Community:
Like us:
Firmware Update
Xbox 360 To Live Long
07 Nov, 8:08 Microsoft has said that it hopes the shelf life for its Xbox 360 will be longer than five years. Initially, we were going to ring them to point out the typo – hours not years – but then we realised they were serious. At least they are only ‘hoping’ it will be longer than 5 [...]
6
07 Nov, 8:08 Microsoft has said that it hopes the shelf life for its Xbox 360 will be longer than five years. Initially, we were going to ring them to point out the typo – hours not years – but then we realised they were serious. At least they are only ‘hoping’ it will be longer than 5 [...]
6 ThreeSpeech Wimp Out
02 Nov, 12:21 So, after promising greatness yesterday, we get this. Oddly, it’s actually pretty much what we’ve been saying for the last five days – despite suggestions that we’d be getting a press release at some point today. We know you know more than this, ThreeSpeech, so don’t wimp out on us now guys. We are hearing [...] 3
02 Nov, 12:21 So, after promising greatness yesterday, we get this. Oddly, it’s actually pretty much what we’ve been saying for the last five days – despite suggestions that we’d be getting a press release at some point today. We know you know more than this, ThreeSpeech, so don’t wimp out on us now guys. We are hearing [...]
3 FW 2.00 – Up To Two Weeks Away
01 Nov, 14:13 The latest blog on ThreeSpeech has a list of all the PSN goodies coming our way for the remainder of the year, a list we’ve seen before here on TSA, but is now clearly missing Wipeout HD, although there does appear to be a trailer there. Anyway, aside from that, within the comments is a [...] 6
01 Nov, 14:13 The latest blog on ThreeSpeech has a list of all the PSN goodies coming our way for the remainder of the year, a list we’ve seen before here on TSA, but is now clearly missing Wipeout HD, although there does appear to be a trailer there. Anyway, aside from that, within the comments is a [...]
6 New PlayStation 3 Marketing Video
01 Nov, 8:20 Finally, Sony is ditching the dead goats and producing some proper, games-centric advertising, the main 60 second advert below will be shown across America starting this weekend, which should mark the push from Sony to get their console out into the mind-set of potential buyers. The video is fantastic, showing off all the great games [...] 0
01 Nov, 8:20 Finally, Sony is ditching the dead goats and producing some proper, games-centric advertising, the main 60 second advert below will be shown across America starting this weekend, which should mark the push from Sony to get their console out into the mind-set of potential buyers. The video is fantastic, showing off all the great games [...]
0 Firmware 2.00F Released
31 Oct, 16:03 Well, we certainly weren’t expecting this: PS3 Firmware 2.00F (not sure what happened to A, B, C, D and E though) is set to be released at midnight tonight (GMT) with a host of new features, most of which are completely out of the blue. Cool, but absolutely not what we’d heard in the numerous [...] 141
31 Oct, 16:03 Well, we certainly weren’t expecting this: PS3 Firmware 2.00F (not sure what happened to A, B, C, D and E though) is set to be released at midnight tonight (GMT) with a host of new features, most of which are completely out of the blue. Cool, but absolutely not what we’d heard in the numerous [...]
141 EA Sign Lewis Hamilton
31 Oct, 13:28 We’ve heard reports this morning that EA have signed F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton. We’re presuming this would mean he’d be lending his name to a racing game, but just who actually currently has the rights to the Formula One brand is still unknown. We’re going to take a wild guess here though, and assume that [...] 2
31 Oct, 13:28 We’ve heard reports this morning that EA have signed F1 superstar Lewis Hamilton. We’re presuming this would mean he’d be lending his name to a racing game, but just who actually currently has the rights to the Formula One brand is still unknown. We’re going to take a wild guess here though, and assume that [...]
2 PSP Update Suggests FW 2.0 Coming Soon
30 Oct, 16:32 Sony released the latest firmware update for the PSP recently, and one of the features mentioned is the ability to power up your PS3 remotely… This ties in with our earlier story on this, and confirms that PS3 FW 2.00 can’t be that far behind! Digg this. UPDATE: It’s coming. UK site updated with details [...] 1
30 Oct, 16:32 Sony released the latest firmware update for the PSP recently, and one of the features mentioned is the ability to power up your PS3 remotely… This ties in with our earlier story on this, and confirms that PS3 FW 2.00 can’t be that far behind! Digg this. UPDATE: It’s coming. UK site updated with details [...]
1 PS3 Outsold 360 In Europe All Year
30 Oct, 16:04 Yeah, it’s been one of those days, but buried beneath a vast array of slides from Nintendo’s press conference a couple of days back is a very intriguing chart. Essentially, whilst the Wii has sold just over 2M in Europe so far in 2007, the PS3 has sold 930K machines since it’s March launch, against [...] 0
30 Oct, 16:04 Yeah, it’s been one of those days, but buried beneath a vast array of slides from Nintendo’s press conference a couple of days back is a very intriguing chart. Essentially, whilst the Wii has sold just over 2M in Europe so far in 2007, the PS3 has sold 930K machines since it’s March launch, against [...]
