We’re wrapping up our reader poll today. It’s clear that Heavenly Sword, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and Warhawk are highly anticipated games this year, our poll garnered 10,000+ votes! Very impressive. Over the next few weeks, we’ll have the developers who are working on these titles chime in here to talk about them as part of our Inside The Developers Studio series. More to come, but now, on to our next poll…
Over the last few weeks we’ve been receiving and reading a ton of your ideas and thoughts about what sort of features we should be adding to this blog to make it better. We have our own thoughts of course, but given this blog is about you guys and in the spirit of this week’s July 4th holiday, we figured we’ll just put it to a good ol’ fashion vote.
Starting today, on this blog’s sidebar —> vote for the feature(s) you would *most* like to see incorporated here over the next few weeks and we’ll do all that we can to oblige. Also, feel free to leave us suggestions in the comments too — all things will be considered. We know this blog needs some fine tuning, with your help we’ll get it there.
Amazingly there already is a Flickr photostream for this blog, that has High-Res screenshots. I hope you guys don’t get rid of the Photostream now that it is setup. But being able to download the High-Res screenshots from here would be awesome too and is what I really wanted.
I understand everyone wanting E3 coverage either here or at the Store. But that won’t happen… at least not right away.
For some reason, all the “pay-for-news” sites and mags (like GameSpot, IGN, EGM, Game Informer, etc.) will get the news and updates first. This may not be a big deal, but when you want to view the latest ratchet & Clank vid in HD, you’ll have to be a paid subscriber to GameSpot or IGN.
We’ve already paid big $$$ for our Sony machines, games, accessories; yet now we have to pay these other sites and mags for exclusive footage and updates? Sony should be offering these things to us first, not last.
So my vote is for Sony to offer us loyal gamers exclusives BEFORE those other sites and mags get it, not after.
@92
Rumor control would be a great feature. here are a few that I’ve seen that I’d love clarification on:
– Square Enix expressed that they do not plan to develop any more new titles for PlayStation 3 until the console install base rises to a profit making level.
– a new installment of Parasite Eve is under development for the PS3.
– Sony will release a new “Waggle-Wall” bundle pack for PlayStation 2 in Christmas, for US$99, the Waggle-Wall is a Wii Remote type motion sensing controller, to compete with Wii. Sony has already registered the new controller for patent protection in December 2006.
Email updates are what I want.
how about game reviews and desktop themes for the latest games and make the devs stay here longer last the guy working on NBA 08.
i think live chats at certain times with game developers or sce managers is cool
I want Info about Rumble AND about the Implementation of Home on the XMB ;-)
Information on PSP Store and when we’ll get software for the PSP similiar to itunes?
I want information on PSP colors, PS1 games, firmware updates and the path they have in terms of releasing features.
all of thee above?
Quote:”Nevermind features for the blog. Sony should be looking at suggestions about features for its console and games”
Take this blog as a tool for Sony, not a tool for us. Since a majority say they want games or pricecuts, that might be seen as a hint.
You should do a poll on what the readers want on the PS3/PSP!
Quote:”Nevermind features for the blog. Sony should be looking at suggestions about features for its console and games”
Take this blog as a tool for Sony, not a tool for us. Since a majority say they want games or pricecuts, that might be seen as a hint.
You should do a poll on what the readers want on the PS3/PSP!
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well i would want to get information from here than hearing it on a gaming site, since it kind of confirms it for the rest of us reading this.
also maybe sometype of add on to the ps3 XMB so that we can automatically come here to post/read without having to sign in, more of a novelty this idea but i would probably be more eager to use this feature since were lacking in the games department atm.
this and as mentioned before (dunno how many of us has mentioned this) but will there be any live coverage of the E3 this year? hopefully via playstation store or even from here, i’ve recently read that Microsoft will be doing it again with their live subscription users and while this might be flamed for following them, we’ll have the edge by saying we get our’s for free.
As I know, x360 will have E3 coverage on Live. We (PS3 owners) should too on PSN.
@Jeigh:
Desktop widget? Bah. I use Firefox’s RSS feed bookmarks instead. It’s just a simple link that sits in the bar at the top, anytime I want to see what’s new I click it and it unfolds the rss links. Very elegant.
I would have checked the box for downloadable videos had it been there. Prehaps allowing us to edit and preview our posts would be nice too.
Oh, and on a separate note, please get some E3 content to us on the PSN during the week. A demo or two or more, lots of trailers of the upcoming games and some developer interviews would be smashing.
Love #114
There should be a previous posts button on the bottom of the blog. I wish I could go back in time to read the original post.
I’d like to see some more intimate ineraction with the developers. Perhaps a few features in which we the users interview them with our own questions.
You could give us a couple of day’s notice and put a small form on the side of the page, with something like “Ask Jaffe” on it. People would be free to fill in a question (one per account), and you guys could forward the best onto the man himself, who’d make a blog post answering them, with the usual room for follow-up that’s here already.
None of the extra features listed in the poll interest me, all I care about is content of posts. I’d especially like some solid answers to some long-standing questions that don’t appear to have an official stance by Sony, all we have is rumor and innuendo.
1. Will there ever be avi playback? I want to know if I should continue converting the videos I have currently, or work on helping add transcoding support to existing open-source media servers.
2. Will the RSX ever be available in linux? If the answer is no, I don’t mind spending some time in making opengl work with the Cell. If the answer is yes, I don’t want to waste my time.
Right now we need E3 on the PSN. E3 PSN, E3 PSN!
dear sony,
please add one thing, a place to login to your account and change your password, or link the accounts on the blog with the playstation.com websites. lastly, how about an “other” selection in all of your poles, i dont like any of the choices you posted on any of the two polls, first one would have to be lair, and it wasnt a choice.
