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    LittleBigPlanet PSP Sacks PlayStation Network Tuesday

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    NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks

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    Image of octaslash octaslash
    11/23/09

    In reply to LittleBigPlanet PSP Sacks PlayStation Network Tuesday
    Isn't the downloadable version for all PSPs?
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    Image of karoc karoc
    11/23/09

    @octaslash: Yep. PSP-1000, prepare to host some sackboy!
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    11/23/09

    @octaslash: And again, a kotaku commenter shows the epic amount of failure destined for the PSP Go.

    PSP Go, prove yourself before its too late...

    Whats that? Oh never mind... its too late.
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    Image of penciledcookie penciledcookie
    11/23/09

    @octaslash: Right, but it already came out on UMD, and why wait unless you have a PSP go that's not UMD-compatible?
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    Image of The Whaleman The Whaleman
    11/24/09

    @penciledcookie: LBP was on the european PS Store the same game the game was released, so here there was one less reason to buy the physical copy. In Sweden there's another reason to not buy the UMD, and that is that Sony outsources the distribution of the PS products to Nordisk Film, that adds their cut to the price, hence the UMD is actually more expensive (from 8% more at the cheapest stores up to 35% more at stores following MSRP) than the digital copy that I assume Sony is handling all on their own.

    Plus the digital copy is actually 5 copies ;) If I had 5 PSPs that is... but at least I have it for my PSP3000 now and can add it to my wife's PSPwhatever once she gets one.

    This still doesn't help the go though... since I can afford a PSP3000 with like... 4 16GB memory sticks for the same price... and be able to pick up bargain bin UMDs.
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    Image of MikeRox MikeRox
    11/24/09

    @The Whaleman: but its not as pretty as the Go, and the Go is the best designed handheld console ever...except maybe the GBA:SP
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    The Whaleman promoted this comment MikeRox was starred MikeRox was unstarred
    Image of The Whaleman The Whaleman
    11/24/09

    @MikeRox: Question is, is it 50% prettier and more comfortable? That's the price difference here, if you go by MSRPs.... 62% More expensive if you go the larger stores.

    I think it's a wonderful design concept, but I'm not certain I'm willing to pay that much more for something that can do less than the cheaper model. Had they been the same price I wouldn't have a doubt which one to get, and even a slight price increase over the 3000 would be tolerated... but... now the PS3 is the only console this generation more expensive than the go.... and the 3000 is the cheapest (PS2 excluded since it's last gen), so it's quite a gap to bridge with just form (and less features).
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    Image of MikeRox MikeRox
    11/27/09

    @The Whaleman: In the UK it's closer to 100% more expensive (£225 solus vs £129.99 with games for the 3000 series) and personally I think it was more than worth the difference. Though obviously, this is completely subjective :)

    The PSP Go costs about the same as a PS3 over here lol. I absolutely love it though, I do think the price is holding it back, but I got 3 free game downloads as I already owned a Final Fantasy VII Limited Edition PSP 2000 series via the PSP Go Rewards programme. That made the price of the Go much easier to stomach :)
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    Image of fozfan33 fozfan33
    11/23/09

    In reply to LittleBigPlanet PSP Sacks PlayStation Network Tuesday
    is that jessica rabbit?!?
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/23/09

    In reply to PlayStation Store Exacts Revenge of the Wounded Dragons This Week
    So, when is that Castle Crashers coming to PSN?
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    Image of AznMetalHead AznMetalHead
    11/23/09

    @Demonbird: That's what im waiting for tooooooo
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    Image of Demonbird Demonbird
    11/23/09

    @AznMetalHead:
    It's been quit a while since we found outabout it, and I've been sitting on some money in my psn wallet just waiting. I'd get it for 360 but none of my live friends have it, and my psn friiends say they'll grab it.

    Whenever it comes out...

    #speakup
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    Image of AznMetalHead AznMetalHead
    11/23/09

    @Demonbird: I think it'll come out by Spring ;)

    #tips
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    Image of Strangelove Strangelove
    11/24/09

    @Demonbird: If you haven't, check out Fat Princess, instead. It's like Castle Crashers mixed with Team Fortress 2, and it's goddamned awesome.
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    Image of Curse lily Curse lily
    11/23/09

    In reply to PlayStation Store Exacts Revenge of the Wounded Dragons This Week
    Heck yeah! this game will definitely get my money.

