PS3 questions

[beanzncheez]

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Shit. Going to go turn on the PS3 right now. Thanks for the tip.

[Kamal]

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does anyone know if the 80 gb ones are released ? circuit city still doesn't have them. (I can't stop abusing that 0% deal structure they have going for virtually everything in store)

[Corven]

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80gb SKUs have been out for awhile now

[beanzncheez]

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It was discontinued but re-released for the MGS4 package and finally went on sale on June 12. I saw a couple of them last night. I almost bought the silver 40GB Jap version. Was very tempting as this one was region free.

[beanzncheez]

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does anyone know if the 80 gb ones are released ? circuit city still doesn't have them. (I can't stop abusing that 0% deal structure they have going for virtually everything in store)

If I'd known that you were looking for one I would have posted the info. (that was floating around) about the deal that Wal*Mart ran and how Best Buy was matching it. Wal*Mart had where you could buy any B-D player, you get a $100 store gift card good for anything and then Sony had when you get their credit card and your first purchase is over $299, you got $100 rebate. So, potentially, you could have gotten the 80GB for $399 plus $100 for add-ons. Crazy.

[Kamal]

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http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/sony-pulls-2-40-firmware-update-after-reports-of-bricked-ps3s/

Sony has pulled the 2.40 firmware update from both its in-console update and website after some users reported that the firmware has bricked their system.

[Corven]

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installed it since day1 of release and works perfectly fine for me

[TomTom]

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Today the Dual Shock 3 pad arrived and now it's charging. I hope most Future Games will support it and I think I have seen such an option in GTA IV already..but I will try it out later anyway after the pad is charged. Did anybody else buy this Pad and has already made experiences with it in Games be it good or bad? From the first feeling it lies good in the hand because it is a bit heavier than the regular one. I am curious how long the battery will last after it was completely charged..I guess the Rumble option sucks up a lot of power.

[Corven]

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my second controller is a dualshock 3 ... rumble works fine with GTA and it usually last for 2 full days of play from a full charge

[beanzncheez]

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I saw that release yesterday about the possible "bricking" that 2.40 has done with some units. I've got it installed and have no issues currently.
I have the DS3 and fully charged it last night. I prefer the vibrating function and feel better than that of the X360 controller BUT I am thinking of moving my DS3 innards into the X360 controller like what Ben Heck did.
As for backwards function, there are a lot of older games that have updates you can download so that the vibration feature will work on them.

[picklemonkey]

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haven't had any issues with 2.4. I'm digging how the PS button now brings you to the whole menu rather than to the 4-option menu it had.

[beanzncheez]

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^ ?

I didn't notice that change. Time to go slap my ass cheeks together and look.

[TomTom]

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Is 2.40 out already? I did not see any notice yesterday when I turned the PS3 on.

[shosh]

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Is 2.40 out already? I did not see any notice yesterday when I turned the PS3 on.

it was out briefly, but then i guess some people reported problems installing it so they took it offline. everyone i talked to said theirs worked great, but i didnt snag it in time...

[beanzncheez]

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Tom,
It came out, then lots of people reported their PS3s no longer working, no video on the screen or their hard drives died so Sony is checking into it and doing repairs at no charge for customers that have to send in their units. Talk about a snafu. Mine works so far...