1. I’m still waiting for that advert/demo/game thing on the american psn store that focuses on the killzone advert. Good update this week tho.

   
   Comment by E-ROLE — Mar 20, 2009 @ 2:38 pm

2. [...] Quelle: threespeech.com [...]

   
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3. What the???? Just checked exhange rates and sterling is at 1.07 euro to the pound, yet Sony is applying a rate of 1.60 for Resistance: Retribution!!!!!!! That’s beyond outrageous!!!!

   
   Comment by mrfodder — Mar 20, 2009 @ 2:52 pm

4. Wow! The PSN update thread on the semi-official web blog, a bit like the actual PSN Store, late and hardly worth bothering with?!

   I logged into PSN at 17:35(ish) only to find that the store had not been updated. Now, correct me if I’m wrong, but Thursday starts at 00:00:01 and ends at 23:59:59, so how come it takes SCEE nearly 18 hours to get the updated content on?

   The content they actually put up is hardly ever worth downloading, so I suppose it being late doesn’t really matter? These days the ‘Meh’ feeling I have towards Sony is continuing to grow. I’m caught in middle of the lacklustre approach that SCEE has, and the blatant money grabbing of Micro$oft with the X360.

   Maybe I should just find another hobby….?

   
   Comment by M0nk3y_R1mm3r — Mar 20, 2009 @ 3:02 pm

5. all that stuff was up yesterday but nothing worked.
   i guess sony was hoping no one noticed so they could say the put it up today and that they dont have any problems whit psn..

   
   Comment by mikkelito — Mar 20, 2009 @ 3:15 pm

6. wot happened to the Titan Pack for UT3 I saw on the Epic forums they don’t know and are as pissed at SCEE as everybody else. The US went up fine but won’t work with my european copy of the game.

   I was really looking forward to it so it added to a depressing evening of PSN, couldn’t spectate the clan game with GG, left my clan to play & wasn’t invited

   will check out the south central update for MC:LA looks mighty fine

   
   Comment by marvzilla — Mar 20, 2009 @ 3:16 pm

7. oh and wasn’t it Pickles the dog?

   
   Comment by marvzilla — Mar 20, 2009 @ 3:22 pm

8. like i said in the other topic
   29.99 Euro for a 6 months old game is way over priced!!!!
   Socom should’nt have cost more than 19,99 euro

   also FIFA throphies are enabled !!!!
   (finally)

   
   Comment by T3rr0rT!m3 — Mar 20, 2009 @ 3:31 pm

9. Yep someone is in for a bo****king over the UT3 mess up and rightly so.

   
   Comment by xxShadowsFallxx — Mar 20, 2009 @ 4:22 pm

10. still no flock
    ant to think i gave up the 360 for this,ath least their store updates at a reasonable time….by the time i download somethin off of psn store its time to turn off

    
    Comment by shatulance — Mar 20, 2009 @ 4:36 pm

11. the MC:LA DLC is gypped!! i updated the game with the latest patch then paid for the new South Central Premium Upgrade pack download, 1.7Meg???? WTF - installed it and i got a big fat NADA from in the game, no extra map areas, no extra cars to buy in the garage.. redownloaded it, exactly the same. my game data has the South Cen’ icon, but the game itself hasn’t unlocked anything.

    sucks a fat one!! royally narked.

    *goes to make bacon sarnie*

    
    Comment by mobiletone — Mar 20, 2009 @ 5:45 pm

12. Thank you for contacting Rockstar Games technical support. Your question has been received, and you should expect a response from us within the next 24 hours.

    -meh-

    
    Comment by mobiletone — Mar 20, 2009 @ 6:30 pm

13. nice update, keep up the good work!

    
    Comment by fapmeister — Mar 20, 2009 @ 7:16 pm

14. hi dont know what the matter is but i cant even get in the psn at the mo , keeps coming up with random error messages 8002ad67 saying that the connections timed out , havent had this issue before and nothings changed , anyone got any ideas

    
    Comment by monkey — Mar 20, 2009 @ 7:16 pm

15. downloaded ut3 extra content trophies,split screen etc. nearly two weeks ago just popped the disc in and it auto downloaded.
    I can’t find fault with the store update its cool and its been better than it was first of all,back in the day………..

    
    Comment by andy — Mar 20, 2009 @ 7:47 pm

16. SILENT HILL *PEES PANTS*,
    Is it the PAL (edited - no gray babies) version?
    Would buy in a heartbeat if it was the NTSC, tempted if it’s only the PAL, but then again…
    …heard theres gonna be a remake on the wii.

