cimerians Posted February 17, 2010 Author Share Posted February 17, 2010 For any Burnout fans out there: All DLC is on sale. Basically all the DLC in one package for 20 bucks. (Inlcudes the Island and Cops and Robbers). Haven't checked Xboxlive to see if its on sale there... Speaking of DLC (or the lack thereof) Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 is 20 bucks for all systems on Amazons Deal of the Day: http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fgp%2Ffeature.html%3Fie%3DUTF8%26ref_%3Dvg%5Fnav%5Fhp%5Fdotd%26docId%3D1000208101&tag=atariage&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Marvel Vs Capcom 2 will be $7.50 starting Thursday, Feb 18th on PSN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elw00d Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Penny Arcade Adventures episodes 1&2 are bundled for $15 on PSN. They are normally $15 per episode, which I thought was outrageous. For $7.50 per episode I bit. I am just starting episode 1. It is absolutely only for a mature player. I read that Ron Gilbert of Leisure Suit Larry fame had a hand in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted March 7, 2010 Author Share Posted March 7, 2010 Penny Arcade Adventures episodes 1&2 are bundled for $15 on PSN. They are normally $15 per episode, which I thought was outrageous. For $7.50 per episode I bit. I am just starting episode 1. It is absolutely only for a mature player. I read that Ron Gilbert of Leisure Suit Larry fame had a hand in it. Oh boy.... I think you may have gotten Ron Gilbert mixed up with someone else. Ron Gilbert was the guy that created some of the best adventure games ever. Maniac Mansion, Secret of Monkey Island and of course the engine that ran all of the classic Lucasarts Adventures. The SCUMM engine. Ron Gilbert is god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elw00d Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 Cimerians, You got me. I was thinking of Al Lowe. BUT, Penny Arcade Adventures are geared towards the mature audience, just like Al Lowe's games were. Ron Gilbert was involved with the development of the Penny series. But still, I have found the first episode entertaining so far. I am happy with my $15 investment and I am about a quarter the way through it (half way through Episode one). El Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 Cimerians, You got me. I was thinking of Al Lowe. BUT, Penny Arcade Adventures are geared towards the mature audience, just like Al Lowe's games were. Ron Gilbert was involved with the development of the Penny series. But still, I have found the first episode entertaining so far. I am happy with my $15 investment and I am about a quarter the way through it (half way through Episode one). El Oh yeah totally, I bought them too for $15 bucks. I never wanted to pay the amount they were asking for individually. Great games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) Uncharted 2 is $40 plus tax (free shipping) from Dell through March 11th. http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?s=dhs&c=us&l=en&cs=19&k=uncharted+2&cat=all&x=0&y=0 Edited March 9, 2010 by HammR25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I just got my copy of Tekken 6 for 17.99 from the Golden Box for PS3 today. Anyone else catch all the games on sale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Not sure if Saboteur has a new price point or if this is a limited time deal or what, but as of this morning, Amazon is selling the game for $19.99. For that price, I'm no longer on the fence about buying it but just ordered it. AMAZON LISTING FOR SABOTEUR Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 6, 2010 Author Share Posted April 6, 2010 Also, Buy 2 get 1 free on greatest hits at Wal-Mart: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Buy-2-Get-1-Free-on-Select-Sony-PS3-Greatest-Hits-Titles/14147064 Little Big Planet and Infamous are on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 konami's Rock Revolution. game+drum kit $14.99+$5.00 shipping. deal of the day site, so 24hrs at most. here's the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 God of War III on sale for $36.99 free shipping + 10 dollar credit. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002VFPHKA?ie=UTF8&tag=dtsmithdotd-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B002VFPHKA One of the best games I've ever played along with Ultima, Zelda, Uncharted, Final Fantasy 8, Donkey Kong, Mario etc.... Sit back and enjoy the ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) just noticed that Godzilla 2000 movie rental is free today in the video half of the PSN store. Not quite up there with my favorite Godzilla flicks, but better than most of them. Edited July 21, 2010 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Now that I hung a hi-def LCD screen down in the basement, am tempted at getting a PS3 - but only if someone can confirm my suspicions are correct: Playing PS2 games on the PS3, does a PS3 upscale ALL of the games to be progressive scan? I'm thinking in theory, that the video output of a PS3 would be superior to that of the PS2. Games that do not allow progressive scan output on an LCD simply look mediocre and worse than a CRT. Edited July 21, 2010 by save2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 Now that I hung a hi-def LCD screen down in the basement, am tempted at getting a PS3 - but only if someone can confirm my suspicions are correct: Playing PS2 games on the PS3, does a PS3 upscale ALL of the games to be progressive scan? I'm thinking in theory, that the video output of a PS3 would be superior to that of the PS2. Games that do not allow progressive scan output on an LCD simply look mediocre and worse than a CRT. It's been awhile since I fiddled with it, but I think there are three different ways you can upscale and you can also turn it off. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) It's been awhile since I fiddled with it, but I think there are three different ways you can upscale and you can also turn it off. Using a PS3 you mean? And before anyone asks, yes - I have component cables for the PS2. Unfortunately, the LCD only has DVI, but I have an HDMI to DVI cable. Heck, I'm not even sure if the PS3 uses a regular HDMI cable for its video and sound. Guess I'd assume it uses some proprietary cabling system come to think of it, which would be typical AND lame at the same time. lol Edited July 21, 2010 by save2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 It's been awhile since I fiddled with it, but I think there are three different ways you can upscale and you can also turn it off. Using a PS3 you mean? Correct. There are a few options like double scaling, regular scaling, and off IIRC. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) Heck, I'm not even sure if the PS3 uses a regular HDMI cable for its video and sound. Guess I'd assume it uses some proprietary cabling system come to think of it, which would be typical AND lame at the same time. lol standard hdmi out the back as far as I've seen, as well as the standard psx a/v jack for other outputs. I personally don't use my HDMI for audio (monitor lacks a speaker) but I've seen the option for it in the menu. Edited July 21, 2010 by Reaperman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 standard hdmi out the back as far as I've seen, as well as the standard psx a/v jack for other outputs. I personally don't use my HDMI for audio (monitor lacks a speaker) but I've seen the option for it in the menu. Thanks Reaperman, good to know. The output I've seen in stores demonstrated looks excellent. Must be HDMI. Glad they incorporated that connector for their games as well as movies. Wasn't long ago at all where outputs were separated functionally and feature wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onmode-ky Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 Now that I hung a hi-def LCD screen down in the basement, am tempted at getting a PS3 - but only if someone can confirm my suspicions are correct: Playing PS2 games on the PS3, does a PS3 upscale ALL of the games to be progressive scan? I'm thinking in theory, that the video output of a PS3 would be superior to that of the PS2. Games that do not allow progressive scan output on an LCD simply look mediocre and worse than a CRT. My PS3 is connected via HDMI to my TV (standard HDMI cable, using it for both audio and video), and PS2 games get displayed with the TV in 1080p mode. It's been awhile since I fiddled with it, but I think there are three different ways you can upscale and you can also turn it off. Using a PS3 you mean? Correct. There are a few options like double scaling, regular scaling, and off IIRC. Tempest I just popped .hack//G.U. Vol. 1 into both my PS3 and PS2 (S-video connection, so 480i), connected to the same TV, to compare them. The options on the PS3 for PS2 game display are Upscaling (Off/Normal/Full Screen) and Smoothing (Off/On). I forgot to see what Upscaling Off is (I normally have it on Normal), but I think it uses the middle 480 of the 1080 lines, so you end up with a pretty small screen. Upscaling Normal has the image filling most of the screen height; I'd guess it's doubling the image dimensions to 960 lines. Upscaling Full Screen stretches the Normal image horizontally to fill the whole width. For all 3 Upscaling modes, the image signal remains at 1080p. As for Smoothing, I didn't really see much difference with it on and off, though I think it may do some slight anti-aliasing. Incidentally, both these options can be changed during gameplay, so it's not hard to compare them. Flipping back and forth between the PS2 and PS3 inputs on the TV, on the same shot in the game (not a static, paused shot, but rather a shot with the characters idling in the foreground, waiting for me to do something), I honestly didn't see too much difference. The PS3 image didn't fill the full screen height, but it did seem to have richer colors. In both images, though, there was visible aliasing. My opinion is that the main advantage of playing PS2 games on the PS3 is the hard drive space; no more 8-MB memory cards. Secondary advantage is widescreen capability for games that support it (since I didn't have PS2 component cables). You're aware that currently sold PS3s are not PS2-compatible, right? My model is one of the software-compatible ones, from the MGS4 bundle (i.e., it emulates one of the PS2's CPU/GPU, rather than having both chips on the motherboard). There are a few compatibility issues with mine, such as random ~20-second freezes in Shadow Hearts: Covenant and permanent freezing at a specific point in Gradius V. Of course, all PS3s, including current models, can play PS1 games. onmode-ky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 You're aware that currently sold PS3s are not PS2-compatible, right? My model is one of the software-compatible ones, from the MGS4 bundle (i.e., it emulates one of the PS2's CPU/GPU, rather than having both chips on the motherboard). There are a few compatibility issues with mine, such as random ~20-second freezes in Shadow Hearts: Covenant and permanent freezing at a specific point in Gradius V. Of course, all PS3s, including current models, can play PS1 games. onmode-ky Wow - thanks for all that info! Yes, I had read that the new PS3's are not compatible - but I was thinking about purchasing one of the older fat models. Weird why they choose to remain PS1 compatible, but not PS2. That pesky gross margin probably getting in the way. If the aliasing artifacts are still present though between the two models (thanks for your honest comparison), I guess I shall remain happy with my PS2 then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 They took out a lot of the technology as a cost-cutting measure. If they had only gone with a DVD drive instead of that Blu-Ray nonsense, none of that would have been necessary, but... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 But they realized most people would rather have blu-ray discs than a PS2 inside their PS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 But they realized most people would rather have blu-ray discs than a PS2 inside their PS3. At first I was the opposite now I want bluray cause I buy movies on that format. I mostly play PS2 games off my PS2 for cheats and other things. Still its nice to have the PS2 compatability in the PS3 itself. They removed it for a reason and it seems its beacause they want people to start buying enhanced PS2 games. God of War collection, Sly Cooper collection etc. It's all about the money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 PixelJunk Racers Second Lap is free for anyone who purchased the original PixelJunk Racers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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