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Firmware 1.90 Spotted on PS3: Background music option ?

The current buzz around the net is that a PS3 was spotted at E3 2007 running the next update Version 1.90. Rumor has it along with unconfirmed screen shot that there was an in game option to select music. At this moment its just around the forums and unconfirmed but it could very well be a possibilty. No official word from Sony. Fans will just have to wait and see.

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JHFKDFNFGJKFHDKF6128d ago

This feature isn't on PS3 already?

Wow. they have some catching up to do.

TriggerHappy6128d ago

Nah, is not just that, A music video download service is going live with the uupdate today as well, well at least for Australia , dont know how long it will take for it to get to the other regtions though.

dantesparda6128d ago (Edited 6128d ago )

Right, Chacron, like you didnt know. Who do you thhink you're fooling?

SilvaSurfa6128d ago

I hope we get word on this very soon. Its about time.

hmmmm question to Xbox360 users out there. Can you play custom tracks if they are being streamed from you PC. Cause I currently stream all my music from my PC and I save my PS3 HDD for Games,Demos and trailers.

Kleptic6128d ago (Edited 6128d ago )

I don't own one...but my roommate has one...and you can stream stuff with that media center extension thing...sort of...from what I remember he could find the stuff on his PC HDD, then had to simply copy it to his 360...then play...but that could not be done while playing a game...the custom soundtracks was only for stuff on the local HDD...

could be wrong though...he hasn't had it hooked up in a while...not trying to start flaming...but it kind of isn't working...lucky for him though with that warranty stuff...

EDIT @below: cool...I guess he just didn't mess around with it long enough to figure it out...he was able to copy stuff without a problem...but couldn't just play it while streaming...I know he had XP, but have no idea what he was using to stream it...

Arutha6128d ago

I'm running Windows XP and have had no problems streaming my music to the 360 while playing games. The current version of Windows Media Player is one program that will stream your music. Another was Windows Media connect which I am not sure if it is used any longer, but you may be able to use that instead of WMP.

erosevaporator6128d ago

"2 - BRING IT ON
I hope we get word on this very soon. Its about time.

hmmmm question to Xbox360 users out there. Can you play custom tracks if they are being streamed from you PC. Cause I currently stream all my music from my PC and I save my PS3 HDD for Games,Demos and trailers."

Yeah, you can. I stream all of my music from my pc WHILE I am playing games. I love my ps3, but this is seriously needed. Sports game soundtracks are HORRIBLE.

Rockstar6128d ago

My cousin has a 360.
He had no idea the his 360 could stream music/video/pictures from his PC.
I schooled him, talked him into upgrading his PC (his old PC was too old for XP) and I set it up for him through WMP 11.

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mikeslemonade6128d ago

Neither did the 360 have this when it launched. Off the top of my head it took about 4 months for the 360 to get it. I hope the update comes tommorow along with Goddess of Heavenly Blade demo.

bung tickler6128d ago

you could always play music while playing a game since day one out of the box, i know i have 3 of them.

clownfacemcgee6128d ago

3 boxes?!?!?!? I have 1 PS3, and if I got another console it'd be the 360, but 1 of each is fine for me. Christ, 3 boxes? You should just get 357 more 360's and 3 PS3's and 0 Wii's since it doesn't have a number in it's name. 360 360's. Yes, that'd make sense and exhibit a mild chuckle from me.

incubus51876128d ago

the ps3 was said by a one of the technicians that it was already a feature since day one but it was up to the developers to take advantage of it

jmoneezie6128d ago

Then why is it revelant to this update if its already built in. Sony needs to stop BullSh!ttin' and patch this thing to view other video formats. I know they have the capability, they're just slackin.

Staircase6127d ago

I don't think featuring in game music has anything to do with developers. It it a system feature.

THC CELL6128d ago

its all true. the update is due very soon.

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Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell Of Ar Ciel Retro Review – Love Conquers All

Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.

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Giga_Gaia1d 21h ago

Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.

That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.

Knightofelemia1d 20h ago

Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.

TheColbertinator1d 19h ago

I still have the limited edition of Qoga unopened. Unfortunately it never went up in value like I had hoped all these years.

Father__Merrin1d 15h ago

Used to own all these quirky JRPG on ps3 good times. Wish I would have kept them all

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies3d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken2d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing693d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker3d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing693d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt3d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken2d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.