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New Sony Terms Of Service Is A Typo: It’s Still 5!5 ore fa
 
Confirmation that the recent discussion on the Sony Terms of Service update was all for nothing: the number is actually staying at five, the three was ‘a typo‘. We’ve been told to expect “an updated email within the next few days”

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/11/...
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PSN Terms of Service changed, only 3 activations allowed1 giorno fa
 
Bad news for all traders and users with multiple PS3s, SCE have changed their Terms of Service to allow only up to 3 PS3s on one account.

Traders beware, you can only share games on up to three PS3s now, users with share groups will also be affected.

Users with >3 systems activated should be safe, however if one system is deactivated, it can no longer be activated again.

Quote from the TOS:

In-game items or content that you have purchased may be downloaded from PlayStation®Store. Pursuant to the particular terms of use that govern a specific in-game item or content you have purchased, you may use that item or content on up to three (3) different PlayStation®3 systems that have been activated for your account. You may deactivate or activate specific PlayStation®3 systems, as long as the maximum activated number of PlayStation®3 systems for your account at any given time is three (3).

* The first category, called Network Content, can only be accessed by one activated PlayStation®3 system per day and only by the account through which the Network Content was purchased. Network Content cannot be used on two different PlayStation®3 systems within a twenty-four (24) hour period.

* The second category, called Local Content, once installed on a PlayStation®3 system by the account that purchased it, can be accessed by other accounts on that same PlayStation®3 system.

This means that, if a game is purchased, it can only be downloaded once every 24h, meaning games can’t be shared immediately.

Do you think Sony have finally put an end to sharing?

http://bit.ly/8nymJx
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Get a Free DivX Movie for Your PS31 giorno fa
 
The PS3 has long been publicized as a great all-around movie playing device with it’s Blu-Ray playback and many supported codecs such as DivX. For a short time only, DivX is running a special deal that movie lovers cannot pass up.

DivX is offering a free movie download for anyone who bought a DivX certified device, which includes the PS3. First, you will need to download the latest version of the DivX player from their website, which can be found here http://moviepromo.divx.com/ Then you will have to input the DivX VOD registration code from your PS3’s system settings. After that, you are free to choose what movie you would like to download from a small list of options. It doesn’t say how long DivX is offering this deal, so head over to the website and download your movie today.

http://bit.ly/61px01
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Britain's new Internet law -- as bad as everyone's been saying, and worse. Much, much worse. 2 giorni fa
 
The British government has brought down its long-awaited Digital Economy Bill, and it's perfectly useless and terrible. It consists almost entirely of penalties for people who do things that upset the entertainment industry (including the "three-strikes" rule that allows your entire family to be cut off from the net if anyone who lives in your house is accused of copyright infringement, without proof or evidence or trial), as well as a plan to beat the hell out of the video-game industry with a new, even dumber rating system (why is it acceptable for the government to declare that some forms of artwork have to be mandatorily labelled as to their suitability for kids? And why is it only some media? Why not paintings? Why not novels? Why not modern dance or ballet or opera?).

So it's bad. £50,000 fines if someone in your house is accused of filesharing. A duty on ISPs to spy on all their customers in case they find something that would help the record or film industry sue them (ISPs who refuse to cooperate can be fined £250,000).

But that's just for starters. The real meat is in the story we broke yesterday: Peter Mandelson, the unelected Business Secretary, would have to power to make up as many new penalties and enforcement systems as he likes. And he says he's planning to appoint private militias financed by rightsholder groups who will have the power to kick you off the internet, spy on your use of the network, demand the removal of files or the blocking of websites, and Mandelson will have the power to invent any penalty, including jail time, for any transgression he deems you are guilty of. And of course, Mandelson's successor in the next government would also have this power.

What isn't in there? Anything about stimulating the actual digital economy. Nothing about ensuring that broadband is cheap, fast and neutral. Nothing about getting Britain's poorest connected to the net. Nothing about ensuring that copyright rules get out of the way of entrepreneurship and the freedom to create new things. Nothing to ensure that schoolkids get the best tools in the world to create with, and can freely use the publicly funded media -- BBC, Channel 4, BFI, Arts Council grantees -- to make new media and so grow up to turn Britain into a powerhouse of tech-savvy creators.

Lobby organisation The Open Rights Group is urging people to contact their MP to oppose the plans.

"This plan won't stop copyright infringement and with a simple accusation could see you and your family disconnected from the internet - unable to engage in everyday activities like shopping and socialising," it said.

The government will also introduce age ratings on all boxed video games aimed at children aged 12 or over.

There is, however, little detail in the bill on how the government will stimulate broadband infrastructure.

