The PlayStation Store Thread

[KK]

Er, what's with the new thread title? As far as I know it's still going to be called 'PlayStation Network', only the ID name has changed.

Sony clarified this the other day - whole lot is changing (PSP is staying the same though).

[mitch]

Firmware update should be tomorrow, BE PREPARED.

[Christopher]

Firmware update should be tomorrow, BE PREPARED.

What will they break this time

[Victor Mildew]

Looks like they grok your ? key...

*trollface*

[Mafro]

Firmware update should be tomorrow, BE PREPARED.

Cool, I wonder if I'll actually be able to download stuff I've bought.

[White Rabbit]

The wonderful Malicious hits Euro PSN tomorrow £6.29 plus 20% for + members.

Wow, might pick this up.

[JediDragon05]

One of my favourite days tomorrow, always looking forward to something going wrong on psn

[CitizenErased]

Downloaded Starhawk beta, the download took ages, the updates took ages and then the game was...meh. I wasn't the biggest Warhawk fan, but back when the PS3 didn't have a lot of online gaming options I put in a few hours. Starhawk however I can't ever see me playing again. Maybe the very small map didn't help, but I just found the whole affair bland and boring.

Oh, and then I downloaded the Gotham Imposters beta and, well that refused to let me connect.

On a more positive note, I picked up Infamous 2 and it's rather great.

[Parksey]

Are the PAL versions of the PSOne Final Fantasy games really that bad?

I dont know whether I can be bothered with the hassle of creating a US account, and fancy just downloading them all to my PSP while they are still discounted.

Anyone care to help me out before I splurge on loads of PAL FF games on the PSN Store? They expire today, y'see.

Though, with my new 32GB memory stick, if someone could help me *cough* acquire them, then I would look into that.

[Delusibeta]

Are the PAL versions of the PSOne Final Fantasy games really that bad?

I dont know whether I can be bothered with the hassle of creating a US account, and fancy just downloading them all to my PSP while they are still discounted.

Anyone care to help me out before I splurge on loads of PAL FF games on the PSN Store? They expire today, y'see.

Though, with my new 32GB memory stick, if someone could help me *cough* acquire them, then I would look into that.

Eh. AFAIK it's the old PAL vs NSTC issue where the PAL version is slower (which for a Final Fantasy game is probably academic) and has borders on the screen. If you really, really don't like borders than grab the US ones, otherwise I can't see the problem with grabbing the UK version.

[Parksey]

Are the PAL versions of the PSOne Final Fantasy games really that bad?

I dont know whether I can be bothered with the hassle of creating a US account, and fancy just downloading them all to my PSP while they are still discounted.

Anyone care to help me out before I splurge on loads of PAL FF games on the PSN Store? They expire today, y'see.

Though, with my new 32GB memory stick, if someone could help me *cough* acquire them, then I would look into that.

Eh. AFAIK it's the old PAL vs NSTC issue where the PAL version is slower (which for a Final Fantasy game is probably academic) and has borders on the screen. If you really, really don't like borders than grab the US ones, otherwise I can't see the problem with grabbing the UK version.

Well, I will be playing on my PSP as well, if that makes any difference. Does the poor PAL conversion only affect the PSOne titles, or are FF I-VI affected as well?

[Delusibeta]

Are the PAL versions of the PSOne Final Fantasy games really that bad?

I dont know whether I can be bothered with the hassle of creating a US account, and fancy just downloading them all to my PSP while they are still discounted.

Anyone care to help me out before I splurge on loads of PAL FF games on the PSN Store? They expire today, y'see.

Though, with my new 32GB memory stick, if someone could help me *cough* acquire them, then I would look into that.

Eh. AFAIK it's the old PAL vs NSTC issue where the PAL version is slower (which for a Final Fantasy game is probably academic) and has borders on the screen. If you really, really don't like borders than grab the US ones, otherwise I can't see the problem with grabbing the UK version.

Well, I will be playing on my PSP as well, if that makes any difference. Does the poor PAL conversion only affect the PSOne titles, or are FF I-VI affected as well?

I recall reading that the earlier FFs were ports from the PS1 compilations. So probably.

[Edit] 6 is the PS1 port, dunno about the rest.

[Rex Kramer]

Can you not just zoom in on the custom screen option on the PSP? Surely borders won't be an issue on that.

[Poser]

The store is back up and working properly for me now. Very frustrating, but I've been away for a few days so it was good to come back to see it was working.

Went through and re-downloaded all the minis and PSOne games I've ever previously downloaded, and have put them all on my now-revived PSP.

