http://discuss.slashgear.com/tags/consoles Discuss Gadgets! en-US Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:24:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://discuss.slashgear.com/search.php http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/complete-ps3-problem-list#post-69 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:13:55 +0000 Benjamin Nied 69@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><img align="left" alt="PS3" src="http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/1/2/72048-3-2.jpg" title="" />So, if you&#8217;re going to brave the lines for a PlayStation 3 (and from what we hear, bring a baseball bat and a full body armor), there are a list of things you should know about regarding various issues the console has at this time. These are normal, especially in the first-generation of a piece of electronics as complicated as the PlayStation 3, and most of these issues should be resolved in future System Updates (we hope). Until then, it&#8217;ll help all you early-adopters decide as to whether your console is worth a round of real-life Mortal Kombat:</p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/complete-ps3-problem-list-172513/">Complete PS3 Problem List</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/leaked-xbox-360-8220slim8221-board-tips-incoming-refresh#post-8693 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:40:46 +0000 Chris Davies 8693@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>In our collective haste to pester Nintendo about the next-gen update to the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/wii" target="_blank">Wii</a>, we sometimes forget that Microsoft&#8217;s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/xbox-360" target="_blank">Xbox 360</a> is beginning to look a little long in the tooth too.  A new image purported to be of the refreshed Xbox 360&#8217;s <a href="http://bbs.a9vg.com/read.php?tid=1393868" target="_blank">mainboard has emerged</a>, and most obvious is that Microsoft have put the console on a diet &#8211; it&#8217;s considerably smaller than the current &#8216;board in use.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77966" title="Xbox 360 board leak" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Xbox-360-board-leak-518x500.jpg" alt="Xbox 360 board leak 518x500" width="518" height="500" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/leaked-xbox-360-slim-board-tips-incoming-refresh-1777965/">Leaked Xbox 360 &#8220;Slim&#8221; board tips incoming refresh?</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/nintendo-ds2-details-leak-bigger-higher-res-screens-accelerometer-late-2010-launch#post-8581 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:33:10 +0000 Chris Davies 8581@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Nintendo&#8217;s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/dsi-xl" target="_blank">DSi XL</a> isn&#8217;t even on US shelves yet, and already gamers are prodding developers to find out details about the next-gen handheld.  News on the Nintendo DS2 was top of the list for RPad.TV when <a href="http://rpad.tv/2010/03/12/nintendo-ds2-information-unearthed-at-gdc-2010/" target="_blank">they hit up GDC 2010</a>, and they&#8217;ve managed to extract a few choice nuggets in the process.  The DS2 &#8211; the official name of which nobody would, or could, spill &#8211; will apparently keep its dual-displays, but the panels will be larger, higher-resolution and have so minimal a gap between them that titles will be able to in effect use them as a single, big screen.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77602" title="nintendo_ds2_concept" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nintendo_ds2_concept-540x387.jpg" alt="nintendo ds2 concept 540x387" width="540" height="387" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nintendo-ds2-details-leak-bigger-higher-res-screens-accelerometer-late-2010-launch-1577601/">Nintendo DS2 details leak: bigger, higher-res screens, accelerometer, late-2010 launch?</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-tells-ps3-gamers-to-turn-off-their-consoles#post-8178 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:26:53 +0000 Chris Davies 8178@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Got a first, second or third-generation Sony PS3?  Step away from the console, unless you want to run the risk of permanent data loss;  <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/03/latest-info-on-playstation-network-status/" target="_blank">that&#8217;s the message</a> from the official PlayStation blog, who are addressing the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-ps3-blocking-psn-access-clock-issue-to-blame-0176051/" target="_blank">persistent PlayStation Network issues</a> affecting all but the PS3 Slim.  If you&#8217;re seeing 8001050F errors, along with messages warning of being unable to sign into the PSN, unable to reset the clock or unable to play back rented movies, you could run the risk of losing your hard-earned trophies.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="Sony PS3" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ps3-02-500.jpg" alt="ps3 02 500" width="500" height="300" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-tells-ps3-gamers-to-turn-off-their-consoles-0176176/">Sony tells PS3 gamers to turn off their consoles</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/apple-tv-will-become-games-console-predicts-analyst#post-8157 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:49:55 +0000 Chris Davies 8157@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>For a &#8220;hobby&#8221; project, we certainly seem to be talking about <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/apple-tv" target="_blank">Apple TV</a> a lot lately.  Even before the new Boxee Beta <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/boxee-beta-lands-on-apple-tv-2575652/" target="_blank">landed on the set-top box</a>, Apple were <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/no-plans-for-hdtv-with-integrated-apple-tv-says-tim-cook-2475424/" target="_blank">decrying plans</a> to integrate the Apple TV into a full HDTV; instead, reckons at least one analyst, they&#8217;re intending to develop it into a &#8220;serious gaming&#8221; platform.  