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RE5: No shooting while running
From what we’ve seen in the trailers and videos from E3, you can’t shoot while running in Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 4 has this same problem and quite a lot of people complained about it. The stop and shoot mechanic is back.
We contacted Capcom regarding this issue and they sent a quick response back:
“At [...]
PS3’s missing games at E3
So, E3 is over and a lot went on. Sony lost exclusivity to Final Fantasy XIII but managed to keep Metal Gear Solid 4 and other titles such as Final Fantasy XIII Versus. Some people thought Sony’s press conference went well others say they weren’t too impressed with it.
Let’s take a look at the missing [...]
Reasons why 2009 > 2008 for PS3
So what has the Playstation 3 got to offer in the year 2009 and how it will be better than 2008. Don’t get me wrong, 2008 has a very strong line up with the following games being released; Socom Confrontation, Wipeout HD, LittleBigPlanet, Motorstorm 2 and Resistance 2. It doesn’t stop there, 2009 will be [...]
PS3’s RAM and RSX explained
There has been a lot of talk about the Playstation 3’s Random Access Memory (RAM) vs Xbox 360’s RAM, saying that the 360 has more RAM to work with etc. Here’s an article to explain the situation of its RAM.
Just so you know that the PS3 has 512MB of RAM (256 for video and 256 [...]
Why PS3 games install
The Official Playstation Magazine (August issue) has the reasoning as to why a certain amount of Playstation 3 games require an install. Its because its quicker to read the game data from the hard drive rather than the Blu-Ray disc. This also means shorter loading times during gameplay.
Chief software architect at Eutechnyx, Dr Andrew Perella [...]
7200rpm vs 5400rpm hard drive
If your filling up your Playstation 3’s hard drive and looking for more space, you might consider getting a faster hard drive at the same time. The standard hard drive seen in PS3’s has a rotations per minute speed of 5400, you might want to look at a 7200rpm.
Ok, so lets take a look and [...]
400GB Blu-Ray disc, good for games?
Pioneer has come up with a whopping 16 layer Blu-Ray disc capable of holding 400GB. The disc has 16 layers, each layer being 25GB, thats a lot of information it can hold.
Now the question is, can it be played in the Playstation 3 for its games or movie playback, whatever? Pioneer has stated:
“Since the optical [...]
Sony messed up, so what
A TalkPlaystation.com user sent me the following to post. It basically argues that why people made the firmware 2.4 bug a big deal and how its happened to Microsoft with their Dashboard update.
“Should we trust Sony with their next Firmware update? Presumebly it will be firmware 2.41 that will be released next just to reasure [...]
FF7 PS3 Boxart - what it could look like
Ever wanted to see what the Final Fantasy box art could look like? Like this:
Its what Final Fantasy VII could look like if it got remade for the Playstation 3. Looks fantastic, only if it was real!. I bet a lot of you are wishing this was real… one day, just maybe… one day.
Now who [...]
Is Sony ready to launch 2.4?
Is Sony ready to launch firmware version 2.4 tomorrow? What i mean by this is that almost every Playstation 3 owner will be up tomorrow awaiting the release of 2.4 as this is the most anticipated and talked about firmware update so far.
Lets hope we don’t bring down the Playstation Network with the flood of [...]
Overview of PSN improvements
There’s a lot of new things coming in the next firmware update (2.4) and i bet you’ve lost track of whats to come. This post is to take a look at the improvements that will take place when the next firmware update is released AND whats to come in the future. Firmware 2.4 will be [...]
After 2.4, what is needed for PSN?
So Xbox Live has been better than Playstation Network in terms of features and still is better but with Firmware Version 2.4 on the way things are about to change.
So when firmware 2.4 is released the Playstation Network will be pretty much neck to neck with Xbox Live. Firmware 2.4 will add in-game XMB and [...]
Resident Evil 5 is NOT a Xbox 360 timed exclusive
I’m seeing a lot of rumors saying that there will be a big announcement regarding Resident Evil 5 at E3. Well yes they could announce something special in the game like a new area or a twist of some sort but one thing they are definitely not going to announce is an exclusivity deal.
“What this [...]
GTA IV Car Glitch/Bug
This is probably the most annoying glitch in Grand Theft Auto IV EVER! So i spend hours and hours trying to find the perfect sports car to put in front of my safe house… still can’t find one and i still can’t find one. Eventually i found the car i was after, started to drive [...]
Most difficult PS3 games
Here’s a list of the most difficult Playstation 3 games we have experienced. While some games are easy to finish and complete, others are rock solid.
In no particular order:
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Timeshift
Singstar
Crossfire
Gundam
The Darkness (on highest difficulty)
Call of Duty 4 (on highest difficulty)
Metal Gear Solid 4 on the hardest setting
The hardest on that list is probably Ninja [...]
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