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Originally Posted by kexodusc
Wife bought me Star Wars: The Force Unleashed last night.
Only got to fiddle with it for 15 minutes or so, but damn, it's fun being an evil Sith Lord absolutely punishing any primitive life form that gets in your way...
I got this coming in the mail this week(rental). I can't wait. You should definitely give Uncharted & MGS4 at least a rent. Great games.
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Originally Posted by kexodusc
Hey, Harmony remote users, what are y'all using to control the PS3 for BluRay?
Pick up the Blu Wave remote by Nyko(can be found for as low as $9.99 sometimes) and simply use the IR/USB adapter and learn the commands. It's already in Logitech's database too. You can do everything except turn on the PS3 & browse multiple pages.
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Dang, stock must be low on Force Unleashed. Looks like I'm gonna be playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas. It got a pretty high review rating so I'm sure it'll be good.
I recently picked up Buzz TV and we are having a blast playing it. Great family or party game. I think it supports up to 8 players. The wireless buzzers work great. Over 5000 questions with additional packs available to download. You can also download user uploaded questions to use for yourself. The question categories are great and simple enough for my 10 year old to join in. It's not all about easy answers though. Sometimes you have to answer the fastest or choose who you want to hit with a pie or steal points from.......you get the point.
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/media/2008/...ul._ss400_.jpg
BTW, Rich you may as well send me that MGS4....we all know it's just gonna collect dust at your place. I have no problem paying for shipping :yesnod:
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Yer a funny guy L.J. Ho ho ho, he he he, ha ha ha! :nono:
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Playstation store has 5 new demos up. 5 demos!!!!
Guess I'll be checking out those new games tonight.
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It was a melee
Well, I tried playing the "Resistance: Fall of Man" demo last night, but it starts in melee mode where everyone's just running around shooting each other, so I gave up on that one. The thing I do like about it though is that it's a real First-Person-Shooter (i.e. I'm looking through the eyes of my character as opposed to being above him). I prefer those types of games.
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Originally Posted by L.J.
Playstation store has 5 new demos up. 5 demos!!!!
Me thinks me'll be doing some freebie gaming this weekend. :yesnod:
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Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas AKA Mr.Notsogoodatgames
Well, I tried playing the "Resistance: Fall of Man" demo last night, but it starts in melee mode where everyone's just running around shooting each other, so I gave up on that one. The thing I do like about it though is that it's a real First-Person-Shooter (i.e. I'm looking through the eyes of my character as opposed to being above him). I prefer those types of games.
Good, so when should I be expecting MG!
I actually had a tough time with Resistance as well. It takes time. I would die in the first 2 min. every time. Now I can beat both level with my eyes closed.
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Me thinks me'll be doing some freebie gaming this weekend. :yesnod:
I've never seen 5 demos. Usually lucky to get 2. I think a lot of games are scheduled to be released over the next few months. What's cool about the demos is being able to try out the game and decide if it's worth the purchase. Some demos let you play a few level too.
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Spent about 2 hrs last night putting Linux on the PS3. Fairly simple process thanks to the boot loader that's included in the PS3's XMB GUI.
Works pretty slick. There's a few hiccups allong the way though - unless you're using a computer monitor or maybe LCD TV that the PS3 thinks is a computer monitor, your resolution is too small at first.
I'm a bit disappointed in that it's not yet a totally pro-noob experience - getting wireless internet running takes a bit of work (like compiling a kernel - that's not exactly noob friendly stuff in linux). There's enough online guides out there for people unfamiliar with linux, but if anything goes wrong there's a learning curve. I've been using linux off and on for 10 years, and a 45 minute process quickly turned into almost 2 hrs for me.
As a computer the PS3 is scorching fast...but damn it's light on the RAM at 256 MB. Most Linux Desktop Environments like 384 MB or more as a minimum these days...but there's some bleeding edge lightweight versions that fly with as little as 64 MB. The PS3 is strong enough to overcome the low RAM, but changing DE's is too easy, so I download a 2nd DE to speed it up to my liking.
I was impressed with XMB - but turning the PS3 into a real media server/HTPC was just a way easier way to acces my flac, xvid, mkv files etc...
Anway, the PS3 is one sweet little machine!!!
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Originally Posted by kexodusc
Spent about 2 hrs last night putting Linux on the PS3. Fairly simple process thanks to the boot loader that's included in the PS3's XMB GUI.
Works pretty slick. There's a few hiccups allong the way though - unless you're using a computer monitor or maybe LCD TV that the PS3 thinks is a computer monitor, your resolution is too small at first.
I'm a bit disappointed in that it's not yet a totally pro-noob experience - getting wireless internet running takes a bit of work (like compiling a kernel - that's not exactly noob friendly stuff in linux). There's enough online guides out there for people unfamiliar with linux, but if anything goes wrong there's a learning curve. I've been using linux off and on for 10 years, and a 45 minute process quickly turned into almost 2 hrs for me.