0 FW 2.00 Coming Next Week?
26 Oct, 15:52 Firmware 2.0 is allegedly coming next week – Kotaku say the 30th of October. There’s a huge stack of really cool features, but sadly this isn’t yet official from Sony, so we’re having to take this list with a pinch of salt, although it does all look pretty reasonable, and there’s some micropayments in there [...] 17
26 Oct, 15:52 Firmware 2.0 is allegedly coming next week – Kotaku say the 30th of October. There’s a huge stack of really cool features, but sadly this isn’t yet official from Sony, so we’re having to take this list with a pinch of salt, although it does all look pretty reasonable, and there’s some micropayments in there [...]
17 Harmonix Dev Jason Booth Says Crazy Stuff
26 Oct, 14:23 Unless so-called Blog Of Booth has been hacked by Microsoft, long time Sony third party developer Jason Booth has woken up on the wrong side of bed, forgotten his Cornflakes and trod in some dogshit on the way to the car. And then blogged about Sony to make up for it. It’s a great read, [...] 1
26 Oct, 14:23 Unless so-called Blog Of Booth has been hacked by Microsoft, long time Sony third party developer Jason Booth has woken up on the wrong side of bed, forgotten his Cornflakes and trod in some dogshit on the way to the car. And then blogged about Sony to make up for it. It’s a great read, [...]
1 FW 1.94 Available
24 Oct, 10:11 Shack News is reporting that Firmware 1.94 is already ‘out there’ on the Ratchet and Clank disk, enabling system-wide vibration for games (and controllers) that support it, and might be up for download soon, although what we’ve heard regarding FW 2.0 suggests that this might just be a disk-based thing until 2.0 hits properly… Either [...] 2
24 Oct, 10:11 Shack News is reporting that Firmware 1.94 is already ‘out there’ on the Ratchet and Clank disk, enabling system-wide vibration for games (and controllers) that support it, and might be up for download soon, although what we’ve heard regarding FW 2.0 suggests that this might just be a disk-based thing until 2.0 hits properly… Either [...]
2 Firmware Update This Week?
22 Oct, 9:53 Don’t take this as gospel, but we’ve been told from two separate sources over the last week that we should be expecting a firmware update this week – in line with the global release of the PlayStation Eye. We’re not saying this is the much anticipated FW 2.0, but we can expect ‘improved user interface [...] 2
22 Oct, 9:53 Don’t take this as gospel, but we’ve been told from two separate sources over the last week that we should be expecting a firmware update this week – in line with the global release of the PlayStation Eye. We’re not saying this is the much anticipated FW 2.0, but we can expect ‘improved user interface [...]
2 PS3 Firmware 2.0 Dated
12 Oct, 9:02 The official PlayStation site is documenting the next major firmware update, and it looks like it’s set for the end of this month. There’s no feature list or anything, but a little birdie tells us that PlayStation Eye interactivity would feature massively in the interface. More soon. Update: well, it’s not really documenting any such [...] 3
12 Oct, 9:02 The official PlayStation site is documenting the next major firmware update, and it looks like it’s set for the end of this month. There’s no feature list or anything, but a little birdie tells us that PlayStation Eye interactivity would feature massively in the interface. More soon. Update: well, it’s not really documenting any such [...]
3 Devil May Cry 4 Demo Next Week?
11 Oct, 19:04 You might have heard that Sony staple Monster Hunter is moving to the Wii for it’s third incarnation. So, rightly so, PS3 owners were a bit miffed. However, it seems Capcom have something lined up for us next week which rampant speculation and a dose of wishful thinking can only conclude that this must be [...] 3
11 Oct, 19:04 You might have heard that Sony staple Monster Hunter is moving to the Wii for it’s third incarnation. So, rightly so, PS3 owners were a bit miffed. However, it seems Capcom have something lined up for us next week which rampant speculation and a dose of wishful thinking can only conclude that this must be [...]
3 Firmware 1.93, Vegas Poker Coming Soon
12 Sep, 8:45 Although we’ve not noticed anything odd about 1.92, Sony are planning to roll out 1.93 very soon, the main goal of which is to fix any disconnection problems some users have apparently experienced. We’d assume this will go up tonight, as most updates of this kind do. In kind-of related news, Vegas Strip: Poker will [...] 0
12 Sep, 8:45 Although we’ve not noticed anything odd about 1.92, Sony are planning to roll out 1.93 very soon, the main goal of which is to fix any disconnection problems some users have apparently experienced. We’d assume this will go up tonight, as most updates of this kind do. In kind-of related news, Vegas Strip: Poker will [...]
