First gameplay trailer for PS3 Exclusive MAG

MAG is one of the most anticipated shooters of this console generation. With 256 players on the same map it will have a real war like feeling. Here is the first gameplay trailer even though the subtitles arent in english as well as another trailer,

Update on a couple of anticipated release dates

May 2009
5/01 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Multi-platform)
5/19 - UFC 2009 Undisputed (Multi-platform)
5/26 - inFamous (PS3 Exclusive)

June 2009
6/09 - Prototype (Multi-platform)
6/09 - Red Faction: Guerilla (Multi-platform)
6/16 - Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (Multi-platform)
6/16 - Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Multi-platform)
6/23 - Batman: Arkham Asylum (Multi-platform) (Play as Joker exclusive for PS3)
6/23 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Multi-platform)

August 2009
8/14 - Madden NFL 2010 (Multi-platform)

September 2009
9/22 - Need for Speed: Shift (Multi-platform)

Q3 2009
Q3/2009 - Hei$t
Q3/2009 - Wolfenstein
Q3/2009 - Fight Night Round 4

Q4 2009
Assassins Creed 2 - December 2009 (Multi-platform)
Modern Warfare 2 - 10th November 2009 (Multi-platform)
Q4/2009 - Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Multi-platform)
Q4/2009 - Tekken 6 (Multi-platform)
Q4/2009 - BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams (Multi-platform)
Q4/2009 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3 Exclusive)
Q4/2009 - Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time (PS3 Exclusive)

New PSP to release this fall??

Stories from various gaming sites have been buzzing about apparent leaked information regarding the new PSP gaming system dubbed "PSP GO!" The rumor is that the handheld will be getting rid of the umd drive and will stream movies and games via the psn. The system is supposed to have a sliding touch screen. The rumors are stating that it will be released before christmas in the fall for japan and the u.s. There will probably more on the new PSP at E3 this june. There are many pictures of what the machine could look like but here is the one i think looks the best.

Bioshock 2 no longer a timed exclusive for the 360

It was announced on the official sony blog that Bioshock 2 will release on the same date for the Ps3 as the 360. This is great news conidering micro$oft shelled out a truck load of money to have the original Bioshock released for the 360 before the ps3.

PS3 Exclusive content for Batman arkham asylum?

There has been posters in the ps home that suggest that exclusive content for the ps3 version of the up coming batman game will allow players to play as the joker. This is great news to here that for once micro$oft didnt shell out millions of dollars to cheat ps3 owners of some dlc. Check out the posters at ps home in the main chamber.

Follow up sony announcement 04/27: Sony announced multiplayer for Uncharted 2

The first details of the Uncharted 2 multiplayer and co-op has emerged.
Here is a screen shot and a video;





The details are scarce so far but here is what we know;
-Multiplayer co-op for 3 players. Different story than single player. Different story than single player. Zones/actions in the map requiered for 2/3 players. Zones / actions in the folder requiered for 2 / 3 players. Mini-bosses in each section. Players will revive after a few seconds (if the other players help to revive)
-Deathmatch. , 4vs4 you can choose two skills. And you need to explore like in Uncharted 1 to find the strongest weapons.
-Capture the treasure, is like CTF. 4vs4 trying to steal treasures from the enemy base.

Apparently there will be an open beta from june 3rd through june 28th and only those who buy some of the first copies of the anticipated ps3 exclusive infamous will receive the code to participate in the open beta.

Playstation 3 announcement 4-27-09

After jumping onto Sony's PlayStation.com website, I noticed that they have a small teaser hinting something big is on the way. They show pictures of inFAMOUS and Uncharted 2 in the short clip. What could they announce about these titles? Maybe demos of each?? We can only hope...

Overall price comparison: PS3 vs. XBOX 360

Some of you may portray me as a ps3 "fanboy" but in actuality if being concerned about getting qaulity products and my moneys worth for them and telling people my thoughts on it is considered being a fanboy then i guess i am... Now that thats out of the way, some of my friends who have the xbox 360 (the very few left that i havent got to trade in there xbox 360 for a ps3) are always complaining about the ps3's price. Lets just brake down the FULL cost of the ps3 vs. 360.

Price vs. Features

1) The 80 gig ps3 is 399$ us dollars and is sonys lower end model now. The 360 arcade wich is hard driveless for 199$ usd and is microsofts lower end model. So far your thinking ok the 360 is 200$ cheaper but you get what you pay for, out the box the ps3 has 80 gig of storage as where the xbox arcade has none. To get that much storage for your arcade model you would need to purchase a hard drive which microsoft made it harder for you as you have to buy a specific one for the xbox (where as the ps3 you can buy any 2.5" lap top hard drive 5400rpm sata which a 250 gig one of them is round 80$) which can cost you 100$ usd for a xbox specific 20 gig hardrive. Thats 60 less gigs for 100$ EXTRA.

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2) The ps3 has built in wifi and the arcade doesnt. To get wifi for your arcade 360 you will need to buy an adapter which will cost you around 50$ usd.

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3) The ps3 has a free online service right out the box, the 360 charges 50$ a year. I will say in the xbox's defense that they DID have a better online service so the cost may have been slightly justifiable but now the psn is equal to the xbl when i compare the 2 at friends houses.

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4) The ps3's controller does not require batteries as it is charged via usb cable from the ps3. The 360 controllers require you to buy and replace the batteries. (Obviously costly over a few years and annoying)

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5) This one isnt really an extra cost but a strong argument by 360 users to not get a ps3 was a weak line up of games. Now again early in the ps3's life they were lacking games now it is starting to be totally opposite. The ps3 has had exclusives such as Resistance 1 and 2, Uncharted, Metal Gear Solid 4, Little Big Planet, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction, Killzone 2, and with upcoming exclusives such as Infamous, Heavy Rain, God of War 3, MAG, Uncharted 2, and Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time coming up this year there is no comparison.

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6) Last but certainly not least, ps3 is a BLU-RAY PLAYER right out of the box!! Blu-ray players even now go for at the least 150$, so if you want cutting edge movie experience in your home you will get one. Trust me, i have a 50 inch 1080p high def t.v. and there is a noticeable difference between an up-scaled dvd and a blu-ray. When my friends want to watch a movie we dont go to one of our friends houses with a 360 and watch it on a dvd we go and watch it on blu-ray.

Breakdown

PS3: 399$-80 gig, built in wifi, free on-line service, no batteries for controller, and a blu-ray player.

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Xbox 360 arcade: 199$ 20 gig for 100$ extra, 50$ a year for online, $$$ a year for batteries, and 150$ if you wish to get a blu-ray player.

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So if you add it all up to get the arcade xbox 360 up to par with the ps3 it will cost you 500$!! Not assuming you keep your xbox on live subscription for atleast 3 years which would be 100$ more!! so even if you dont want blu-ray then keeping your on line for the 360 for 3 years will cost you just as much!! Not to mention i have had my PS3 for almost 2 years and have never had a problem with it, ALL of my friends who have the 360 have sent it back for red ring of death, disc scratching, disc read errors etc, atleast once most of them atleast 3 times!! It may be free to get it repaired but it takes weeks to get it back, what are you going to play while you wait..... a PS3!!!

PS3 E3 09

This year is going to be quite the year for sony and the ps3 at e3. With recent news of Resident Evil directors cut coming to the psn as well as FF7 we hope to hear a solid release date at e3. Not to mention the potential for a price cut announcement and a list of blockbuster titles with either release date info, demos, etc:

God of War 3

Uncharted 2

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

Heavy Rain

MAG

Grand Turismo 5

David Jaffe (mind behind the God of War series) has also been working on another project and lately has said he will be announcing what the project is. Hope he will fill us in at e3 and we all can only hope that it will be another installment in the Twisted Metal series.

News on the psp2 is expected as well. A description of its features as well as a release date is possible at the convention.