If you’re either a baseball fan or a sports game fan at all, you’ll want to know about MLB 07: The Show for the PlayStation 3.
After too many hours to count with the title, I’ve written a full review at Operation Sports that might help you decide if the game’s for you or not.
But here’s […]

The answer is a resounding “sort of”.
In a textbook illustration of how wildly out of touch the mainstream media is with the gaming world, AP writer Pat Eaton-Robb glosses over EA Sports’ online initiatives, but the big picture is obscured: while EA has some interesting ideas, the reality has always lagged far behind what’s seen […]

We’re headed into Memorial Day weekend, and I’ll admit it - I’m really ready for it.
Forza Motorsport 2 should be on store shelves when we return on Tuesday, so a trip to the ‘ol gaming store will probably be in order. That way, those of you who were driving somewhere over the holiday weekend can […]

Listen to the mainstream media and internet chatter, and the answer seems to be, obviously, yes. The sales numbers seems to affirm that conclusion. A Bank of America analyst even suggests that a $200 price cut is necessary.
So, naturally, I disagree.
After last night’s 1.80 firmware upgrade, the PS3 is a very different machine than that […]

The capability to upscale DVDs to HD quality is a feature normally only associated with top range DVD players, and its inclusion in the latest firmware upgrade now allows PS3 owners with an existing DVD collection to dramatically enhance the viewing pleasure of their DVD collection when viewed through a compatible HDTV set. Not only can DVD movies be enhanced to full 1080p HD quality but so too will PlayStation 2 and PlayStation games be upscaled to provide much improved gaming pleasure.

In a comprehensive update to PS3’s already impressive capabilities, Version 1.80 also allows users to enjoy Remote Play on their PSP across the internet, allowing them to access their PS3 anywhere in the world where a broadband internet connection is available.

Version 1.80 also allows users on a home network to seamlessly view and play rich media content such as images, music and video on their PS3, that is stored on their DLNA enabled devices such as PCs and laptops elsewhere in the house, reinforcing PS3’s credentials as a home entertainment hub that truly deserves pride of place in the Living Room.

A host of other enhancements include the ability to print photo images stored on PS3’s hard disk or inserted storage media to a selection of Epson printers.

PS3 owners will be able to upgrade their PS3 with the latest Version 1.80 firmware from 24th May 2007.

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Notes

1. DVD-ROM (including DVD Video content) can only be upscaled with HDMI compatible TV sets.

2. Use of Remote Play requires a powered up PS3 with Version 1.80 as well as PSP firmware version 3.50 which will be available at the end of May.

3. DLNA – Digital Living Network Alliance. For more info on DLNA, please see http://www.dlna.org/en/consumer/home

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Finally!
It always surprised me that the 1080p-compatible Blu-ray player inside my PS3 couldn’t upscale DVDs like the $125 Sony player I demoted from my TV’s HDMI slot could. It never made sense, and it was disappointing to lose that functionality.
Tomorrow, the PS3 will be able to do what it should have all along; upscale standard […]

GamePro keeps delivering the Sony-related goods.
While SCEA president Jack Tretton didn’t do himself many favors in his most-recent interview with the magazine, director of corporate communications Dave Karraker does a bang-up job, providing hope that a more lovable Sony may be peering around the corner for the first time in what seems like a long […]