Official US/JP PLAYSTATION 3 Launch Thread
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Ok, I tested what Gofreak said and held the PS button while in the audio player to see if I could move to other things like web browsing while still listening to the music and does not work. Holding the PS button just brings up a black screen with "Turn off controller; Turn off system".
Maybe in the earlier versions when they showed off XMB available during games that worked because it would bring up XMB and let you move around. But not now...
It is a nice cd player though. Listening to Sea Change now and sounds really good!
Maybe in the earlier versions when they showed off XMB available during games that worked because it would bring up XMB and let you move around. But not now...
It is a nice cd player though. Listening to Sea Change now and sounds really good!
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
cvxfreak said:
unf unf unf
It must have been like sex, opening up the package and setting the system up
Forget what I just wrote!!!
Gofreak FTW!!!
But the implimentation is SO STUPID. You have to hold the PS button down for like 1-2 secs but not 3-4 secs and then let go and suddenly you'll be kicked back to XMB with the music still playing! Who designed this arghghh!?!
*edit* you just press it. Don't hold it. Also going to the PS Store kills the music.
Gofreak FTW!!!
But the implimentation is SO STUPID. You have to hold the PS button down for like 1-2 secs but not 3-4 secs and then let go and suddenly you'll be kicked back to XMB with the music still playing! Who designed this arghghh!?!
*edit* you just press it. Don't hold it. Also going to the PS Store kills the music.
Bebpo, don't hold the button, just press it:Bebpo said:
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/745/745278p1.html
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Bebpo said:
That seriously sounds horrible. At least on the 360 you had
Click = Blade Overly
Hold = Turn off Controller/Console
Its good to hear that it works though
Edit: Wait, so it sounds as though you just press it once without holding it in for long to go back into XMB? Thats not bad at all
ferrarimanf355
Banned
That's nice. Can you make custom game soundtracks, 360-style?Bebpo said:
Bebpo said:
Apparently my PS2 monster cable is too fat to allow the optical to rest properly.
And it turns out my brother has a rather large collection of HDMI cables. :lol
So I switched to HDMI + optical, changed the settings... and still nothing. -_-
EDIT: And now a hissing noise. WTF.
EDIT 2: It works through normal HDMI sound without optical... better figure out how to fix it later. Off to some Genji, I guess.
ferrarimanf355
Banned
**** that. I want to know how many Giant Enemy Crabs are in the game.cvxfreak said:
OK, me and my friend are in our tents and getting ready for sleep. It is 11:30.
The ground is so hard and the wind is still blowing hard but we will get by. I got gloves and a hat and coat and stuff and a blanket + spacer blanket. Temperature is 35 degrees according to DMN.
I'll post again tomorrow.
The ground is so hard and the wind is still blowing hard but we will get by. I got gloves and a hat and coat and stuff and a blanket + spacer blanket. Temperature is 35 degrees according to DMN.
I'll post again tomorrow.
dirtmonkey37
flinging feces ---->
wait, so this means that if someone had a TV that couldn't do 720p (for example) but could do 1080i, the PS3 couldn't upscale it?
xaosslug
Member
Tabris said:Seriousely, does anyone have anything nice to say about the PS3?
Reading this forum is ruining my launch excitement.
not really. IMO, the n(egativity) to p(ositivity) ratio is heavily in favor of p, at least in this thread. :lol
RaijinFY said:
that's what I was gonna say! Then again, from what I've read, looking good's not Genji's problem. ;p
Bebpo said:
How about video support? Networking with your PC?
I mean I'm hoping my PS3 will be shown as another computer on my network and I can copy/download videos to my PS3 from my PC because the 360 video support sucks right now.
Hopefully it's not a mp4 only deal like PSP.
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
cvxfreak said:
Hmmm.....
CamHostage
Member
Bebpo said:
Actually, if PSP's any indication, can't you triangle out while it's still running and get to at least the Music folder menu? The XMB is designed to play the media either in the player or on the media browser, it's not supposed to stop playing off until you enter a command that breaks it; on PSP, that command would be something like selecting a different menu on XMB or choosing a different song, but on PS3, I think it just rolls until you select something that makes noise. I think?