According to Michael Patcher, at Webush Morgan Securities, the obvious path for Apple to take is into gaming hardware, albeit relying on third-party developers for actual titles.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-76136" title="apple_tv" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/apple_tv-540x230.jpg" alt="apple tv 540x230" width="540" height="230" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/apple-tv-will-become-games-console-predicts-analyst-0176131/">Apple TV will become games console predicts analyst</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-ps3-blocking-psn-access-clock-issue-to-blame#post-8130 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:14:19 +0000 Chris Davies 8130@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Trouble is afoot with the first through third generation of <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ps3" target="_blank">PS3</a> consoles &#8211; basically all of them bar the newest PS3 Slim &#8211; as what appears to be a <a href="http://neogaf.net/forum/showthread.php?t=388872" target="_blank">date-related issue</a> blocks access to the PlayStation Network.  Those gamers attempting to access the PSN are unable to sign in, nor play games, use dynamic themes or view and/or synchronize their trophies; meanwhile the PS3&#8217;s clock is reset to 12/31/1999.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="Sony PS3" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ps3-02-500.jpg" alt="ps3 02 500" width="500" height="300" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-ps3-blocking-psn-access-clock-issue-to-blame-0176051/">Sony PS3 blocking PSN access: clock issue to blame?</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/new-sony-ps3-slim-consoles-get-fcc-tested#post-7844 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:40:00 +0000 Chris Davies 7844@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Sony have attempted to discretely push two new <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ps3" target="_blank">PlayStation 3 Slim</a> variants <a href="https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=1241940&amp;native_or_pdf=pdf" target="_blank">through the FCC</a>, under the auspices of their Sand Design Enterprise cover company.  The CECH-2101A and CECH-2101B represent a minor SKU tweak over the current-gen CECH-2001A and CECH-2001B, and of course the FCC filing is singularly unhelpful in describing what exactly the changes are.  WiFI b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR are both onboard, just like the current consoles.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="Sony PS3 Slim" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Sony_PS3_Slim_1-540x381.jpg" alt="Sony PS3 Slim 1 540x381" width="540" height="381" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/new-sony-ps3-slim-consoles-get-fcc-tested-2275074/">New Sony PS3 Slim consoles get FCC tested</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/pandora-gaming-handheld-enters-production#post-7407 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:56:50 +0000 Chris Davies 7407@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>It&#8217;s taken a while, but the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=pandora+gaming" target="_blank">Pandora</a> open-source handheld has finally been given the <a href="http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/51852-spoke-to-the-factory" target="_blank">production green-light</a>.  After many months of prototypes and design tinkering, according to the project forum the team have given the go-ahead to their Chinese production partners to begin the initial run.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-73304" title="pandora_open-source_gaming_handheld" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/pandora_open-source_gaming_handheld-540x418.jpg" alt="pandora open source gaming handheld 540x418" width="540" height="418" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/pandora-gaming-handheld-enters-production-0973305/">Pandora gaming handheld enters production</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/neonode-zforce-ereader-platform-turns-up-in-koobe-jin-young-reader#post-7198 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:23:22 +0000 Shane McGlaun 7198@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/neonode-logo.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-72624"><img src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/neonode-logo.jpg" alt="neonode logo" width="300" height="116" class="alignright size-full wp-image-72624" title="" /></a>Last week I mentioned a new eBook platform from Neonode that promised to bring touchscreen eReader tech to market at a low price called <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/cheap-neonode-zbook-platform-breaks-cover-2972017/">zBook</a>. The zBook tech has the Neonode zForce touchscreen technology at its core. The company has announced today that the zForce tech from its eBook platform has landed in a new reader.</p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/neonode-zforce-ereader-platform-turns-up-in-koobe-jin-young-reader-0372623/">Neonode zForce eReader platform turns up in Koobe Jin Young Reader</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/wireless-ps3-portable-mod-video#post-6837 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:57:29 +0000 Chris Davies 6837@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Even in its most recent <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ps3-slim" target="_blank">Slim</a> incarnation, the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ps3" target="_blank">PS3</a> doesn&#8217;t exactly lend itself to portable use.  Rather than attempt to squeeze the whole console into a handheld form-factor, modder <a href="http://bronckart.com/" target="_blank">BronckartN</a> took a more roundabout approach: his <a href="http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbronckart.com%2F2010%2F01%2F10%2Fla-ps3-portable-est-cree%2F&amp;sl=fr&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">Wireless PS3 Portable</a> is actually a display-equipped remote controller, meaning the console itself can stay put while you play it elsewhere.