Government lays out digital plans (Thanks, Lee!)
http://bit.ly/5UUcBH

if like me you disagree with this please sign the petition
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/don...
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Are New Firmware Updates Tough On Older PS3 Models?3 giorni fa
 
If you're considering upgrading your old PlayStation 3 to one of the new Slim models, there are multiple reasons in support of that idea. But there may be another one you haven't considered...

Of course, all of this is nothing more than a theory; we're merely noting a running coincidence in responses from our readers and e-mails we've seen in our inbox. In the past, some firmware updates for the PS3 have proved problematic, but many times, they seem to hit older models harder. With the most recent update - firmware 3.10 that delivered Facebook to your XMB - some users were complaining of games and movies freezing on a continual basis and when further prompted, you will find that most of them have old 60GB, 40GB, or 80GB models. I'm wondering if Sony has a response to this, simply because the coincidence appears to be...well, too large to be just a coincidence. I know nothing of programming or how the firmware updates are delivered, or if it's even possible that older models would suffer more from these updates. I'm no tech guy; never have been. I'm only reporting on what I've seen and when I hear a complaint related to a firmware update and I ask after the model in question, 80-90% of the time the answer is expected: they have a PS3 that's at least a year or two old. So, is this all conjecture or might the newer models simply receive these updates in a more reliable fashion?

Perhaps we'll learn more about this in the future but in the meantime, I would say that if you're a Slim owner, I wouldn't be too concerned about downloading new firmwares (at least not for a while).

http://bit.ly/4LTBKm
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Banned PSN player sues Nintendo and Microsoft5 giorni fa
 
After being banned from the PlayStation Network for hateful comments stated in Resistance's online community, Erik Estavillo launched not one, but two, lawsuits against Sony for infringing on his "first amendment rights" -- an argument that was shot down by Judge Ronald Whyte simply because "Sony is not part of the government."

However, what Estavillo lacks in civil online discourse, he makes up for with sheer determination and persistence. In addition to Sony, he now has both Microsoft and Nintendo in his sights. Estavillo is seeking $75,000 from Microsoft for the "undue stress" and "sadness" caused by his Xbox 360's RROD. "Microsoft should have to bear the burden that is now put on the shoulders of this disabled plaintiff," his claim states -- a burden that is equivalent to the sum of 375 Xbox 360 systems, apparently. Nintendo is being sued for interfering with Estavillo's "pursuit of happiness." And how exactly is Nintendo doing that? "Deleting, blocking or prohibiting the Homebrew Channel and Ocarina applications" via a system update.

We're hoping you can see the sheer brilliance of Estavillo's strategy. He's offering the perfect opportunity for PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo fans to agree on something for once.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/20/ba...
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Playstation Network to morph into multimedia-hawking Sony Online Service5 giorni fa
 
Sony adding yet more years to the PS3's life

Sometimes things happen that weren’t originally intended. Sometimes an ill-conceived or under planned idea can later turn into an absolute winner simply by tweaking one or two aspects, expanding or adding a missing ingredient to help it hit the big time.


Case in point is Sony’s Playstation Network; the platform from which PS3 owners can access and download content such as games and movies. All well and good, but certainly not world-changing. At a management meeting in Japan today, Sony seems to have had a brainwave though - announcing its (very vague) plans to turn the PSN into an online service that’ll benefit a much bigger range of Sony devices.

The Sony Online Service (SOS?), as it’s being called, will be an online centre akin to iTunes that’ll gladly shift e-books to your Sony Reader, Movies to your PS3 or Vaio, games to your PSP and music to your Walkman all at the same time.


It’s a neat tweak that’ll certainly add life and a new dimension of use to a raft of Sony products; not least of which the Sony PS3, which is currently locked in a battle with the Xbox 360 over which machine can turn into a truly all-encompassing media/entertainment hub first.


Details are scarce to say the least, but we’ll keep you posted when we hear more.

http://bit.ly/5X41Xr
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PSP/PS3 adhocParty coming soon to Europe5 giorni fa
 
PSP gamers take advantage of the PS3 to enable online gaming.
psp go - PSP/PS3 adhocParty coming soon to Europe

Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that adhocParty is now available to download from the PlayStation Store.

The free application for the PS3 allows PSP owners with a PS3 to connect to one another via the PlayStation Network. This means that games that previously only offered local wireless adhoc multiplayer become online multiplayer games if they support the adhocParty application.

Games that can be played in this way in the US include Gran Turismo and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. You'll find a guide on how to get started over on the Official PlayStation Blog.

The good news is that adhocParty is coming to Europe, with SCEE telling VideoGamer.com that there's currently no confirmed date, but it will be available soon.

http://bit.ly/6fG02h
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Firmware 3.10 allows users to send error reports to Sony5 giorni fa
 
Has your PS3 ever frozen randomly? Sony wants to know about it. Thanks to firmware 3.10, Sony now allows users to send an error report after an improper shutdown.

