PS3 Discussion Thread

[L.J.]

New Ratchet & Clank available for download later today on the PSN.



OVERVIEW

The heroic lombax, Ratchet, returns this fall in an all-new adventure with Ratchet & Clank® Future: Quest for Booty exclusively for PLAYSTATION®3 via PLAYSTATION®Network. A stand-alone adventure for both fans and newcomers to the franchise, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty offers up to four hours of gameplay in Ratchet and Clank’s debut on the PLAYSTATION Network. With all new wrench mechanics and light and dark illumination puzzles, Ratchet must manipulate objects and use his wits in order to succeed in his quest. New pirate-themed puzzles in four exotic locations will have gamers interacting with townspeople, manipulating shadows and playing pirate tunes, and mixing pirate brew to find hidden treasures.

Developed by highly-acclaimed independent developer Insomniac Games, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty finds Ratchet in a desperate search for Clank after the intense ending of Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction®. After an unfortunate turn of events, Ratchet washes up on the shores of a small village where he must overcome life-threatening challenges, encounter new alien races and even form an alliance with dreaded Captain Slag’s first mate, Rusty Pete. Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty is Insomniacs third title for PS3 following its hugely successful Resistance: Fall of Man® and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction.

FEATURES

* All New Wrench Mechanics - Push, pull, and manipulate objects
* Light/Dark Gameplay - Illuminate dark areas and use your wits to survive
* Pirate Puzzles - Mix brew, manipulate shadows and play tunes to find hidden booty!
* Travel to four exotic locations on Planet Merdegraw - Pirate Fleet, Hoolefar Island, Morrow Caverns and Darkwater Cove
* Fight a motley crew of pirate enemies including Skull Walkers, Hot Heads, Giant Vipers (Pythors) and Undead Robotic Pirates
* Explore a small island town and interact with the townspeople to find vital clues to Captain Darkwater’s treasure
* Up to four hours of epic Ratchet & Clank gameplay for both fans and newcomers to the franchise


http://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.ph...78&postcount=1

[Rich-n-Texas]

I spent more time using Tversity over the weekend and I'm liking it more and more. I was able to stream a webcast of the pictures and accompanying commentary taken by the Hubble Space telescope, but only to my PC for whatever reason. I'll have to check the FAQ to see how to share it with the PS3. It's an HD webcast BTW.

My niece was over Saturday and we played PAIN for a while; got a lot of laughs over it but eventually it got boring so we loaded up "Cloverfield". On the whole I think she was impressed with the audio and mentioned that some of the sounds coming from the surrounds scared her, so that's good.

Not much else to say right now, but the experimenting continues...

[L.J.]

I spent more time using Tversity over the weekend and I'm liking it more and more. I was able to stream a webcast of the pictures and accompanying commentary taken by the Hubble Space telescope, but only to my PC for whatever reason. I'll have to check the FAQ to see how to share it with the PS3. It's an HD webcast BTW.

My niece was over Saturday and we played PAIN for a while; got a lot of laughs over it but eventually it got boring so we loaded up "Cloverfield". On the whole I think she was impressed with the audio and mentioned that some of the sounds coming from the surrounds scared her, so that's good.

Not much else to say right now, but the experimenting continues...

Glad it's going well Rich. Hey, did you ever figure out the whole streaming music while not having to turn on your TV thing. I may have a solution for you

[Rich-n-Texas]

Glad it's going well Rich. Hey, did you ever figure out the whole streaming music while not having to turn on your TV thing. I may have a solution for you

I have my computer in the living room right now; integrated it with my A/V stuff and I have the Yamaha Receiver Manager s/w installed. I can select Internet Radio stations; it's a little difficult but right now I'm not really listening to that source much, and obviously the receiver menus as well. My PC monitor is right next to me at my listening position.

[L.J.]

I have my computer in the living room right now; integrated it with my A/V stuff and I have the Yamaha Receiver Manager s/w installed. I can select Internet Radio stations; it's a little difficult but right now I'm not really listening to that source much, and obviously the receiver menus as well. My PC monitor is right next to me at my listening position.