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-71178" title="ps3_portable_mod_1" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/ps3_portable_mod_1.jpg" alt="ps3 portable mod 1" width="490" height="328" /></p> <p><em>Video demo after the cut</em></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/wireless-ps3-portable-mod-video-2571177/">Wireless PS3 Portable mod [Video]</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/nintendo-wii-8220has-long-life-in-front-of-it8221-hd-upgrade-unlikely#post-6542 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 06:43:48 +0000 Chris Davies 6542@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Nintendo&#8217;s will-they-won&#8217;t-they plans for an HD version of the Wii have kept the company regularly fielding speculation and rumors, but the <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/netflix-streaming-headed-to-wii-this-spring-1369710/" target="_blank">recent announcement</a> that Netflix on the console will be in standard- rather than high-definition has reignited questions about whether a graphics update is &#8211; or should &#8211; be imminent.  Unfortunately, <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2010/01/nintendo_no_wii.html" target="_blank">according to</a> Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, we still shouldn&#8217;t expect any significant upgrades any time soon.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-69949" title="nintendo_wii" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/nintendo_wii-540x405.jpg" alt="nintendo wii 540x405" width="540" height="405" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/nintendo-wii-has-long-life-in-front-of-it-hd-upgrade-unlikely-1569948/">Nintendo Wii &#8220;has long life in front of it&#8221;; HD upgrade unlikely</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-ps3-250gb-hits-japan-february-18#post-6500 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:40:33 +0000 Chris Davies 6500@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><img class="size-full wp-image-69817 alignright" title="sony_japan_playstation_3_250gb" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sony_japan_playstation_3_250gb.jpg" alt="sony japan playstation 3 250gb" width="274" height="280" />Sony Japan may have released the first PS3 with a 250GB hard-drive &#8211; in the shape of the <em>Final Fantasy XIII </em>limited edition <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/1m-ps3-slim-consoles-sold-new-250gb-version-for-japan-2457930/" target="_blank">back in September 2009</a> &#8211; but until now they&#8217;ve not had a mainstream version; that&#8217;s all changing as of February 18th.  The company <a href="http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scei.co.jp%2Fcorporate%2Frelease%2F100114a.html&amp;sl=ja&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank">have announced</a> that the Sony PlayStation 3 250GB will arrive in Japan for 34,980 yen ($382).</p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-ps3-250gb-hits-japan-february-18-1469816/">Sony PS3 250GB hits Japan February 18</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/next-gen-nintendo-ds-to-boost-graphics-get-motion-sensors#post-6150 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:15:35 +0000 Chris Davies 6150@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has <a href="http://www.asahi.com/digital/pc/OSK201001050110.html" target="_blank">dropped a few details</a> as to the hardware capabilities of the next-gen Nintendo DS, though the executive wouldn&#8217;t go so far as to pinpoint when we might expect the handheld to be released.  Speaking to Japanese paper Asahi Shimbun, Iwata confirmed that both graphical capabilities and alternative control methods were on the cards.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="Nintendo DSi XL" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/nintendo_dsi_xl.jpg" alt="nintendo dsi xl" width="487" height="300" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/next-gen-nintendo-ds-to-boost-graphics-get-motion-sensors-0668211/">Next-Gen Nintendo DS to boost graphics, get motion sensors</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-ps4-to-use-multi-core-cpu-not-cell#post-5832 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:38:26 +0000 Satsuki Then 5832@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Sony are considering replacing the PS3&#8217;s Cell architecture with a more mainstream multi-core processor in the PlayStation 4, <a href="http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/column/kaigai/20091224_339258.html" target="_blank">according to</a> PC Watch, after game developers have reported greater than average problems developing for the current-gen console.  Based on rumors and speculation coming out of Japan, the company also considered &#8211; but decided against &#8211; a combination Cell/<a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=larrabee" target="_blank">Intel Larrabee</a> setup.</p> <p><img class="alignnone" title="Sony PS3 Slim" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Sony_PS3_Slim_1-540x381.jpg" alt="Sony PS3 Slim 1 540x381" width="540" height="381" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-ps4-to-use-multi-core-cpu-not-cell-2866929/">Sony PS4 to use multi-core CPU not Cell?</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/intodream-diy-handheld-sega-dreamcast-video#post-5211 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:59:39 +0000 Chris Davies 5211@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>It seems we&#8217;ll never tire of seeing full-sized consoles refettled into handheld casings, and that&#8217;s handy since gamers don&#8217;t seem to tire of attempting such miniturization.  Today&#8217;s &#8211; the handiwork of Bacteria &#8211; is <a href="http://moddedbybacteria.wordpress.com/multi-platform-console-system-projects/intodream-portable-dreamcast-portable/" target="_blank">the IntoDream</a>, and it takes the venerable SEGA DreamCast and packs it into a handheld with a 5-inch PSone LCD, official PAL DreamCast hardware and joystick from the Nintendo N64.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-66006" title="intodream_portable_dreamcast" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/intodream_portable_dreamcast.jpg" alt="intodream portable dreamcast" width="496" height="347" /></p> <p><em>Video demos after the cut</em></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/intodream-diy-handheld-sega-dreamcast-video-1566005/">IntoDream DIY handheld SEGA DreamCast [Video]</a></p>