    Now all i need is some old shool merengue music, ice cream and my friends and it will be the Helados Bon days all over again...ah! good times indeed ^_^
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    Image of Orionsaint Orionsaint
    11/23/09

    In reply to PlayStation Store Exacts Revenge of the Wounded Dragons This Week
    Will it have a trial version? So I can sample it and know if it's worth buying. Many PSN games lack the trial version.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    11/23/09

    @Orionsaint: Only the bigger psn games get demo's, indie devs simply can't or won't fork over additional money to post a demo.
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    Image of Orionsaint Orionsaint
    11/24/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: Apparently for the 360 they can though.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    11/24/09

    @Orionsaint: MS doesn't charge for store real-estate, Sony does.

    Posting stuff on the ps store costs money, and on the other hand the live store forces decs to put out demo's.

    And there you go..
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    Image of D-K D-K
    11/23/09

    In reply to PlayStation Store Exacts Revenge of the Wounded Dragons This Week
    I can tell you now i'll buy it and love it. Old skool sidescrolling beat 'm ups are the best.

    Castle Crashers, Invincible Tiger and at some point a Double Dragon remake are instantly worthy of purchase..
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    Image of mrjoeyyaya mrjoeyyaya
    11/23/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*:

    Streets of Rage.. Power Blade.. Final Fight? Target Renegade? Two Crude Dudes?
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    D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears* promoted this comment mrjoeyyaya was starred mrjoeyyaya was unstarred
    Image of D-K D-K
    11/23/09

    @mrjoeyyaya: Well, not Target Renegade but the rest, yeah..

    Also, warriors of fate... man that was good..
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    Image of MrBounce MrBounce
    11/23/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: I would love to get my hands on the original arcade Shinobi game in HD (not the console versions).

    Maybe some classic Castlevania games too... and and...

    *drifts off on memory lane*
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    Image of D-K D-K
    11/23/09

    @MrBounce: Ohh man.. classic shinobi.. yes please..

    Also, Cadillacs and dinosaurs!
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    Image of hazelnut hazelnut
    11/23/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: Also Ninja baseball BatMan
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    Image of D-K D-K
    11/23/09

    @hazelnut: Cadillacs and dinosaurs is an actual game... and a good one too, look it up, download it, enjoy it.
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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    11/23/09

    @D-K, stubbed his toe..*swears*: So is Ninja Baseball Batman.
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    Image of D-K D-K
    11/24/09

    @ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.: ...they say never trust the word of a madman

    ...

    *googles*

    Hot damn!

    #speakup
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/20/09

    In reply to NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
    Could they have picked a more evil sounding name than Empire 2.0?

    Something like this would blow Phillip K. Dick's mind.
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    Image of Hamsfork Hamsfork
    11/20/09

    In reply to NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
    Oh man, I have a crazy story about one of these emergeBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
    THIS IS A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
    THIS IS A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    BEEEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP
    THIS IS A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    BEEEP BEEEP BEEEEEEEEEP
    THIS IS A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
    THIS IS A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    BEEEEEEEEEP BEEEEEEP
    THIS IS A TEST OF THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
    BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP    nd so that's how I ended up in a jacuzzi with nine naked supreme court justices and Tim Schafer's dog.
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    Edited by Hamsfork at 11/20/09 12:55 AM Hamsfork was starred Hamsfork was unstarred
    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/19/09

    In reply to NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
    Can someone explain to me how you are going to see one of those messages if your TV is off? :P

    Edit: I'd be really fucking pissed if I were in the middle of a match or game and it got interrupted so that they could test their new toy. If I hadn't read it here, I'd also be pretty freaked out for the first few moments, thinking it is a serious alarm. =/
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    Edited by SycoJack at 11/19/09 11:55 PM SycoJack was starred SycoJack was unstarred
    Image of minusX minusX
    11/20/09

    @TexasJack: TV meaning cable/broadcast in this case.
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    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/20/09

    @minusX: I know, I was just joking. :P
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    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    11/19/09

    In reply to NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
    If a message flashes across my screen while I'm in the middle of a heated deathmatch, I'mma bust a nut.