    
    Comment by Mr.Monkey — Mar 20, 2009 @ 8:17 pm

17. I downloaded a free update (version 2.93) to PlayStation Network title “PAIN” this morning.

    An “Online” mode is now available, but the US ‘Store had extra downloadable content yesterday:
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    PAIN: Smack Pack ($2.99)
    Get ready for two new ways to dish out some PAIN! This Smack Pack Add-on features two new game modes for PAIN, Darts and Fortress. In Darts, turn your favorite characters into human darts to hurl towards a giant billboard with bullseyes painted on it. Fortress mode lets you get 2-4 players together and choose your targets before you get medieval and knock apart each others’ castles. Buy these two new modes today!
    File size: 100 KB
    —

    PS. “SOCOM: (U.S. Navy SEALs) Confrontation was GBP 14.99 online at HMV’s web store before last Friday’s release date, but they only have the bundled game & wireless headset listed now.

    Asda-Entertainment are listing the ‘Solus’ Blu-ray disc edition at GBP 15.91.

    Did anybody buy the UMD-based ‘Collector’s Edition’ of “Resistance Retribution”?

    BFN,

    fp.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Mar 20, 2009 @ 8:45 pm

18. The dog’s name was Pickles

    
    Comment by Doranael — Mar 20, 2009 @ 8:56 pm

19. Those disgruntled about downloadable content prices are in good company, it seems…

    [ http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/03/20/sony-now-charging-publishers-for-ps3-downloadable-content/ ]
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    Sony Now Charging Publishers For PS3 Downloadable Content, An Unpopular Policy Shift
    Posted by Stephen Totilo on 3/20/09 at 11:30 am.

    Publishing sources told us that Sony’s previously un-reported new “PlayStation Network Bandwidth Fee” is forcing them to think twice about what content they offer to PS3 gamers for download.

    Until October 1 2008, video game publishers who wanted to offer downloadable content on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 didn’t have to worry about getting a bill from Microsoft and Sony.

    The million-plus downloads that a popular demo or map pack might receive could delight gamers, but rack up some expensive bandwidth costs. No problem: the publishers, who already pay a licensing fee to get their games on the two big platforms, could count on the platform holders — Microsoft and Sony — to pay the cost of piping that digital content to gamers.

    That situation changed with the PS3 on October 1 of last year, when Sony implemented a 16 cents per Gigabyte fee to publishers for paid and free downloadable content, according to publishing sources familiar with Sony’s policy.

    Game publishers are not happy about it.

    MTV Multiplayer has verified that a letter sent to publishers last fall detailed the policy. It applies a 16-cent charge to every Gigabyte of content downloaded from the PS3’s PSN online store. For free content, like demos, those charges apply only during the first 60 days of the content’s release. For paid content, like map packs, the charges rack up in perpetuity, or until that content is removed from the PlayStation 3’s online store.

    [Break-out] Publishing source: “It’s a new thing we have to budget. It’s not cool. It sucks.”

    This “PlayStation Network Bandwidth” fee has been unpopular with game companies, according to at least three publishing and development sources who spoke to MTV Multiplayer about the policy on the condition of anonymity so as not to get their companies on Sony’s bad side.

    “It definitely makes us think about how we view the distribution of content related to our games when it is free for us to do it on the web, on Xbox Live, or any other way — including broadcast — than on Sony’s platform,” one publishing source said. “It’s a new thing we have to budget. It’s not cool. It sucks.”

    Publishers already pay costs for creating a demo, a process that can run six figures. Sony’s fees add a new expense. For a demo that is sized at exactly 1GB and is downloaded one million times, that would add an extra $160,000 that Sony is now charging and that, according to publishing sources, Microsoft isn’t. That’s what could scare publishers from placing content on the PS3.

    The cost estimate is relevant because demos can be that big and that popular. Demos typically run at close to 1GB, with Ubisoft’s “Hawx” demo weighing in at 834MB, “Resident Evil 5” at 942MB and the demo for the upcoming “Legend of Wrestlemania” at 1003MB, which is just over 1GB. On the Xbox 360, the “Halo Wars” demo has exceeded two million downloads. The “Resident Evil 5? demo, across the Xbox 360 and PS3, was downloaded more than four million times by late February.

    [Break-out] Sony: “We foresee no change in the high quality or quantity of demos and games available on PSN.”

