Nov Here’s what stood out from our monstrous RSS reading list this week. Now that I look at the whole list, it was strangely book-ended by White Knight Chronicles stories from Siliconera. Good work over on that site, btw.
So here’s the plan for the abbreviated week to come. Since Thursday is Thanksgiving, the PlayStation Store will update on Tuesday. So from Thursday on, we’ll be talking Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals. If you’re not too stuffed with turkey, drop on by!
Oh, and share your links for the week in the comments below.
The PS Blog weekly reading list (Week of 11/17)
- Weapons Of White Knight Chronicles – Siliconera
- Sony Says More PS One Games On PSN ‘Shortly’ – MTV Multiplayer
- Amazon to offer $199 PS3, Blu-ray bundle Black Friday – Punch Jump
- Sony PlayStation 3 (Fall 2008) Full Review – PC Magazine
- PS3 trophies mandatory in 2009 – GameSpot
- Review: 80GB PlayStation 3 a superb gaming console – CNN.com
- Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Running At 240 FPS , 3840×2160 Resolution – Kotaku
- New PS3 ads pop up all over Tokyo train stations – PS3 Fanboy
- Best PlayStation 3 games of 2008 – msnbc.com
- Sony sets the stage for launch of its Home virtual world – VentureBeat
- Happy Birthday, PlayStation 3! – PSXExtreme
- Holiday 2008: Top 5 Must-Have Playstation 3 Games – Video Game Examiner
- ‘LittleBigPlanet’ revitalizes a stale genre – AP
- PlayStation 3 is More Hardcore – Gamer Limit
- PS3 Fanboy review: Valkyria Chronicles – PS3 Fanboy
- Metal Gear Online: MEME Expansion available this week – PS3 Fanboy
- G.i.r.l.: Sony Throws Down G.I.R.L. Challenge To Industry – Kotaku
- The PlayStation 3 Turns Two – Kotaku
- Let’s Look At The Online Mode In White Knight Chronicles – Siliconera
(Average: 4.61 out of 5)
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+ I.A.C.W. on November 23rd, 2008 at 11:58 am said:
Mandatory trophies! Excellent. Thank you Sony.
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+ tirminyl on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:00 pm said:
I certainly welcome more PSONE games as well as more standard features to be enforced.
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+ TheInfectedBy590 on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:17 pm said:
The year’s almost over and we never heard anything from Team ICO :( I hope we get to hear something soon, I can’t wait to see what they’re creating this time.
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+ p-s-3 on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm said:
I Like HOME :P It’s cool. Thanks SONY.
Any chance of having that Music box thing in the Europe Version of HOME?
(It’s only in the U.S Version?)
+ The Namco Arcade in the Europe Version of HOME?
(Again, that’s in the Japanese Version?)
Can’t wait for the Open beta :P
+ Why was the PSP taken out of HOME for?
Looked cool that did, strange it’s gone now
:-(
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+ FeaturePreacher on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm said:
Let’s see if I can comment.
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+ FeaturePreacher on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm said:
Cryptic Porting Champions/Trek Engine to PS3
http://www.kotaku.com/5090660/cryptic-porting-championstrek-engine-to-ps3
Wii U.S. install base leads 360 by 2 million and is well over double that of the ps3.
http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/news/wii-us-installed-base-now-leads-xbox-360-by-almost-2-million/?biz=1
More gameplay of London Studio ps3 exclusive 8 days that was canceled in order to make EyePet. Watch it before Sony does to it what they like to do to great LBP levels, send them to oblivion. Make Eyepet, but please put 8 days back into development and make sure it has multiplayer.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/290750.html?playlist=featured
Sony fined $18.5 million in patent infringement case. Looks like hopes for a ps3 price drop have vanished.
http://www.pspfanboy.com/2008/11/18/sony-fined-18-5-million-in-patent-infringement-case/
Recession could affect ps3 sales the most.
http://www.edge-online.com/features/recession-could-sting-mainstream-platforms
More HOME info.
