clicks to buy a game (and add funds) now :)
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+ Solace on November 8th, 2007 at 4:42 pm said:
@deurbouf
Quit whining about something that’s:
#1 NOT intended for your region in the first place
#2 looks, by all counts of rational thought and reason, to not have been intentional (why would SCE”A” test to make sure it works on SCE”E” consoles anyway?)
#3 will be coming to your region anyways.
#4 FREE (here’s a video of how you look: http://youtube.com/watch?v=7uNBQjlPMNQ)
What did you do in the days when games were region locked? Oh yeah, that’s right – you WAITED till it came to your region. Y’all are takin’ it so personally, like there’s someone at Sony whose job it is to think of new ways to make people upset.
So you’re not getting it when you want it.
Oh boo hoo.
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+ grognard66 on November 8th, 2007 at 4:47 pm said:
It’s great that Sony has a highly anticipated exclusive demo available, but there is no excuse for these terrible download speeds and disconnects (or failure to even load the store).
I have never had a slow demo download on 360 regardless of how popular it was. I would gladly pay Sony $50 per year if they could manage peak activity periods better.
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+ Trond on November 8th, 2007 at 4:48 pm said:
@ Solace:
HAHA that video was so funny :)
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+ severeon on November 8th, 2007 at 4:50 pm said:
Wow, 2.0 then uncharted. Good week thus far.
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+ p1ssed off on November 8th, 2007 at 4:54 pm said:
Region locked? A demo? Seriously? What the flying [DELETED] are you on Sony? No [DELETED] wonder your piece of [DELETED] console is in 3rd place – not even Microsoft have pulled BS like this. I have no idea why the hell I paid money for this piece of junk and you pulling crap like this just makes the taste in my mouth even more bitter. Go [DELETED] yourselves.
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+ TheHakku on November 8th, 2007 at 4:54 pm said:
I’d love to pay for your add-on content, Sony, but you’re not making money off me until we get those PlayStation Network Cards!
I really want that Foo Fighters pack, too…. :(
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+ joel on November 8th, 2007 at 5:02 pm said:
There is no online for xbox 360 in europe or japan.. so yea microsoft is pulling that same $hit..
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+ p1ssed off on November 8th, 2007 at 5:07 pm said:
“There is no online for xbox 360 in europe or japan..”
Are you on drugs? Or did your mother drop you on your head as a child?
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+ snowglobe on November 8th, 2007 at 5:08 pm said:
Solace:
then why is it downloadable? why has every other PS store demo been playable [bar def jam], regardless what store it’s from? I downloaded timeshift a few days ago, and even though it sucked, it worked. Hot Shots Golf worked. R&C worked. what’s so different about this?
This is 2007. there is no good reason to make people wait for a demo which they are able to play.
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+ Solace on November 8th, 2007 at 5:21 pm said:
@snowglobe
“then why is it downloadable? … what’s so different about this?”
Is it being officially released for a specific region? YES.
Is it downloadable for that region? YES.
Does it work for that region? YES.
Why is it so hard for some of you guys on here to get it through your head that it works for the people it’s for and by all logical reasoning, it’s not intentional?
Want a “good reason”? It was probably an accident. Like I said previously – it’s not like SCE”A” is responsible for testing on SCE”E” machines.
All this complaining for something that’s not even for you is just making the European playstation fans look like whiney little gits.
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+ the6one on November 8th, 2007 at 5:25 pm said:
To Kaz Hirai and everyone at SONY Computer Entertainment Inc.
