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matherto said:
I think I have yeah, had to do it the other day if I remember.

Any ideas how much I'd get for it scrap?

And it's got a mates disc in it, he knows about it and isn't too fussed but I'd still rather get it out, are they easy to gain access to the discs if you take them apart?
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If you got a receipt or proof of purchase use soga http://whatconsumer.co.uk/faulty-playstation-3/ i'm in the process of getting my ylod 2.5 year old 60gb replaced or partial refunded from argos. if you need a engineers report try consolehealer.co.uk they charge a tenner for it
 
mjsmith2k said:
You can't be serious, you only have to look at the visuals in Uncharted 2 / Final Fantasy XIII to see the HUGE difference.
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I haven't rented those yet.

What i mean is that with less technology they had better art style.

UFC demo looks very good though! Loving it so far.
 
I'm enjoying the Split Second demo but I can't help but think Burnout when I'm playing.

The driving, handling and drifting feels stiff compared to Burnout Paradise, doesn't feel like its 60fps.

The graphics also remind me of Burnout, I like the minimal HUD too.
 
matherto said:
Well it's deciding it's broken again, so I can't access the details to delete them.

Why is it my 360 is the most reliable bit of kit I've ever had as well, just doesn't make sense.
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This just happened to me, I got a hair dryer and heated the PS3 through the rear vents for 10 minutes. Left it til it cooled down and it works fine now, gonna trade it ASAP before it breaks again though.
 
Okay. Here we go:

LittleBigPlanet 2 Game Informer June 2010 Issue Information

Context about the first LittleBigPlanet

- The first LBP was never intended to be a simple platforming game
- Over 2 million levels available online
- About 56,000 new levels per week on average

LittleBigPlanet 2 Information Starts Here:

- LBP 2 has less of a focus on platforming altogether and it's more of a platform to actually create games with
- There is an all-new level creator and it is not just a tool to create platform games.
- As examples, the game 100% encourages the player to create game types and wants you to make a shooter, a racer, puzzle games, Space Invaders clones, even RPGs
- A player can even customize a HUD. The example given is a health bar for a fighting game.
- A Media Molecule developer has created a fully-functioning Command & Conquer Clone
- Media Molecule loves that a lot of user-created levels in LBP1 were homages to classic games and laments that so many manipulations of the creation tools were necessary to do them. Sackboy won't need to be "hidden behind the curtain" when you make games with LBP2.
- There is a new super-important creator tool called "direct control seats"
- (from previous point) In LBP1, lots of people made rudimentary "hold R1 to accelerate" vehicles. Mark Healy created a car out of rubber wheels and a bottle, then placed a direct control seat in it. He pulled up an interface that resembled a PS3 controller and assigned commands to buttons.
- Example given was assigning Sixaxis tilt for forward and reverse, horn on the X button.
- You are no longer limited to the game's stock sound effects. You can record your own sounds and voices, attaching them to characters or objects. Magic Mouth from the original LBP is gone
- Direct control seat's control scheme is instantly accessible and you can attach it only to the part of the vehicle you want it to control.
- Example was given about the 8/16-bit remakes/tributes having to use the signature gameplay mechanics of LBP. That is no longer true in LBP2. A creator can place a direct control seat on their own platforming protagonist and complete it with a customized control scheme.
- Example of the previous was Yoshi's Island. If a player creates the perfect recreation of the SNES-era jump they can share it with anyone in the community.
- There is an in-game microchip that functions as a calculator and it is a direct response/homage to PSN user Upsilandre (seriously, he's mentioned by name)
- Enemies in the original title could only be programmed with super-basic commands and most resembled marionettes.
- Users will be able to take a template for an enemy called a Sackbot, tweak the AI and dress it in any way they choose.
- Creators can choose the weak points on the Sackbot, determine if it is scared of heights, and even program acting routines.
- A disco scene was set up by Media Molecule and two employees recorded together on a single Sackbot. They moved its arms and bobbed its head in a dancing routine. JUST the AI was copied and pasted onto twenty different Sackbots. Each Sackbot was given its own unique look.
- There are now movie editing options as well.
- Every LBP2 player will receive their own profile on LBP.me. It will display your activity feed as well as previews of their own stages
- There will be user-created integration in QR codes as well. They can be printed on advertisements, business cards, and automatically load a level when held up to the PlayStation Eye. There is no special menu to do this. Any time the PS3 is turned on and running LBP 2, you can wave it in front of the Eye.
- If you are not near your PS3 you can take a quick photo with your smartphone to see an online preview of the level and add it directly to your level queue.
- For creators of multiple levels, you will be able to string your stages together so that they flow from one level to the next.
- Sackbots can be drastically increased or decreased in physical size.
- Sackbots can be controlled by direct control seats as well.
- There is a new gadget (like the MGS paintball gun). It is a big-ass grappling hook.
- Media Molecule says explicitly there are multiple more gadgets coming.
- All DLC from LBP1 transfers over to LBP2. Including downloaded content packs, costumes, etc.
- There is a major overhaul to the story level as well. There's the same 3-plane perspective for the story mode and the levels so far have a similar run-jump-grab platform style.
- Storyline is not country-based like last time, but is based in periods of time
- Here is a list of levels and summaries so far:


- Techno Renaissance: Whimsical alternative take of the Renaissance period. Leonardo da Vinci-like character to guide him through a technology-based twist level

- Steam & Cake: Steampunk-style level based on a fucked-up tea and cake party

- Neon Propaganda: Cold-war era posters line a factory environment where Sackboy is liberating oppressed workers. There is a grim nature to the level that is totally opposed to the neon lights and signs.

