The latest PS3 accessory from Japan is perfect if you travel around a lot. Japanese game peripheral maker HORI (which also sells stuff in the US) announced a portable LCD screen, which, once attached to the top of a PS3 Slim, makes the console (somewhat) portable. The product is licensed by Sony and sized at 295×255×55mm. Buyers also get a built-in stereo speaker, two headphone jacks, and component/ multi-AV out interfaces.
Despite Sony’s attempt to thwart hackers by removing the OtherOS functionality in the recent Firmware 3.21 update, two hackers, going by the names of JaicraB and DemonHades, have managed to extract the GameOS from the system and leak it publicly. What does mean? Now that the code for the GameOS is publicly available, others can reverse engineer the code and discover new exploits in the system.
You may have seen the “It Only Does Everything” PS3 advert on TV or on the Internet on more than one occasion. Speaking at the MI6 marketing conference in San Francisco last week, Peter Dille, SCEA’s head of marketing, said the company’s ‘It Only Does Everything’ PlayStation 3 advertisement campaign is working increasing sales for the console by 184 percent in the three months following the price cut.
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The capacity of the Blu-ray disc has been expanded yet again, but this time it has resulted in a new sub-format: BDXL. The new format can store up to 128GB (write-once) or 100GB (rewritable), more than doubling the capacity of the dual-layer BD, disc which can hold up to 50GB of data. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 3 will not be compatible with the new format, even with a firmware update.
The Flower soundtrack was first revealed on February 12th 2010, marking the one year anniversary for the PSN exclusive title. The soundtrack will finally be available to purchase from the PlayStation store this week. The soundtrack features 8 tracks from the title, with over a hour of music. Best of all, it will cost only $2.99.
Capcom has been giving away access to the Lost Planet 2 demo a little early to though who signed up to their website lostplanetcommunity.com or by following @SonyPlayStation on twitter. In a few weeks, the demo will also be released to the general public – on April 22nd to be exact.If 1.5 million people download the demo on public release, Capcom will also donate a whopping $25,000 to charity.
In the April Episode of Qore, Veronica Belmont revealed that Killzone 2 will be getting 3D support when the technology launches in Summer 2010. A number of other PlayStation 3 titles has already been confirmed to support 3D technology, including WipEout HD, Gran Turismo 5 and SuperStardust HD.
If you are a fan of Heavy Rain but haven’t picked up the first DLC pack, Heavy Rain Chronicles: The Taxidermist, yet then this is a competition for you. We are giving away a PSN code to download the first episode for free and entering is simple. Just follow the instructions below and cross your fingers.
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If you are interested in knowing what the most popular dynamic themes for the PlayStation 3 are, the latest episode of PULSE reveals the list of top 10 downloaded themes. Dynamic Themes were added to the console in Firmware 3.00, and since a number of developers have released free and premium dynamic themes. What’s surprising is that the top 10 list consists of only a few free themes – most of the top 10 themes are premium content.
If you would like to keep Linux and the OtherOS option open on your PS3 and have not yet updated to the latest firmware update, you can continue to use the PSN services through a cleaver hack. The hack doesn’t require any hardware modifications to your console and does not void your warranty – it simply tricks the console into thinking there is no update available.
