And thus Sony's potentially evil scheme was proven to be a profitable one. Viva la microtransactions.
Well, the same could be said of the Wii. I figure, if people want to pay for it and enjoy it, it must be worth it to them. I'll never get it, but they do and that's all that matters to them.
I've personally gone through all the stages of grief. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and I'm finally starting to accept it. And I don't even own a goddamn PS3 yet.
And thus Sony's potentially evil scheme was proven to be a profitable one. Viva la microtransactions.
Well, the same could be said of the Wii. I figure, if people want to pay for it and enjoy it, it must be worth it to them. I'll never get it, but they do and that's all that matters to them.
And thus Goomba's quota of random unhelpful comments was fulfilled for another day.
So when is this coming out? I'm waiting for impressions.
It's supposed to be on the US store today, and the update doesn't usually happen until later in the day. When it does hit, I'm going to be taking the plunge and checking it out, so I'll post some impressions.
I'm fully expecting mediocrity, but I never played Calling All Cars and between that and the Socom beta, it's worth taking the plunge to me.
Wait, we get the Socom beta from this issue? Hey, if that's the case, I may have to give it a try then.
So when is this coming out? I'm waiting for impressions.
It's supposed to be on the US store today, and the update doesn't usually happen until later in the day. When it does hit, I'm going to be taking the plunge and checking it out, so I'll post some impressions.
I'm fully expecting mediocrity, but I never played Calling All Cars and between that and the Socom beta, it's worth taking the plunge to me.
Wait, we get the Socom beta from this issue? Hey, if that's the case, I may have to give it a try then.
What the hell? No impressions yet? Is everyone who bought it so enthralled with it that they aren't on the forums, or has it not been put up to buy yet?
What the hell? No impressions yet? Is everyone who bought it so enthralled with it that they aren't on the forums, or has it not been put up to buy yet?
it's not up yet. i'm hanging out for the civ rev demo
Hey, everyone. We know you’re waiting for today’s PLAYSTATION Store weekly update, but it’s not quite ready. We will inform you right here when the Store update goes live. In the meantime, please take a look at what will be heading your way this week:
Qore Digital Magazine
Qore Episode 001: June, 2008 ($2.99 Issue, $24.99 Annual Subscription)
Qore: Presented by The PLAYSTATION Network is a monthly interactive video production covering the world of PlayStation. Qore provides its audience with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to developers and their games, from both the SCE Worldwide Studios and the third-party community, where the audience member can control and direct the content.
File size: 1.53 GB
So I'm stuck between suffering another year of PS3 or daring another 360 redring / send in / redring extravaganza. This is kind of funny overall (paying for useless interviews / demos) but it's a different kind of funny since they spent all that effort on this.
There are so many better ideas for them to have worked on, it's bizarre that they settled on this. Paying for a demo, Christ...
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Any chance the delay is a cover to rethink things a bit? I mean, it's totally unfounded but hey, they did take the time and effort to keep this under wraps until a few days before release. Seems qind of odd.
Any chance the delay is a cover to rethink things a bit? I mean, it's totally unfounded but hey, they did take the time and effort to keep this under wraps until a few days before release. Seems qind of odd.
I'm worried Qore found a way to open both airlocks at the same time .
More sincerely, if they ditched the demo thing entirely which people feel sour about, and focused almost entirely on behind the scenes and in development stuff that people otherwise wouldn't get to see (betas are a good idea but concept/tech demos would be pretty cool on a system as powerful as the PS3), and the content was delivered in the internet style of 'here it is as it's found or made' rather than magazine style of 'here's what we came up for you this month, hopefully you don't keep up with the scene or you've read most of it already' it would be kind of neat.
I mean gaming sites can be pretty good (look where we are.) A company with dollars to put behind that sort of a project could do something good.
But seriously who expects that sort of thing out of corporations? Excellence in that sort of an endeavour seems to spring from truly dedicated fans, but uh... well, 'Qore', right? Convince me some fans came up with that.
I read some impressions over at GAF...and decided to buy Commando 3 instead. I don't regret my decision. It sounds like they put a lot of work into the interface and content for Qore, but how often is Capcom going to bring back Commando?
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The annual subscription is currently bundled with "Calling All Cars" (as in, if you buy an annual sub you get CAC for free). I'm not sure if it makes essentiall a video podcast worth it, though, but it would be a nice touch if they offer free PSN games with annual subs.
Since even brief exposures to GAF tend to result in brain damage for me, what are they saying about it?
They said that the interface is really slick, but the unskippable ads start to get annoying, as I guess they play before each item you select. Also, none of the Custom DLC is actually up yet, including the SOCOM theme.
