The Playstation 3 is IDENTITY THEFT

I've never had an email during this whole saga. I'm wondering if I opted out of their marketing crap a long time ago and whether doing so also cut me out of important emails like YOUR CREDIT CARD HAS BEEN HACKED

the only way i managed to get access to the Welcome Back games was by going to Account Info in the XBMC, then like "Service Detail" or something and choosing "Sony Promos"

I chose inFamous as my first free game and wowee, maybe I need to buy more games like this. I thought I had spent two hours playing last night and it ended up being closer to 4ish.

it's a really fun game. I tried Prototype after I beat inFamous, hoping for a similar experience, but it got old fast. I do recommend Just Cause 2 if you haven't played it, though. it's a little bloated (I never did get around to beating it) but it is pretty damn fun once you get the hang of your abilities.

I looooooooved Prototype and was bored by Infamous but that seems to be a challopy opinion I guess.

it's not challopy; i don't know that there is a consensus or anything. inFamous was simpler, less open world than Prototype, and much less complicated.

for some reason I took a break from Prototype about halfway through the game, and when tried to come back to it a few weeks later I couldn't remember how to do anything. There was no way I was gonna start the game over again, but the enemies were way too hard for me to do anything. If they do a sequel and the reviews say the graphics are better and the controls/abilities have been streamlined, I'll buy it for sure.

I just found the gameplay completely exhilarating. I will grant that the story and gameworld are boring as hell.

is Dead Nation any good? I have the choice between that and Super Stardust as my second free game.

Dunno, but Super Stardust is pretty fun.

anyone have a clue why i get no audio on some movies when streaming thru windows media player? specifically mp4/avi ones with 48000hz audio it seems.

No but http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

ok i will try it ... actually i have it installed in ubuntu already, didn't work so well when i tried it before but that was when i was still using my crappy wifi signal, have switched to powerline now. (curiously though that means my xbox can no longer see my pc at all.)

no joy, but the only film it's affected so far is step brothers so hey. ps3 media server a bit weird with subtitles though.

Does PS3 Media Server share video to the 360?

Yeah, shares to pretty much anything, you just sometimes need to tweak it's cfg files (eg I made one to get it to transcode and stream everything to the dlna streamer built into my tv, but it took half a hour of fiddling).

will try, cool

Oops -- I didn't actually download the first free game in the Welcome Back package, and now I can't access it to select and download the game! >=(

I had the same problem; the solution is here (I haven't tested it yet)

Q: I no longer have the option to choose my free Welcome Back games. What can I do?
A: If you navigate away from the Welcome Back section of the store without choosing your free games or exit the store completely you may need to follow the below in order to choose and download your free games.
On your PlayStation 3 or PlayStation Portable navigate to the PlayStation Network icon on the XMB
Log into your PlayStation Network account and choose Account Management > Transaction Management > Services List
Choose “PlayStation Network Promotions” from the list of services displayed
Select either “PS3 Free Games” or “PSP Free Games” and then choose “Select Content”
You will be taken to the store to choose your remaining free games.

PS3 Media Server worked like a charm btw!

Thanks badg, I'll try that when I get a chance!

the only way i managed to get access to the Welcome Back games was by going to Account Info in the XBMC, then like "Service Detail" or something and choosing "Sony Promos"

― 40% chill and 100% negative (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 June 2011 12:10 (2 weeks ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

sony you are a joke, my son.

Badg, it worked, but now that I've selected the two games, I wonder if I can download them later...

I JUST WANT TO PLAY BUSHIDO BLADE HD

IS THAT SO WRONG

Wait, there's a.... is this a download? Why did I just get to work if there is such a thing?

Oh, there isn't, it's just a wish. Yes, please make that title.

haha :( sorry

I had the same elation/deflation spike

seriously though, this should already be a thing

It corresponds with the deflation/elation spike you got the first time you played Bushido Blade.

"This game looks really simple, I'm going to... what the hell, that guy stabbed me and it's over already? Is this a joke?"

Cut to ten minutes later when you've decided it's the greatest game ever

i used to love playing ten minute cat and mouse games with my roommates

that is still the greatest fighting game ever created

fwiw, the PS3 can still play PS1 games! They were dicks and cut most of the ability to play PS2 games on the newer console models, but people forget that PS1 games are still a-ok

speaking as someone currently playing through FFVII again, I kind of don't want to play a non-HD Bushido Blade

also, FFVII is a very entertaining story but a TERRIBLE game

i have bushido blade as a PS1 disc and it is great. but it's uh... a bit long in the tooth

never got into BB2 for some reason, maybe i should try it again

BB2 at first seems like a let-down because they switched up the control scheme entirely

but then you get used to it and it's pretty damn good

^^^ otm

i need to get it, then, is what i'm thinking

"We are always evaluating new programs for our online offering, and starting with Resistance 3 this September, we will be instituting a network pass program for PS3 games with online capabilities," the spokesperson said. "This program will be game-specific. Games that are a part of this program will include a single-use registration code that grants the account holder redeeming the code full online access for that title."

If you don't have a code to input, say if you purchase the game used, you'll have to buy one through the Store. It's unclear how much one of these PSN Pass codes will cost, however.

good job Sony, that will kill the resale/trade-in values huh

Seems like a lot of games are doing this now - Mortal Kombat has it, EA was doing similar stuff for the Mass Effect games. Pretty crappy, and I think they usually price it at $10 specifically to combat the difference from a $5 used Gamestop copy.

i wish they'd just be fucking honest about it and be like "yeah we don't want you buying the game used cheaper the day after it releases so we've concocted a half assed scheme to screw this other business, that's what the world is like"
instead we get "evaluating new programs for our online offerings" and IDENTITY THEFT

Yeah it's kind of asinine because games, if they planned on selling 3 million copies, the online support should reflect that, because where a sale is used or new it's the same copy going online. They're just "missing out" on the second/third/fourth/ etc. sale of the same copy

Their bitterness about "losing sales" and equivocating Gamestop sales with piracy is pretty hard to sympathize with. They always hate resale value anyway, I think the only reasonable solution is lower prices enough where you don't care about resale but will still buy new (ala Steam).

It definitely makes me glad that I don't play multiplayer.

That's not how to use equivocate. I am SMRT. Fuh...

so EDF: Insect Armageddon is probably my GOTY so far

I thought it looked pretty cool. Is that an exclusive?

nope, multiplat

The PlayStation 3 is NFL Sunday Ticket!!!!!

And only about three times what i would be willing to pay for it too

At least it's the same cost as it would be if you had direct tv.