The annual MLB All Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an opportunity for baseball fans to see the game’s biggest superstars and most valuable players compete on a national stage.
The night before the game, New York Met’s All-Star Third Baseman and MLB 07 The Show cover athlete David Wright delivered an MVP performance of his own at the Childrens Unit at the UCSF Hospital. Wright surprised the children by showing up to sign autographs, talk a little baseball, and play MLB 07 with them.
The day was also highlighted by PlayStation’s donation of some PS3’s, PS2’s, PSP’s, an assortment of games, and a couple of 32″ Bravia TV’s to the unit’s All-Star room.
And although Wrights National League Team lost the MLB All-Star Game 5-4, the picture above and below show he won a lot of new fans at UCSF.
@99
and WHY can’t we have that state side, instead of some chewbacka retardo pack :(
@100
The person means the Sony Premiere press event going on right now. TGS isn’t until mid September.
TGS is the Tokyo Game Show its like our E3.
@mustaphadamus
My bad, but you know what I ment.
Still, where is our coverage?
Yeah I thought so, thanks.
Patrick, this blog will cover Leipzig’s game convention? videos will be up on psn store?
@104
Not sure man, but i hope we get info soon
@96
You ARE joking right? What is bad about The Show? Even if you think it’s bad it’s still the best baseball game out right now.
@93 – Yes the new PSP will be available in the ‘core’ model and in the two different entertainment packs.
@98 – TGS isn’t until September. Yesterday, in Tokyo was PlayStation Premiere event, which is akin to our Gamers’ Day we had back in May. It centers around news for that specific territory.
I know this is way out of topic, but can anyone tell me what does the contrast ratio matter when buying an HDTV?
Thanks for clarifying that Patrick. I have another question too. Will there be any news on firmware updates in the near future? Got some awesome games coming out, so all I’m really looking forword to now is some firmware update news. Thanks!
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im with @111 PSheddy
i wanna know some stuff about some firmware updates. its the only thing i really wanted mentioned at E3 but wasnt.
120 GB model for europe!! Haha… or ip tv? :D
HEY GUESS WHAT JACK YOU WON MOORE RETIRES TO EA. JUST MAKE SURE HE DOES’NT STAB US IN THE BACK.
Peter Moore Resigns From Microsoft to Return to Northern California
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070717/aqtu188.html?.v=9
Can we trust Perer Moore to run EA fairly?
This looks alittle political to me!
http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/33FE5BC4-5FD8-4D5C-AF5F-AB36E2C95B4E.htm
Great job Seybold and co – sifting through these messages is hard enough for me, let alone a PR rep (jeez, people can’t stop venting on this blog).
Anyhow, nice to see you guys helping the community.
That’s a very nice thing to do for those kids.
Patrick:
Is it still in the plan to make a post here about features in firmware we’ve asked for? Also, is there any firmware news coming soon? I’ve seen leaked pictures of a “select music” icon when you press the PS button, is there any truth to that?
Jack Tretton speaks we listen.
Feature: Sony’s Jack Tretton: Wii is a “lollipop”, 360 an “unreliable cook”
http://www.gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/122948.shtml
Thanks for that Jack.
Peter Moore has resigned from Microsoft.
http://www.gameplaymonthly.com
I heard he quit right after he saw Sony’s E3 press conference! ;)
@ 122 the_culture
Can we blame him.
Why ps3 dont have playlist? my cellphone do this…
@ thereapersson
It has been shown on IGN, screens of Playstation Premiere coverage of the new PSP models. IGN also provided screen shots of all the different cables that the PSP will support. One of those, were the composite cables, along with component, S-Video, and some other(not sure if it was DVI or VGA).
http://media.psp.ign.com/articles/805/805620/imgs_1.html
I will be going with component ones. Glad they’ve made the video out so universal, and not just stick to just one set of cables.
Damn, no updates today? :(
Hey!! give us info about MGS4!!!!
@Patrick Seybold
Hey, just wondering if you could chime in with your tech crew (Eric Lempel & his peeps working on the PSN) and see if you could dig up some info on the next FW update for the PS3. It may be a timely request, as it would require you to actually probably put up another post and whatnot, but most of us are just eager as heck to see what’s coming up in the next update! These features and things we’ve requested are obviously going to be given to us at one point or another, but there would definitely be some more good hype coming your way around the ‘net if you could just let us in on some neat stuff we can expect. If it’s too soon to have any definitive details on the next FW update, just let us know, and thanks for your time!
