Greetings one and all! Fred here with your weekly digest of PlayStation-related news – and, as ever, there’s plenty to get your teeth into.
The big news this week was the much-anticipated launch info for PlayStation Plus on PS Vita. I hope you’ll agree it’s a really strong line-up, and it’s just the tip of the iceberg – we’ve got lots of great stuff lined up for you over the next few months.
Elsewhere on the Blog, we heard from Beyond: Two Souls creator David Cage, gaming legend Warren Spector talked Epic Mickey 2, new fighters were announced for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Rockstar Games stopped by to show off a shiny new Grand Theft Auto 5 trailer. And that’s just a taste – see below for the full a la carte reading list.
Meet back here next week for news on The Walking Dead, Ratchet & Clank: QForce and DmC: Devil May Cry, among others. Enjoy your weekend!
- Agarest: Generations of War 2 out now on PSN – All the info on Ghostlight’s new RPG sequel!
- Community Update: F1 Race Stars, Twisted Metal and GTA5 – Find out the latest about F1 Race Stars, Twisted Metal and GTA5-related community happenings!
- Beyond: Two Souls interview – David Cage discusses his supernatural epic – The Quantic Dream founder stops by to update us on his new project.
- Sack it to Me: The LittleBigPlanet community revs up! – Check out the new LBP.me site, new Sackboy and Sackgirl attire and more!
- Video Store update: 13th November 2012 – Looking for a movie to watch? Find out what’s new here.
- PlayStation Mobile: Panic! unleashed this week – A first look at the trailer for one of this week’s PSM releases.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified interview – Behind the scenes with the PS Vita FPS – Everything you need to know about the handheld entry in Activision juggernaut shooter series.
- PlayStation Plus for PS Vita: Launch details confirmed – We spill theb eans on the eagerly anticipated PlayStation Vita Plus service.
- Planets Under Attack wages intergalactic warfare on PSN next week – Find out how this forthcoming PSN strategy game took shape.
- PlayStation Home update: Oh Snap! – The first Uproar collection storms into PlayStation Home.
- Need for Speed Most Wanted demo is out tomorrow – Get the inside track on how to dominate the Most Wanted demo.
- FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! When Vikings Attack showdown tomorrow night! – The PlayStation Blog team took on all-comers at WVA this week. Good times!
- Behind the scenes with Portal 2 In Motion – Learn how the Portal 2 DLC pack came into being.
- Heads-Up’ Game Store Update 14th November 2012 – This week in the Store: Portal 2 In Motion DLC, Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified and plenty more besides.
- Grand Theft Auto V: Official Trailer #2 – What, you’ve not watched it yet? Get to it!
- Meet the creatures of Wonderbook: Book of Spells – A brand new developer diary from the Wonderbook team.
- VidZone update: We have the Alicia Keys to a brand new zone – Check out this week’s spotlight artist, Alicia Keys, the VidZone highlights video and more!
- Warren Spector talks Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two – We talk all things Disney with industry luminary Warren Spector.
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale DLC: Kat and Emmett to join the fight (for free!) – Check out the first DLC characters that will be joining the All-Stars roster!
- Introducing Dollar Dash, a multiplayer sneak ‘em up for PS3 – More bite-sized fun heading to PSN.
- Behind the scenes with Killzone Intercept, a fan film with a difference – We talk to the talented folks behind a spectacular KZ fan flick.
- Introducing Chronovolt, a steampunk platformer for PS Vita – David from Playerthree talks up their new PS Vita game debuting on PlayStation Plus next week.
- Weekend Debate – First person shooters: love ‘em or hate ‘em? – Your debate topic this week: Do you love shooters? If so, why? Similarly, if you hate them, explain yourself!
- Weekend Essentials – Seek out Wonderbook: Book of Spells and Call of Duty: Black Ops this weekend on PlayStation.
- Game On – Sprinkle a little PlayStation magic over the start of your week with Wonderbook: Book of Spells, Mass Effect and much more.
