Rumored PLAYSTATION Store New Content (US) for June 5, 2008

With all the news about Qore, many gamers have overlooked all the other great content that we can look forward to this week on the PLAYSTATION Network.

PlayStation LifeStyle takes a look at what we should be getting:
- Army of Two Map Pack [Rumor]
- Battlefield: Bad Company Demo
- Civilization Revolution Demo
- Fatal Inertia EX Full Game & Demo [Rumor]
- Guitar Hero III DLC: God of War II Music Track
- NASCAR 09 Demo
- Qore: Episode 1
- Rock Band DLC: Jimmy Buffet & Disturbed Track Packs

NOTE: This list is not all-inclusive (videos, wallpapers, etc.) and content is always subject to change.

[mattnz]

It should at least shut up those people complaining that demos wont be free now Qore is coming out.

[StalkingSilence]

Hopefully people also read my comments in the article about Qore. It's pretty important and everyone's glossed over the real facts to make more dramatic stories in the past 24 hours.

[Sev]

People are just looking to bash Sony for anything they do.

They gotta find a way to drive revenue for the PSN, and rather than having ads, Qore will be a great interactive way to accomplish that goal.
It also provides you with some exclusive content, including beta access among other things.

I really think Kotaku telling people Sony will be charging for demos with Qore was a misrepresentation and confused a lot of people.

Even if we had to pay for demos/online play (which we dont) $25 is half the price of another service I know of.

BTW - I wil be signing up annually for Qore right away, that way I have first access to betas, etc

PS - Bubbles for SS

[OC Shock Value]

Ill also be signing up for Qore.

I also have Xbox Live and dont mind paying a small price for greatness.

That is all

[Pornlord]

I'm signing up for qore, no reason not too, it's a lot more reasonable than PSM... that's an expensive magazine!!!

[Tomdc]

paying for beta acess is a bad move

[Sev]

Paying for beta access is a bad move? It happens all the time.

MGO you had to put at least $5 down on the game.
Halo 3 beta, you had to buy... whatever game that was...

I didnt get a Home beta invite, because I am not a GAP member, yet I have been on the official PS forums for years.

SO at least if I pay I have access to betas.

[Infernus]

Paying to get into a Beta is commonplace now, I agree. The way I think they should do it though is offer people who bought a previous game entitlement to play the next iteration before anyone else, like EA have done with C&C3: Kane's Wrath and the RA3 Beta entry codes. Imagine getting Resistance 2 and having automatic entry into a secret Resistance 3 Beta. It'll sell games too!

Anyway, as for the update, the Battlefield Demo is the biggest thing there for me. Although Fatal Inertia looked good too, the whole Wipeout thing but with destructible environments sounded awesome.

[kevin1122]

sev, i actually got into the MGO beta by being in gap.

[spec_ops_comm]

I too am a GAP and long time PS.com forum member. I hate to say it, but betas are no longer used for tweaking the game. They are purely used for two things now:

1) Testing server load
2) Driving hype

I miss the days of closed betas. Even SOCOM is going for a public beta. Anyone who downloads Qore will get in.

But, what has me most worried about the future of 'incentive purchases' is this ridiculous crap Dice is trying to pull with the gold edition of Bad Company. Forget paying to get into a beta - awarding unlocks to those who can afford it is such a shocking change in the realm of gaming. Why rank up when you can just pay 10 more bucks to have every thing given to you? This could turn ugly.

[StalkingSilence]

Updated PlayStation LifeStyle post and N4G Story...
UPDATE 1: Novastrike [Full Game] will also be available this week. Unsure if there will be a demo or not.
UPDATE 2: Guitar Hero III DLC will include the Motorhead track pack
UPDATE 3: Capcom will also release Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3

[CBaoth]

Socom Confrontation beta invitation? Oh yeah, that's easily worth $2.99

[DR-IVO]

socom is the only reason im getting Qore is the beta testing. I been in all socom beta testing on ps2 and I cant miss out on this one.

I wonder when the psn cards will be coming out?

[Imallvol7]

For SURE, I am buying it for that.

[StalkingSilence]

SCEA's Noel Silvia addressed the question about PSN Cards last week on the PlayStation.Blog - but I'll help you out.

Short Story: PSN Cards are on their way, being shipped right now
Long Story: http://playstationlifestyle...

[DEADEND]

I'm looking forward to getting Qore, to all the haters thinking Sony is going to charge for demos think again.

[Fishy Fingers]

Battlefield demo would be a welcome update. Wouldn't mind seeing how it compares to the 360 beta.

Not a bad update all in all, hopefully this list comes good(??).

[DR-IVO]

im going to have one busy weekend for video games. Qore plus Battlefield and Nascar demos.

I dont know about anyone else but Sony has been on a role with these psn store updates.

[SickNick85]

I want Qore for European PSN...

[San anto]

me too =[

[DJ]

Another RTS game! Sweet. Now if only we can get a new Front Mission title...

[Luca Blight]

and I'll be happy with the update.

[Sev]

Its coming, not this week but soon.

[Luca Blight]

I can't wait to play it on my PSP!

[PJF_Josh]

already purchased calling all cars soooo long ago... oh well. i think i'm gonna sign up for the year subscription. i'm a sucker for the content. so much that i have a us, europe, australia, hong kong and japan account on my ps3 so i can get everything. australia alone had dozens and dozens of free hd music videos (which, sadly, are gone now with the new store). it looks worthwhile for the amount of content we're getting along with access to betas. wooo hooooo!