I think it's been resuscitated as a result of acute Vita envy. However, I now have a machine that plays Pinball Fantasies, one of my favorite Amiga games, in portrait format. Lush.

[Christopher]

I think it's been resuscitated as a result of acute Vita envy. However, I now have a machine that plays Pinball Fantasies, one of my favorite Amiga games, in portrait format. Lush.

Imagine that on the gorgeous OLED screen

Also, it seems PSN has retained its independence in the update.

[Poser]

Imagine that on the gorgeous OLED screen

I know I haven't actually seen a Vita in the flesh yet - I'm trying to resist because once I see it operating, I know I'm going to want.

I'd forgotten how good the PSP screen was, TBH, so I'd be blown away by the Vita.

[Poser]

On a related note, as I've been pretty much ignoring the Minis on PS3, can anyone recommend any? I've got a pile of the + membership freebies to play through, but I've not been massively impressed by what I've seen so far. Any diamonds in the rough I should know about?

Same question, really, for the PS1 games - I'm familiar with most of them; have any really translated well to the PSP? They're upsettingly expensive so I won't be buying many.

[Christopher]

On a related note, as I've been pretty much ignoring the Minis on PS3, can anyone recommend any? I've got a pile of the + membership freebies to play through, but I've not been massively impressed by what I've seen so far. Any diamonds in the rough I should know about?

Same question, really, for the PS1 games - I'm familiar with most of them; have any really translated well to the PSP? They're upsettingly expensive so I won't be buying many.

Have a look at the op here: http://grcade.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4338&p=239360#p239360

[Christopher]

Today's update:

Full Games (PS3)

The Simpsons Arcade Game (£9.99/€7.99) *100% Discount for PS Plus members*
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 21MB

Malicious (£6.49/€7.99) *PS Plus members receive 20% discount*
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 525MB

Mortal Kombat (£29.99/€39.99)
Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: Not available in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Sweden, Ukraine
File Size: 9.2GB

Catherine (£39.99/€59.99)
Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: Not available in Croatia, India, Israel, Kuwait, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Africa, Turkey, Ukraine
File Size: 9.6GB

Top Spin 4 (£19.99/€29.99)
Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 4.9GB

Shank 2 (£7.99/€9.99)
Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 1.3GB

Gotham City Impostors (£11.99/€14.99)
Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: Not available in Germany, Portugal, Russian Federation, Ukraine
File Size: 1.7GB

PSP

Persona 2: Innocent Sin/Persona 3 Portable (bundle) (£39.99/€49.99)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Australia, New Zealand

minis (PS3/PSP)

T.N.K. III (£1.99/€2.49)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales

Vanguard II (£1.99/€2.49)
Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All Locales

Alien Havoc & Bubble Trubble (Bundle) (£3.49/€3.99)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales

Ace Armstrong/Stellar Attack (Bundle) (£3.99/€4.99)
Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All Locales

Cubixx/Vibes (Bundle) (£3.99/€4.99)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales

Fight Fantasy: Talisman/Warlock (Bundle) (£4.99/€5.99)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All Locales

Special Offer Selection

Mafia II (£17.49/€20.99)
Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: All Locales
File Size: 7.4GB

Left to Die in Zombhai (£1.74/€1.99)
Hamilton’s Great Adventure (£3.99/€4.99)
Hyperballoid HD (£2.39/€2.99)
Hi-Tech World Campaign (£1.39/€ 1.69)
PSP Power Sale

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona (£9.99/€12.99)
Worms Battle Islands (£5.49/€6.99)
Sid Meier’s Pirates! (£5.19/€6.49)
Beaterator (£5.19/€6.49)
GTA Vice City Stories (£6.99/€7.99)
GTA Chinatown Wars (£6.49/€7.99)
GTA Liberty City Stories (£6.49/€7.99)
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition (£5.19/€6.49)
Midnight Club LA: Remix (£5.19/€6.49)

Really good update this week.

[Poser]

On a related note, as I've been pretty much ignoring the Minis on PS3, can anyone recommend any? I've got a pile of the + membership freebies to play through, but I've not been massively impressed by what I've seen so far. Any diamonds in the rough I should know about?

Same question, really, for the PS1 games - I'm familiar with most of them; have any really translated well to the PSP? They're upsettingly expensive so I won't be buying many.

Have a look at the op here: http://grcade.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=4338&p=239360#p239360

Sweet, cheers. I've still got well over a gig free on my mem stick, even with FFIX on there, so I'll get a few of those bought asap.