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My PlayStation 2.5

So I ran into a bit of a snag with my PlayStation 3 last week when I went to pick up Iron Man only to discover my system would not play Blu-ray games or movies any longer. PlayStation 2 games and DVDs run just fine, but Blu-ray just poops out without even trying to read the disc. I had put off calling support in the same way I generally put off calling the doctor, hoping that whatever is wrong will just fix itself (Mike, your arm's fallen off - It'll get better!), but after wistfully browsing the Blu-ray movie aisle at a local retail establishment it was time to make the call.

After navigating the PlayStation support line's various menus and advertisements, I got on the line with a support specialist I will call Denise, mainly because I completely forgot to write down her real name. Denise had never encountered this particular issue before, so she put me on hold to research a bit in between restoring the system's default setting and performing a hard reset. The verdict? My poor little PS3 is dead.

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7:00 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Mike Fahey
22,427 views, 165 comments

Latest by kftgr: "Can someone explain to me why this is considered news worthy, this sounds to me like something i would read in a forum or something...this is not what i come hear for." @kitt2112: "something" like a blog? I guess you're more »

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Sony: PSP Portable Copy Not Coming with 2.2

Turns out it's a good thing I was so dubious.

SCEA contacted us today to let us know we were right to doubt, the Playstation 3's firmware 2.20 update will not include Portable Copy support, despite reports to the contrary.

Too bad, I'm about to go away on a trip for a few days and was thinking I might be able to bring some movies with me. Of course, I'm also still confused about whether all Blu-ray movies will be copyable or if it will be only for movies that have an extra PSP file included on the disc.

1:27 PM on Mon Mar 24 2008
By Brian Crecente
6,441 views, 51 comments

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Levine's Replies to BioShock Widescreen Cropping

Widescreen owners, you are missing out hot BioShock SLEEVE action. While the game shows the full picture in standard 4:3 ratio, it crops the top and bottom slightly in widescreen. Fuckles! I knew something was missing in that BioShock demo (A sleeve!). This apparently affects both PC and Xbox 360 versions and has annoyed some players, while others don't mind. BioShock Creative Director Ken Levine has made an official reply over at the 2K Forums, writing: More »

4:00 AM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
23,285 views, 122 comments

sega

More Love and Berry Clothes From Sega

Sure, it's spring. Light jackets, cotton pants and striped sweaters. But for Sega, it's early summer. Time to unveil its totally rad, new game-inspired shirts... More »

8:00 AM on Thu Apr 12 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
543 views, 4 comments

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Sega Finally Disowns Dreamcast, Saturn

Is this how the Sega console business *finally* ends? Not with a bang, but a whimper? Guess so! While Sega pulled the plug on console production back in 2001 (DC, R.I.P.), games continued to appear on the Dreamcast. Earlier this year saw not one, but two new DC releases in Japan. Sadly, Sega also stopped producing the official format for that game machine earlier this year. That means the only option to get games now is through the homebrew/underground scene. More »

3:00 AM on Mon Apr 2 2007
By Brian Ashcraft
29,191 views, 45 comments

Latest by SegaProud: Well, as a Former Employee of Sega USA (The Arcade Division) for 13 years, Our Staff sent our Sega Consumer Games Repairs to the following & They have always sent back our Games working or sent a Refurbished one... My more »