@thechosenfew88
Thanks for the PSP IGN link bro.
I don’t know what to do, Sony… I hate you so much for that fake-out, but you’re still the best company, comparitively… Trust me, when the price drops again and you get BC on non-ee systems to 99+%, you will be the all around best company, no questions asked…
Too bad Universal just doesn’t give in… That would give Bluray the final word, and the PS3 would sell like hotcakes, no pricecut needed.
What the hell is Universal’s deal? Oh! Just another reminder 300 COMES OUT ON BLU-RAY JULY 31ST.
Wow, I’m sure 300 will be a great to watch on an HDTV. Can’t wait for it to come out, so I can watch it for the first time on my PS3. Thank God for PS3 coming with Blu-Ray out the box.
@thechosenfew88
You said it bro.
sony please pay for tekken 6 to be exclusive!!
Tekken should be fine. I see no reason why this title will go multi-p. Install base wont be an issue any longer.
Tekken will not go multi-platform, Namco has always been faithful to the Playstation platforms, as they are the driving force behind the arcade machines the games run on. That won’t be changing this round.
Did somebody say something about demos?
Oh….anyway…
Regardless of all of the other issues everybody wants to debate about constantly, the most important factor for any platform, a factor that superceeds any hardware spec or special function or price tag, is the games. Games are what sell. Thankfully….they are finally coming…and way more than I expected.
Now we are bawling for Tekken 6 to be exclusive?
It is the 6th game in a series that has been re-using animation since 2 and 3.
You wanna play Tekken 6 now? Squint your eyes and play Tekken 5. No, scratch, that and play Tekken 4 or how about 3?
The competition is still trying to win last gen, let THEM pay millions to buy old games. Let the PS3 be the home of fresh new franchises that become the Tekkens of the future….
PS Triple=Forward never Backward.
SONY!!! Congrats on having Amazon and Wal-mart SELL OUT of PS3’s!!! Hope this trend continues :)
p.s. They’ll be restocked…atleast Amazon says so…so if you didn’t get your PS3…WHAT’RE YOU WAITING FOR?!?
Sony please buy the F1 rights again.
@138 *slow clap*
I agree with you 100%
whats the big deal about the Tekken games? I haven’t like them since…well EVER! I played my Virtua Fighter 5 more than any fighter…altho I recently bought King of Fighters 2006 and wow…that game has soooo much replay value its silly!
http://www.b3ta.cr3ation.co.uk/data/gif/eabyv.gif
HAHAHAHAHA
PD: Demos demos demos!
Dear Sony,
Please start firing people(David Reeves) who can’t keep their mouths shut BEFORE they turn all the positive press you’ve garnered from an event (price cut) against you.
I had about 5 days that I could think to myself “Ya know, this machine is pretty cool. I think Sony finally has their heads in the game.”, let’s aim for a whole month next time! ; )
I can not believe that the PS3 has been number 1 on Amazon for the whole week!!!! Hurray!!! and they sold out ! great system, love blu-ray movies, games are very good. Looking forward to the next system update and doing the home thing.
I’m sure its an honor for Sony to see that the Ps3 has been number since last week, and still is up to date.Wii falls in shortly being in seconde, and other Sony products like the slim line PS2(Gray and Black), blu-ray remote, and controller are all in atleast the top 10. To count, 5 products from Sony, 4 from NIntendo, and 1 from a gameon PC. Where you at 360? Its shows a clear indication, that the PS3 will ultimately end up winning this console war, with Wii falling in 2nd place, and the 360 in 3rd. Anyone agrees?? LOL! :-)
I dont think that Wii will slip for atleast another year or two. Microsoft is done for this year.
we want a firmwire update!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wouldn’t say that 360 is done for this year. They still have something called Halo 3 coming out, and some games that are really taunting me to pick one up, like Mass Effect (looks hot), BioShock (looks spooky and amazing), and I would love to play Left 4 Dead.
My roommate just moved out, taking his 360 and Wii with him – might be a good thing, might get some work done now.
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