GxC writes: "Through the decades, that focus on sound never changed. Sony’s radios became very popular, their Walkmans (for us 80s children), and speakers as well. Now, today we may not think of them first as a company leading in that area anymore, but they have not lost touch. Now that Sony is a multinational conglomerate corporation, we also have video games, software, hardware, and accessories coming from them. One of their latest releases in that area, the PlayStation Wireless Stereo Headset, continues to remind us where Sony came from."
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The only reason they do it is to give very tiny inconveniences to the modding community. I'm surprised they even still bother. They haven't even done this to the Vita in quite a while
The update is for Bluray drive keys, to keep them functioning. the system is cracked wide open by hackers since ages ago, it wouldnt make sense to cover exploits on a retired system.
It needs updates for Blu-ray keys in order to watch newer movies. But also likely security updates as well.
I have 2 and love them as well. I had the shell of one of them refinished so one is nice and shiny.
I found one in a charity shop for 40 quid (best find ever!) I fell in love and got another. My first one got nicked and got a replacement so I still have 2.
My original launch day "phat" PS3 is still part of my entertainment center and running like it was new, I've never had a game system last this long. It's had no repairs whatsoever except for taking it apart a couple of times to clean out the dust but of course I had to upgrade the HDD from it's original capacity. I've got a handful of games that I still break out and play every once in a while on it.
Why would anyone continue to update their PS3 in 2025?
My old PS4 has been disconnected from the Internet since 2020. If I keep it I can mod it and if I sell it, it will have a higher value.
me too. there were lots of gems on the PS3 I think I want to play that I didn't get the time to play before. plus the used games are dirt cheap now. good luck finding Deadpool though haha. that game and its PS4 port are worth more than gold now.
You read that headline right! It's not a typo, as Sony has released PS3 update 4.91 this Feb. 27 2024, and it does what players might expect.
It says it is for an updated Blueray key but we all know its to also try and patch the exploits that were found in 4.90. And soon this one will be exploited and released as CFW 4.91
One day the PS3 is gonna be the most STABLE OS every created.
I think I might as well look into some Homebrew at this point. There's probably a cool scene on it.
I play my PS3 on a CRT @576i. There is a clear bug that Trophies aren't popping up once earned, you hear the noise, but they do not appear at the top right.
I only finished Xenogears on it in January, nice to see it's still getting the ocassional update.
Sega's prominent tennis sim just couldn't be beat. And then vanished without a trace. Why?
Answer: Sega.
You could change the name of the game in the title that was awesome in its day, could still be around today because of its fun factor with a remake, remaster or sequel, that's in their huge back catalog, that's no longer being produced as a franchise. And the answer would still be the same: Sega.
As much as I love their games and their spunky attitude. That Sega no longer exists that I grew up with. The current company is a mere shadow of its former self with only a few moments of grandeur. Which is why owning their previous consoles like Dreamcast, is a necessary thing if you want to continue playing games like Virtua Tennis. The reason why I have two of them just in case one stops working. And of course emulation on the go. Wink. Dreams do come in red.
Both Virtua Tennis and Top Spin have gone. It’s annoying for tennis game players.
Yeah....all 5 of them. Obviously, game budgets now outweigh profit for what essentially boils down to Pong. I'm not talking about coders but licensing costs. Boxing, golf, etc...all fall in this category where real life athletes far supersede their worth in video games. Same thing occurred to Sony's Playstation All-stars. Sony spent 2 generations helping to cultivate all these 3rd party mascots into recognizable assets but when it came to license them for a game, they didn't want to pay the exorbitant fee. That game's 1 million sales didn't warrant a sequel and I very much doubt ANY tennis game could reach that sales plateau
It’s funny how you’re over the age of 3 and don’t know how to read properly 😅😅 Why the bizarre response?
I couldn’t care less about licensing in a tennis or golf game. I don't need real-life players or locations/tournaments.
Just give me some fun cool characters, some courts/courses in varied gorgeous locations, and use the Virtua Tennis or Everybody’s Golf gameplay. That’s it.
I used to play tennis IRL and in videogames. My 2-cents is that a boring game that was simulating an extremely boring sport, was thrown under the rug, now that the devs can produce more complex and interesting games.
It's like the tetris-like games and games like space-invaders, that stopped being produced ... it is because they were good and simple to make in the early days of commercial videogame development but they are just not as interesting as, let's say, an open-world coop arpg ...
All of those positives and he gives it a 7.5. I think it deserves an 9.5.
"From a guy who used to not give two hoots about sound experience in gaming, I stand before you a changed man, I would highly recommend it"
7.5/10 WHAT!
I love these things. Just got them on tuesday. Much cheaper than a full surround sound system.
I have them too guys but they're not perfect or anything. A GREAT DEAL for my $65 bucks but regardless I'd personally give them an 8-8.5/10.
Just because the scores aren't what you want them to be, doesn't mean you should get your panties in a bunch...or accuse the reviewers of being anti-playstation(GamersRulz)
I have philips 20$ headset since like 2007 because other headsets are just werent right for me i had trittons pros and i hated them with their fancy 4 speaker for each ear thing,i thought i will have to return this one as well but so far it exceeded all my expectations in terms of
1) the base is amazing and deep if you turn on virtual surround wich i think supposed to be the always on for regular bases,some deep base will go away and you will hear all other regular sounds-if you turn it off the base will be crazy and it sounds great too depends how you like it
2) headset seems too light at first but the lighter the better my old headset is light too and it sounded great-it has soft pad on top and for the ears so its really comfortable
3) people complain that the mic's bright light messes with you when you play but to me(maybe its my head)its completely out of my sight-the only thing its easy to hit when you trying to scratch your face you just forget its even there)))
4) buttons for sound and mic are a bit tricky to feel with your hand when you wearing it but after 5-6 hours i got use to them
5) speakers hug and isolate your hears really well and they are preety big so big ears can fit there too
overall its worth 100 dollar easy the only problems it has to charge when your ps3 is on or a pc and only takes couple of hours and charge will last like about 8 hours idk didnt play that long(i played for like 6 hours and it wasnt charged alot so yeah)
great design,functions are simple at the same time great quality in every way