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Rumor: Sony's last mystery GamesCom announcements are new PS3 FW and new PSN

Posted Aug 9, 2009 at 3:21PM EST by Mabie A.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: GAMESCom, playstation 3 updates, PlayStation Network, Sony
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GamesCon - Image 1More update's finally here on the much-awaited 3-hour Sony Conference for GamesCom in Cologne, Germany later this month. Of course, that is not to say it's official, but nonetheless, who doesn't love a good rumor, right?

We've already heard that the presscon will supposedly announce the PS3 Slim and the PSP Go price cut, but it did leave us hanging with one more "mystery announcement."

This right here be the "mystery". Sources of PSInsider describes that this last item is being done only "for the first time". That would be the announcement on Firmware 3.0, though not necessarily releasing it on the same day. The announcement will supposedly coincide with the release of the new PlayStation Network - something that Sony has hinted previously to come sometime around the 18th.

As to what could be featured in the new PSN, we have yet to find out, although we're betting on some premium features, like access to unlimited downloads at a flat rate, maybe.

Before you go whopping with joy, however, keep in mind, THIS IS JUST A RUMOR. GamesCom will be happening from August 19 to 23, 2009 in Germany.



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# TypoEclipze_ 2009-08-09 17:05
"We've already haerd..."



Last word there.

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# NNNOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOO!!!!!!!! !jac_the_ripper 2009-08-09 17:22
...now i gotta pay for two services, XBL and PSN.

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# ...jerix954 2009-08-09 17:34
this is nice but its still just a rumor...

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# i hopefearlubu 2009-08-09 18:29
if something like that happens.....we can still do stuff we can now...but we miss out on the new stuff....or something..



better off to just not turn out like XBL

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# A rumor thats about to be true.YAMI ANUBIS X 2009-08-09 20:02
FW 3.00 will come out the same day PS3 SLIM comes out.



You dont know Sony very well, these rumors were made by them, they like releasing early info under different names.



Oh believe me, they have done this since PS1 came out.



They make it seem like rumors to just make people hype it up mpre.



The closer it is to Gamescom, the more they leak.



They did this with PSP GO before E3.



There doing it with PS3 slim aswell.



The closer Gamescom is, the more leaks sony lets out.



These rumors arent really rumors, there sonys way of making people hype stuff even more.



Rumors?



Hahahahaha, its sonys way of marketing, they have been doing this since the beginning.



Also August 18 is the day, when Sony announces the stuff, it aint 19th.



August 19 is when Gamescom starts but august 18th is the beginning of Gamescom.



Oh you will understand soon.

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# whatlito2213 2009-08-09 21:46
they anubis x if you don't work for sony plez shut the f#uck up thanks if its true we will all find out when it is announced at gamescom or put up by QJ

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# Flat rate for unlimited movie rentals would be great, just like Netflix!GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2009-08-09 23:53
I'm guessing they will release something about their rarely talked about music video service. I maybe wrong, but I'm hoping.

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# !HIDEO KOJIMA 2009-08-10 00:19
Just another feature Sony wants to copy.

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# ...jac_the_ripper 2009-08-10 02:13
thats already out. and it called vidzone

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# I've heard of it, butGUNBEHINDTHESUN 2009-08-10 02:48
It's not available for us U.S. residents. It's just for Europe residents. You guys are lucky to get this app for PS3.

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# RAGEkon_e3 2009-08-10 04:36
Preach on brotha

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# not more luckypsychoz69 2009-08-10 04:42
then us in canada when you guys have the video service and we don't

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# hmmmmmm *sniff**sniff*yomooma 2009-08-10 08:07
i smell game rentals >.< lol

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# Ugh...girandhistacos 2009-08-10 09:22
Oh, don't pay any attention to YAMI. He's already been proven a moron several times.

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# ......god0fgod 2009-08-10 09:44
Starts and begins on two different days? Hmmm.

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# dudes...Shatterdome 2009-08-10 10:11
The flat rate they are talking about is for downloads and primarily PS1 games.



There was talk about a yearly/monthly rate and you would be able to download as many PS1 games and/or movies as you would like.



Has nothing to do with online play, demos and such....

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# @hideoMr Toasty 2009-08-10 10:15
So you're telling me if you were in a position where you were competing with only one other product on the market, and your competitor had a flagship feature that was destroying your own product in market share, you WOULDN'T try to emulate that feature?



It's called business. If a competitor has something you don't, you'd better be ready to answer that feature with your own.

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# To psychoz69GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2009-08-10 11:00
Yeah that would not be good. Why can't you just make a U.S. account and use the Playstation store then?

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# only thing i understand is...truk 2009-08-10 11:42
youre an idiot.

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# @ Mr ToastyHIDEO KOJIMA 2009-08-10 20:13
Your point? You just basically said what I said.

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