I was actually referring to the PS3. Well, you'd have to run out and buy a PSP, but it may be worth it.....or not. Anyways, with the remote play, you can access your PS3 menus and use it(PSP) to stream, without turning your TV on. As a matter of fact, it will work anywhere in your house as long as you have a wireless router. So it's kinda like a little PS3 with LCD screen you can carry around. I plan on getting one in Oct. when the new models come out. I plan on using it for all the other features as well, but though that was a nice little bonus. I stream ALOT using my PS3 and always have the TV on. Just a thought.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Not much chance of me running out and buying one (read: I ain't buyin' what you're selling L.J.)

[GMichael]

I ain't bitin' L.J.)

Good. Please don't bite LJ. He still has teeth marks in him from the last time you....

[Rich-n-Texas]

There, how's that?

[L.J.]

Not much chance of me running out and buying one (read: I ain't buyin' what you're selling L.J.)

I'm not selling it. I'm sure BB or CC may be able to help you though

I'll post a nice review in Oct.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Kex is looking for you L.J. He's having problems finding an 80gig PS3. Get to work!

[Rich-n-Texas]

So who knows what about Playstation_Home? There are many posts about it on the PS forums, but most of them are about people complaining that it's taking so long to be released. I think I read that this will have private chat rooms, and I'm wondering if it'll also have private game rooms.

Comments?

[L.J.]

So who knows what about Playstation_Home? There are many posts about it on the PS forums, but most of them are about people complaining that it's taking so long to be released. I think I read that this will have private chat rooms, and I'm wondering if it'll also have private game rooms.

Comments?

I stopped hangin' there due to all the constant crying and complaining. I guess it's just a bunch of kids waiting for the next big update. DTSMA & streaming were my only big concerns so I'm a happy man. The rest of the stuff seems like a bunch of delays to me. Home should be interesting for those that do a bunch of online gaming and I guess feel like walking around a virtual world wasting life away. Sounds perfect for you Rich

Should be interesting I guess, if they ever get it up and running.

http://www.scedev.net/home/Third%20P...ns%20Q%26A.pdf

PlayStation Home is a community based service for the PlayStation Network which is currently in the closed beta stage. An open beta is scheduled to launch in Fall 2008, however an estimated release date for the full product has not yet been announced. Home allows users to create an avatar character for their PlayStation 3 console. This avatar will get their own house, which can be decorated with items players can receive in several achievements. Also included in the online virtual world is the ability to meet other PS3 users, interact, play games, show friends different types of media saved on the PS3 hard drive, and much more. In the future home will also expand, allowing players to have more items such as clothing, luxury housing and household items which can be purchased from the PlayStation Store.

That Life with Playstation download is another one people are crying about.

On 26 June 2008, Chief Executive of Sony Computer Entertainment, Kaz Hirai, announced Life With PlayStation for the PlayStation 3 via the PlayStation Network. The service displays a 3D Earth which the user can rotate the view and zoom in to access weather and news headlines for locations around the world. The user is then able to select any headline to view the full article.[16] At E3 2008, Head of SCEA, Jack Tretton announced that a new partnership between Sony and Google which will allow users to upload video content to YouTube from within games. This is also part of the Life With PlayStation service which was scheduled to be available by the end of July 2008[17], but is now due to be released in August 2008[18].

[Rich-n-Texas]

Very funny wiseguy.

[GMichael]

"Amazon.com on Wed. began offering a day-long game sale for Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 console.
In the new Gold Box promotion, Amazon will offer a total of seven game deals beginning Wed., 12:01 a.m. One offer will be available all day, while the remaining will be offered at certain times during the day."

http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=6594

[L.J.]

Well after beating Ratchet & Clank a 2nd time(yes GM, I finally got the RYNO) I sent it back and got Heavenly Sword. This game has some amazing graphics. Very short game(I beat it in 2 days) and pretty simple controls. Great use of the motion sensors in the sixaxis controller. You can pretty much control anything that you can throw or shoot and hit targets with great accuracy. Shooting arrows from across the room and hitting guys behind a wall right between the eyes was kinda fun.The story was decent and you got to play as another character. Overall I would say this is a perfect game for a rental. I probably wouldn't recommend purchasing due to the short length and the serious theme to the game kinda takes away from the desire to replay over & over. I don't think I could ever get tired of Rat & Clank though.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Serious theme? Does the redhead get nekked?