0 Firmware 1.92 Useless In Europe!
06 Sep, 13:38 There’s nothing quite like a firmware update to cheer us up. Lots of new functionality, maybe more stability, better backwards compatibility and the like. Whenever we switch on the PS3 and it tells us there’s a system update that needs to be performed, we do little carthwheels of joy. But not yesterday, and this story [...] 1
06 Sep, 13:38 There’s nothing quite like a firmware update to cheer us up. Lots of new functionality, maybe more stability, better backwards compatibility and the like. Whenever we switch on the PS3 and it tells us there’s a system update that needs to be performed, we do little carthwheels of joy. But not yesterday, and this story [...]
1 Sony’s Karraker Resigns
06 Sep, 13:35 SCEA spokesperson, Dave Karraker resigns, just as Sony are gearing up for the most important time of the year. The reason? Because he was presented with an opportunity closer to home in an industry he has previous experience with. So, good luck, Dave – we hope it all goes well for you. But, Dave if [...] 0
06 Sep, 13:35 SCEA spokesperson, Dave Karraker resigns, just as Sony are gearing up for the most important time of the year. The reason? Because he was presented with an opportunity closer to home in an industry he has previous experience with. So, good luck, Dave – we hope it all goes well for you. But, Dave if [...]
0 PS3 Firmware 1.92 Released
04 Sep, 7:16 Not the most exciting firmware update we’ve ever had, but at least it’s there: it looks like FW 1.92 has updated the built-in browser (hey, maybe TSA will be displayed properly now), made browsing through the XMB even faster and games now load from the XMB even quicker! Backwards compatibility has been ramped up too. [...] 0
04 Sep, 7:16 Not the most exciting firmware update we’ve ever had, but at least it’s there: it looks like FW 1.92 has updated the built-in browser (hey, maybe TSA will be displayed properly now), made browsing through the XMB even faster and games now load from the XMB even quicker! Backwards compatibility has been ramped up too. [...]
0 PS3 Can Do Custom Music, Now
22 Aug, 8:55 A post from the Innerbits Blog confirms that we won’t be seeing a game-wide XMB update to allow custom music soundtracks, because the feature is already there, it’s just up to the developers to use the plug-in in their games, so we can safely assume that most games from now on will have the feature. [...] 0
22 Aug, 8:55 A post from the Innerbits Blog confirms that we won’t be seeing a game-wide XMB update to allow custom music soundtracks, because the feature is already there, it’s just up to the developers to use the plug-in in their games, so we can safely assume that most games from now on will have the feature. [...]
0 PS3 Firmware 1.9 Details Announced
23 Jul, 8:42 My Japanese is a bit basic, but I’m getting custom backgrounds and improved PSP support from this article from Impress. There’s also emoticons that appear in the on-screen keyboards, and you can arrange games whereever you want, rather than just one big list… =) We’ll update this post as we get confirmed details in – [...] 2
23 Jul, 8:42 My Japanese is a bit basic, but I’m getting custom backgrounds and improved PSP support from this article from Impress. There’s also emoticons that appear in the on-screen keyboards, and you can arrange games whereever you want, rather than just one big list… =) We’ll update this post as we get confirmed details in – [...]
2 New PSP to debut in Europe
20 Jul, 13:41 There must be something going on that we don’t know about if this story is anything to go by: New PSP launching first in Europe? Usually we’re forced to wait while the other territories get their freak on with new kit. Well, this time it seems we can nab a new PSP before anyone else. [...] 1
20 Jul, 13:41 There must be something going on that we don’t know about if this story is anything to go by: New PSP launching first in Europe? Usually we’re forced to wait while the other territories get their freak on with new kit. Well, this time it seems we can nab a new PSP before anyone else. [...]
1 Freeview, VoD Coming To PS3
20 Jul, 11:53 SCEE is readying a number of exciting announcements for next month’s Leipzig Games Convention, which is growing in stature each year, says MCV. First will be a (proper) price cut, due probably around September, but more excitingly for existing owners, are the rumours of Freeview TV and Video-on-demand features. Freeview, via a small USB key [...] 1
20 Jul, 11:53 SCEE is readying a number of exciting announcements for next month’s Leipzig Games Convention, which is growing in stature each year, says MCV. First will be a (proper) price cut, due probably around September, but more excitingly for existing owners, are the rumours of Freeview TV and Video-on-demand features. Freeview, via a small USB key [...]
1 Launch night fever
20 Jul, 9:55 It’s Harry Potter Eve and across the land, at the rather apt Witching hour, shops will open to sell the latest, no doubt greatest, and final Potter book. To get into the mood I popped along to the local hoodlums’ hangout, where I watched the newest Harry Potter film, The Order of The Phoenix. I [...] 3
20 Jul, 9:55 It’s Harry Potter Eve and across the land, at the rather apt Witching hour, shops will open to sell the latest, no doubt greatest, and final Potter book. To get into the mood I popped along to the local hoodlums’ hangout, where I watched the newest Harry Potter film, The Order of The Phoenix. I [...]