As a computer the PS3 is scorching fast...but damn it's light on the RAM at 256 MB. Most Linux Desktop Environments like 384 MB or more as a minimum these days...but there's some bleeding edge lightweight versions that fly with as little as 64 MB. The PS3 is strong enough to overcome the low RAM, but changing DE's is too easy, so I download a 2nd DE to speed it up to my liking.
I was impressed with XMB - but turning the PS3 into a real media server/HTPC was just a way easier way to acces my flac, xvid, mkv files etc...
Anway, the PS3 is one sweet little machine!!!
Hmm....Interesting. So basically one of the benefits is streaming media that isn't currently supported by the PS3? Better networking?
Does the XMB screen still boot up or do you go straight to some sort of "desktop"?
Can you run any type of applications or do anything else beyond streaming?
Just wondering if it would be worth the trouble for a not so computer savvy person as myself to get into.
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Originally Posted by L.J.
Hmm....Interesting. So basically one of the benefits is streaming media that isn't currently supported by the PS3? Better networking?
Yeah, you can stream anything. I have all music in Flac, WMA, AAC etc on my desktop computer. Some of that won't be supported on the PS3 so I just load the OS and play it from there. It's great for any downloaded videos or listening to digital music on the main system.
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Does the XMB screen still boot up or do you go straight to some sort of "desktop"?
Depends what you set the default OS too...if you set it to XMB, yes, if you set it to your Linux OS, no.
The process involves a few steps after backup and formating the drive into a partitions. Two main steps - first loading what's called a "Boot Loader", just a simple bit of software that allows you to choose what OS to load - from here you can choose the PS3 OS or whatever Linux OS you have and set one to default.
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Can you run any type of applications or do anything else beyond streaming?
It is a fully functional operating system with hundreds of software programs available for free. You can pretty much do anything you'd do in Windows, whether it be through freeware or open source software. I'm typing from Firefox right now...I just had VLC playing a movie, Open Office handles all the work stuff (who uses a PS3 for work)...Mozilla Thunderbird for email, several Internet messenger programs. The PS3 doesn't have a cd/dvd burner drive though. I disabled the printing services because I doubt I'd use them (frees up ram). But yeah...picture editors, etc...
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Just wondering if it would be worth the trouble for a not so computer savvy person as myself to get into.
Hmmm, well...there's a few well written guides out there that can step most people through it. Some familiarity with the linux terminal command line interface would be nice, but everyone starts somewhere. If you can cut and paste or at least read you'd be fine. Setting up a linux OS isn't hard these days, but it's a lot different than Windows or Mac users are used to. A lot of noobs get frustrated early because they're only familiar with the windows way of doing things.
Guess it depends on how much time you want to invest, and what you're hoping to accomplish. I did it because I'm a linux user and I like being able to play all the media files natively without transcoding. I doubt I'll do much web surfing other than to show people I can. Might stream online video for sports or something once in awhile. I'm not wasting my projector lamp life just to surf the web on [plug] my new 102" screen in 1080p [end plug] :thumbsup: It is kinda cool though.
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Bioshock!
Played the demo today (I actually finished it in about three hours.)
:3: to me!
pwned! :yesnod:
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Originally Posted by Rich-n-Texas
Played the demo today (I actually finished it in about three hours.)
:3: to me!
pwned! :yesnod:
I love that game...it plays like a great sci-fi/horror flick, which I understand it will become...the little sisters are creepy!
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Yeah I played it too. A great one to play at night time with the surround up.
I'm really not a fan of 1st person shooters but had a great time playing Rainbow Six Vegas. There's actually a cheat code that allows you to turn the game into 3rd person. The story was good but they leave you hangin' at the end.....gotta get Vegas 2 to find out what happens.
Looks like Force Unleashed is still unavailable at Gamefly. I was hoping to play that one next. Looks like it's gonna be Lego Batman.
Kex have you been playing FU? Any glitches or anything weird with gameplay? People over at BR.com seem to running into small problems here and there.
BTW, I was wondering how much HD space does a Lunix install take up? Also, isn't there different versions? If so, which one did you install? Google brings up a ton of guides...any links to ones you find good would be appreciated. Lastly, I was curious about the possibility to download and install game emulators/roms. I have a ton of old school games on my PC and it would be cool to have that on the PS3.
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Originally Posted by L.J.
Looks like Force Unleashed is still unavailable at Gamefly. I was hoping to play that one next. Looks like it's gonna be Lego Batman.
Kex have you been playing FU? Any glitches or anything weird with gameplay? People over at BR.com seem to running into small problems here and there.
