Konami's upcoming Japan release of their realistic, but not so popular baseball series, Professional Baseball Spirits 5, has been dated. The game will be releasing on April 1, 2008 at the price of 6,980 yen for the PS2 version and 7,980 yen for the PLAYSTATION 3 version.
We know, it's a slow day.
[Konami Dates Professional Baseball Spirits 5] [Thanks Toto-Sama!]
According to a poster on PSHome, the Closed Beta for LittleBigPlanet is already in order. Pete Smith states "We've started that already with the beta trials and from the QA stress test point of view. We're listening to the beta users in terms of what would help them be creative."
Phil Harrison confirmed that LittleBigPlanet is currently in the closed beta and the open beta where everyone can download it off the PlayStation Network will b e releasing in Spring, which is the same time Home will be released.
[Little Big Planet Beta!!]
Today, David Jaffe and Sony Computer Entertainment launched the official Twisted Metal: Head-On: Extra Twisted Edition blog on the PlayStation site.
The blog features screenshots, gameplay videos, game info, news, and the soundtrack of the upcoming Twisted Metal title. Keep the site bookmarked for the latest updates.
[TWISTED METAL BLOW OUT!]
Last week, we reported that PlayAsia put up Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for pre-order. Now the pre-order is also up on GameStop meaning it's coming stateside for sure. The one available for pre-order at GameStop is $29.99 which is a bit cheaper than PlayAsia's price of $34.90.
The site states it's release March 18, 2008. The Essential Collection includes Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, and Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistance along with the director's cut of the Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3.
[Buy Metal Gear Solid: Essential Collection]
ADV Films, one of the biggest anime distributors in the US, has decided to back Blu-Ray with it's upcoming releases. This announcement will take effect in Spring.
They are planning on releasing their new products on Blu-Ray first, and some good backtrack films later on.
[ADV gives the thumbs up, goes Blu-ray]
It's not just us who want a better PLAYSTATION Store. We all know (except for diehard fanboys) that the PLAYSTATION Store has some major catching up to do. With the Xbox 360's last dashboard update, their Marketplace was improved even more, making the PLAYSTATION 3's look like dust.
They state that the PLAYSTATION Store needs streamlined browsing, meaning going down a list rather then going from page to pages of icons. Sony needs to start bringing out demos for every arcade game they release on the PLAYSTATION Store, or there is no way to test it out to see if you like it.
About PSone Games, they say it deserves it's own tab and better game profiles that display pictures (enlargable) so we can see some of the games we've never heard of. Also to get as constant as Japan with the PSone game updates.
They would like some pad-friendly operation, meaning that we can stream throw the tabs easily with the d-pad and what not. They want those giant panels on the top of the store removed as well, stating ads should be on the right of the store, and that upper piece can go to better use.
They say a flash driven store would be nice, but I'd rather have it built directly built into the console. That would make it easier to update, and it wouldn't be so slow considering it's not a web page. Throw in PLAYSTATION Network updates every day with that, and we got a winner.
They have a few other ideas, you can check it out at the link below.
[Feature: The Perfect PlayStation Store]
If your not one to beleive Sony Computer Entertainment when they say the PLAYSTATION 3 will last a decade while most last for six or so years, then you should listen to Codemasters.
Rod Cousens, CEO of Codemasters tells us not to take Sony lightly. He beleives the PLAYSTATION 3 will last ten strong years and feels that the momentum is building up with this years hot new titles.
“I certainly think it’s premature to dismiss Sony because I believe that they’re only now showing signs of ramping up and that shouldn’t come as any surprise to people given the trail of to be released dates of Wii and 360 and given the price points that they were coming in at, and given the lack of software supporting the format. I believe all those ingredients are starting to merge and I would expect Sony to have real momentum over the coming years." Rod Cousens told Next-Gen.biz.
Good to see Codemasters agrees with Sony, and so do we.
[Cousens: Don’t Dismiss Sony in Ten-Year Cycle]
Acording to some trusted sources, soon there will be a major update on Army of Two within the coming week or the week after. No details were given about what this update would include, but we could see big changes.
We'll notify you when the time comes, and if it comes.