- Smart As… Arithmetic tips – Are numbers being a nuisance in Smart As…? Find out to make the Arithmetic puzzles all add up in the PlayStation Vita game.
- Get a taste of PlayStation Plus – Visit our official Facebook page to claim your free 30-day PlayStation Plus trial.
- Developer spotlight: Treyarch – Check out the Call of Duty: Black Ops II developer’s line-up of PlayStation 3 blockbusters.
- Here’s a Black Ops 2 gameplay video as Leon chats to reviewer Meiks about shooting people in the face.
- Here’s our GTA 5′s trailer 2 analysis packed full of stuff you probably missed.
- These new Far Cry 3 screens show what happens when holidays go really, really wrong.
- Get some help online with these Black Ops 2 multiplayer map tips.
- Make Templar knifing that little bit easier with these Assassin’s Creed 3 tips.














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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 9:47 pm by supersmith2500
@CoolRichy008UK:
I can’t add you, send me an invite again.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 9:51 pm by Project2insanity
@dgnfly; Do you recall the rumours about PS3? There was a rumour covering absolutely every angle. It was inevitable some would be correct. That certainly doesn’t mean every rumour is.
@Voodoo341; Your supper’s ready. Back under the bridge if you want it.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 9:52 pm by declan__watson
Yes hayzink
Obviously they do though the people who say that are just immature and silly saying sony dosnt have good consumer support etc when they do. It’s just stupid I am a true fan of sony I know they care because there full of care and respect.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 9:56 pm by hayzink
@CoolRichy008UK
as you asked about constructive criticism/feedback
in laymen’s terms its when you put points across that help to influence change.
for example saying “this is crap” is not constructive
saying something like “the search function of the new store needs some work as i search for xxx and it brings up yyy” is constructive feedback.
here is a definition from the net
Constructive criticism is the process of offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of others, usually involving both positive and negative comments, in a friendly manner rather than an oppositional one. In collaborative work, this kind of criticism is often a valuable tool in raising and maintaining performance standards.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 10:23 pm by XzSlLENTSNIPERzX
@Fred
I have two question, those of which follow:
•1: Would you please be able to arrange a Ps Classics sale in the near future? I really would like to stock up on them for my Vita and playing mobile.
•2: Driver:2, would you be able to organise it’s debut on the PS Store? I really like that game, the first one is on the store and it would be great to play on Vita.
Please respond, consider my ideas and enjoy your week.
Thankyou.
Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 2:27 pm by Fred Dutton
We have a bunch of sales lined up for the rest of the year. Chris – who organises them – will be on the Blog mid-week to offer details, so stop by there and leave him your suggestions. He’s pretty good at chasing these sorts of things down.
As for Driver 2 – that decision would lie with game’s publisher – Ubisoft – rather than Sony, I’m afraid.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 10:26 pm by XzSlLENTSNIPERzX
Does anyone else like my rabbit? It reminds me of my dead rabbit, so I bought it.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 10:29 pm by XzSlLENTSNIPERzX
@Admin
I would like to report a problem I’m having with the PS Store.
This evening, I’ve been adding games to my basket and every time I attempt to do so, I am abruptly greeted with an error. Is this normal or could it be traffic-related? I understand the store is new so hopefully by reporting this I can help the development of our new store.
Thankyou.
Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 2:27 pm by Fred Dutton
Noted – the Store team are on this.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 10:46 pm by CoolRichy008UK
hayzink had it once regretted trading it in but if all goes to plan when i got farcry 3 the week after i got that il get sleeping dogs again and all the dlc
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 10:48 pm by CoolRichy008UK
supersmith2500 sent you a ps3 add ok because its set to freinds only sorry i should of said & hayzink im gonna add you as well cuz i said a game i like
add me you 2.
as long as GTAV has got drivable trains in it from the start of the game i will be very happy and that will make up for the ps store being crap
ROLL ON 2013 laterz all gonna watch a movie
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 10:50 pm by Kkowboy
Thank you Fred,
Thanks for your response! No news is news none the less, and I do hope that after nearly a month of European PS3 owners basking in The Icon’s presence, the relevant teams are going to respond swiftly to the matter and the precedent it sets for the future. I am patient, but not as patient as you unfortunately
.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 10:51 pm by CoolRichy008UK
XzSlLENTSNIPERzX nice rabbit and how cute is that getting something to honour your rabbit
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 10:53 pm by CoolRichy008UK
reply @supersmith2500 post 51
just sent you a freinds add on ps3 SUPERSMITHY2500 now gonna watch a movie laters everyone and hayzink ty for tellin me what it ment
its good that people help each other on here even if sony are buzy LOL
right catch you later add me if you want hayzink as well
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 11:25 pm by Lejenko
Fairly quite week for me on the games
Looking forward to getting my hands on Ratchet & Clank Q Force and hopefully Walking Dead Episode 5 being released on time with no delays on this wednesday (fingers crossed)
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 11:35 pm by Crack-Davidson
Thank you Fred for the answer.
I don’t understand though why the discount is not on the Vita?
If you buy the PS3 version you get the Vita version. You buy the Vita version you get the PS3 version. BUT the discount is only for the PS3 version. ?? Seems a bit unfair for the people that don’t have a PS3 at the moment.
I’m planning on getting a PS3 sooner or later but still…
Any chance you could talk to someone who could make it happen? Would be greatly appreciated. Thx
Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 2:28 pm by Fred Dutton
Hey chap, I’ll look into this tomorrow morning – it may be possible.
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Posted on 17 November, 2012 at 11:55 pm by King_Ubu
I know the odds of getting a reply on this are quite small now… However, rumor is that there is a ‘Sonic Classic Collection’ coming to the PSN next week?
Is there any truth in that? If so what games are in it?
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 12:15 am by cthulhu85
@Crack-Davidson: I assume it’s because the Vita version is cheaper than the PS3 version. Everyone would’ve bought the Vita version if not and gotten the more expensive one “for free”.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 1:31 am by redalertrules
Hey Fred can you please answer this simple question, it says on psn that playstation all stars comes out on the 19th is this correct and we get it earlier in the week? Or is this wrong and we get it when the store updates which for me is thursday and might aswell just buy retail, just wanted to ask as pretty excited for the game on my ps3 and vita. One last thing sorry, are pre orders going to be available for vita in the future at any point?
Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 2:31 pm by Fred Dutton
It’s out on 21st Nov on mainland Europe, 22nd in Aus/NZ and 23rd in the UK.
No word for you on Vita pre-orders today I’m afraid – if I learn anything I’ll be sure to pass it along!
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 3:47 am by monoliet
hi Fred Dutton
psn store = lots friends are geting ful freezes
miself = long wait untile start
also i hope u make next gen xmb more stile we can reorganize ore self icoons we need !!! en like pc make some icoons invicbel !!
sinstar iccon stil not like one bit ( = spam not changing mi opinion )
i hoope ps4 wil be ps3 compatibel = 1 of 4 moast inportant to me
ps3 compatibel – no more memorie problems – doawnloading when u play – ps4 400 € when no ps3 games 499 € when ps3 compatibel
also ting i need to see = utube ps3 – renting films ?
i realy need rpg on vita ( ragnorak odysee )
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 3:53 am by monoliet
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jes i love u to
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 7:12 am by novcze
Hi Fred,
everything constructive about SingStar spam has been already said, we gave fair reasons why SingStat icon should be deletable as any other game icon on the XMB and only official response apart “feedback being monitored” is “IT IS STAYING”. So you have to understand why our patience is exhausted.
Look on the bright side, at least you have power to delete this spam, unlike us, we can’t delete yours from our XMBs.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 8:06 am by Voodoo341
Really laughable and hypocritical post about constructive criticism Fred. I’ve seen no evidence of SCEE ever considering criticism on this blog but there is plenty of evidence of SCEE entirely ignoring it. Who is in charge of SCEE these days? The invisible man? You’re being spammed because your customers are frustrated and angry. Consider yourself lucky they still take the time to do it. Soon they’ll give up and start giving their hard earned cash to a competitor. Don’t think the consequences of that has dawned on SCEE employees yet.
