More details on the PS3 online service |
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Okay, we've given you a few details here and there about the PlayStation Network, like the game titles available online, how it's integrated into Full Auto 2: Battlelines, and even the interview with Kaz Hirai, where he said that the PS3 was built from the ground up to be online.We know you might be having an information overload syndrome already, but remember, all this info will come in handy in helping you maximize your PS3 usage once you get your hands on one. So without further ado, here are more details on PlayStation Network:
Communication: This one we've already mentioned in previous articles, but if you weren't able to catch them, the PlayStation will enable text and voice chat as well as video communication. The Remote Play feature in the XMB interface will allow PS3-PSP connectivity for media sharing.
PlayStation Store: Users will create a "unique and secure" PlayStation profile and use some sort of an electronic wallet to buy online content. Unlike the system on Xbox Live Marketplace or the Wii's online store, you can use real money in the PlayStation Store. Funds from your credit cards or gift card-like PS3 cards can be added to your PS Network accounts. The PS Store will also be accessible even while you're in-game, so there's no need to log out of a game should you have a sudden urge to go shopping.
Also, game demos and downloadable games (as long as they're small) can be re-downloaded up to five times on multiple PS3 units using the same account. Downloadable first-party casual games that are exclusive for download and play on PS3 such as Blast Factor, will cost US$15 at launch.
Web Browsing: Users will be able to browse the web, store pictures and video clips (and view them of course), as well as download and listen to music using your PS3s. The web browser will come with the PS3 package and can be used for free.
Parents will also be glad to know that the PlayStation Store will have an ESRB (Electronic Software Rating Board) system, allowing them to put restrictions and set what their kids can purchase online. Hirai said that the PS3's online and hardware features won't be going anywhere any time soon, and that they "...intend to lay a foundation for the next 10 years. This is an entertainment system we call future proof."
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"The PS Store will also be accessible even while you're in-game, so there's no need to log out of a game should you have a sudden urge to go shopping."
Does anyone else see someone durring a Multiplayer mission have their buddy just standing there while you get your ass kicked to have him come back after your dead or almost dead.
"Bill where the Fu*k did you go I was yelling for back up and you didn't help?!"
"Oh snap man I noticed that the PS store had a new trailer for MGS4 so I decided to go check it out really quick."
"You WHAT!....How could you what the hell was you thinking? I...I....ARRRGGGG! So how was it?"
"Pretty kewl...."
Nice i hope i will not meet any "BILL "
what is it again? free online :) can you please repeat that again? yes! its free to play games online. told you guys it is free :D.
so who ever still doubting it (6 months), they are just jealous
PS2 online has BEEN free for a while, thats why EVERYONE is always on Day after day week after week playing killzone, or madden.
just because its free doesnt mean its gonna be better than xbox. and WHO Cant afford 50$ a month for online gaming. WHO???, if u can afford a ps3 or a 360 u can afford 50$ a FREEKIN YEAR, not DAY YEAR repeat that again?
i was so blinded with rage that i make a few grammatical and other errors, but you all get the point.
Fifteen dollars? And people complained about the virtual console prices. Let's see, do I want an N64 game like Mario Party or Ocarina of Time, which I know are awesome, for eight bucks; or do I want some low-level game just like one I can legally download for free on my PC for fifteen bucks? Decisions, decisions...