June 2011
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My next monitor
Thinking myself about getting a 3D capable monitor for quite some time, Sony’s new PlayStation 3D 24” screen actually comes right on time for me.
Not being perceived as a big thing during and after the press conference I guess this is a great enabler for Sony’s 3D move across all product lines. How many people can or will replace their almost brand new flat screen for a new 3D...
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Welcome Back, PSN
After the being hacked by some retards pretending doing that for the better of all of us, Sony had to do something in order to pay its customer a little back from what they have been suffering over the last couple of weeks. So the Welcome Back program was born.
But can you actually complain about something that is free? Well, I think yes, if it doesn’t satisfy the original intention. So...
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May 2011
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PSP2 = NGP = PSVITA?
Right before this years E3 a website called Games Pundit disclosed what seems to be the final name of the NGP aka. PSP2: PSVITA or PlayStation Vita.
Like with most changes it takes some time to get used to it, but if this is actually true, it is at least more intelligent than just doing the usual 2.0 thing. Given the fact that the PSP has had a tough time during the last month mostly due to...
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PSN is finally getting back on track ...
Find more details on the official PlayStation blog …
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Amazon Servers Used in Sony Playstation Hack →
I just hope they will catch all of those nerds soon …
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Are we chasing the wrong guys?
It’s been more than 2 weeks now since Sony took the PSN offline after a major security incident has been detected. The news about more then 77 million accounts being stolen went through the mainstream media, even beyond gaming sites, and it looks like Sony got really hit big time, not only by the incident and it’s technical and commercial impacts. What’s even more important at...
April 2011
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Sony stops PSPgo production, but I got mine... →
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My Game Music Collection
Sometimes the game is just half of the fun …
Devil May Cry Dangerous Hits
Driv3r OST
Final Fantasy VII - Dirge of Cerberus OST
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas OST
Ico OST
LocoRoco OST
Lumines Remixes OST
Metal Gear Solid 2 - Sons of Liberty OST
Metal Gear Solid 3 - Snake Eater OST
Official Primal “Combat” Soundtrack
Primal OST (special edition)
Rez - Gamer’s Guide...
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I Want More ...
Even though I own one of the first PS2-capable PS3 I really love those remastered PS2 classics that have been released over the last couple of month. It’s amazing how beautiful games like God of War or Sly Cooper could look like by just rendering them in HD.
Not that there are no good PS3 games in the pipeline, but there are definitely a couple more PS2 classics out there waiting for an HD...
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Bozos at work
If you wanna read something really funny, then check out the bozos from Anonymous.
Congratulations! You are now receiving the attention of Anonymous. Your recent legal actions against fellow internet citizens, GeoHot and Graf_Chokolo have been deemed an unforgivable offense against free speech and internet freedom, primary sources of free lulz (and you know how we feel about lulz.)
You have abused...
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In the cloud ...
Isn’t that great: we finally get something for our money when it comes to the PSN Plus membership. Since the firmware 3.60 update, the PS3 features a so-called cloud or online storage feature which allows for transfer or backup of games saves between different PS3 units using your PSN Plus enabled member ID.
Within the game saves folder of your PS3 you can find a new storage device which is...
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Best of Motorstorm
Being one of the PS3 launch titles, Motorstorm is one of the original franchises that you can only play on PS3. With the first two installments of the game, Motorstorm became famous for its action oriented racing based on totally unreal tracks, using a multitude of different vehicles.
But to be honest with you, as much as I like the style of the game, I usually didn’t finish the game...
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Going back, but actually movin forward ...
Well, the guys of EA Vancouver haven’t disclosed much yet of what the new SSX is all about, but as a restart of the franchise I would like them to really go way back to the first episode of the game, which was by all means the best game of the whole line of games so far.
Since then, EA tried to “improve” the game in all aspects but the relevant ones. Instead of getting...
March 2011
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Happy Anniversary, PS3
Today, 4 years ago, the PS3 start selling in Europe after delaying the Europe launch half a year before that. Now being almost 4 years on the market and it’s half-life, the PS3 is playing catchup with the 360 which had a head start this time.
It’s hard to tell if the PS3 is finally taking over the 360 as the US market right now is more or less focused on the 360 vs. Europe and Japan...
February 2011
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11 years and still counting ... →
Tokyo, February 14, 2011– Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) today announced that the cumulative sales of PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system reached 150 million units*1 worldwide, as of January 31, 2011. This incredible milestone was reached in 10 years and 11 months since PlayStation 2’s release in Japan on March 2000.