How about some constructive feedback rather than the ‘there’s nothing I can say about that at this time’ spam feed to your customers?
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 8:23 am by AsmodeanBT
Awww? You don’t like spam Fred? Neither do I, but you seem to take the damn liberty to spam my XMB with crap I don’t want anyway so why should we show you the respect you clearly don’t show us?
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 8:40 am by Yasir_Said
Good winter for the vita!
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 9:22 am by Crack-Davidson
@cthulhu85
It is not cheaper. It is infact the exact same as the ps3 version = 12.95 euros (6.45 or 6.50 for half off). That is also why it was confusing in the race sale article, because it was the exact same price as the Vita version, but it didn’t specify that it was only for ps3.
The point i’m getting at is that it basically the same product. Because it’s the same price on both platforms and you get the other one free no matter which platform you buy it for. I think it’s a bit unfair that I need to have a PS3 to get it and can’t buy it from my Vita.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 9:24 am by Crack-Davidson
The name for the package is also the same on both platforms…
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 10:51 am by declan__watson
Hello again
Fred I was wondering will there be a crackle app out I live in scotland on my store there isn’t a crackle app yet so will there be one. Thanks LongLivePlay Sony Make.Believe
Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 2:33 pm by Fred Dutton
I could be wrong but I believe Crackle is a US-only service. Either way, no plans for this at the moment I’m afraid.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 12:14 pm by declan__watson
Hello again
For some reason I had a comment which was reported for no reason but I have a warning for some don’t just report someone for no reason it’s disrespectful and inappropriate I don’t no what I did but it wasn’t offensive in any way. LongLivePlay Sony Make.Believe
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 12:18 pm by godheit
Hi,
), but it didn’t happened.
could anyone download Playstation All Stars for PS3?
Description says that the Automatic Download starts 17.11 (also yesterday
Anyone with the same probleme or a fix for it?
regards,
godheit
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 12:25 pm by declan__watson
Hello godheit
I never got an update for playstation all stars and maybe the update is a little bit late it does happen it should appear soon though good day to you.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 12:37 pm by godheit
I believe that they forgot to upload it on the store, but why I can download the Vita version without any problems?
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 2:28 pm by Project2insanity
@Voodoo341 & AsmodeanBT; Do you guys not realise the spam affects anyone reading the blog ‘including’ customers so you’re actually disrespecting the very people you claim to speak for?
@Voodoo341 specifically; At risk of being the hundredth person who’s said this to you, there are things called confidentiality agreements. The reason you ‘don’t get constructive feedback’ is because you don’t pay attention to anything but negativity.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 2:35 pm by supersmith2500
Hey Fred, glad the store is now fixed but here’s a random question, nothing related to releases or anything. What are your thoughts on Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified on PSVita? I played on it and didn’t like it. =P
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 3:26 pm by Voodoo341
@Project2insanity
The very people I claim to speak for? Show me where I claim to speak for anyone but myself! I suggest you stop trying to be SCEE’s mouth piece and leave it up to actual SCEE employees to make up weak excuses.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 3:28 pm by Rodia_73
*SPAM* Singstar icon on top of my XMB *SPAM*
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 3:55 pm by CoolRichy008UK
just read that sleeping dogs is to get 3 new DLC added soon
Drunken Fist Pack
Zodiac Tournament Pack
Gangland Style Pack
woohooo fred make sure they are added to ps store next week plz or noww
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 4:03 pm by Project2insanity
@Voodoo341; When you challenge someone to prove something he claims you said, you aren’t supposed to have said anything to justify that claim. These quotes are from only the last post you made in this topic (excluding your challenge, of course):
“You’re being spammed because your customers are frustrated and angry.”
“Soon they’ll give up and start giving their hard earned cash to a competitor.”