CamHostage said:
No, when you hit X to go back to the folder menu it kills the music. The only way to keep the music playing is pressing the PS button.
mckmas8808 said:
I'm guessing he was expecting it to change into full english like Resistance/RR7. But like I've said in my region listing thread Genji II does not have english text/menus, it only has an option for English voices under sound optoins.
CamHostage
Member
BlueTsunami said:That seriously sounds horrible. At least on the 360 you had
Click = Blade Overly
Hold = Turn off Controller/Console
Its good to hear that it works though
Edit: Wait, so it sounds as though you just press it once without holding it in for long to go back into XMB? Thats not bad at all
You know what, I wonder if maybe Sony at the last minute had to back out of some PS3 features because they copied, either inadvertantly or directly, MS's Xbox blades (and could have brought a suit)? The original PS3 in-game menu had the XMB overlay and the button worked just like the 360 button, but then that suddenly disappeared. Maybe most of that was fine and the way they wanted to go until perhaps there was some freaky little detail about how they were doing it that they caught a MS patent for? There's no law being broken in having a center button, or having a multifunctional in-feature menu, or having multitasking, or doing any of the many other things that Sony has already done that MS has done, same as you might be able to see in various parts and parcels in another OS on a cellphone or PDA or PC, but maybe there was one aspect that was just over the line and that they caught before finalizing the retails. I don't see why they would have dumped the XMB "blade" on PS3 otherwise in the current version ... even though their current PS Button implementation is now is eerily close to 360 as well, only blade-less.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
So you can play the music from the Music folder in XMB, while you play any game (you would first disable in-game music obviously)
Marconelly said:
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No. You can't play your music when doing anything "real" besides web browsing and messaging people. If you go to the Playstation store the music stops, if you load a game the music stops, if you go to settings the music stops...
Also I think one thing you're mis-understanding, which is something I mis-understood as well until I tried it, is that the XMB does not exist once a game is booted. Holding down the PS button only brings up a simple black screen with "quit game, assign controllers, shut down controller, shut down system".
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
I got a bit lost in this thread so excuse my ignorance on the issue. Now that I think about it, I think I heard the music works with photos too.Bebpo said:
What happens if you just tap PS button during the game though?Bebpo said:
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Bebpo said:
Sounds like Sony REALLY needs to fix that with a Firmware update. As you already stated, thats really unintuitive. Having to get to a screen by holding down the PS Button somewhere in between 0 and 4 Seconds is just annoying. Definitely should just be a simple button press.
Apologies if this has already been screamed but US servers are live (or at least Registration is). I was able to log into the Resistance servers, but of course nobody is playing. I say we try to get some multiplayer going if the servers will allow it. Anyone game for some Ridge Racer 7 or Resistance after regging their US account?
cvxfreak said:
Ah, it's a multiplayer demo? Very cool. I'm grabbing the Motorstorm demo, but I don't know if retail copies will mix with the demo versions. If anyone wants to try out the JP versions of RR7 or Resistance after registering on the US site, I'd be curious to see if they simply breakdown the servers by region since I believe the games are more or less the exact same -- Resistance is at least.
I logged into Ridge Racer 7 earlier today with my JP account and I think it was just going to the US servers (nobody was on), so it may just detect where you're logging in from, which is a bummer. I also foolishly deleted my first profile and wiped out my Resistance clear data, so beware, folks, the game saves are per user. I know that's sort of a no-brainer, but I thought they'd at least allow you to transfer saves afterward. Nooope. Bye-bye all that progress I'd made with the launch games over the past couple days.
[edit] Anyone's more than welcome to add me, by the way -- I'm going by the incredibly original name of SamBishop.
Bebpo said:My PS3 locked up while trying to register a new US account
You have to use a different e-mail address than your Japan account
Same happened to me; I think they rebooted the servers or something. Luckily it went through the second time.
BuddyC said:
Dude, that would rock. I was just getting used to the dual pistols, too.