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Download Size Of The Free Welcome Back Programme Games

GM: Sony’s recently announced that every PSN user who has had an active account created before the 19th of April, the day when the company took PSN offline after being hacked, would be receiving two free games which they would be able to choose from a list of five titles.

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Dart894747d ago

Good thing i just replaced my gb hard drive with a 500 gb hard drive.

VersusEM4747d ago (Edited 4747d ago )

hey where would I get one of those, how much would it cost, and how would I installed it because God knows I need more space, I only have 5 gigs left. I know I'm asking alot of questions sorry for that.

Seijoru4747d ago

You could find a 500 for around 50-60$ and use a youtube video for installation.

xX-StolenSoul-Xx4747d ago

Go on Amazon and search Ps3 Hard Drive, they will show you which ones are compatible with ps3, i would Recommended a Western digital one.

Elwenil4747d ago

I get all my stuff from NewEgg or TigerDirect.

Soldierone4747d ago

Just to help out. All you need is a 2.5 inch Laptop harddrive. There isn't an "official Sony Replacement" drive, like 360's.

To replace it, there is a little slat on the PS3. Its on the front of slims, and on the back of fats(if you have the fat sitting vertical its on the bottom). Just pop it off and its pretty self explanatory from that point. Obviously don't do it on carpet (static electricity) and dont touch the drives as much as possible, keep the old one in the hard drive bag so it doesn't get ruined.

X-DominusRebellis-X4747d ago

Come on this isn't even freakin news! You're telling us something we already know! Who approved this crap anyways?

Hey did you know that PSN went down due to hackers last month? Maybe you can write an article about that /s

InactiveUser4747d ago

If you only know how to add you may have only 5 gigs left, but it's not like you can't delete anything. Old game install data you don't play very often? Demos you haven't played in months or years? That would be an easy place to start.

There is no 'only 5 gigs left'.

ProjectVulcan4746d ago

If sony aren't stupid they will have set up dedicated content servers and extra bandwidth for this stuff ready for when it goes live so they don't bring down the normal PSN servers.

Anyone can see that as soon as it goes up the servers are gonna be hit up for petabytes of bandwidth in the first few weeks...

AAACE54746d ago

Uhhh... Did I miss something?

It says Infamous only requires 6.88 Gb's and LBP only requires 2.21 Gb's!

I was worried because I was under the impression that these games were a lot larger.

Anyway, I have lots of space on my 250 Gb slim, so no stress on me!

RedDead4746d ago

Infamous 6.8? What the hell was Blu ray for?

RedDevils4746d ago (Edited 4746d ago )

Infamous 6.8gb no wonder ps3 games were pirate like crazy, I though it be like 20gb plus lol

Menech4746d ago

Actually most games still fit quite easily inside of 7GB.

It's only games with tons of FMV's and RPG's that struggle often.

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xTruthx4747d ago (Edited 4747d ago )

What he said ^^^^^^^^^^, use you tube for the installation if your not so sure about what your doing. But yeah, any 2.5 HDD will work. Don't worry if its 7200 rpm, installed one on my b/c ps3 almost over a year now and have had no problems

gamingdroid4747d ago

For those that re-activated their account on PSN. What the heck do you do if you don't have access to your PS3?

pixelsword4747d ago

good question... I guess you can either wait until you have access, or try to login online, and see if they will e-mail you further instructions.

Quagmire4746d ago

Question for anyone who can help.

Ive played Infamous on Disc and Ive still got the save as well as most of the trophies. I no longer have the disc, however, If i am to download the game from the store, will the saves/trophy progression still be compatible with the downloaded game? Or will I have to start from scratch?

agentace4746d ago

yeah it will work. its what i did with lbp, got free download from ps+

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mastemikegee4746d ago

Me too :) No more install worries...

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Tired4747d ago

LIES! LBP is 2 gig, nowhere near 8. Media Molecule stripped it down when it was first introduced to the plus package.

cyborg4747d ago

I've corrected it. Can you tell me the exact size of the download?

Soplox4747d ago

InFamous – 6.88 GB?

Are u sure? wow this will takes years here

NewZealander4747d ago

oh thank god for that, i was expecting to download about 8GB for LBP, nice to know it wont take all day to download now:)

Quagmire4746d ago

Agreed, especially with NZ's crappy net plans and speeds

NewZealander4746d ago

yeah nz speeds aint too flash, but i still get around a GB per hour so it could be worse, at least it aint telecoms crap speeds.

MonkJammas4747d ago

Hopefully store is up soon. Need to play through inFamous in time for the second one.

OcelotRigz4747d ago

Same here, never finished the 1st one and want to before InFamous 2 hits.

Handy information, thought InFamous would be bigger, glad its on 6GB.
Have all the others already though.

RedDevils4746d ago

never play the first one so this will be a treat :P

psb4747d ago

all of these games already, so it's useless for me. Can't belief Sony hasn't come up with a plan for those who already own these titles. Atleast an extra month of PS Plus would have been nice.

waltyftm4747d ago

Unlcky. I myself found it very interesting and will be downloading InFamous and Wipeout.

mastiffchild4747d ago

You get an extra month of PS+,what you on about? If you sub you get extra. Also, you get an extra of something you would otherwise have paid for unlike non plus users who probably won't even use it or they'd already subscribe. So you ARE getting something you want free from Sony. I've got all the PSP games on offer and have played four of the five games too-only DN is a virgin to me and the free Plus is no use to me or I'd be a subber already.

Seriously, anything on top of your lost days(which they're giving you and SOE subscribers too)is a massive bonus really. Stop whining cos you were a tad unlucky and think yourself fortunate, in the first place, to have been able to afford the games anyway. Moaning about freebies when you actually get something you want is beyond me really.

Pintheshadows4747d ago

Seriously? I thought this had been discussed. Just trade LBP and Infamous and download the free versions. That is a win win situation.

VersusEM4747d ago

Can't wait to get Wipeout HD, & Super Stardust HD, been waiting to get those games for a while. I already have Infamous and LBP, and on my European Account, I get Dead Nation and Ratchet and Clank:Quest for Booty.

Can't wait to get all of this plus Outland.

beavis4play4747d ago

SSHD is a blast! if i start playing - i can go for a couple hours.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai4d ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19723d ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

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@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19723d ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz3d ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay3d ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers32d ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken32d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g32d ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing32d ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H932d ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola32d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66932d ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle32d ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg33d ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos33d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola33d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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