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Firmware 2.00 is out: Crying Fan Edition

Ps3informer.com: "I just can't believe this. You go through life, thinking everything is right and then you get news like this! threespeech is Sony's semi-official blog? I thought that was us! Sony, what are your standards?! They don't even have the word PS3 (or PSP) in their title."

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gdguide6030d ago

Oh come on. What's the big deal? We get lag free games for free. Being a PC gamer for years, I don't need the fluff, and just care about lag free games and not having to pay.

ruibing6030d ago

I feel bad for anyone who actually cries over an update.

wil4hire6030d ago

Which is due in MARCH.

Sony never said "We are doing ingame-xmb for 2.0" Forums did..

but I guess stupid is, as stupid does.

TheMART6030d ago (Edited 6030d ago )

First the PS3 would release spring 2006, then it was shifted back untill Holidays 2006 for USA/Japan and Europe even not untill the end of March 2007.

First Home would release early 2006, then it became Fall 2006, then it was holidays 2007, now it is spring 2008 (for Japan confirmed, I bet it'll be even later for Europe/USA).

Do you see the pattern? Delay after delay after delay

Bathyj6030d ago

I see a pattern. First Mart was mildly annoying, then frustrating and now I flatout wouldn't care if he got hit by a bus. By the time your 40 you'll be so obnoxious even you will hate yourself.

Thats the pattern I see.

redmamoth6030d ago

Hahaha..... Comment of the week for me!!

SeanScythe6030d ago

The PS3 came out in Nov 2006 Home was announced the next year which is 2007 I believe.

Ri0tSquad6030d ago

no one takes your comments serious on here......your a joke. When everyone sees a post by the mart at xboxkings they get ready to read yet another trolling, childish, comment that brings absolutely nothing new to the table on the comment section.

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Skerj6030d ago (Edited 6030d ago )

LMFAO@Crying Fan Edition. People aren't over this yet? Sheesh give it up, and hope for the next release. Personally I'm happy with what we got today, little by little it's starting to become a more complete experience. Then again I plan on taking advantage of nearly everything from the update.

smirx6030d ago

Updates are always nice.... Even if you aren't getting massive features, it's always good to know you have the latest version of whatever the program may be, in this case, the XMB. Not to mention, the fact that Sony is actively trying to improve our gaming experience...... for FREE!

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel3d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga1d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow2d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1821d 17h ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie1d 7h ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow1d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere22h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin1d 3h ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere22h ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow8h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere22h ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow8h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX1d 20h ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney3h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno1d 18h ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Sheppard7t31d 17h ago

How did Sony kill the series?

Inverno1d 16h ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii1d 3h ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno1d 2h ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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