- Fluffy High-Tech: Various high-end technology equipments like video walls are mixed with bunnies and fluffy sheep. It is a cold, futuristic environment populated by adorable creatures

- Designer Organic: Eco-architecture comes together around a designed and controlled version of nature. Described as "art noveau". The closest to nature Sackboy gets in this game. Elaborate designs comprised of plants.

- Hand-Made Arcade: A super-tribute level to tons of arcade classics. Embraces the hand-made art from the first game. Pixels made of cardboard and wood.



- Circuit boards (like the calculator) can get extremely complicated and they have a very distinct interface
- Creators can make full-on cutscenes. Camera angles and voice-overs included. Creators can even make little five-minute short films. These levels are clearly marked on the stage select screen so you can tell whether you're watching or playing the level.

Also,

Originally Posted by Crisis:
Sure. Quality-wise is is very, very close to the first game. However this is not even close to true of all the screenshots of the levels. Things look far less rudimentary in the levels this time around. One thing that I am genuinely liking and I hope is transferring to all the other user-creation tools is how the game shows you what commands are assigned to what microchips. Best way to explain it is to have you think of what happens when you press on a link on the iPhone. It blows up the microchip's commands with a little transparent, green comic-book style speech bubble part at the bottom pointing to the microchip it represents.

Sackbot templates start as a square-ish version of Sackboy with no faces. They resemble a wooden puppet very much. There are all kinds of various lighting effects on display. My favorite one (because it's so unique) is the 8-bit pixel Apple II-style lighting. You'll see what I mean by that when your issue gets in.
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Neogaf

MM confirmed it this morning on Twitter, full reveal on Monday.
 
That's ridiculous! Especially as it's the kind of game you'd play when you have 5 mins spare, yet it takes nearly that long just to get into a race!
 
Its very frustrating, they had two beta's and the load times were just as bad back then yet they still release the game in this state.

Red Dead Redemption will be my only buy this month.
 
That's really nasty. I had expected the load times of the beta to be because it was a beta so it was all buggy and needed tweaking, not that it was the actual load times.

I was only going to buy Red Dead this month anyway because this is the kind of game that gets better with age like LBP. The longer you wait to buy it the more user created content is out there to have fun on.
 
I think JM was talking about the load times for Modnation Racers.
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Move still looks nice but I'd like to see a bit more than Wii like mini games and shooters like resi 4/socom.
 
Mine just died :(

Off to get a 120GB Slim tomorrow and move my 320GB drive across. Which store's cheapest? Google says Argos is £240.

Anything else I should know, e.g. how to move my PSN ID across?
 
Regarding you PSN ID, you just sign in as normal on you new machine.

If you can turn on your current machine then you should delete any personal information like in the Store etc. Also back up your game saves to a USB stick or external HDD.
 
Cheers dude. I'll see what I can do, it lasts a little while but then slows to a halt before switching off and leaving the red light flashing until I go up and press the power switch.
 
romagnoli said:
Mine just died :(

Off to get a 120GB Slim tomorrow and move my 320GB drive across. Which store's cheapest? Google says Argos is £240.
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Try Asda, mate. I recently bought my 120gb slim from there for £235, and you can get one game from Fifa10, NFS Shift, Battlefield:BC2 or Just Cause 2 for £10 extra. Worth a look to see if they are still doing this deal.
 
Just read this on the subject of load times for Modnation Racers.

"15-40 second load times is what the US IGN reviewer said, and that's only when dealing with some of the custom stuff. There's only two mod sections in the hub, and that's where a lot of the custom stuff is out on display - they already mentioned that's where the statues all are for the top kart downloads, top mod downloads, etc.

15-40 second load times when dealing with custom levels puts it pretty much in the same area as LittleBigPlanet - it's really not very bad. And here, you're getting those kind of load times in huge 3D tracks with 12 players, not just a 2D platforming level like LBP. It sounds a lot worse on paper than it actually is; I barely notice them anymore when playing LBP - it's just kind of expected"
 
That sounds better but the video above questions that statement.

With all the core elements that ModNation gets right, the few niggling loose ends that it screws up become annoyingly amplified. First among these, without question, are the game's loading times, which are often positively atrocious. We're talking join a match, have a pee, wash your hands thoroughly, examine your haggard face in the mirror, wonder how you ended up this way, and come back to the PS3 and it's still friggin' loading. I suppose the good news is that race restarts are instantaneous, but for a simple racing game these load times are silly -- and really call into question whether or not the vast customization options are a boon or a bane in the long run.
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1UP review
 
According to a highly-placed source, Sony will announce a large-scale monetizing scheme for PSN at the LA show, but we’re assured nothing planned will impact the service’s current free aspects.

A string of features will be revealed, apparently costing “less than £50 per year”.

Sony will confirm plans to give all subscribers one free PSN game per month, from a choice of “two to four” every month.

“If you work it out, PSN games cost an average of £6-9 each, so over a year you’re basically going to be breaking even,” said our source.

A streaming music application similar to Spotify will be announced in Sony’s press conference on June 15. It’s thought that this can run in the background while playing games.

Rumours that cross-game voice chat is being saved as a paid feature are apparently not true, we were told.

“I can tell you now, 100 percent, that that’s not the case,” our man continued.

“There’s nothing in the premium package which will gimp regular PSN users.”

The PSN premium services announcement is thought to be a major part of Sony’s E3 conference, which will also heavily feature Move.
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http://www.vg247.com/2010/05/17/premium-psn-plans-for-e3-reveal-to-cost-less-than-50-per-year/
 
yeah. I thought it was funny that their man in the know actually used the word 'gimp' when saying that this won't restrict non paying users.
 
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