It was more the content that didn't interest me. It's got a trailer for Hulk (the new movie, not the game), a couple of Force Unleashed videos, and a SoulCalibur IV video, as well as bits about Afro Samurai and Secret Agent Clank. Apparently all the video content and interviews are exclusives, so that's good.
The Burger King ads are causing the most strife, as they're the only completely irrelevant content. And, I agree with your thoughts on GAF exposure, I was just starved for impressions.
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I'm downloading it now. I'll post some impressions later. Damn, I really need to get a new HDD for my system. 20GB isn't enough.
At least you have full BC, don't complain!
That's true. The 20 GB wasn't that bad of a deal. I kind of missed the wifi at first, but wired connections are always more stable. I eventually switched my 360 from wifi to wired because of slower speeds. I'm just going to have to go out and get a bigger HDD. It's 2.5" SATA, yeah?
In case anyone is wondering, Qore issue one is about 1.5 GB (1577 MB to be exact).
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I'm downloading it now. I'll post some impressions later. Damn, I really need to get a new HDD for my system. 20GB isn't enough.
At least you have full BC, don't complain!
That's true. The 20 GB wasn't that bad of a deal. I kind of missed the wifi at first, but wired connections are always more stable. I eventually switched my 360 from wifi to wired because of slower speeds. I'm just going to have to go out and get a bigger HDD. It's 2.5" SATA, yeah?
In case anyone is wondering, Qore issue one is about 1.5 GB (1577 MB to be exact).
Yup, the PS3 should support any standard laptop-sized hard drive.
brynstar on
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I'm downloading it now. I'll post some impressions later. Damn, I really need to get a new HDD for my system. 20GB isn't enough.
At least you have full BC, don't complain!
That's true. The 20 GB wasn't that bad of a deal. I kind of missed the wifi at first, but wired connections are always more stable. I eventually switched my 360 from wifi to wired because of slower speeds. I'm just going to have to go out and get a bigger HDD. It's 2.5" SATA, yeah?
In case anyone is wondering, Qore issue one is about 1.5 GB (1577 MB to be exact).
Yup, the PS3 should support any standard laptop-sized hard drive.
So it looks like demos are indeed free outside of Qore - and what you're getting is access to specific, event driven demos along with access to betas.
Can we get the thread title changed please? Also, those who were freaking out about this all week can commence relaxing and posting their "oh, it's cool, forget I said anything" statements around nowish.
I have subscribed to Qore. Please let me know how I'm progressing in my aim to kill gaming for you all!
It's actually less than three dollars a month if he bought a subscription. You know, just sayin'. You can buy it single issue for three dollars or you can subscribe annually (13 issues) for 25 dollars. I'm not subscribing for a year because I don't know how this good e-magazine is going to be, now or later. I just bought the single issue to give it a try.
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So it looks like demos are indeed free outside of Qore - and what you're getting is access to specific, event driven demos along with access to betas.
Can we get the thread title changed please? Also, those who were freaking out about this all week can commence relaxing and posting their "oh, it's cool, forget I said anything" statements around nowish.
I have subscribed to Qore. Please let me know how I'm progressing in my aim to kill gaming for you all!
So all of the demos on Qore are available for free on PSN?
So it looks like demos are indeed free outside of Qore - and what you're getting is access to specific, event driven demos along with access to betas.
Can we get the thread title changed please? Also, those who were freaking out about this all week can commence relaxing and posting their "oh, it's cool, forget I said anything" statements around nowish.
I have subscribed to Qore. Please let me know how I'm progressing in my aim to kill gaming for you all!
How's the video and content of the actual magazine portion, then? I may subscribe. 25 isn't too much, and part of me just knows there's going to be a LittleBigPlanet beta, or the Home beta through Qore, so I want to get in on that.
It's actually less than three dollars a month if he bought a subscription. You know, just sayin'. You can buy it single issue for three dollars or you can subscribe annually (13 issues) for 25 dollars. I'm not subscribing for a year because I don't know how this good e-magazine is going to be, now or later. I just bought the single issue to give it a try.
I'm sure a lot of people said that about EGM, and now look at them.
Okay, found Secret Agent Clank on the Playstation Store, so I changed things. Maybe the delay was in reaction to the griping about demos, so they made them free? Or was this all a wacky misunderstanding? Either way, they're there.
Incidentally, I put "Qore" into google, and look what I found:
Lame. You're lame Threepio! How could you do that to yourself!
In Threepio's defense, if Sony sony shat in a box and offered it for sale, I doubt, he'd admit to buying it.
[edit] haha top of the page to you!