It’s obvious that the competition is now “afraid” of the PS3. Firstly, we have developer Infinity Ward admit that developing for the PS3 was easy….add to that most people who own multiple consoles have confirmed that the PS3 version of the game is superior to competition’s version, saying that the PS3 version has better lighting and sharper graphics as well as better texturing. Secondly, we have this rumor out of nowhere that PS3 40gig SKU’s are having a 40% failure rate that Kaz himself along with others in the company had to publicly refute. Thirdly, In the review of Call of Duty 4, it is mostly being played and displayed from the PS3 rather than the competition’s inferior console. In the written review, the Gamespot editor recognizes that there are differences between our version and the competition’s and then says, the differences between both consoles is “neglichable”. And then he downplays the difference in our version of the game by saying, “you’d be hardpressed to find differnces in the PS3 version over it’s inferior counterpart. Give me a break! He is clearly trying to negate or neglect that the PS3 computer entertainment system’s verison of the game is superior to it’s signifcant other. Thirdly, UT3 has been praised by the developer as being the “ultimate” experience on the PS3 computer entertainment system, yet Gamespot posts an article to make the company seem false on promises. Enough on Gamespot, they work for the competition, and if this doesn’t prove it, I don’t know what will. The developer have also said that they are testing the game and if all goes well it could see release sometime in December.
Fourthly, Kaz reported that he was not pleased with Home and that he wanted it to be as he said, “to our heart’s content” Sony is, has, and always will be the damn best in the level of quality in consumer electronics. Fifthly, PS3 is and will be an enormous achievement from parent company SONY Corporation funding and backing games division SONY Computer Entertainment. There are no worries anymore. I love our consumers as you do, but sometimes they can be really stupid in the things that they say and spread about the company. Kaz, you were 100% correct when you said on the launch of the PS3 that it was the greatest day of your life. Though the system was never scheduled or even prepped for the year 2006, it still was launced despite our hand being “forced” by the competition. Most consumers aren’t even aware of “why” the PS3 had such a highly scrutinized start on the market. But I can say confidently, I know exactly why. Now that you guys have worked out the bugs and frustrations on putting out the PS3 which was very premature in its birth, let’s show the world why this machine is indeed the “future”. Finally, it is official, the Playstation brand is back in business and our competitors are “scrambling” to get whatever information, software, news, etc to counter attack us. As I said before, you show ‘em why this company is the most successful console maker in the history of this business. Games are finally now, looking and running better on our hardware. Keep up the promotion, and continually educate premature consumers on blu-ray high definition technology and its advantages over the competition. Lastly, Kaz, relax, this is the beginning of the PS3’s successful reign atop the market as the industry’s leading computer entertainment system.
SONY…….Like. No. Other.
the6one…….
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+ p1ssed off on November 8th, 2007 at 5:26 pm said:
Yeah, but why can’t Sony just accept that in this day and age there SHOULDN’T be demos for one region only – we shouldn’t have to fiddle about making US PSN accounts to get a f**king demo – it should be available to everyone at the same time to avoid pissing people off. This ham fisted way of trying to control content and release dates is backwards, moronic and counter-productive.
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+ crazyeighty8 on November 8th, 2007 at 5:26 pm said:
Firstly we have no platform (forum) in EU to tell Sony what effing idiots they are for not allowing europeans to play Drakes. So if we voice our total disgust here they can pass the message on for us, after all SCE-A,E,J whatever are all the same company. I have never been so disapionted. FU sony, there I said it.
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+ Deviation on November 8th, 2007 at 5:26 pm said:
It has been officially acknowledged that the region locking was intentional. Varying release dates were cited as the reason for this.
That makes no sense.
Why would you do this, Sony? It makes no sense whatsoever in this new era of region-free gaming.
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+ p1ssed off on November 8th, 2007 at 5:28 pm said:
Wow, the6one, you are by far the dumbest c**t I’ve met all day. Stupid little peasant – could you only afford to buy you one console on your McDonalds wage?
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+ xxLONESTARxx on November 8th, 2007 at 5:29 pm said:
Devil’s Weekend…oh yeah!