http://www.tawkn.com/?page=site-newspost&news_id=839
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+ FeaturePreacher on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:29 pm said:
Capcom, Microsoft Team for ‘Branded Destination Experience’
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/11/capcom-microsof.html
NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony’s Columbia Pictures movies. Good move Sony! Now all that’s needed is to remove Sony Picture Entertainment movies.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/nxe-netflix-streaming-queues-suddenly-gimped/
Bad timing for LittleBigPlanet
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-littlebigplanet-would-be-a-clear-number-one-any-other-time-of-year
Square Enix’s US president John Yamamoto declares the time of platform exclusives over.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/square-enix-la-studio-to-focus-on-digital-titles
Sony reveals 33 titles for Japan’s adhocParty
http://www.pspfanboy.com/2008/11/20/sony-reveals-33-titles-for-japans-adhocparty/
You’ll have to pay money to use some services of HOME
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/20/home-version-1-00-now-available-to-beta-testers-introduces-club/
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+ FeaturePreacher on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:31 pm said:
It’s great to finally have mandatory trophies. Gonna be fun to watch the trophy haters seethe in agony.
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+ BZKlint on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:36 pm said:
Thanks :)
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+ FeaturePreacher on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 pm said:
Since trophies can be made mandatory, it begs the question of why can’t in-game access to music and in-game screenshots be made mandatory. There are 2 ways to do this.
1. Force developers to put them in games on the ps3 and psn after a certain date as will be done with trophies.
2. Address memory issues in the in-game xmb so enough space is left to make these 2 features system wide.
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+ FeaturePreacher on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm said:
Bad timing for LittleBigPlanet
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/sony-littlebigplanet-would-be-a-clear-number-one-any-other-time-of-year
Square Enix’s US president John Yamamoto declares the time of platform exclusives over.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/square-enix-la-studio-to-focus-on-digital-titles
Sony reveals 33 titles for Japan’s adhocParty
http://www.pspfanboy.com/2008/11/20/sony-reveals-33-titles-for-japans-adhocparty/
You’ll have to pay money to use some services of HOME
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/20/home-version-1-00-now-available-to-beta-testers-introduces-club/
Capcom, Microsoft Team for ‘Branded Destination Experience’
http://www.tinyurl.com/666mkv
NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony’s Columbia Pictures movies. Good move Sony! Now all that’s needed is to remove Sony Picture Entertainment movies.
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/18/nxe-netflix-streaming-queues-suddenly-gimped/
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+ jcasanova on November 23rd, 2008 at 12:53 pm said:
I’m wishing for black friday discount on Warhawk, Prince of Persia Classic and Siren!
More ps1 games on tuesday would be awesome!
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+ DanB91 on November 23rd, 2008 at 1:00 pm said:
can u make ps store updates on tuesdays from now on? (so we can get the rock band songs the same time as the 360′s)
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+ artconest on November 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pm said:
I got lucky and have the HOME beta,There should b a NightClub with a dance floor,because if u r on here u know every 1 dances by the big speakers.
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+ P_tear_griffin on November 23rd, 2008 at 1:27 pm said:
Top PS3 games according to Gamespot
http://www.gamespot.com/holiday-guide/ps3/index.html
PS3 games gift guide from Kotaku
http://kotaku.com/5075897/the-playstation-3-gift-guide
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+ ross_k on November 23rd, 2008 at 1:40 pm said:
heres a few from the PS forums, Jeff hopefully you can pass these onto Eric and the PSN guys,
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=753
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=35705
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=31110
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=35376
forgot to mention these are mainly XMB an firmware update threads with good ideas
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+ DwightSchruteDM on November 23rd, 2008 at 1:42 pm said:
Hi Jeff are the mandatory trophies fact or rumor?
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+ benzboi92 on November 23rd, 2008 at 1:59 pm said:
Yeah, I didn’t get into the beta…It blows. But I still have hope! Hopefully the surprise in the next episode of Qore is big.
http://triplechat.com/?p=1841
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+ DeforMAKulizer on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:01 pm said:
Great week! =D Can’t wait to see whats in store for the store :P this Thurs… Opps i mean Tuesday… Hopefully something like Soldner-X or Lumines to compliment SSFIIHD in distracting me from my studies =D PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!!!!!!
