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Saturday, April 11, 2009

PlayStation 3 glitches and error problems on the rise...

This seems to be on multiple sites across the web, in our own Problems section we have had a few reports on different disc problems as well.

Back in February of this year we had a user post information here about their 40GB PS3 having disc read issues. They said that their “PS3 stopped reading any disc, CD, DVD, Games and Bluray”. This was followed by other users reporting similar problems.

More recently, we heard reports of users having their Disc icon not appear on the xmb of the ps3 from a few users. They said that the PS3 game discs did not show, but Blu-ray movies worked fine.

One user even formatted their PS3 hard drive and found after doing so that the game discs started to show again. This showed that it was a software issue and not hardware.

Have you had any PS3 disc read issues, and more specifically the game discs not showing?

Source: PR news

Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Micro Blu-ray diskcs announced by Sony - UMD Blu Ray...

Sony's not one to rest on its laurels. Blu-ray has been on the market for a couple of years, and although it's in this stagnant economy it needs to get us all on to the next consumer electronics device.

So, today the Japanese giant has announced exclusively to CNET UK its new format - microBD.

The discs are very similar in structure to Blu-ray discs, but they are the same size as the company's UMD gaming format. Like both Blu-ray and UMD, the microBD discs are multi-layered. The new format also uses the same ISO structure as Blu-ray, which should simplify the mastering process for microBD movies.

microBD discs are read by a 375nm laser, which is slightly shorter in wavelength than the 405nm laser in Blu-ray players. This new laser assembly means that quite substantial amounts of data can be written to a disc that's considerably smaller than a Blu-ray. In fact, although the discs are less than half the physical size of Blu-ray media, they can hold up to 75GB of data on two layers. A theoretically possible, but untested, third layer could take capacity to 100GB.

Read full post on Cnet here...

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

PlayStation 3 price cut with non Blu-Ray version?

Speculation that Sony will cut the price of their flagship console the PlayStation 3 by removing the Blu-Ray player are appearing all over the Internet.

They have been reported to be cutting $100 off the price by removing the high- capacity Blu-Ray players. That doesn't make much sense to me as this would limit the games and video output from the device. I know a lot of people who bought a PlayStation 3 specifically for the Blu-Ray function.

Sony refused to comment.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Sony Set To Releasing Hybrid Blu-Ray Movie - Game Discs

In a bid to reinvigorate the appeal of its PS3 consoles, Sony has announced that it is working on a technology to launch Blu-ray/videogame hybrid discs, which would let consumers to access their favourite movies and games using a single disc, sometime this year.

John Koller, director hardware marketing for PS3 consoles, said that the company is endeavouring to come up with a way to launch movies and games integrated on the same disc, so as to bolster offerings of its PS3 consoles.

Quoting the worth of this new venture, Koller said in a statement, “There are a lot of developers who say, we have this game based on a movie, wouldn’t it be great to marry these concepts? We will definitely see this stuff this year”.

Asserting the move as a “curious solution”, Daniel Dawkins, editor PSM3 magazine, said that the Sony requires “a Unique Selling Point” to distinguish its high-priced consoles from those of Microsoft’s Xbox 360.

More here on IT ProPortal...

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Sony to release a PlayStation 3 Net version without Blu-Ray?

Sony have so far lost the console war but won the HD DVD war but is this a big problem?

With each PS3 they make the Blu-Ray drive costs Sony over $100 of the $400 US price tag.

Now if Sony were to bring out a cut-down version for Internet use with download games and standard dual layer DVD drive they could reduce the cost and increase market share.

With cheap large hard drives they could provide pre-installed games. Plus Sony could take advantage of high speed broadband connects (especially in the far east) to download games using their PlayStation Network. An external Blu-Ray drive option could be possible (like HDD Xbox)

It's not all bad news for Sony their PlayStation 2 console has sold over 140 million units - more than all the Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 put together. New titles are still being released on PS2 frequently.

Who knows what 2009 will bring - comment below...

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Dark Knight pushes PlayStation 3 Blu-Ray sales but PS3 lags behing Xbox and Wii

Blu-Ray may have won the High Definition Video format war but it hasn't been a sweet victory as sales have been disappointing could Batman save the day?

With Xbox 360 (15.5 million) still outselling Sony's PlaySation 3 (9 million) and both lagging behind Nintendo's Wii (20 million) console will The Dark Knight, Batman film push Sony sales?

In November more than 462,500 Blu-Ray discs were sold that's 165% jump from October but sales of PS3s to play Blu-Ray disappoint.

Consumer Blu-Ray players have been heavily discounted to try and boost demand.

The PlayStation 3 was meant to be the entry into Blu-Ray HD players but this hasn't happened. I cannot understand why as our PS3 is used to play Hd content with jaw dropping effect.

So let's hope that Batman has saved more than Gotham City - with the recession on the horizon let's hope it's a great 2009.

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Star Ocean - The Last hope 3 DVD discs on Xbox just 1 blu-ray on PS3

Star Ocean: The Last Hope will be released soon on the Xbox 360 in North America, and Sony PlayStation 3 users will be laughing, as the game will be on 3 DVD discs.

The Sony PlayStation 3 would do it on just one Blu-ray disc Do not get me wrong, the Xbox 360 has an amazing online experience, but their DVD technology is a big problem. It’s like having a CD drive instead of DVD on PC’s by using DVD rather than Blu-ray, so why does Microsoft still use old technology.

There is a worry that as games get bigger and offer more detail, Xbox 360 games will need even more than the 3 discs that Star Ocean: The Last Hope has.

We would just like to know if Xbox 360 users are happy with the old DVD format, or would that much rather games on the Blu-ray format. Please do not think that we am running the Xbox 360 down, it is still a fantastic games console, and the sales figures speak for themselves.

Source: Produce-reviews

Monday, November 24, 2008

New PlayStation may come with free games and free Blu-ray HD movie

Sony has the burden of being the highest-priced console on retail shelves at the moment.

New PS3s may come complete with Free Games, Free PlayStation 3 games may be on the hard disk or the free games may be downloaded from PlayStation network we'll have to wait and see.

Both Microsoft and Nintendo are coming in under $300, while the PS3 is $400 for a new system.

People are buying games and systems, but it's clear that price is important: Sony has to find a way to increase perceived value while not taking a bath on selling the systems at a loss. Which means bundles!

Kotaku has a picture of what appears to be a new PlayStation 3 bundle, and it's pretty nice. For $399.99 you get:

* An 80GB PS3 system
* Free game Ratchet and Clank - Tools of Destruction
* Free Casino Royale on Blu-ray High Definition DVD

This bundle is supposed to go on sale on November 28, and it's unclear whether other retailers will get these bundles or if this is a Best Buy exclusive. If you've been waiting for an excuse to finally pick up a PS3, this isn't a bad one: the game is fun, the movie is a good showpiece for Blu-ray, and they're both effectively free.

While a price drop would still be more preferable, we'll take what we can get.

Source: arstechnica

Sunday, June 01, 2008

Toshiba to update your DVDs to High Definition - fighting back at Blu-Ray

Reports that Toshiba will produce a new DVD player that will turn your existing DVDs into High Definition DVd have surfaced.

Toshiba hope to launch this Blu-Ray killing product before the end of the year. Player will be cheap and the chip will increase the resolution from 350,000 pixels on normal DVDs to 2 million pixels (HD) high definition.

Only time will tell if the results will match or better Sony's Blu-Ray.

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