    Fuck Tornados, like hard!
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    Image of SacGamer SacGamer
    11/19/09

    @NeVeRMoRe666: You won't if it's warning you of incoming missiles to your house.
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    Image of SycoJack SycoJack
    11/19/09

    @SacGamer: I don't really think he will care, and he'd probably rather not know that is about to be vaporized and that there is not a damned thing he can do about it. :P
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    11/20/09

    @NeVeRMoRe666: If I die in the middle of a deathmatch will someone do me the favor and make it look like I was winning?

    I don't want my family to know the last thing I did in life was get trounced by a 13 year old girl.
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    Image of fuchikoma fuchikoma
    11/19/09

    In reply to NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
    *bing*
    TORNADO WARNING
    "Sweet! I got another achievement!"
    *house is blown down* :p

    Seriously though, this is a great idea... I guess you'd have to have your billing info on file so they know your location though, since guessing by IP address isn't always accurate?
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    11/19/09

    In reply to NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
    My only issue with the emergency warnings is getting ones that mean nothing to me. Such as watching a station out of my city (in most cases out of my country even) because then it just becomes an annoyance.

    I'm curious how they'd avoid sending this to the wrong people.
    I'd be pissed, and I'm sure a few others would be, if i kept getting a tornado warning for somewhere outside of my own country.

    Interestingly I was just thinking about this considering how little i watch of live television or especially radio (read: not at all).
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    Edited by Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. at 11/19/09 10:30 PM Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. was starred Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. was unstarred
    Image of TrjnRabbit TrjnRabbit
    11/19/09

    @Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.:
    The problem with people receiving the warnings when they don't apply is that they learn to ignore them.

    Being annoying is nowhere near as much of a problem as being ineffective.
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    Image of Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
    11/20/09

    @TrjnRabbit: Ya that makes sense.
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    Image of Blastarr Blastarr
    11/19/09

    In reply to NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
    So when the nukes let fly and i'm on MW2, ill know that my ass is about to get vaporized......

    Thanks government.
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    Image of Atomsk88 Atomsk88
    11/19/09

    In reply to NY Testing Emergency Broadcasts Over Gaming Networks
    It would definitely be interesting to hear someone online receive an emergency warning and proceed to continue to play.

    Player1: "Uh, dude... that sounds like an emergency broadcast..."
    Player2: "No, it's... uh, you know... just a tornado. C'mon, let's win this match and-"
    Player1: "No man! You have to quit!
     Reply
    Edited by Atomsk88 at 11/19/09 10:25 PM Atomsk88 was starred Atomsk88 was unstarred
    Image of the7k the7k
    11/19/09

    In reply to The PlayStation Network By the Numbers
    As long as this subscription is paying for online play (which is apparently not the case), then I'm fine with it.

    Otherwise, its good bye PS3, hello Gaming Rig.
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    Image of BinaryReaver BinaryReaver
    11/19/09

    @the7k: do you mean.."as long as its NOT paying for online play"??
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    the7k promoted this comment BinaryReaver was starred BinaryReaver was unstarred
    Image of the7k the7k
    11/19/09

    @BinaryReaver: Yeah, that's what I meant. I guess I need more sleep than I thought.

    To clarify - there's no way I'm paying for online play.
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    Image of Michael Forsberg Michael Forsberg
    11/19/09

    @the7k: I can safely say Sony will NOT start charging for online play.

    Other services? Sure, but not online play. Hell no.
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    the7k promoted this comment Michael Forsberg was starred Michael Forsberg was unstarred
    Image of the7k the7k
    11/19/09

    @Michael Forsberg: Even though I'm pretty sure they wouldn't do it, never say never.

    It might be a stupid idea, but Sony has had plenty of stupid ideas that they put to action. It happens less often now than it did 2-3 years ago, but it still happens.
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    Image of Michael Forsberg Michael Forsberg
    11/19/09

    @the7k: charging for online play would still be their stupidest decision ever. You can't just do it without facing heavy concequences. At this point, it would ruin PSN.

    It's different in XBLs case because they have charged since day 1.
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    Edited by Michael Forsberg at 11/19/09 5:52 PM Michael Forsberg was starred Michael Forsberg was unstarred
    Image of the7k the7k
    11/19/09

    @Michael Forsberg: Yes, that's true. I'm not arguing that. I'm arguing that Sony might not care about the consequences.

    There's one thing that every corporation values over its customers: money. They'll try to keep both, but if its between one or the other, the choice is obvious.
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