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+ BZKlint on November 23rd, 2008 at 2:36 pm said:
@ 14
They’re fact I believe :/
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+ pansenbaer on November 23rd, 2008 at 3:41 pm said:
Jeff, Do you or anyone that works on the blog know anything about a fix for the 80022D11 error people have been having? It messes up save files and trophies. Here are some links to what I’m talking about:
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=35050
http://www.ps3blog.co.za/2008/11/03/trophy-error-80022d11/
http://www.wp-wordpress.com/themes-and-tricks/ps3-error-80022d11
Can you give any insight as to when a fix might be coming? My games are unplayable and I don’t want to have to start over again. Thanks.
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+ Nitrowolf2 on November 23rd, 2008 at 5:24 pm said:
This is really good news about the trophies.
http://www.dpadmagazine.com/2008/11/22/huge-sony-info-blowout/
will you guys be posting anything news about any of that on the blog anytime soon?
PS1 titles nice!!!
any of these making that list?
-MGS1
-FF series
-RE series
???
cause i’ll pay for any of those.
well im going back to play some more LBP.
see ya
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+ ken.vs.ryu on November 23rd, 2008 at 5:30 pm said:
ps3 bundles starting at $199
http://ps3mods.blogspot.com/2008/11/vote-for-your-ps3-bundle-deal.html
Olivia Munn as Nariko
http://ps3mods.blogspot.com/2008/11/heavenly-sword-with-olivia-munn.html
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+ PS fanboy on November 23rd, 2008 at 5:35 pm said:
japan nov10-16 sales ps3 is not doing so well
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/22/japanese-hardware-sales-nov-10-nov-16-early-edition-editio/
ps3 for $199(not a joke) check here 4 details
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/11/21/vote-for-amazons-199-ps3-bundle/
punisher for ps3(psn)
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/11/22/watch-the-first-footage-of-the-punisher-psn-game/
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+ FritoZ on November 23rd, 2008 at 6:22 pm said:
thanks for all the links!
man i hope HOME launches before November ends..
and @14 artcontest
no nightclub? that does sound like agood idea! good thing you said something, maybe there is a Beta feedback form you could give suggestions to them?
i’m not in the Beta, but i hope it lives up to all this hype!
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+ Johnny Cullen on November 23rd, 2008 at 6:28 pm said:
Jeff, will the Store get updated on Tuesday for Europe too?
*sigh* What I’d give for a Home beta code. I hope Gamedaily give me a Killzone 2 code =(
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+ FeaturePreacher on November 23rd, 2008 at 6:51 pm said:
More great levels from LittleBigPlanet that Sony wants to get rid of.
http://www.kotaku.com/5097155/you-there-i-say-my-good-man-please-moderate-my-lbp-level-into-oblivion
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+ BigBossX on November 23rd, 2008 at 7:01 pm said:
The killzone 2 beta is so good.do you have any release date for it yet?
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+ NewYork214 on November 23rd, 2008 at 7:45 pm said:
@bigbossX
february, thats what they have been saying since E3. dont think they changed it since then
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+ MidgetguyII on November 23rd, 2008 at 7:46 pm said:
News on Trophies, news on PS One games, news on Home…
This week was a good one! It only gets better from here on!
I’m already looking EXTREMELY forward to the release of Home! It’s just around the corner! Because it’s definately coming at least by christmas!
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+ ftwrthtx on November 23rd, 2008 at 8:50 pm said:
Alot of great info.
Thanks
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+ oldricksf on November 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 pm said:
ok sony plz just give out keys for home to every one plz alot of people have it but i dont :( CAN U SEND A CODE TO ME AND EVERY ONE SEND IT TO oldricksf@yahoo.com plz thanks and to every one two
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+ 2bm186 on November 23rd, 2008 at 9:09 pm said:
Is there anyway for anyone to send me a code for HOME. I would really appreciate it. Please send it to zakkwation@yahoo.com Thanks in advance
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+ steve27 on November 24th, 2008 at 12:23 am said:
jeff can i have code cuz i haven’t got any beta codes so plz can i get 1 emal kingjuny21@yahoo.com
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+ EvoAnubis on November 24th, 2008 at 12:49 am said:
Yo. Can’t believe it, but you guys FINALLY let me into the Home Beta! And my brother! Right on!
