Further to the E3 news announcing that Portal 2 is coming to the PS3 in September 2011, we also have the trailer from the E3 conference here:
“Gabe Newell announces that Portal 2 will be coming to Playstation 3 in 2011. This is the trailer played during the Sony conference on Tuesday 15th June”
Sony has revealed that it plans to begin the 3D era on the PS3 from June 10th. Select downloadable games will be updated with 3D support.
According to sources, Wipeout HD, Star Strike HD and Mr. Pain will be the first three games to receive the 3D update. Wipeout and Stardust will be available for free, while Mr. Pain will cost around ¥300 (USD 3.2). Reports also say that a Motorstorm 2 3D demo will be offered to people buying a new 3D Sony Bravia as a special offer .
A 3D TV is however a must to play games with 3D technology.
Sony have been hit with a fourth Class Action Lawsuit over the removal of the “Other OS” function. On April 27th, Anthony Ventura from California filed a lawsuit over the removal of the option. In the following days, separate owners also filed similar complaints on April 30th and May 5th. The fourth lawsuit comes from Keith Wright, California who likewise has filed a lawsuit over the removal of the feature.
It will be interesting to see how this turns out for Sony, with the possibility of more consumers appealing. Only users who bought a PS3 “phat” between November 17th 2006 and March 27th 2010 are included in the class suit. It also notes you must not have sold your PS3 before March 27th 2010.
April the 1st saw the release of an official system update for the PlayStation 3, an update which has landed Sony in hot water with one disgruntled customer. The update – v3.21 disabled the ‘install other OS’ facility which basically blocked the ability to install the Linux OS on any PS3, although this feature was available on all but the ‘slim’ versions of the PlayStation 3 prior to the update.
Sony have released an update for the PlayStation 3, which has caused quite a stir. The 3.21 update removes the ability to install another operating system, though the “OtherOS” option. If you don’t update, you lose the ability to connect to the PSN network. Fortunately, if you have updated, or need to update but, want to keep your Linux install on your PS3, there is a work around. Geohot, famous for his simple iPhone jailbreak, has found a way around the update, in the form of a custom firmware. Unfortunately there’s no information on when he’ll be releasing it to the public. However there is currently a work around available:
