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Does Latest PSN Update Spell Long-Term Fan Backlash?

If you wanted to play SOCOM 4, Mortal Kombat, or Portal 2 online and were enraged that you couldn’t do so on your PlayStation 3, well, let’s just say that the unavailability of online gaming should be the least of your problems. PSN users are now being asked to monitor their credit card info closely, as an unknown hacker has managed to breach private information: that entails names, addresses, and phone numbers in addition to the aforementioned credit card info.

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Light Yagami4776d ago

Yes. COD players can't go a day without COD. they most likely bought an Xbox 360 already.

ionlyneedonebubble4776d ago

lol, at this point i dont understand why people dont have both consoles anyway... step ur game up

Muerte24944776d ago

I agree with you because that would kill fanboyism is its tracks. I was a multiple console owner at one point. I just was tired of replacing my 360. Besides most of my friends own a ps3. I have never been a fan of Natal/Kinect. I really only want one game on the 360 "Gear of War 3". I just don't think that one game justifies buying a $199.99 system.

Legion4776d ago (Edited 4776d ago )

But his point is that you would be still gaming online right now if you had multiple systems. If playing online isn't your interest then I see your point.

GoW and Uncharted are great games to play through again offline.

BUT... the point in this article is that consumers seem to be allowing their fanboy goggles to paint a rose colored image of Sony in their view. Similar possibly to all those that stuck around with Microsoft after their console issues?

But this is not so much a hardware issue as it is a company not being able to secure it's information... wether it be a poorly written code or the lack of encryption on personal information data, seems like Sony has the appearance of not thinking security is their issue?

Muerte24944776d ago (Edited 4776d ago )

I see your point and maybe I misunderstood him. I actually don't mind the downtime. I check my email daily to make sure my account wasn't affected. But besides that I have been going back to revisit the single player aspect of the game I've purchased. I can only hope that Sony puts a nice spin on this by revamping the PSN. Allow the freedom in has with just a bit more structure. just a couple of examples:
Universal invite system (EA Crysis2)
Cross game chat (helps if you in multiplayer more than single player)
Simplify the XMB
Custom Live Wallpapers

To the people who disagree with the whole "cross game chat", it was the most wanted feature at one point. We were on the verge of getting it until the updates became less about features and more about "security". If you go to the site where you make suggestions to Sony for PSN, Cross game chat is still high on their list. In the past we have gotten what we've wanted and complained for.
In game XMB
Live Wallpapers
But since then, we have been ignored on everything else. If you don't let them know you want it, you will never see it.

iistuii4776d ago

That's exactly right. I've both consoles, yet at this moment I've just bought Socom 4 and portal 2 on the PS3 and I wanna play them online. Forget all this bullshit excuses for Sony, it's not good enough. It seems to me if Sony was hacked once a week these fools would still defend them, just makes me ask myself why.

CarlosX3604776d ago

Nah. Sony and PSN will be just fine after this hacking, I am not mad at Sony at all. In fact, this makes them look better. GO SONY! :)

DarkBlade46584776d ago

I don't really understand how having such a weak infrastructure and the fact that everyones personal info being stolen makes them look better...

Marquis_de_Sade4773d ago

I ask myself the same thing every time I see a mindless fanboy lavish praise upon sony for this.

CarlosX3604769d ago

Because dude, companies as large as Sony get hacked all the time. Its kids like GeoHotz that ruin it for us, the consumers.

athmaus4776d ago

I think it does, for them to lie about it this long...

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Didn’t Expect To See You Here: 5 Influential Fighting Game Guest Characters

Trevor Walker said: Fighting games have always been able to simultaneously experiment and innovate while staying true to their roots in the best of ways. Mechanics change, crossovers take place, and evolution occurs. One of the best examples of all three can be seen in the coveted guest character.

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Steam's highest-rated game is now less than a dollar in the Spring Sale

Jack writes: "Yet again browsing the latest offers in the Steam Spring Sale has led us to track down the very best. In terms of price to quality, we don’t think that it gets much better than this. Portal 2 is now less than a dollar, and if you haven’t got it already, now is the time to pick it up."

TheEroica66d ago

Portal deserves to be one of steams highest rated games... It's almost tetris levels of perfect game design.

TheEnigma31366d ago

It's a great game, but highly overrated. But for $1, it's an amazon deal.

Friendlygamer66d ago

Valve should bring their games to ps5

Kados66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

Gotta love Steam. Just got Portal 2 for .97 cents CAD. Should have been $1.29, selected the bundle with Portal 1 and 2, which gets a 25% discount, already have Portal 1, so it removes the cost of that, and still applies the full 25% bundle discount to Portal 2. 90% + 25% discount.

Friendlygamer65d ago

That's sweet, I've been thinking about building a modest pc to play some oldies

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All the Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Given the medium's wild diversity, this primer of the essential video games everyone should try is a good place to start.

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thorstein73d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218373d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga73d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno73d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name73d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno73d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood73d ago (Edited 73d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno73d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure73d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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