3 FW 1.9 To Have Custom Soundtracks
19 Jul, 9:17 EDIT – Please read this newer post which has the official details of the update. The firmware updates for the PS3 are still coming thick and fast (and we’re due a new one soon) but until they come out we never know what’s going to be included. Well, how about custom soundtracks? It’s been on [...] 2
19 Jul, 9:17 EDIT – Please read this newer post which has the official details of the update. The firmware updates for the PS3 are still coming thick and fast (and we’re due a new one soon) but until they come out we never know what’s going to be included. Well, how about custom soundtracks? It’s been on [...]
2 PS3 Outsells 360 In The US
19 Jul, 9:03 Obviously due to the $100 price cut, but a great week for Sony all in, really. These are hardware sales as per VGChartz for last week in the States: PS3: 41,005 (this week) 1,624,358 (total)360: 35,084 (this week) 6,537,592 (total) In related news, the first buses have been seen in the UK (I saw 3 [...] 2
19 Jul, 9:03 Obviously due to the $100 price cut, but a great week for Sony all in, really. These are hardware sales as per VGChartz for last week in the States: PS3: 41,005 (this week) 1,624,358 (total)360: 35,084 (this week) 6,537,592 (total) In related news, the first buses have been seen in the UK (I saw 3 [...]
2 Microsoft’s Jeff Bell Crosses The Line
18 Jul, 21:14 It’s honestly not pick-on-Microsoft-week here at TSA, but this is too good to miss. I’m a big fan of Neogaf – it never fails to attract controversy from time to time. In this particular instance, long term member a Master Ninja seems to have gotten a semi-nasty private message from a certain bell801, as per [...] 3
18 Jul, 21:14 It’s honestly not pick-on-Microsoft-week here at TSA, but this is too good to miss. I’m a big fan of Neogaf – it never fails to attract controversy from time to time. In this particular instance, long term member a Master Ninja seems to have gotten a semi-nasty private message from a certain bell801, as per [...]
3 Is Microsoft Feeling The Pinch?
18 Jul, 17:20 It’s been a rough week or two for Microsoft. The 360 might be kicking PS3′s arse over in the States, but it’s dead in in the water over in Japan, and Europeans are starting to favour Sony’s machine with it’s built in HD movie player and wider range of games, despite the higher price. With [...] 1
18 Jul, 17:20 It’s been a rough week or two for Microsoft. The 360 might be kicking PS3′s arse over in the States, but it’s dead in in the water over in Japan, and Europeans are starting to favour Sony’s machine with it’s built in HD movie player and wider range of games, despite the higher price. With [...]
1 Sony’s E3 trailers
18 Jul, 13:02 It took a while, but eventually my PS3 managed to download some of the E3 goodies from the PlayStation Store. If you’re a regular reader of internet opinion, such as it is, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the PS3′s future was as uncertain as Carlos Tevez’s. When in reality, we all know what’s going [...] 1
18 Jul, 13:02 It took a while, but eventually my PS3 managed to download some of the E3 goodies from the PlayStation Store. If you’re a regular reader of internet opinion, such as it is, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the PS3′s future was as uncertain as Carlos Tevez’s. When in reality, we all know what’s going [...]
1 Firmware Update 1.82 Coming
27 Jun, 8:44 From Eric Lempel, Director of Playstation Network Operations: Scheduled for release in the next few days, firmware 1.82 is an update that enables the playback of AVC High Profile (H.264/MPEG-4) files. As most of you know, these are high quality files that you’ll now be able to play on your PS3. Hopefully this update is [...] 0
27 Jun, 8:44 From Eric Lempel, Director of Playstation Network Operations: Scheduled for release in the next few days, firmware 1.82 is an update that enables the playback of AVC High Profile (H.264/MPEG-4) files. As most of you know, these are high quality files that you’ll now be able to play on your PS3. Hopefully this update is [...]
0 Featured Articles
Most Comments This Week
- PS3 Firmware 4.10 Brings, Wait For It, A Decent Browser! [101]
- OnLive’s Evolution [72]
- CoD: Black Ops Has The Best Ending Ever [63]
- PS Vita’s Load Times Analysed [56]
- PS Vita: Relic or Revolution? [47]
- What We Played #39 [46]
- Star Wars Kinect Sounds Like an Atrocity [45]
- PSN Store Update: 08/02/12 [45]
- Vita PSN Prices Announced [44]
- Journey Is Complete, Awaiting Release Date [41]
TSAtv: Original Video Content
Batman book review
Kris Dancing, again
Joe Danger interview
Sonic Generations