Haven't run into a single glitch. I've read some of the glitches had to do with older version of the PS3 with slightly older hardware or something. It's not the greatest game I've played by any means, but the story and cinematics keep it really interesting. If you're even a remote Star Wars fan it's worth getting. DTS track instead of Dolby...kinda cool.
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BTW, I was wondering how much HD space does a Lunix install take up? Also, isn't there different versions? If so, which one did you install? Google brings up a ton of guides...any links to ones you find good would be appreciated. Lastly, I was curious about the possibility to download and install game emulators/roms. I have a ton of old school games on my PC and it would be cool to have that on the PS3.
Typical Linux installs are anywhere from 3.5-5 GB, depending which distribution (version) you use. You can customize the install size, but easiest thing to do when formatting the PS3 is to just select built in 10 GB option.
There's dozens of different Linux distros but they're all fairly similar. I used Ubuntu because it's by far the most popular version of Linux and it's one I use at home half the time. It has the most updates and has the best online support in my experience. It's more noob friendly than Linux geek friendly. I'm not programmer aside from a few courses I did in college that introduced me to the stuff. If you're a total Linux noob, Ubuntu Linux is probably the easiest. I think they call that version PSubuntu.
Yellow Dog Linux is probably the other big option - also easy to install. I find it ran a bit better on my PS3 than Ubuntu, not much, but a bit. But unfortunately it's not as slick an OS as Ubuntu overall so I gladly gave up a bit of speed for more functionality.
You should be able to install a variety of emulators. I've never tried this on Linux myself, so can't give much advice, but I know a lot of people have.
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Haven't run into a single glitch. I've read some of the glitches had to do with older version of the PS3 with slightly older hardware or something. It's not the greatest game I've played by any means, but the story and cinematics keep it really interesting. If you're even a remote Star Wars fan it's worth getting. DTS track instead of Dolby...kinda cool.
Typical Linux installs are anywhere from 3.5-5 GB, depending which distribution (version) you use. You can customize the install size, but easiest thing to do when formatting the PS3 is to just select built in 10 GB option.
There's dozens of different Linux distros but they're all fairly similar. I used Ubuntu because it's by far the most popular version of Linux and it's one I use at home half the time. It has the most updates and has the best online support in my experience. It's more noob friendly than Linux geek friendly. I'm not programmer aside from a few courses I did in college that introduced me to the stuff. If you're a total Linux noob, Ubuntu Linux is probably the easiest. I think they call that version PSubuntu.
Yellow Dog Linux is probably the other big option - also easy to install. I find it ran a bit better on my PS3 than Ubuntu, not much, but a bit. But unfortunately it's not as slick an OS as Ubuntu overall so I gladly gave up a bit of speed for more functionality.
You should be able to install a variety of emulators. I've never tried this on Linux myself, so can't give much advice, but I know a lot of people have.
OK....couldn't be any more difficult than setting up the BFD :biggrin5:
I plan on installing a new HD soon so I'll mess with it after that. That'll give me time to do some research and what not. I'm down to like 9 gigs :frown5:
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If any one is interested, Toy R Us is having a buy 2 get 1 free sale on all PS3 games. They also got some clearance deals going. I just picked up 3 games for $20. Greatest hit games are going for $29.99 so you should be able to pick up 3 decent games for $60. Not bad.
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If any one is interested, Toy R Us is having a buy 2 get 1 free sale on all PS3 games. They also got some clearance deals going. I just picked up 3 games for $20. Greatest hit games are going for $29.99 so you should be able to pick up 3 decent games for $60. Not bad.
Hmmm....wonder if they're following that strategy up north too? If not I'll have to get my bro or my uncle to do some shopping for me.
(edit, quick web search says yes!)
Cool...is there a good, combat flying type game out there?
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Originally Posted by kexodusc
Hmmm....wonder if they're following that strategy up north too? If not I'll have to get my bro or my uncle to do some shopping for me.
(edit, quick web search says yes!)
Cool...is there a good, combat flying type game out there?
Only thing I can think of is Blazing Angels 1 & 2. Both got OK reviews. The demo for one of 'em is available on the PSN. I wish PS3 had a greater selection of games but oh well. BTW, the sale is good for all game consoles. I'll be back on Tuesday to grad a couple of PSP games.
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Is that deal at Toys-r-Us just for PS3 games or any video game? The way they've got it worded it sounds like all video games. Unfortunately, nothing is jumping out at me on their website right now.
And I think I'm going to leave the OS alone on my PS3. It's not Windows so I'm already ahead of the game ya know?
I'm looking for a good Flight Sim as well, but all I've found so far are WWII games. I used to fly an F/A-18 Hornet sim called F/A-18 Korea on PC. Very lifelike. I think in Starwars Battlefront there are chapters of the game with flight involved. That's what I've been told anyway.
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Um, excuse my impertinence, but I saw a reasonable priced PS1 the other day...Is this a Blue Ray unit or did that come later...?
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Um, excuse my impertinence, but I saw a reasonable priced PS1 the other day...Is this a Blue Ray unit or did that come later...?
Much later. The PS3 is the only one with BR right now.
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Software 2.50 update coming sometime tonight.
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PLAYSTATION®3 Firmware 2.50 Update
Building upon the foundation set by previous firmware upgrades, the 2.50 system software update will refine existing features while also adding new functionality. The update will deliver exclusive options to support the official wireless headset, as previously announced, such as an on-screen indicator that shows volume, battery charge, and mute functions, as well as a High Quality (HQ) mode, which utilises advanced wireless technologies and the Headset’s dual-microphone design to enable clear and wide-band wireless voice communication with PS3 system. HQ mode greatly improves the voice chat experience in multi-player titles such as Resistance 2, which launches in November.
To further strengthen the gameplay experience on PS3, the firmware update will add an in-game screenshot capture tool, laying the groundwork for developers to add capture and sharing options to their games and allowing players to immortalise their favourite gaming moments and share them with friends. Titles that support the feature will be announced in the future.
The 2.50 update will also enhance the user interface for PS3 Trophies. When players acquire a Trophy, the in-game notification will now include the specific Trophy icon created by the developer, while more intuitive options for comparing Trophies with friends have been added, including an icon to represent each Trophy level. The Trophy system will continue to expand through future firmware updates, catering to the PS3 community and the competitive nature of the more than 12 million registered PlayStation Network users worldwide.
Other new features delivered through PS3 2.50 will include:
• Video – Video scene search functionality will provide thumbnails to help you find a particular scene in a video more easily.
• Information Board – The Information Board will be able to include direct links to PlayStation Store, making it easier for PS3 owners to download content that they read about on the Information Board.
• Power save – PS3 owners will have the option to automatically shut-off their console or controllers after pre-selected periods of inactivity.
• Flash 9 content becomes supported on the Internet Browser.
http://threespeech.com/blog/2008/10/...r-ps3-and-psp/
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Good. I like more functionality, especially that scene search feature. And the power save option will be a good thing too.
It's good that Sony does more than just fix bugs when they release updates. This is new territory for a former PC gamer. WIth my old ATI video card as well as my current nVidia card, most of the items included in a new firmware/software revision were bug fixes. Hundreds of bug fixes! And the crap you had to go through just to install the updates was maddening! :mad5:
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Woo hoo! The power save thing is a must - I'm notoriously bad for falling asleep on the couch and not making it to bed, or falling half asleep and leaving everything on!
Here's a question for you guys. The scaling option on the PS3, what do you guys have it at for best result? Normal?
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Mine is set to normal. And don't forget about that option Sir T was talking about some time ago where you can make changes to the video noise levels(?) (I don't recall right now what the names of the settings are, but when you change them to "3" It's supposed to improve PQ during DVD playback) from the A/V option in your in-movie/music options menu.
(I'll have to fix this post when I'm home and in front of my PS3. A bit too cryptic I suspect).
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Yeah, mine is set to normal. Here are the settings:
Off Set to disable upscaled output.
Double Scale Set to upscale and display with double horizontal and vertical dimensions.
Normal Set to upscale and display at a size that matches the screen size.
Full Screen Set to upscale and display at full screen by stretching the image.
As Rich said, you can press menu while playing back SD and can apply various noise filters:
Frame Noise Reduction Set to reduce fine noise.
Block Noise Reduction Set to reduce mosaic-like block noise displayed on the screen.
Mosquito Noise Reduction Set to reduce mosquito noise that appears on the edges of visual images.
Sir T suggests setting each filter to level 3 for best results.
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I do not know if this has been mentioned here(I posted this in the other thread as well), but I stumbled on to a way to drastically improve the PS3 PQ with DVD's, to the point where it is better than any of the HD DVD players out there(this was HD DVD big marketing point).
Insert a DVD and press play. When the movie starts, press the triangle (options), and a menu comes up. Look for AV settings, and you will see these groups of filters called Mosquito noise filter, Block noise filter, and frame noise reduction. Turn them all to three, and see if you notice any PQ improvement on your DVD's. I personally was shocked at the difference between having them off, and have them on full. When I compared the mummy DVD on my XA-2 with the Reon chip to the PS3 both running split screen, and running frame by frame together via digital timecode. I could not tell any difference between the two no matter how hard I looked.
If the DVD is already done well, you will probably see no improvement. If the DVD has alot of mosquito noise, or video noise, the more the disc has, the better improvement you will see. This is just my experience, yours may differ.
My name is Sir T, and I approve this message........
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