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+ crazyeighty8 on November 8th, 2007 at 5:38 pm said:
@solace #175
Its ok for you your probaly playing the demo right now. And are you sure there are any playstation fans left in europe after this f**k up. Why were we (EU) allowed to DL other games from the US store with no problems before they regional release?. You talk bulls**t and you know it. Since launch Sony have only two games worth buying their console for R&C and the other we cant even play the demo. Normally we all get shafted, this time EU ps3 owners got DP,d.
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+ blahblahbloo on November 8th, 2007 at 5:41 pm said:
Don’t they normally translate things before releasing them in Europe?
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+ Cameron on November 8th, 2007 at 5:43 pm said:
@165…
When Games were region locked, I chipped my PS2 and imported. Was this illegal? No, not according a the Australian Government that saw region restrictions as a threat to consumer rights and fair trade.
Sony may have different release regions, but they shouldn’t. It’s a global society. The Playstation3 is a global brand. There should be a single global store (with local mirrors for each region). Until this is a reality, we will complain both here and on SCEE sites, as this is a global problem.
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+ Solace on November 8th, 2007 at 5:47 pm said:
“are you sure there are any playstation fans left in europe after this f**k up.”
No real “fan” would throw a hissy fit just because they didn’t get ONE frakkin’ demo at the same time.
Grow up.
It’s not like this is the first time Europe got a demo after north america, nor is it like you guys won’t be getting it at all.
“Why were we (EU) allowed to DL other games from the US store with no problems before”
Just cuz you COULD do something, doesn’t mean you’ll always get to do it. Things change, or are you not old enough to have observed that that’s how things are in life?
“Sony have only two games worth buying their console”
1. Ratchet & Clank
2. Warhawk
3. Heavenly Sword
4. Everyday Shooter
5. SuperStardust HD
6. MotorStorm (despite the soundtrack)
7. Resistance
8. Folklore
9. Uncharted
10. EOJ (i’m a sucker for cardgames, though, so…)
Unless you’re using a different decimal system, I can count 5-10, and those are don’t include the third parties.
Oh, and in case you didn’t get the memo, the “no games for PS3″ line is old and bunk.
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+ p1ssed off on November 8th, 2007 at 5:48 pm said:
Exactly. PC games often have slightly different release dates in the US and EU, but the demos are (obviously) available to everyone at the same time – this has never affected their sales, so why the [DELETED] do Sony think people in the EU getting the demo at the same time as the US, even though the game is out later is a problem? Chances are we’ll all import the [DELETED] game anyway, because we can’t be bothered to wait for thier [DELETED] release schedule. Except now I’m seriously considering boycotting the game altogether…
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+ Solace on November 8th, 2007 at 5:59 pm said:
“demos and games should all come out at the same time and there should be a global store and i should get whatever i want whenever i want it”
WHHHAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
I know that this may be hard for some of you, but take a moment to think about this:
- The store is cluttered enough as it is. Do you really want MORE clutter from every single region?
- Do you want more delays just so a game / video / demo can have every single language for every territory ready for it before it’s released?
- Did you not know that different countries have different rating boards and ratings are not universal?
- Do we NEED every single piece of content from every single region?
- Isn’t it better to have things come out with a solid push so that everyone knows about these things for their own territory? Tastes and culture vary in every region. To expect everything to have the same marketing push leads to disasters like Okami – brilliant game but without the proper push it should have received to reach the audience it deserved.
Gawd – what a bunch of babies.
[and yes, I'm bitter, because I'm not at home right now playing the demo even though I DL'd it - RemotePlay FTW!]
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+ crazyeighty8 on November 8th, 2007 at 6:13 pm said:
@solace
resistance is awesome, and motorstorm is good (like warhawk), although i just sold my copy cos its not great. and they are both launch titles. Im more talking about the games since launch. I completed HS then sold it cos it has no replay value. I cant comment on everyday cos I declined to buy it. Sstardust is my most played game at the moment (pretty sad). folklore played the demo, dont like it. EOJ got mediocre reveiews. You forgot to mention streetfighter puzzle. why buy a ps3 to play games you can play on a cheaper x360 is the exclusive titles that difine the ps3 and imho it only has 3 games worth buying the machine for. Thats not really good enough.