[kexodusc]

Finally got one of these things this weekend...work schedule's been brutal. The screen is up, the PS3 is connected, did a trial run with Cloverfield. (Sweet - but only in 3.0 cause my Mom ran her car into my sub and I seemed to have lost 300+ feet of speaker wire.) Just went with the 80 GB package because I played a wicked price match game with Futureshop and Walmart (across the street from each other) and save another $40. No PS2 games anymore and I have 2 SACD players as is...
Bought Ratchet and Clank on a whim because of the discussion here...haven't had time to crack open the case yet though

Anyway...zillions of questions to follow later.

(and yes...I will be putting Linux on this bad boy in due time...)

[L.J.]

Finally got one of these things this weekend...work schedule's been brutal. The screen is up, the PS3 is connected, did a trial run with Cloverfield. (Sweet - but only in 3.0 cause my Mom ran her car into my sub and I seemed to have lost 300+ feet of speaker wire.) Just went with the 80 GB package because I played a wicked price match game with Futureshop and Walmart (across the street from each other) and save another $40. No PS2 games anymore and I have 2 SACD players as is...
Bought Ratchet and Clank on a whim because of the discussion here...haven't had time to crack open the case yet though

Anyway...zillions of questions to follow later.

(and yes...I will be putting Linux on this bad boy in due time...)

Hey glad everything is going.....ummm...good? Your sub got ran over? You got 2 right?

Anyways, sounds like you got the Metal Gear package...cool. Oh, your gonna love Ratchet & Clank.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Good going Kex.

But ummm... What did your Mom do with the car???

[kexodusc]

Hey glad everything is going.....ummm...good? Your sub got ran over? You got 2 right?

Anyways, sounds like you got the Metal Gear package...cool. Oh, your gonna love Ratchet & Clank.

Nah, got the cheaper 80 GB jobber. I couldn't bring myself to pay the extra $100 - good deal for a lot of other people, but not this guy,

Yeah, my mom crashed into my sub and the amp is shot. I tried fixing it but it's not amping the voltage.
The other sub is still in storage 30 minutes away with my 2-ch rig ..might get that before the new plate amp arrives, but I doubt it.

Side note - it's kinda cool to downgrade to 2.0 for movies just appreciate what you're missing. Could be a few weeks until I get the HT room all wired up though. Busy time of year for me

[kexodusc]

Good going Kex.

But ummm... What did your Mom do with the car???

Had the sub, speakers and a bunch of electronics near the door to the house in my garage. My mom isn't used to my garage and wanted to make sure her boat of a car fit...she smashed into the plate amp on my sub and pushed it about 18 inches across the floor. Another 2 inches and the corner of the steps would have poked a nasty hole in my 15" woofer!

So far that's the only damage in the move though. Missing my Harmony remote, a few component vid/optical cables, and my big roll of 14 gauge cable...think I put those in a garbage bag really quick when I was packing...god I hope someone didn't chuck'em in the trash. Maybe they'll show up in 2 months if we ever finish unpacking?

[Rich-n-Texas]

I guess things could've been worse. You could've dropped it over the side of a cruise ship, huh?

[Rich-n-Texas]

Hey I was just kidding!

[GMichael]

Congrats on the set up Kex.
Sorry to hear/read about the sub. How bad is your mom's car?
R&C is a lot of fun. Good pick. Burnout in Paradise next?
You'll find that wire after you have already replaced it. But it will come in hand a few years from now when you are building that next system.

[L.J.]

Congrats on the set up Kex.
Sorry to hear/read about the sub. How bad is your mom's car?
R&C is a lot of fun. Good pick. Burnout in Paradise next?
You'll find that wire after you have already replaced it. But it will come in hand a few years from now when you are building that next system.

GM, have you downloaded the newest R&C. I've played through it twice already. The story is OK(searching for Clank) but they kinda leave you hangin' at the end. You do get a glimpse at the next villain you'll be facing. I heard to new R&C(full game) won't be out til fall of 09