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PlayStation Store Updated to Version 1.03, Patch is 26MB

Shortly after handing out a $10 credit to select PlayStation Network users in North America, Sony has updated the PlayStation Store to version 1.03.
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Relientk774082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

Thanks glad it loads faster

downloading now

GribbleGrunger4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

How much faster does it load... haven't tried it yet. Everyone said it was faster with the last update but it didn't seem to make a difference to be honest. Not for me anyway.

edit: almost instant!? Is it available for Europe yet?

plaZeHD4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

Almost instantly.

MikeMyers4082d ago

Good to hear. Will try later.

KwietStorm_BLM4082d ago

The initial load was the same for me, but navigating around after that was significantly faster.

dbjj120884082d ago

Let's hope EVERYTHING on the PSN loads faster. Updating a game is still such a pain in the ass.

Pillsbury14082d ago

That will be fixed Next gen ;) ps4 life.

yesmynameissumo4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

No, she said sweeter - http://www.youtube.com/watc...

@pain777pas - I have no idea, but man is it hilarious!

pain777pas4082d ago

@yesmynameissumo
Wow! Was the a real potential commercial?

GraySnake4082d ago

Kinda sad I didn't get $10...:(

CaptainYesterday4082d ago

Yeah me too! I'm surprised I didn't get it I've been a PSN user since the PS3 launched and bought tons of games from the Playstation Store I guess I'm still not loyal enough. Maybe there's still hope though!

ABizzel14082d ago

@Captain

Are you a PS+ subscriber?

How many items have you downloaded?

How much do you play your PS?

Do you use other services like Netflix, Hulu, etc...?

I'm trying to find out what exactly was the criteria, because I got it as well as a few other friends and family members.

Brian1rr4082d ago

Did you check your psn inbox and not your personal email?

Omegabalmung4082d ago

@CaptainYesterday

Yeah same here, I didnt get anything also :(

@ABizzel1

Are you a PS+ subscriber? Since it started

How many items have you downloaded? 956

How much do you play your PS? Alot lol

Do you use other services like Netflix, Hulu, etc...? used to use netflix when I had it.

phantomexe4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

I didn't see the ten myself. i'm a ps plus member with a little over 70 psn games downloaded not free games,netflix user,i do rent movies from psn ever now and then and i have music unlimted...........long walks on the beach, pizza and hot sweaty.....o wait no.

take that back i did get a message...from ubisoft telling me to buy there AC3 dlc.

kreate4082d ago (Edited 4082d ago )

I barely played games the last several months. Used ps3 as netflix and bought a few psn games for a few bucks with the ps plus(trial) discount that I still havnt played and I still got the 10 bucks.

Trophy level 14. Same account since early 2007.

Dont know if that helps.

problemchild844081d ago

I received the $10, I wonder if it may have something to do with the registration cards you get in the box when you buy a console, and whether or not you filled them out and sent them in.

I know I have filled out and sent in mine from my PS1,PS2,PSP, and PS3. Perhaps that is why?

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doctorstrange4082d ago

At least you got something :(

Still, I'm glad they do cool stuff like that even if I didn't get anything this time.

aDDicteD4082d ago

your still lucky enough to be chosen to recieve something

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Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell Of Ar Ciel Retro Review – Love Conquers All

Gary Green said: You’ll be forgiven if you haven’t heard of the Ar Tonelico trilogy. The previous two games arrived so late in the PS2’s life-cycle that they simply went unnoticed. While most were tinkering with their shiny new PS3s, Ar Tonelico: Melody of Elemia and Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica were being ‘returned to sender’ by your local Game stores. Luckily, you won’t need to have played them to understand and appreciate this third and final chapter, Qoga (pronounced k-yoga) tells the story of a racial war between humans and Reyvateils, a breed of biologically produced female cyborgs capable of reproduction, while still having a digital mind.

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Giga_Gaia4h ago

Oh my god. I kinda wish this would get a remaster on PS5, it would be awesome. One of my favorite games on PS3.

That and 3D Dot Game Heroes. It's a shame that some stuff is stuck on PS3.

Knightofelemia2h ago

Ar Tonelico 3 is good I still prefer the first AT game. The music is solid in all the games and Akiko Shikata is a very talented singer bringing life to the game. Only annoying part is well I find is Saki I always choose Finnel or Tyria. KOEI so needs to HD remaster the franchise along with Ar Nosurge and Ciel Nosurge since it never came to North America. I would day one the Ar Toneliceo games and Ar Nosurge if they were remastered.

TheColbertinator1h ago

I still have the limited edition of Qoga unopened. Unfortunately it never went up in value like I had hoped all these years.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies1d 8h ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken1d 3h ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing691d 19h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker1d 18h ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo1d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing691d 18h ago (Edited 1d 18h ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt1d 6h ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken1d 3h ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.