Been having tons of fun with it, I’d love to see those game rooms I had heard so much about (even they were mentioned here on the Blog!)
Those need to come back.
Also, just throwing this out there, it’d be cool if when you’re on the phone with a friend, your avatar in Home showed you holding a phone to your ear. Just a thought.
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+ Makasu on November 24th, 2008 at 2:24 am said:
What i read UNCHARTED 2 and GOD OF WAR 3 are out there and everyone is eager to see these franchises! How about trying to get a screenshot or two from either of these? This is Sony Computer Entertainment’s Santa Monica’s first game if im not mistaken on the ps3 and im really dying to see what they have come up with…
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+ bigdaddyjane on November 24th, 2008 at 4:03 am said:
Uncharted 2!I want a much longer single player game.
GOD OF WAR 3!I’ve never played GOD before so it really doesn’t matter.
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+ xX-Ghettonerd-Xx on November 24th, 2008 at 4:54 am said:
Yes! Can’t wait till black friday hopefully i’ll be in the race-2-buy and get an 80 gig ps3, LBP, & all 3 Pirates of the Carribean on blu-ray, For only 200 dolla!!
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+ NewYork214 on November 24th, 2008 at 6:20 am said:
whyd you guys change the playstation logo to black and white on my favorites tool bar? damn you
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+ oldricksf on November 24th, 2008 at 7:19 am said:
jeff code plz me oldricksf@yahoo.com i still dont have the code that sucks
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+ Onna76_NL on November 24th, 2008 at 7:43 am said:
VALKYRIA CHRONICLES FOR THE WORLD! Get that game! Its exclusive, its a RPG and its the best so far, what more do you want? Trophies? Oh forget it…
I’m in Home! Thanks to my American friends at Sony :-D
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+ oldricksf on November 24th, 2008 at 7:53 am said:
oldricksf@yahoo.com i want home code plz jeff
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+ 40cal on November 24th, 2008 at 8:27 am said:
The Online Mode In White Knight Chronicles looks awesome, I did not know this title was going to have an online multiplayer. Do we have a date for the U.S. yet?
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+ zeke2040 on November 24th, 2008 at 9:14 am said:
sweet recap.. thanks for the heads up
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+ schwaa on November 24th, 2008 at 9:56 am said:
Home is awesome, way better than I thought it would be.
Nice to see FeaturePreacher is here hating on Sony like usual. Some of us come here exclusively to get away from the Sony hating going on outside the blog. Thanks for doing your best to show up daily and remind us all of it.
Stoked about the God of War 3 footage rumors…the cats out of the bag, so lets see some video!
Great job, Sony rules, keep hitting us with new stuff!
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+ BIG-SLUG on November 24th, 2008 at 10:00 am said:
Hey Jeff:
Sorry to be off topic, but way to pick the best baseball team around for your avatar. 8) You should have been there when we won….
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+ DevineKnight1824 on November 24th, 2008 at 10:15 am said:
i hope i get home. i watched my friend play on it and it looked sweet. you guys have out done yourselfs.
i hope i get it soon.
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+ Snack_Eeter on November 24th, 2008 at 11:45 am said:
Jeff, send me a home beta code please? angelolguin@sbcglobal.net
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+ gold5225 on November 24th, 2008 at 12:26 pm said:
Home Beta Please my email is gecko7jlk@aol.com
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+ stennex on November 24th, 2008 at 2:19 pm said:
I think that Sony should just like M$ NXE, make Home our alternative interface to log into when we boot up our PS3s. This to me would make Home feel like a more central component of the system and not just a go to room. Making Home our main login interface would be really cool. They have already allowed us to access the XMB from it which was not possible in the build before Home 1.0. So in other words the XMB could operate like a taskbar.
See you in the clubhouse soon.
PSN ID:stennex.