Sony Repartee

[Smues]

I just meant the physical disc spinning in the PS3. So I do hope they allow that.

 

[AntiLeaf33]

I know we have a thread on it but I don't want to dig it up for this comment. I finished the first Uncharted game. It was pretty good. It had the most realistic graphics I've ever seen in a game and the puzzles were pretty fun. I hated that the game didn't download the patch when I started on Wednesday and I completed like a third of it without get a single trophy. Also, those mutated creatures sucked. They gave too much damage, you couldn't fight them hand to hand, the CPU AI mercenaries would rather fight you than the abominations, and they felt kind of out of place for a realistic game.

Yeah, I really enjoyed the first Uncharted. Seeing the Russian Sub in the Jungle is still one of my favorite gaming moments. I also felt that the creatures at the end of the game were a little out of place.

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

On top of Simpsons Arcade for free, PS+ folk also got Final Fantasy V for free too.

 

[vivisectvi]

PS+ that is. Regular members have to pay for it.

 

[oldskool]

My PS3 just shit the bed. If I take the hard drive out of my dead fat one & just put it in a new Slim, will it work or is there some proprietary shenanigans I'll have to deal with?

 

[Sabre]

I think it should be fine, but you may find some DRM content issues, but since everthing is tied to the psn username it should be fine.

 

[oldskool]

From what I can tell it'll either work fine or I'll lose all my savegames.

I swear to god if I have to play through HHH's Road to Wrestlemania again there's going to be hell to pay.

 

[Sabre]

HHH held that game down.

 

[vivisectvi]

Unless you have those saves backed up, you will lose them, oldskool. The PS3 requires you format any new (ie: one that has not been used in that specific ps3 before) hard drive that you install.

 

[Sabre]

Oh well that blows.

 

[vivisectvi]

Yeah. The PS3 links the hard drive to the console once it starts using it. You can have multiples and swap them within the same PS3 without fear of formatting, but once you use one that that specific console has never "seen" before then it tries to make you format it.

Oldskool's best bet is to just boot up the old fat PS3 and copy the saves over to a USB stick, or use the system backup utility, swap the drive to the slim and then do a system restore once it formats (note that you need another external HDD for this option).

 

[Thoth]

Yeah. The PS3 links the hard drive to the console once it starts using it. You can have multiples and swap them within the same PS3 without fear of formatting, but once you use one that that specific console has never "seen" before then it tries to make you format it.

Oldskool's best bet is to just boot up the old fat PS3 and copy the saves over to a USB stick, or use the system backup utility, swap the drive to the slim and then do a system restore once it formats (note that you need another external HDD for this option).

There's another wacky option here. If you put the HD into a bay that hooks up to a PC using USB, and treats the drive as a USB-based external hard drive, the PS3 might recognize it. You could then copy whatever you needed off of it.

Note: Not sure if this works.

 

[Sabre]

I believe it doesn't, as ps3 only recognises fat 32 formatted media.

 

[Thoth]

I believe it doesn't, as ps3 only recognises fat 32 formatted media.

And the PS3 internal hard drive doesn't format as fat32? Honest question.

 

[Sabre]

From what i remember the hard drive is UFS2 which is sonys formatage to stop piracy. So if you tried connecting it to your pc it would need formatted regardless.

 

[oldskool]

I'm pretty much conceding my saves as lost & working on a new PSN name to move forward with, since I really only need the old one for WWE 12 online access and the Welcome Back games at this point.

 

[Thoth]

From what i remember the hard drive is UFS2 which is sonys formatage to stop piracy. So if you tried connecting it to your pc it would need formatted regardless.

But you wouldn't connect it to your PC.

 

[Sabre]

I was mentioning PC because it wouldnt connect to the ps3 as its usb hd abilitys are Fat 32 only.

I thought that if you connected it to the pc and if a viewer exists (like the wiis wbfs) you could get access to the saves and copy them out of the HD.

 

[Thoth]

That list of Vita-compatible PSP games that's going around has people pissed off because their favorite game isn't on the list.

The best part is every PSP game works on the Vita, and they don't even know it. The list is just the PSP games that are direct-downloadable onto the Vita. If you transfer games from the PS3 to the Vita, you're set. I believe the PC's MediaGo service for the PSP also connects to the Vita, so there you go.

But don't tell the fanboys.

 

[Haws Bah Gawd]

Or, just keep your PSP? When I was growing up, we didn't have backwards-compatibility aside from the whichever Atari I'm trying to remember.

 

[vivisectvi]

I'd definitely keep my PSP. I try not to get rid of any old console unless its broken and beyond use.

Anyway, Vita wise, what's the cost on their Vita-specific memcards?

 

[Smues]

Ranges from $19.99 for a 4GB to $99.99 for a 32GB.

 

[Thoth]

Well, I'm keeping my PSP too, but I'm getting a Vita. I'll let you know why when I know why I am.

 

[oldskool]

I was mentioning PC because it wouldnt connect to the ps3 as its usb hd abilitys are Fat 32 only.

I thought that if you connected it to the pc and if a viewer exists (like the wiis wbfs) you could get access to the saves and copy them out of the HD.

My understanding after some research is that the saves are tied to the console, so unless I perform a PS3-to-PS3 "Hey, move this shit to THIS console" it won't work.

 

[Thoth]

I was mentioning PC because it wouldnt connect to the ps3 as its usb hd abilitys are Fat 32 only.

I thought that if you connected it to the pc and if a viewer exists (like the wiis wbfs) you could get access to the saves and copy them out of the HD.

My understanding after some research is that the saves are tied to the console, so unless I perform a PS3-to-PS3 "Hey, move this shit to THIS console" it won't work.

Oh yeah, forgot that part.

 

[vivisectvi]

I've copied saves to USB keys before, so I know that definitely works. Not sure about USB HDD connections though..

 

[NoCalMike]

Just beat Uncharted 3. Hell of a game. I think it flew under the radar a bit due to coming out so close to Arkham City, and the fact that Uncharted 2 was so heralded no one expected part 3 to match it. While I would give the slight edge to 2, 3 is still damn awesome especially the Last Crusade-esque ending.

 

[vivisectvi]

I still have this on my backlog. I picked it up on release and have only played the first few missions. From what I played I loved it, though.

 

[Sabre]

I've copied saves to USB keys before, so I know that definitely works. Not sure about USB HDD connections though..

As have I, but it seems the newer games are tied to your PSN etc etc to stop trophy hacking.

 

[Thoth]

That list of Vita-compatible PSP games that's going around has people pissed off because their favorite game isn't on the list.

The best part is every PSP game works on the Vita, and they don't even know it. The list is just the PSP games that are direct-downloadable onto the Vita. If you transfer games from the PS3 to the Vita, you're set. I believe the PC's MediaGo service for the PSP also connects to the Vita, so there you go.

But don't tell the fanboys.

New information coming out contradicts this previous statement. Deciding to keep my damn mouth shut until the 15th, when a bunch of people will get PSP's and talk or bitch about it on the Internet. We'll know then, for sure.