    Sony declined to comment on why the new policy was put in effect, how the 16 cents figure was determined or what kind of feedback it’s dealing with from publishers. But the company did address what might be the most pressing concern for gamers regarding this matter: whether the new charges will scare publishers from placing content on the PS3 online store: “Appreciate the opportunity to jump in here, but we respect the confidentiality of our business agreements with our publishing partners,” Sony Computer Entertainment of America spokesman Patrick Seybold said in an e-mailed statement to MTV. “Of course we work closely with them to bring their amazing content to our growing audience, and we are focused on ensuring we, and our publishing partners, have a viable platform for digital distribution. We foresee no change in the high quality or quantity of demos and games available on PSN.”

    So far, the content on the PS3’s PSN store supports Sony’s claim that publishers aren’t pulling material. MTV Multiplayer found that eight of the most recent demos from games ranging from Atari’s “Wheelman” to Namco’s “Afro Samurai” and Take 2’s “MLB 2K9” are available on the PS3 and Xbox 360 online store. One of the only major pieces of free content not on the PS3 is the recently-released “Call of Duty: World at War” demo from Activision, which is on the Xbox 360. Activision reps did not respond to repeated requests for comment for this story. It is possible that it is too soon for Sony’s policy to cut into the number of demos and extra content available on the PSN store — or that publishers, despite their complaints, can and will stomach the charges.

    One publishing source who has worked with Sony in the past year said the new policy is an unwanted burden. The source is concerned that the Network Fee will be a turn-off to publishers. One problem, he said, is that publishers will be caught by surprise at what the charges are going to be, as they do not have up-to-the-second data on how much of their content is being downloaded. “It’s like leaving your phone off the hook for a long distance call,” the source said. “The meter is still running.”

    While Microsoft’s policy of not charging publishers for downloadable content might sit well with game-makers, it does suggest that Sony is simply tapping a different source to generate money to help pay for the downloading of popular content. Sony is asking publishers to foot the bill, but the content remains free for gamers who own PS3s. Microsoft, however, charges users an annual $50 fee for Xbox Live Gold membership and has been delaying access to some of its downloadable content to non-paying Silver members in favor of those Gold subscribers.

    Without further comment from Sony, it is impossible to determine what the new policy means for the free PSN service. The new charges could be the price of keeping the service free to users. But it could have nothing to do with that and instead reflect general financial woes at Sony as a whole.

    What gamers will want to be most concerned about — and watchful of — is the range of content available on the PS3’s online store. If the variety of demos, map-packs, wallpapers, trailers and other DLC offerings for multi-platform games on the PS3 store begins to fall behind the offerings on the Xbox 360, gamers will have at least one 16-cent guess as to why.
    —

    I wish I had some disposable income at present. There’s loads on the ‘Store I want to download but cannot justify spending anything until next pay day

    BFN,

    fp.

    
    Comment by fanpages — Mar 20, 2009 @ 9:01 pm

20. Trophies for FIFA’09 finally!

    Premiere soccer game most def!

    
    Comment by funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id) — Mar 21, 2009 @ 2:10 am

21. For more Sony PSN news check this: http://darkzero.co.uk/game-news/sony-charging-publishers-per-gb-download-fees-on-psn/

    It might explain why we Europeans are getting screwed over with crap content?!

    Thanks for the *ahem* news Threespeech!

    
    Comment by M0nk3y_R1mm3r — Mar 21, 2009 @ 2:13 am

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30. It just goes to show you can’t be too careful!

    
    Comment by Cakester — Mar 22, 2009 @ 9:43 am

31. its the little differences between stores that annoys me.the yank store also seperates out the content that is trophy enabled,whereas the euro store you are left to purchase blind with no way of tellin if a game is trophy enabled or not….
    i need my trophy fix!!

    
    Comment by shatulance — Mar 22, 2009 @ 3:26 pm

32. Seriously, you need to let us choose the original language in every game! Excuse me but it really pisses me off that I need to change the system language to english to get the apropiate voiceacting! A dubbed performance can almost never be as good as the original one. Please, change this!

    
    Comment by BlueViper — Mar 22, 2009 @ 8:23 pm

33. @andy - the trophy/splitscreen update for Unreal Tournament 3 was released 2 weeks ago, the ‘Titan’ update is completely different - 19 new maps, ‘Titan’ mutator etc. Have a look in the US store where it sits mocking my EU copy of the game!

    
    Comment by marvzilla — Mar 23, 2009 @ 10:26 am

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