Sony! C’mon… For real?!
So if you’re able to quit and exit out of Fight Night Round 4 for a moment or two, you’ll see Sony has released PS3 Firmware Update 2.80. And despite what Mr. Lempel says —
The playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 format software has been improved.
Sony has also put a damper on Open Remote Play. Those tricky bastards have seemingly “poisoned” the video stream… If you start the ORP client and establish a Remote Play connection, you’ll notice the video quickly becomes garbled nonsense and eventually the client bails. The good news — you can still make the connection, meaning the authentication hasn’t changed any…
Comments (37)Now better than ever — Dashhacker’s Open Remote Play v1.2 BETA. All you Windows users, you’re going to dig this one… Most notably ORP v1.2 introduces support for the SIXAXIS/DS3 controller, the required driver is included for Windows, and on the Mac, it just works. Also added is mouse support and a much-improved full-screen mode. Check the change log for the rest…
ORP v1.2 changes…
Get it while it’s hot… ORP 1.2 is the last official release for awhile. Cheers!
Download:
ORP v1.2 BETA (Mac OS X)
ORP v1.2 BETA (Windows)
Join, contribute. ORP Source Code
Update: My bad… Forgot the README.txt in the Win32 archive. It’s included now, and for those who have already downloaded it, see here.
Here you go — Open Remote Play for both the Mac and Windows. And not only that — Dashhacker has released the source code. So if you’re a developer and wish to contribute: visit the Open Remote Play Google Code project page. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. And remember, you read it here first. Boom, posted.
Open Remote Play v1.1; things you should know:
What’s planned? Check this –
Download:
ORP v1.1 BETA (Mac OS X)
ORP v1.1 BETA (Windows)
Join, contribute. Help improve Open Remote Play:
ORP Source Code
Update: It’s out… And ORP still works.
Uh oh… Big Trouble in Little China? What’s Sony up to… PS3 Firmware 2.76 — it’s just around the corner.
This is a minor update that improves the playback quality of some PS3 format software.
- source: blog.us.playstation
Comments (35)Drum roll please… You’re about to experience Remote Play like never before — on your [Intel-based] Mac, that is.
First and foremost, you will need access to a hacked PSP to export the remote play settings. All that’s included in the download package.
Open Remote Play Howto:
Dashhacker strongly encourages you read the included README.txt before proceeding; remember, this is beta.
The API and Windows player will be available within a week. Enjoy — now lets get drunk, beers on Dashhacks tonight!
Download: ORP v1.0 BETA (Mac OS X)
Comments (68)Progress updates; ongoing discussion…
Prepare yourself for complete and utter devastation — presenting a Dashhacks exclusive, from our very own talented Dashhacker — PS3 Remote Play: successfully reverse engineered, authentication system broken, and a portable API on the way.
What does this mean? Well for starters you’ll soon be accessing your PS3 from just about anywhere — your PC, your iPhone, your whatchamacallit, and whatever other Internet-enabled device.
Stay tuned, for real.
Comments (92)Alright, now, this is awesome. We know most of our readers are most likely 100% Blu-ray loyal and probably didn’t even know HD DVD existed, but if you happen to own some HD DVDs because you were an early adopter or whatever, you may be happy to know that someone out there is willing to take your crappy HD DVD disc off your hands and upgrade you to a much nicer and superior Blu-Ray disc for a low fee of $4.95USD.
Now, Now, before you go all crazy and complain about the $5USD fee, you got to admit a $5USD upgrade fee is nothing compared to going out and buying the blu-ray copy of whatever movie you have on HD DVD. It’s a great deal! Unfortunately, you still have to pay for shipping but it’s still less than going to buy a blu-ray movie at your local Wal-Mart or Fry’s store. Now, excuse me, I got to upgrade my HD DVDs to Blu-Ray!
Note: This is only for HD DVDs from Warner Bros. - Wish more companies would do this, one can only hope!
- source: red2blu.com
Gamasutra reports an interesting new job listing at Netflix seeking an “Engineering Leader — Gaming Platforms.” The applicant is expected to have experience developing and testing media rich applications, and should be prepared to “rapidly prototype and iterate on a variety of platforms.”
What do you guys think? Is Netflix entering the video game streaming world or is Netflix movie streaming coming to other consoles, such as the PS3? Considering the relative success and partnership with the Xbox 360, it would not be surprising if the company expands its service to other customers. Netflix on the PS3 would be an amazing add-on, it’s the only thing I use my Xbox 360 for nowadays, so lets hope it happens and Sony/Netflix do it right.
Comments (27)Well, it’s finally out and unfortunately it’s not what we all expected and were hoping for… The only thing significant this update brings is Text Chat. Text Chat allows you to communicate with your PSN buddies allowing up to 15 friends; you’ll be able to chat using the wireless keypad, on-screen keyboard, or other compatible keyboard. You will be able to access this while playing a game too - so yay. Also, you will be able to participate in up to 3 chat rooms at once.
Other things this update brings: (Nothing amazingly epic but whatever)
Friends list on the XMB (XrossMediaBar)
Video delivery service on PlayStation Store
Well, that’s it. Go update your PS3 and give Sony hell for supplying us with such a crappy update!
- source: blog.us.playstation.com
Comments (73)Well, it looks like Sony has no plans on dropping the price. Shame, because with a price drop perhaps there will be huge sales on the console.
“As we have stated previously, we do not have plans for a PS3 price drop, and any rumors to that effect are false and are the result of speculation,” the statement from SCEA public relations manager Al De Leon reads. “SCEA remains focused on the long-term momentum of PS3. With the industry’s best software lineup this year, combined with our most aggressive marketing campaign to date, we remain confident in our approach and the value we’re delivering with PS3.”
Rather interesting that it’s not the usual “We don’t comment on rumors and speculation” Blatantly stating there won’t be one, the company may be trying to manage expectations.
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