Are you kidding? Threepio would not only admit to buying it, he'd tell us all that actually, he's getting off easy, because he wasn't getting the piss that Microsoft was offering as standard. And actually, since shit is more substantial, it's better value.
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Lame. You're lame Threepio! How could you do that to yourself!
In Threepio's defense, if Sony sony shat in a box and offered it for sale, I doubt, he'd admit to buying it.
[edit] haha top of the page to you!
Are you kidding? Threepio would not only admit to buying it, he'd tell us all that actually, he's getting off easy, because he wasn't getting the piss that Microsoft was offering as standard. And actually, since shit is more substantial, it's better value.
It's also superior to nintendo's cupcake because at least Sony's selling a finished product.
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Okay.
@gamefacts - Totally and utterly true gaming facts on the regular!
Yeah, there was a lot of us just making jokes. I think we have two whole pages of "Who spells shit with a Q?"
And thus Goomba's quota of random unhelpful comments was fulfilled for another day.
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it's not up yet. i'm hanging out for the civ rev demo
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/06/05/playstation-store-update-37/ Delayed.
Shame, as I was kind of looking forward to seeing this and some cool demos and games were due out today as well.
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There are so many better ideas for them to have worked on, it's bizarre that they settled on this. Paying for a demo, Christ...
I'm worried Qore found a way to open both airlocks at the same time
More sincerely, if they ditched the demo thing entirely which people feel sour about, and focused almost entirely on behind the scenes and in development stuff that people otherwise wouldn't get to see (betas are a good idea but concept/tech demos would be pretty cool on a system as powerful as the PS3), and the content was delivered in the internet style of 'here it is as it's found or made' rather than magazine style of 'here's what we came up for you this month, hopefully you don't keep up with the scene or you've read most of it already' it would be kind of neat.
I mean gaming sites can be pretty good (look where we are.) A company with dollars to put behind that sort of a project could do something good.
But seriously who expects that sort of thing out of corporations? Excellence in that sort of an endeavour seems to spring from truly dedicated fans, but uh... well, 'Qore', right? Convince me some fans came up with that.
@gamefacts - Totally and utterly true gaming facts on the regular!
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They said that the interface is really slick, but the unskippable ads start to get annoying, as I guess they play before each item you select. Also, none of the Custom DLC is actually up yet, including the SOCOM theme.
It was more the content that didn't interest me. It's got a trailer for Hulk (the new movie, not the game), a couple of Force Unleashed videos, and a SoulCalibur IV video, as well as bits about Afro Samurai and Secret Agent Clank. Apparently all the video content and interviews are exclusives, so that's good.
The Burger King ads are causing the most strife, as they're the only completely irrelevant content. And, I agree with your thoughts on GAF exposure, I was just starved for impressions.
PSN ID : Xander51 Steam ID : Xander51
At least you have full BC, don't complain!
That's true.
In case anyone is wondering, Qore issue one is about 1.5 GB (1577 MB to be exact).
Yup, the PS3 should support any standard laptop-sized hard drive.
PSN ID : Xander51 Steam ID : Xander51
Indeed: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136099 not a bad deal.
Can we get the thread title changed please? Also, those who were freaking out about this all week can commence relaxing and posting their "oh, it's cool, forget I said anything" statements around nowish.
I have subscribed to Qore. Please let me know how I'm progressing in my aim to kill gaming for you all!
So all of the demos on Qore are available for free on PSN?
How's the video and content of the actual magazine portion, then? I may subscribe. 25 isn't too much, and part of me just knows there's going to be a LittleBigPlanet beta, or the Home beta through Qore, so I want to get in on that.
I'm sure a lot of people said that about EGM, and now look at them.
In Threepio's defense, if Sony sony shat in a box and offered it for sale, I doubt, he'd admit to buying it.
[edit] haha top of the page to you!
(Please do not gift. My game bank is already full.)
Incidentally, I put "Qore" into google, and look what I found:
Qore Property Sciences: www.qore.net
Qore Technologies: www.quoretechnologies.com
Qore Networks: www.qore.nl
Qore Business Solutions: www.qorebusiness.com
Qore Functions: www.qorefunctions.com
Qire Qore: www.qireqore.com
Woops.
Are you kidding? Threepio would not only admit to buying it, he'd tell us all that actually, he's getting off easy, because he wasn't getting the piss that Microsoft was offering as standard. And actually, since shit is more substantial, it's better value.
@gamefacts - Totally and utterly true gaming facts on the regular!
It's also superior to nintendo's cupcake because at least Sony's selling a finished product.
Bastard!
(Please do not gift. My game bank is already full.)