Now you say you speak only for yourself? Try replacing “your customers” or “they” with “I” and “their” with “my” then that’ll be true.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 4:33 pm by Voodoo341
LMAO… just as I thought not one quote where I claimed to speak for anyone else.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 4:46 pm by hayzink
arrrg so annoyed
got a major glitch with sleeping dogs after finishing the game i was replaying story missions to unlock triad points and on the night market chase mission (2nd mission on the game) my screen went black after i failed the mission and i had to reset my console and this has now caused a bug that is basically making my game continue from that mission as a kind of new game plus type thing.
its seems upon googling it this is an issue that happens on 360 and ps3 so its not console specific, annoying as i now have to do all the side missions again for my plat and to unlock all the side missions i need to do all the story missions
im glad i like the game so much as i have had things like this happen to me before and i refused to play again but i can forgive this bug as it only seems to happen if you fail or restart that one specific mission.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 5:06 pm by godheit
Hi Fred,
any update on the pre-download problem for PS All Stars?
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 5:38 pm by supersmith2500
@Fred Dutton & declan__watson:
Crackle in Europe is impossible to request hence is a US service and most of the TV programs aren’t even available due to copyright issues but however, EOD TV on Home has Crackle but I really wouldn’t recommend buying it because there is not enough good shows to watch on there.
I’d say stick to Netflix and even PSN’s video store but if using PSN’s video store, great luck avoiding the store’s problems on the way.
Btw, Can’t wait for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale next week!!
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 5:45 pm by Project2insanity
@Voodoo341; You thought I was saying you literally said you speak for others? Don’t worry buddy, you’ll soon learn more about the English language once you pass nursery school.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 6:16 pm by declan__watson
Hello Fred
Thanks for the reply and also shame if it only US one because I created a crackle account and everything but I can still watch it through the Internet anyway. Fred I also have a question I had a comment which was reported I don’t know why I had replying to an individual telling them that they were being a little bit disrespectful and told them to go away if they were to continue and it was reported for abuse but there was nothing abusive about the comment why does it do that? Any way hope you enjoy the rest of your evening and I will see you on Friday for the next blog recap. Thanks LongLivePlay Sony Make.Believe
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 6:43 pm by prycestation3
hi Fred off topic but when is update 2.00 for the PlayStation official app coming? we were told on the blog ages ago that it was coming & it was going to be big, messaging friends, browsing store seem to be the usual requests, enjoy your weekend everyone:-)
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 6:46 pm by Voodoo341
Well done Project2insanity! You were caught out lying and now you’ve resorted to childish insults. Well done.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 7:17 pm by Project2insanity
@Voodoo341; Let’s try it your way, huh? Show me where I specified you literally said you claim to speak for others.
To save me replying again, I’ll skip to the part where I say “LMAO… just as I thought, not one quote where I specified you literally said you speak for others”. Your lack of comprehension isn’t short of astounding.
Just for the record, I wasn’t insulting you. I literally think you are too young to fully understand the art of conversation. And that, you can quote me on.
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 10:51 pm by MordecaiHunter
Lucky You FRED you can remove unwanted Spam
We have to look at You’re(scee) Spam everytime i turn on my ps3 !
But hey atleast the americans dont have to, god forbid sony upsetting the americans hey !
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Posted on 18 November, 2012 at 11:47 pm by Skookie30
Kotaku said about the cloud storage and that what we got even though it was a rumour,, there a rumour that the new Xbox will be named just “Xbox it be 8GB ram etc etc.
Anyhow when ps4 or whatever it called it be link to your PSN account it be quite silly if Sony don’t give you 4k HD backwards compatibly but we wait till E3.
I’m more intrigue about vita plus gravity rush and the vita features.
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Posted on 19 November, 2012 at 12:34 am by FaSt_X_MoViN
cannot wait for new gta!!
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Posted on 19 November, 2012 at 12:34 am by FaSt_X_MoViN
cannot wait for new gta!!
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Posted on 19 November, 2012 at 12:37 am by NickPreveza
Any new game for ps+?
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