great console, but I just don't play it and I don't need/want a blu-ray player. Would much rather get some cash from it and put it towards a macbook pro (which I do want).

6/6/2008 2:46:30 PM

gotcha.


is that 60G backwards compatible? I wish you would have sold this a month ago. I would have probably dealt with you

[Edited on June 6, 2008 at 2:48 PM. Reason : add]

6/6/2008 2:47:56 PM

yeah, it is 100% backwards compatible. I wish you still needed a PS3.

6/6/2008 2:58:24 PM

you can probably get a bundle for it since it's limited edition.

Definitely one of those cases where it will pay to have it "featured" on eBay. I remember a custom red PS3 (someone just painted the case) selling for a couple grand right after it was launched.

how the hell did you get your hands on this gold one?

[Edited on June 6, 2008 at 2:59 PM. Reason : dd]

6/6/2008 2:59:12 PM

hmm, featured listing is a good idea.

Here is a pic I just took. I actually won this through VH1. Was supposed to just be a normal PS3, but the sony rep that called said she would "send me something cool". this is what I got.



I found a youtube video of one of them too, which I guess is neat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ksuz-8OpqY

It was painted with high gloss automotive paint and then laser etched. Apparently different celebs were allowed into the lounge to create their own custom PS3s at the event. the one I have was a demo of the process I think.

[Edited on June 6, 2008 at 3:12 PM. Reason : more info]

[Edited on June 6, 2008 at 3:13 PM. Reason : even more info]

6/6/2008 3:11:18 PM

I jumped in on the Walmart $100 GC deal. Hopefully, they'll have it delivered to the store by today.

6/6/2008 4:19:15 PM

i'd bet you could get 2 grand for it, maybe even more - seriously...if it's that limited, there are people out there who pay tons for those things. you should call sony back and see if it's the one that's on display in the video or if they can give you any support documentation

6/6/2008 4:51:44 PM

yeah, i'd say make sure it's prominently featured (this is possibly even "main page" worthy, but i don't know how much that costs these days)

and maybe do a little stealth self-promotion on gaming sites + such. You'll probably make a killing.

I actually remember reading about this back when it was done. Some of the ballers' designs were pretty cool, I remember one that looked like it was hardwood.


Just out of curiosity, do the controller(s) match?

[Edited on June 6, 2008 at 5:04 PM. Reason : d]

6/6/2008 5:01:55 PM

no, unfortunately not. The controller is just a standard black sixaxis.

6/6/2008 8:41:59 PM

Got mine on Saturday and beat Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

6/6/2008 8:51:28 PM

if you do go ebay it, drop lines to editors at places like jotstiq, kotaku, and ps3fanboy...it'll most likely get a mention on their blogs

6/6/2008 9:07:28 PM

Just sent an email to the guy that has the videos up on YouTube. He has several different vids and in them there are about 5 or 6 different PS3s that were done for the 2007 NBA All-Star game. Hell for all I know, it could be a one of a kind box. I guess I will try to find out before I list it for sale.

Just found this link that shows the ones from the lounge.

http://www.qj.net/-PS3-customs-NBA-All-Star-Edition/pg/49/aid/83845

I am really starting to think this might be one of a kind.

[Edited on June 6, 2008 at 9:27 PM. Reason : new link]

6/6/2008 9:22:43 PM

So i'll be moving to Australia in a few weeks and i'll likely take my PS3. Have some questions about compatibility though. from what i gather:

My US PS3 will only play US/1 region DVDs and Blurays
It'll play any games (no regions for games)
It can handle 240v power automatically.

I will be buying an Aussie HDTV, though. Will i have issues w/ PAL/NTSC stuff? Maybe w/ DVDs? HDformats don't use PAL/NTSC right? local PAL TV will of course work w/ the lcoal PAL TV. are HDTVs even PAL or NTSC?

6/13/2008 1:05:15 PM

Pretty sure an HDTV is an HDTV regardless of where you get it, shouldn't have to worry about PAL/NTSC. The one concern is to make sure you get all your DLC off the US store. Games are region free but DLC is not.

6/13/2008 1:10:55 PM

does anyone make a universal remote that will work with the PS3 yet (bluetooth & IR)? I'd really like to find one, but all I've managed to find are ghetto PS2 IR remote workarounds.

6/13/2008 4:35:16 PM

Ok, so who here has a PSP running custom firmware? I need to do this:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9781492&postcount=1087.

6/16/2008 2:29:05 PM

what kinda cool things can a PSP do these days?

6/16/2008 2:47:01 PM

Quote :

"does anyone make a universal remote that will work with the PS3 yet (bluetooth & IR)? I'd really like to find one, but all I've managed to find are ghetto PS2 IR remote workarounds. "

buy the Nyko blu-wave. Toss the remote, but keep the IR receiver. It's in Harmony's database of devices.

6/16/2008 3:44:12 PM

Quote :

"what kinda cool things can a PSP do these days?"

lots, especially if you have a PS3. And you're running custom firmware.

6/16/2008 3:45:55 PM

remote play is pretty badass, I watch all my movies streaming in the bathroom on my psp from my ps3

6/16/2008 3:50:12 PM

Are the games any good?

do you still have to rename .m4a AAC files to .mp4 to get em to play? thats retarded... there's no way i'm renaming my whole itunes library...

6/16/2008 3:52:08 PM

I just want to play UMD games off the memory stick. Controlling my PS3s music output through my PSP is a nice little feature though.

6/16/2008 3:52:19 PM

WTF I have repeatedly been kicked off of PSN today and I cannot even sign in now.

