Playstation 3 Discussion

[ram29jackson]

To my knowledge, PS Home is free and likely always will be free, though it doesn't have anything to do with buying TeamBuilder slots. Those are sold in the PS Store.

haha ok, I use a regular older tv. should I use the 3072 MB or change to another ? dont want to waste any more MB than I have to ?

sorry if this may be a stupid question, I just dont know about this stuff

[JeffHCross]

Ram, your question doesn't make sense. What does your TV have to do with the size of ... anything?

[JBHuskers]

Ram, your question doesn't make sense. What does your TV have to do with the size of ... anything?

Jeff, you shouldn't leave open ended questions like this laying around the forums

[JeffHCross]

Jeff, you shouldn't leave open ended questions like this laying around the forums

I'm just not sure if he's talking about compensating or what

[ram29jackson]

I'm just not sure if he's talking about compensating or what

neither am I , thats why i'm asking ? a better question might be , why would I need to change it ?

[ram29jackson]

if I wanted to in the future, whats the best headset or blue tooth to get for this ?

[JBHuskers]

if I wanted to in the future, whats the best headset or blue tooth to get for this ?

The Sony official Bluetooth is a good one...

[JeffHCross]

neither am I , thats why i'm asking ? a better question might be , why would I need to change it ?

Okay, sure, but ... what are you asking? What do Teambuilder, Playstation Home, your older TV and something that was 3072 MB have to do with each other?

if I wanted to in the future, whats the best headset or blue tooth to get for this ?

You can get the official Bluetooth headset (though I didn't find it to be very comfortable), practically any Bluetooth headset, really, or go with a headset that's not Bluetooth, like the ones we discussed here or here.

[ram29jackson]

Okay, sure, but ... what are you asking? What do Teambuilder, Playstation Home, your older TV and something that was 3072 MB have to do with each other?
You can get the official Bluetooth headset (though I didn't find it to be very comfortable), practically any Bluetooth headset, really, or go with a headset that's not Bluetooth, like the ones we discussed here or here.

I know the other things have nothing to with the HDD. Quite frankly I didnt know HDD just meant hard disc drive till now. I thought it was some High Def term. While I use my home PC for a few things , I dont know all the slang ( sure i'm embarrassed ,but what ever hah) it wasnt common schooling for me as it was for you dudes

[DariusLock]

I use Tritton AX Pro's and they are terrific. I'm not a sound snob or anything like that, they get the job done for me. On Black Ops I can hear where people are coming from just by listening for voices, reloads, foot steps, pulling the pin on a grenade, and shots. Also when it comes the faint sounds...I can hear sounds that were never there...like the crackling of a fire in the background while I'm running. Also when a chopper comes I can pretty much close my eyes and then when I open them my guns pointed at the chopper...if that's good enough direction quality. You have to set them up a little though, the basic settings out of the box suck and are not good. I got my bass and rear speaker turned up a little more for Black Ops games because I like foot steps behind me to be louder so I can turn quicker and notice it.

Overall if you don't wanna spend almost 250$ I'd just buy the AX Pro's for 150$. They are good quality to me, I enjoy watching movies with them on and everything. The best part about headsets is everyone else in the house or neighbors hear nothing really unless they are close...but on the inside you're getting blasted away by explosions and everything else haha.

UPDATE MORE STUFF: Only warning about these Surround Sound headsets is all the wires... There is only one wire leading to the headset, but there is a lot more on the box. The AX Pro's use a sound box that you can increase the sound area(How far you pick up sounds from) and you can make volume changes. The awesome thing about all that is once u get it set up you probably won't have to touch it again. Put some zip ties on it and clean it up.... The headset has an inline controller that you can adjust FRONT/LEFT/RIGHT/REAR/BASS volume and the Chat volume without having to make a move while you're gaming. The AX Pro's use an Optical Wire to plug into the PS3.

[CLW]

So I am now in New Orleans and have hooked up the PS3. It immediately said download System Update so I am doing that. Hoping to have some PSN but not holding my breath.

[DariusLock]

I'm connected in MS so should be no prob.

[JBHuskers]

This might be the first thread to make 10k views in the Other Video Games section....thanks to the PSN going down

[DariusLock]

This might be the first thread to make 10k views in the Other Video Games section....thanks to the PSN going down

It's probably been good for traffic on a bunch of sites lol.

[JBHuskers]

It's probably been good for traffic on a bunch of sites lol.

Yep...what a debacle....

[JBHuskers]

From Joystiq.

If you've been keeping score, we've missed out on three regularly scheduled PlayStation Store updates since the service went down last month, preventing users from downloading items like the already long-delayed PSN RTS Under Siege. There's a lot of content to get caught up on -- and to get us there, the storefront will receive updates "multiple times per week once commerce functionality is restored," according to the latest PlayStation Blog FAQ.

"We will update the PlayStation.Blog with information on timing of the Store restoration," adds the FAQ, "as well as the full list of new content as each publish occurs." If you're the type who likes to spend exorbitant sums of money on each batch of PSN additions, you might want to steel yourself for the oncoming deluge.

[JBHuskers]

Sony's welcome back package:

Now that some PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been restored and you’re once again enjoying online gaming and entertainment, we’re happy to provide details about the “Welcome Back” appreciation program for customers in North America. We developed the program as an expression of our gratitude for your patience, support and continued loyalty during the service outage. From all of us at PlayStation, thank you and welcome back!

This package will be made available to all existing registered PlayStation Network and Qriocity users in North America (US and Canada), and will be made available shortly after we have fully restored the service. More specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live.

All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

•Dead Nation
•inFAMOUS
•LittleBigPlanet
•Super Stardust HD
•Wipeout HD + Fury

For PSP owners, you will be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

•LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
•ModNation Racers
•Pursuit Force
•Killzone Liberation

•A selection of “On Us” rental movie titles will be available to PlayStation Network customers over one weekend, where Video Service is available. Those titles will be announced soon.
•30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PlayStation Plus subscribers.
•Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional 60 days of free subscription.
•Existing Music Unlimited Premium Trial subscription members will receive an additional 30 days of free premium subscription.
•Additional 30 days + time lost for existing members of Music Unlimited Premium/Basic subscription free of charge for existing Premium/Basic members.
•To welcome users Home, PlayStation Home will be offering 100 free virtual items. Additional free content will be released soon, including the next addition to the Home Mansion personal space, and Ooblag’s Alien Casino, an exclusive game.
We’d like to thank all of our publishing and development partners who’ve contributed to the Welcome Back program, including Bigbig Studios, Codeglue, Digital Leisure, Guerilla Games, Heavy Water, Housemarque, Lockwood, Loot, Mass Media, Media Molecule, SCE Cambridge Studios, SCE Studio Liverpool, SCE San Diego Studios, and Sucker Punch Productions. We couldn’t have created such a compelling package without them!

As a reminder, you will be able to access the above content shortly after services are fully restored. We are doing everything we can to make that happen as soon as possible. Please visit the following sites for more information about the Welcome Back program in Europe and Latin America.

Thank you again for your support!

[JBHuskers]

Unfortunately I have every game they mention for PS3....

But 60 days free PS+ is good.

[gschwendt]

I don't have Super Stardust HD or Wipeout HD + Fury so looks like those two will be my choices. I will say that the movie rental weekend will be nice, so long as I'm around that weekend.

[Kingpin32]

I don't have any of those games. I don't know what I want to get.