EuroGamer has the latest word on how PS3's online service will work.
Salman from Tech4Gamers writes "Mortal Kombat 9 revived the series from a low point after bringing it back to 2D combat. It marked a new high-point for the franchise due to its incredible roster, exciting cinematic story mode, and high-octane combat."
That game was actually goated. It was the first time ever that I actually tried to get good at a fighting game. Unfortunately the online connection was so dogshit it made it hard to enjoy and eventually I gave up. Haven't really played much fighting games since.
Taking a trip back to Housemarque's forgotten platformer.
The Simpsons: Hit and Run, The Legend of Dragoon, and Chrono Trigger would benefit substantially from a modern remake.
The Xenosaga trilogy, the Wild Arms games, Xenogears, Parasite Eve, Dino Crisis, Suikoden. The Warriors game I know nothing about but it looks interesting. Anybody can do a list of games they want to see get modernized I would lose my shit if Namco brought the Xenosaga trilogy to modern consoles.
You beat me to it, I was about to post this. Great article, to sum it up.. Playstation network service is operational, one name sign on, multiple users are supported, online multiplayer is free except for subscription based MMO's, transactions will be done through Playstation's store using actual dollars (not points), MMO's subscriptions will be paid for from there so you don't have to give your credit card info to anyone other than Sony, instant messaging and email is there, web browser is there, voice chat and video chat are planned but weren't demonstrated, and an equivalent of achievements was not discussed.
So basically, it will be nothing like PS2 online in that it has everything Xbox Live has, but for free. The only remaining difference may be that Sony hasn't announced whether the "entitlements" is the equivalent of achievements and if so, how that will be implemented (is it all games, or just some of them). The other difference will only be known in time, will the network operate smoothly or will it have lag. We shall see. The hands on articles released thus far with multiplayer have shown no lag, but more about that won't be known until reviews of the games start rolling out. Great article, seems like Sony has definitely been doing their homework for the PS3 online service.
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If its as competent as Xbox Live and free, Sony will have done very well. Dont like the idea of having publishers running the online service for their games rather than Sony, just do what Microsoft do.
Yeah your right ya know that post wasnt relevnt at all but until they show me then like i said it doesnt work...and the way it sounds right now doesnt look like its gonna get any better you have to do more than just make a deal with a company so i cant see whether my friends are on their PS3 or PC show me online that works 10 times better than it did on ps2 and ill stand corrected...bc we all remember E3 2000 when Sony said we would be browsing the internet and downloading music with our ps2's
It actually sounds better than I expected, but if you read thoroughly u will have noticed. It does not mention voice while gaming and u can't read or listen to your messages while gaming. These features are critical to having a friends list in my opinion. I will be getting a ps3 sooner or later but it seems like later for now.