Anyone else having difficulty???

6/17/2008 3:13:12 PM

no i have a real job

6/17/2008 3:21:54 PM

Quote :

"I just want to play UMD games off the memory stick."

Also my main reason for going CFW. The battery life is insanely good when you do this. Better than the DS, even.

Also, I find a lot of SNES games are perfect for on-the-go gaming.

6/17/2008 3:22:39 PM

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/06/17/firmware-v236-coming-soon-v240-to-include-trophies-in-game-xmb/

in-game XMB and trophies officially announced, no release date given

6/17/2008 7:07:00 PM

mainly just use mine for folding.

6/19/2008 5:17:11 AM

might be a dumb question but what exactly are trophies?

6/19/2008 12:27:13 PM

similar to achievements, except you have something pretty to look at.

The idea is that once Home is launched, each player will have a "trophy room" that can be visited by others to measure the size of your e-peen.

6/19/2008 12:44:05 PM

^so similar to a gamerscore?

6/19/2008 1:26:05 PM

whatever you want to call it... you get the gist, right?

6/19/2008 2:50:32 PM

Well I suppose I do, since I've had an xbox360 since launch.

6/19/2008 3:01:31 PM

kinda makes this:

Quote :

"^so similar to a gamerscore?"

a dumb question, eh?


...or *gasp* a troll attempt

[Edited on June 19, 2008 at 3:16 PM. Reason : d]

6/19/2008 3:15:22 PM

system update out tonight

6/19/2008 8:43:55 PM

2.36 just came out two days ago - where did you see another update today?

6/19/2008 8:46:44 PM

^that was it, i forgot i hadn't played my ps3 in a couple days. I usually play COD4 for about an hour before bed but hadn't been able to the last few nights so i didnt see it

6/20/2008 7:47:59 AM

http://kotaku.com/5018899/sony-lost-over-3-billion-to-ps3-cost-pricing-imbalance

Quote :

"Pricing the PlayStation 3 below its production cost caused Sony to lose $2.16 billion in 2007 and $1.16 billion in 2008, the company revealed today."

6/24/2008 12:15:23 PM

that's a staggering amount of money, but no real surprises there. Good news for PS3 owners, though, cuz now they HAVE to make the PS3 successful.

6/24/2008 12:20:27 PM

Quote :

"Good news for PS3 owners, though, cuz now they HAVE to make the PS3 successful."

LOL!!!!!

6/24/2008 12:22:41 PM

well, that certainly adds a lot to the discussion.

6/24/2008 12:38:06 PM

maybe they should have followed Nintendo's lead and used 8 year old technology to make the system affordable.

Or maybe they're making a killing off of the blu-ray royalties. Lose a battle to win a war.

6/24/2008 12:39:07 PM

Quote :

"maybe they should have followed Nintendo's lead and used 8 year old technology to make the system affordable."

Affordable, high selling, and likely not operating at a loss, you mean. It's kind of hard to be criticize Nintendo for something that has worked so well.

Quote :

"Or maybe they're making a killing off of the blu-ray royalties. Lose a battle to win a war."

Yeahhhhhh, I don't think so. Not nearly on the scale with their losses, at the very least.

[Edited on June 24, 2008 at 12:45 PM. Reason : .]

6/24/2008 12:44:33 PM

Sony already uses 8 year old technology, and sells an affordable system. It's called the Playstation 2.

6/24/2008 12:56:24 PM

^^are you really that stupid? blu-ray drives are already becoming mainstream in computers. With royalties pushing $30 a drive and with approximately a quarter billion computers being purchased annually, that's going to recoup their losses in the first quarter of next year alone. That doesn't even factor in the sale of home entertainment equipment and movie sales.

[Edited on June 24, 2008 at 12:57 PM. Reason : ^^]

6/24/2008 12:56:45 PM

Sucks for Sony, good for us. Kinda makes all those cries of "overpriced" seem a little silly, eh?

And in less [old] news, God of War III to be shown at E3

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=191616



[Edited on June 24, 2008 at 1:17 PM. Reason : :]

6/24/2008 1:00:40 PM

Quote :

"that's going to recoup their losses in the first quarter of next year alone"

That's about the funniest thing I've read all day.

6/24/2008 2:04:16 PM

^^those games have never interested me in the slightest

6/24/2008 4:22:41 PM

Use of PLAYSTATION Network has been suspended. Try to sign in again later.




wtf, is that something on my end or has Sony just taken the network down for a brief period?

6/24/2008 8:14:20 PM

Its been down for maintenance all day.

6/24/2008 9:37:41 PM

So this is what we're supposedly getting with the next update, in about 3 weeks coinciding with E3.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=191641

Quote :

" We've also scooped the following list of XMB features that you'll be able to access in-game. Here goes: * Friend category * View, send, receive messages * Manage downloads * Set the vibration feature of the controller * Sign in to PlayStation Network * Register friends * Manage Bluetooth devices * Terminate the game * Music category * Use the system BGM * Work the system BGM operation panel * Settings category * Assign controllers * View profiles * Game category * Set audio devices * Use the voice changer As previously reported the update will also allow you to play back your own tunes in-game from the XMB Music column. It's unclear whether this feature will be compatible with all games or just new titles created with more recent development tools."

It's also going to include trophy support with something that looks like this,





although that might just be a photoshop, and really none of this is confirmed by Sony.

[Edited on June 25, 2008 at 9:28 AM. Reason : :]

6/25/2008 9:27:10 AM