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Sunday is Beta

Jul 24

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | No Comments

It’s official. Me and Omac_Brother along with damopointy and a couple others will be attending the BetaRooms event in Birmingham on Sunday August 1st and are all looking forward to trying out some 3D gaming along with GT5, Killzone 3, LBP2, Dead Nation and of course the PS3 Move. If you want to see what we get up to aswell as get possible exclusive info on the event i will be posting a blog with a live feed. Everything we think should be shared can be thanks to RobGroove.com.

So make sure you stop by on Sunday August 1st and see what we’re getting up to.

There’s 2 events happening on the Sunday the first one is from 12 noon till 4pm GMT and the second will be 6pm – 10pm.

This blog will follow me throughout the day so you’ll even see what im having for lunch to how i amuse myself for 7 hours while i wait for train home.

Sunday August 1st

Watch in the UK Live from 12 noon – 10pm

New York Live from 7am – 5pm

California Live from 4am – 2pm

We will also be announcing the winners of the Motor Storm Apocalypse Tournament where the winner will get a 3D TV

For more information on this event you can get full details here

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No need for sub?

Jul 22

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | No Comments

Some unseen PS3 Move content surfaced recently from Sony’s Holiday Event in NYC on July 20th, 2010 and while it’s great to see something never before seen, i noticed Anton Mikhailov mention something interesting.

In the video at 2:07 Antov say’s “You can use the DUAL SHOCK or the navigation controller because they’re fully compatible / most people don’t know they’re compatible im just throwing it out there” The way i hear it, it tells me the subcontroller will be unnecessary.

Go Compare!

The Motion controller has all of the triangle X O square trigger select start PS and the Move button.

The Sub controller has X O an analogue stick L1 L2 D-Pad and PS buttons.

Why the Sub controller has the X and O buttons i do not know and im sure they’re there for a reason. I personally am going to cancel my order for the sub controller as i believe i should be able to use my Dualshock as the sub.

Sure there will be a game or 2 that has a need for those extra O & X buttons on the sub but the motion controller has them and i can’t see them adding 2 buttons to the system identical to 2 of the buttons that already appear on the motion controller. Not to mention you can’t use the sub controller without the motion controller hence the name SUB! controller.

Not sure about it? try holding your Dualshock controller with your left hand only. It’s no problem at all to reach the D-pad analogue stick L1 and L2 with ease.

Conclusion

I write this blog as an avid Playstation Junkie and keen observer of everything playstation so this view is me looking in from the outside and as i have never tried the PS Move yet i could be wrong but i feel my predictions are just. Buying the playstation Move means at least buying 1 motion controller which is not bad but then throw in an extra motion controller a sub controller and a game to go with all your new peripheral’s it can become quite expensive. If i’m right i will be able to shave a decent amount off the total price to be able to experience this great new way of interacting with games.

Best Price

It’s only a few months untill the PS3 Move will be released. Did you order your’s yet?

Get the best prices right here.

PS3 Motion controller in the USA $49.96

PS3 Move starter bundle in the USA $99.96

PS3 Motion controller in the UK £34.99

PS3 Move starter bundle in the UK £49.91

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PlayStation Beta

Jul 21

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | No Comments

Looks like the UK is finally getting some gaming goodness with the announcement of Sony’s “PlayStation Beta” event which is inviting a lucky group of gamers to play a few titles due for release at the end of 2010 and the begining of 2011 with free food n drink thrown in AND! a chance to race on Motor Storm for the chance to win a 3D TV.

All you gotta do is sign up by email and be available to be in Birmingham on either Saturday 31st July or Sunday 1st August.

Im signed up to go, Just waiting to get picked. Bring on the GT5 and Killzone 3

Do you live in the UK?

Can you make it to Birmingham on one of those dates?

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PSN+ day 1

Jul 1

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | No Comments

Got it!

As soon as i saw the 3.40 update available on Tuesday i rushed straight over to the Playstation store to see if it was up and lo and behold it was there beaming in all its gold cross glory. So i used £39.99 from my PSN wallet (which ive had ready to go for the last week just incase the wallet funding system crashed ;p) and i bought that sucka with no hesitation at all. Exclusive beta’s, exclusive avatars and free dynamic themes aswell as free games yes please!

So ive now had my Playstation plus account for a hot minute it’s nice to know im special for the next year until i have to pay again and i guess only time will really tell weather or not its really worth it (even though im sure it will be)

What’s in the box?

So what do you get? Well first off you get a gold D-Pad nect to your name to show your a Plus subscriber.

The PSN+ deals are different depending on which country you’re in so the best thing to do is pop over to the playstation store and have a look what’s available. also check out the trailer too.

What i do know is while the American 1 year PSN+ suscription gets you 3 extra months of PSN+ over on the other side of the pond the UK PSN+ 1 year subscription gives you a downloadble copy of “Little Big Planet” to keep forever.

Personally i think it’s worth it. you get all this content with a full year more to come. the PSN Plus free games will update every month meaning you get more than your moneys worth in games and who knows what cool Beta games we will get to play before anyone else. To be honest its the beta’s i want more than anything and i think the Exclusive Avatars and dynamic themes are a nice lettle extra. You also get all your games updates, patches and anything playstation think you should see downloaded to your PS3 for you while you away thanks to the “Automatic Download” feature.

Downloads content such as game patches, system software update data, and video items recommended to you, automaticlly. This system will retsart automaticlly at the scheduled time, and will begin to download.

I already bought Wipreout HD a while back and i have my Little Big Planet platinum trophy so for me there isn’t really much for me this month but some free avatars a couple dynamic themes 2 game trials and some discounts on games and add-ons but for the price of 1 game it’s so worth it.

But i got my gold cross and im a subscriber so BRING ON THOSE BETA’S SONY!

Is PSN+ for you?

I think if your a casual gamer who maybe plays for an hour or 2 a night probably not. If you’re like me on the other hand and clock up a staggering 50 – 100 hours a week you will most probably find it worth investing it. If you’re not sure why not check out the 90 day subscription when you see something you like in the Playstation Plus section of the store.

One thing to remember: you only get to keep PSN Plus downloads as long as your a subscriber to PSN+. UK subscribers who purchase the 1 year subscription before August 3rd will get to keep LBP forever.

I will blog about this feature again when i have some more news or info to share so yall come back now ya hear.

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Add your PS3 gametag to Facebook

Jun 26

Posted by Rob Groove in PS3 | No Comments

Just found this while i was surfing around and had to share it with you all.

Its a very simple process and only requires your PSN ID name, no passwords needed here. It looks great and can be added to your Facebook profile page from Here.

REMEBER: NEVER sign into any other website but the official playstation websites with your PS3 account details as there are some websites out there who will use your details to gain access to your credit card linked accounts. It’s happened to me once and it completely freaked me out. I then went to the Official Playstation website and used the “forgot my password” option to reset it. I’am lucky they didn’t change me email address also.

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