[StalkingSilence]

i feel you on "Calling All Cars" i did the same thing.
anyway, i love content too, but one thing no one has mentioned is HOW BIG WILL Qore BE? Is the video all streaming or is it downloaded?
I have a launch 60GB HDD, haven't upgraded yet, and I'm running out of space. Hopefully it will be reasonable.

Also, I think it's cool Qore episodes seem to auto-download. Hopefully they'll do this in the future for pre-ordering games so you don't have to get home, download and wait. I know remote play can help you do this, but in general, pre-ordering content from PSN benefits EVERYONE.

[Pornlord]

129 bucks for a WD 320 gig, easy to install. I'm sure you know that already stalkingsilence, I just wanted to put the idea back in your head :) Best money I've spent in a while.

[Nykamari]

Love your AVATAR, I'm a DIE-HARD STEELERS FAN!

[Infernus]

I went with a WD250GB and got it for £40 ($80) about a month ago. Well worth it, so easy to install. I upgraded ready for GTA4 and MGS4 (Both have installs and I was running out of space).

It doesn't really matter what size, just make it a Western Digital Harddisk Drive! (Yep, I know that rhymes)

[Chubear]

CIV:rev DEMO! Woooooooooooooooooot!!!!

[thehitman]

Are ppl acting like Qore is going to take demos from ps store and make they pay for them. Socom beta is not a demo its a beta. Also its just promotional service its like what MS did for the halo beta they put it in crackdown just marketing nothing more nothing less.

[Kaneda]

I was hoping MGS demo before it comes out.. :)

[Sev]

LMAO - Never will happen. MGO Beta was the closest thing to it.

[Aeroglyphics]

Sev I sent you a PM

[Sev]

Aero, I just hit you back...

Thanks for your interest and hard work.

[poopsack]

so for those that debated with me about qore, hows it lookin now?

[Antan]

Fatal Inertia is on the Japanese store. Runs really well, was rather suprised! Its in english also.

[Mikelarry]

the demo that was released on the box. but playing this version i relized something, i kind of liked it, it was fun and the controls were good. i might be getting this

[Mikelarry]

i still dont know why we have seperate stores because you can just as easily create another account just to get what the other stores offers and with the introduction of the psn card it would make it easier getting more from another store cuz no need for billing address

[drdre74]

im not paying for that crap unless there is a beta key in it for something i want to play. demos i can wait on or get off the 360 if i have to.

[Premonition]

Im going with the annual cost :), plus this gives me a reason to get a bigger hard drive.

[PSWe60]

We finally have some DLC coming for Guitar Hero III

[Master of Unlocking]

is that "Qore" thing? And what makes you guys think sony is gonna start charging us an annual fee for the PSN?

[LiquifiedArt]

They wont charge us for PSN ever. This is a service you can either pay for on a per episode basis Eps last from 40mins -> 2hrs, for $2.99 or pay a yearly fee of $24.99 and get the game "Calling-all-Cars" for free.

[LiquifiedArt]

I'm pretty pleased. I'm very interested in Qore. Seeing as how i'm not only a "gamer" but also a "Gaming news" fanatic. lol. I may wait a week and see what the reveiws about qore are. they shoulda made the first episode FREE.

Good comment? Bubbles? :(

[ELite_Ghost]

fatal inertia will be there, it's a pretty sick game(played it on the jpn psn)

[WyoSnake24]

How come some people already have the Battlefield demo?

[Master of Unlocking]

Thanx man. here, bubble for your trouble! ;)
And anyone knows what that digital magazine will deal with?

[StalkingSilence]

did you hook me up with a bubble? if so, I never see these things. people have been giving me bubbles for a while but i only have 6 it looks like to me.
meh whatever. my number of comments will just be cut short (probably a good thing)

[skynidas]

w00t a lot of demos

[LONEWOLF231]

Ohh okay!!!!
Hope Sony Hurries up and starts selling the PSN cards SOON!
This whole Qore deals sounds pretty good!

[thehitman]

Also fyi dont complain when 1 week its kind of bland not every week can be a week like this. Sony cant force demos out their ass you know.

[Deathbringer]

if true great update
keep em coming

[KatanaSteel]

I think the Nascar games are a joke tbh.

[GroovyMcCool]

me too, the most tedious racing ever.

[livespawn]

BF:bad company tomorrow yay!

[JuiceBOX33]

im excited for the battlefield demo!!!

[SEVERN]

Great! BF:BC! Can't wait to try out some destructible buildings, I wonder if it will be a multiplayer or singleplayer demo.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

PSM went down the drain...

I just still don't like this whole Qore thing.

People with more money get demos first...

...not cool.

[GroovyMcCool]

i think that 'qore' sounds like a total rip-off. PSN has been a big disappointment to me, with poor content and layout (especially here in europe). i'm not going to be paying to get the sort of content that i would expect to get free from a company playing catch-up like sony.

after the disappointments of GTA freezing, haze being useless and most of my mates being on XBOX live, the only thing stopping me going back to the XBOX is that my girlfriend won't have one in the house because of the noise of the fan.

[UziSuicide]

Has there been confirmation of an EU release for Qore yet?

[LJWooly]

Great. A demo for the dullest sport in the world...

Seriously though, it's a great update. Looking forward to the Battlefield demo :)

[Infinite-Ammo]

Seen a few trailers of this game and must say it looks really good especially the online play. The demo should be good.

[J@D]

This week PSN update look pretty niceee. Thanks 4 the heads up.

[kosha]

They have really improved the ps store since the new and improved version came out. Theres loads more content