Amazing …
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Music as a Service - a test drive →
More than 30 years ago I bought my first LP (which i still own by the way), then there came the MC (music cassette) and the infamous 8-Track in the US. Beginning of the 80’ I got my first CD player which lead to an impressive CD collection. In 1998 I bought one of the first MP3 players on the market, the Diamond Rio PMP300 with 32MB onboard flash memory. With an additional 16MB SmartMedia card and...
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Things have changed ...
When the first PSP showed up in 2004/2005 the mobile gaming market was kind of simple: emerging and not yet developed. Both the PSP and the Nintendo DS were positively received by the market. Both available with basic connectivity features were still based on physical storage to actually deliver games to the gamers. Until today both devices have been sold in millions.
In 2007 things changed...
January 2011
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Wide open ...
Hacking and game consoles have a long history of coexistance and I guess it was only a matter of time until the PS3 was going to be hacked in total. Well, it looks like that this is the case now. On last 27C3, which is Chaos Computer Clubs yearly conference, fail0verflow.com demonstrated how they eventually broke into the PS3 from the bottom, i.e. the boot loading process. Check out this lengthly...
November 2010
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My PS2 All Time Favorites
Just recently the PS2 turned 10. What an amazing success story even for today’s standards. What other type of consumer electronics has a lifespan of 10 years these days. I mean, that’s not a couple of generations, that’s one product with basically the same specs.
To celebrate this major milestone I want everybody to play their most favorite games on their old buddy. As a...
October 2010
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Review: Heavy Rain Move Edition
Already owning Heavy Rain since its release month ago, I guess there is no need to actually review that game once again. So far most reviews were very positive and most reviewers agreed that David Cage defined a new genre with his second game.
Nevertheless, there is a reason to look at the game once more, but this time with the only focus on the controls. Heavy Rain already had some innovative...
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PlaystationTV = Google TV?
The PS3 has quite a history of being literally a swiss army knife of multimedia. Since its launch the PS3 has been enhanced by a couple of additional services that all point into the same direction of making the PS3 the home entertainment center.
So far so good, but all those efforts were missing a comprehensive strategy, one that makes the PS3 a replacement for your TV settop box. Yes, there is...
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Wii 2.0
About two weeks ago, Sony officially released Playstation Move. Intended to compete against Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Kinect, it is absolutely clear that Move needs to be just perfect right from the start.
Since this weekend I am finally a proud owner of a Playstation Move Motion Controller, a Navigation Controller and two Move games collections: Move Sports Champions and Move Start the Party....
September 2010
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The PSP Challenge ...
Sony is facing quite a challenge on the mobile gaming market. Since its entry in the market, a few but important things have changed. In 2005 Nintendo was basically the only serious competitor out there after Nokia basically successfully failed to establish a real gaming platform on phones with the release of their Nokia N-gage. Initially just a phone model, Nokia soon tried to move to N-gage...
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Doesn't move me
I don’t know what drives Sony to offer only Move bundles, but as long as there is no separate Move controller available, I am not getting into the Move.
Is it just me already owning a PlaystationEye camera and there is no need for a separate controller or is Sony simply ignoring those Eye customers?
Even if you take those Eye owners out of the equation, how do I actually buy a second Move...
Happy anniversary Playstation
Playstation is becoming a teenager today as the brand turns into its 15th year. Let’s hope that Playstation can keep up with the competition providing the best console gaming experience …
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Nothing to really worry about ...
With more and more details and software being disclosed, we have a pretty good idea what the latest PS3 jailbreak really looks like. In a nutshell, the PS3 has a stack overflow issue since the first firmware up to the latest 3.41 which is part of the USB handler. By simulating the handshake with half a dozen simulated USB devices and sending to large data structures to the PS3 USB controller, the...
August 2010
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Moving into the cloud ... →
or why playstationdisorder.com was down
PSJailbreak Reverse Engineered →
Well, this is what’s happening to those humble hackers these days. The world is bad and let’s just hope Sony is finding a solution to this really quick …
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Digital Foundry vs. PSJailbreak - How PS3's... →
Even without all facts being on the table yet, this is a good analysis of the current situation with the PS3Jailbreak.
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Move vs. Kinect - Evolution vs. Revolution?
It’s obvious that Sony as well as Microsoft are both setting high stakes on their new motion-enabled products, but who actually has the better product with the biggest chance to attract customers?
When Microsoft first presented Kinect at E3 2009 (it was called Natal by the time) it almost looked like that Sony’s presentation of Move (without a name by the time) was actually very...
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It's been more than a year ...
… since I wrote the last post on the old playstation-disorder.com website. Yeah, I know. It wasn’t really easy to let the site go as I was more than 3 years putting a lot of work into it. Well, I hope the wait is over.
Not that I have now a lot of spare time to invest (actually just the opposite), but it was so much fun during those days that I just feel I have to come back again.
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