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PS Blog Firmware (v2.42) Now Available

"Just wanted to give everyone a quick heads up that a PS3 firmware update (v2.42) is now available for download. This update improves the playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation format software."-- by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

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Amanosenpai5748d ago

A whole update for... that, come on Sony what a waste of bandwidth.

Wildarmsjecht5748d ago

....Their updating so more people can play some older playstation titles better and help fix some issues with some PS3 titles..and you call it a waste of bandwith?

Get help. Seriously.

C_SoL5748d ago

this download takes fukin years...........

2.40 downloaded way faster then this.........

Since 2.41 my playstation has been downloading content much slower....

juuken5748d ago

Well SoL, there must be something wrong with your connection because my update took a couple of minutes and then I shut my PS3 off.

cLiCK_sLiCK95748d ago

@ SOL
You too? My PS3 internet browser been way slower since 2.41.

Solid_Snake6665748d ago

2 hors and 34% somethings wrong REALLY Wrong and i got Cable

shine13965748d ago (Edited 5748d ago )

just for the record: mine took a couple of minutes...@07:31 GMT.

Edit:hmm....FK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my harddrive effed up!!!!!!!!!

Edit: jeez...that was close....for those who have downloaded it, I would wait a while...my harddrive is now recognised after switching it back on a second time.

rickjames5748d ago

mine doesnt download. i think they took it off cuz ppls harddrives are getting brykd

Solid_Snake6665748d ago (Edited 5748d ago )

IT SAYS ERROR!!!!if they took it out i wont be able to sign onto PSN thus not being able to Play online...FIX IT NOW!!!!!!!

uie4rhig5748d ago

works fine and fast, started at 09.42 (GMT) and ended at 09.46 (GMT) so i'd say thats pretty fast.. and also installed normally lol

Kaneda5748d ago

I couldn't even download it. Kept getting errors..

muss12105748d ago

oohhhhh lets make the update available when im playin online yay oh no not yay as it froze the game i was playin BFBC and keerrrfuked it up and yes 2.41 did take yonks to down load over an hour 2.42 bout 15 minutes

ZombieNinjaPanda5747d ago

You guys must have something hooked up wrong, or a crappy connection.

And make sure you have stuffs like nat type 2 =P

Anyway, My download took about 2 mins, and install took 1 min.

sumfood4u5747d ago

Is anyone also getting error with 100% internet conection? or is it just me? kinda Wierd.

Mr Fancy Pants5747d ago

since 2.41 i couldn't play any game online but now with 2.42 i can!

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J@D5748d ago

I heard the trophies load better now with this update... I can't confirm it myself I'm download it right now ^__^

Panthers5748d ago

I think our Game Level should appear next to our PSN on our friends list. That way people dont have to click the name to see the level.

ddadrdre5748d ago

I love the PS3 and all, but why isnt mine downloading? Are the servers full. It says that a connection to the servers could not be established. Am I the only one?

Joe29115748d ago

mine downloaded 2.4 faster than this. I cant understand why its so slow.

ShinFuYux5748d ago

I mean, it's the end of the month and i've been anticipating this thing for over a month now.

So, is this it?

Ben10545748d ago

if the update was for that, it should appear by tomorrow

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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."

CrimsonWing694h ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker4h 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!

KyRo4h ago(Edited 4h 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.

CrimsonWing694h ago(Edited 4h 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.

Profchaos1h ago(Edited 1h 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.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos10h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto9h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger889h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).