Freezing is an annoying issue and there is no way for everyone to be able to report such errors in an easy way. While it’s unknown what exactly is being sent to Sony, expect information about your software and hardware to be sent. According to a disclaimer before sending in the report, this includes PSN account information, the content saved on your PS3, and your email address. This information will be sent if it was being used during the time of the problem.
error report 3

Should we be alarmed? Doubtful.

Hopefully this will make certain freezes a thing of the past, especially for the PS3 web browser. In fact, that’s how we were able to get these pics without fail. After opening up YouTube XL on the browser, a freeze came within the next 10 minutes. Such a dependable freezing technique hopefully showcases the problems that exist so that Sony can fix the bugs ASAP.

When you start up your PS3 after a freeze expect to see this message:
error report 1

Yes, I want to spam SCE!

What do you guys think? This is probably one of the more practical features of firmware 3.10. We’d rather spam Sony with error reports than spam facebook friends with trophy notifications…but that’s just us.

http://bit.ly/720bEj
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The PS3 Perspective: PSN Facebook is Dumb6 giorni fa
 
Firmware 3.10 is live, and dear lord, does it do some dumb stuff.

I'm Greg Miller, and I'm a Trophy Whore. I love collecting the Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum trinkets in PlayStation 3 games; I love watching my PlayStation Network Level inch closer and closer to the next plateau; and I love coming into work to talk Trophies with the other IGN editors.

All that said, I hate how Sony has integrated Facebook and the PlayStation Network.

Late last night, Firmware 3.10 went live for the PlayStation 3 and brought a new way to order photos off the XrossMediaBar as well as three Facebook options you might've missed because they're tucked away under Account Management. Earlier this week, Xbox Live launched Facebook on the Xbox 360. Over there, you're getting the real Facebook; you can post, comment, look at photos, and so on. Here on the PS3, you're getting none of that. What you can do here is post purchase information, game events, and Trophy information to your Facebook profile.

This is a terrible idea.

Oh my...
Oh my...
Now, Sony says that this is the first phase of Facebook on the PS3, so I'd imagine a functioning Facebook option is coming, but that doesn't excuse what a terrible idea these current options are. When it comes to purchases, I don't care what you've bought off the store. This is clearly just advertising for Sony. Sharing game milestones could be cool -- it'll ask you if you want to share events when they happen -- but that's something developers have to put in their games from here on out. No titles are doing it now; it's not backwards compatible.

And the Trophies, oh, God, the Trophies. I knew it was going to be bad when I opened my Facebook News Feed this morning and found six different auto-posts talking about how someone "has earned 2 PlayStation Network trophies in" whatever, but it only gets worse. These things aren't updating one-by-one, so however many Trophies you've earned since your last sync will be posted – in detail – to your profile when you sync everything up.

I just posted 19 Scene It? Bright Lights! Big Screen! Trophies to my Facebook page. I have about 20 comments at this point on these updates, and most are berating me for spamming my friends.

"Turn this crap off!" Chris Tilton writes.

"THIS BURNS MY EYES," Carlos Lopez says.

"This is completely unnecessary," Michael Han commented.

They're all right. Even though these Trophies are coming out of one game, it appears Trophy posts can only hold 10 Trophies each. So, I have two massive posts detailing each Trophy I got in the game. That's ridiculous.

Perhaps Kris Clark gets it the best on my Facebook page: "Thanks for that sony, no cross game voice chat but we get trophy spamming on facebook....Bravo." It's not so much that these features are dumb – although they are – it's that Sony is once again ignoring what fans want. How many times have I asked them in interviews for new avatars? How many times have people cried for an official PSN gamer card for Facebook? Where is cross-game chat, custom soundtracks for every game, and full backwards compatibility?

Why does Sony insist on ignoring what people want and only doing what the company wants? It's mind-boggling to me. After the failure of the console's initial price, the failure of SixAxis controls, the failure of a rumble-less controller, and the failure of not having a reward system, why does Sony refuse to listen to its fan base?

Sigh.
Sigh.
Making this all the worse is how well Facebook works on the Xbox 360. I wrote an editorial about it yesterday. If you missed it, I talked about how I really dug the 360's streamlined Facebook was and how well it loaded and worked – talked about liking that after talking about how I prefer my PS3 to my 360. As a PlayStation fan, I'm embarrassed that this is the best Sony could do. It's embarrassing that this is Sony's take on this program.

Fear not, Facebook friends, I'm turning this crap off and never turning it on again.

http://bit.ly/2r6US0
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