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+ snowglobe on November 8th, 2007 at 6:22 pm said:
Solace: An accident? so, someone “forgot” to make it compatible with european PS3′s, yet every other demo which has been released on the PSN Store, despite not being meant to be played anywhere outside the US, is. there is no difference between the US and EU consoles which should make you have to test each game to make sure it works. we can import games from the US – do you think they’ve been tested for EU consoles? no, but they still work.
Stop attempting to rationalize their [DELETED]. the way they treat europe is disgraceful and they should be ashamed of themselves.
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+ Lp47 on November 8th, 2007 at 6:56 pm said:
Huge update! Im downloading the uncharted demo now. Also the themes are a nice treat, hope to see more. Thankyou agian for the on going support.
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+ Jedah on November 8th, 2007 at 7:00 pm said:
Is it just me, or is the Playstation Network been offline all evening? Ever since I downloaded the 2.00 update, I haven’t been able to log in to the PSN at all.
Anyone else having the same problem?
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+ artofwar420 on November 8th, 2007 at 7:27 pm said:
Best update to date.
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+ Cesar on November 8th, 2007 at 8:04 pm said:
Our updates are getting better i’m downloading Uncharted demo i have this game reserve, i like the news screen is a little different but i hope it update him self
So when are we going to get a talking playstation update i would love to have a hot chicks pictures in there there i can talk to and tell her to start the game for me.
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+ Joe on November 8th, 2007 at 8:50 pm said:
I am happy to see the GH3 songs came out on PSN too and not just stay on Xbox Live. I want the same thing to happen to Rock Band. I can’t wait to pick up that game and if only the 360 would be able to get downloadable songs that would suck. But seeing as the PS3 also got the songs for GH3 I have no worry that the same will happen for that game too.
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+ DarkKnight on November 9th, 2007 at 12:10 am said:
Why are you asking Canadians to pay a dollar premium for the MotorStorm DL content???? If you can reach parity with the console itself there is no reason to continue fleecing us on the store.
I bet if the tables were turned and our dollar was dropping you would have raised the prices immediately!
Most Sincerely,
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+ kadab on November 9th, 2007 at 1:08 am said:
wow 195 posts and no reaction from gracie chen she is probrably hiding under a rock. what a professionalism!!!!!!!!
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+ Jeigh on November 9th, 2007 at 6:46 am said:
@196 Kabad
What…? The majority of these posts are ‘thank you’s. What’s to respond to?
Coincidentally: Thank You Gracie! Thanks everyone on the team for me too!~
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+ JPan on November 9th, 2007 at 7:59 am said:
Ingame XMB would be nice but SONY isn’t holding it back because they want to hurt you but because it will be hard to implement if not considered from the start. So quit whining. (Especially since I don’t see the big deal about it seems more like a collective hysterics.)
But if I don’t get Pan&Scan for 16:9 TVs soon I will be very annoyed. You did it for 4:3 TVs where it is stupid because you loose too much movie so make it happen for 16:9 TVs NOW.
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+ scorpio on November 9th, 2007 at 8:02 am said:
Not sure this is a good idea Sony(BLOG), way too many complainers. I mean it’s good to complain to a certain degree but this is childish…
Grow up people..
BTW Uncharted Demo ROCKS!!!
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+ grognard66 on November 9th, 2007 at 8:26 am said:
Suggestion – on future PSN weekly release blog postings indicate the regions the content is available for under each item. :)
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+ JPan on November 9th, 2007 at 8:49 am said:
“on future PSN weekly release blog postings indicate the regions the content is available for under each item. ”
Great suggestion most european stores would have the shortest list you can think of. They should just make ONE store instead of trying to amend a problem that shouldn’t exist to begin with.