-nabokovfan87
@85
You know, I fear that Peter Moore will show up with a Parasite Eve tattoo on his back or something…
…It gives me the creeps, urgh.
But like #85 said, give us some rumor control. Especially if it can put wind into the PS3.
How about a weekly podcast! Many people are excited about this blog. Mostly because it humanizes Sony. Sony’s PlayStation sector is notorious for it’s secrecy and unwillingness to express itself to it’s legion of fans. In the short time that this Blog has been available, a lot of information has been revealed. Even a bit of insight into the inner workings of game development. Podcasting is at it’s most popular now in the gaming scene. Some of my faves are OLR and of course the 1UP Show. I think Sony can benefit greatly by producing a show where focus is strictly on the PlayStation format. Have your developers take the time to talk about their newest games. Discuss what gamers are asking for. I know I’d listen up. Thanks again for the Blog. Now, how ’bout a Home invite?
I’d like to see a weekly featured video posted on this blog, highlighting something noteworthy each week from PS3/PSP/PS2 new releases, and/or upcoming future lineup.
And 100% compatibility with the PlayStation 3 Web Browser, for all embedded videos (i.e. only use PS3-compatible Flash video players).
rumble for six axis…and some new exclusives that no one has herd of!!! Drake looks cool, I hope it pans out.
Me to i want to know for the rumble sixaxis please the rumble for the dualshock 2 was one of the best thing …..i almost cry when i learn the new pad dont have it …. i think to put video will be a great thing !!!!
Sony, you guys need to [DELETED]slap Three Speech. Just saying.
I would make this blog an icon on Network for PSP and PS3. Then put up polls after every firmware update to see whats the most wanted feature next. Then just give us the most wanted features in order. By putting the Blog on the XMB you enable all users with a net connection to make their opinion known. Over the life of this generation the polls could reach well over millions of votes. Think of only a percentage of the PS2 audience voted on the features they wanted.
By fixing things people want fixed you make the PS3 perfect in the fan’s eyes. Then every added feature will just be a bonus. Something they love but didnt know they wanted. But you should fix everything first. Most people dont care how long it takes for a firmware to come out as long as the fix is something they care about. By fixing things they dont care about it makes people think your waisting your time.
Okay, about all the posts about Hi-Def videos . . . why would i want them here if I can just get them on PSN? Waste. Of. Time.
Now, what Omen_20 is talking about sounds like a good idea. Hell, the only reason I knew about this blog is because it was on joystiq. If you want the opinion of the PS3 owners, it’s be better to do what Omen is talking about.
Something else I just thought of; why not have video interviews with the developers as downloadable videos off of the PS Store?
how about a poll about what classic PS1 games we want on the PSN? or PS2?
I second the PS1 games idea. Dunno about PS2 since the machine is now as outdated as the Commodore. Seriously what is Playstation 3 without the previous strictly Playstation titles renewed. I know I’m not in anyway interested in going out to buy multiported titles that don’t take full advantage of the PS3 hardware. Maybe such a poll would shed some light on what the consumer actually wants.
behind the scene video’s would be nice
What about some updates regarding special events you guys are doing to promote the ps3? E3 WINK-WINK!!! Bring out Metal Gear Solid 4 demo or something. By the way, why not try to make some more ps1 classics ported onto the psp and ps3. Suggestions: Final Fantasy 7, Metal Gear Solid, Xenogears, Castlevania: Symphony of the night (how come xbox live got that game? that was a ps1 exclusive!!!!!! :( >.
I voted screenshots, but what I’d really like to see is some exclusive ones.
I would like to be able to log in on my PS3 without it crashing and please just three words.
BETTER FLASH PLAYER
a sleek looking widget would be awesome, i’d really like that.
Make it more easy to start flame wars :P Quotes!
lol Well blog look great, just add more user tabs we are good..
Fox
I hardly blog so this is first..
No point in a widget as we can all simply subscribe to the RSS feed.
Hmm what RSS feed? I spend to much time typing MAN command in UNIX :P
We need more member’s, there like 4 million PS3 out there, were all users?
Fox
I think you’re on the right track for the blog. You’ve set the tone well and the other bells and whistles aren’t going to substantially change who reads this or how much. What I do think you need is a way for us, your active Sony userbase to give legitimate feedback. Responding to posts is fine, but how about when we want to volunteer information. For example, I’ve been wanting to get this off my chest for a while: get Bluetooth into the PSP slim (or whatever the often denied redesign is called).
Here’s my argument, you went with Bluetooth on the PS3 but you really need to get some convergence on your standards. Finally the PSP and PS3 have started to work together, but frankly no one is getting invested in Bluetooth accessories, and until they do the feature is a lemon on the PS3. If you could link a headset wirelessly to the new PSP, that would both encourage people to invest in the Bluetooth standard and make the PSP so much more accessible when on the road. Frankly, the speakers aren’t designed to be heard over common street/bus/subway noise so there might as well be no audio. The wires for a standard set of headphones make the PSP a pain to carry. Also, if the PSP slim had Bluetooth support, and wifi, IP telephony would be practically built in. Win-Win-Win. I imagine it is too late to license this into the redesign now, but hey, you sprung SixAxis on us in a short time frame, suprise us again!
I need more Killzone II info. The PS3 is an awesoe machine ~ we need AWESOME games and a kick a$$ network to play it on. The PSN is outstanding, but the lack of full XMB acess in-game still makes it feel a little archaic. Please implement a way to play PS2 online games on the PS3 even though there is no PS2 network config. loaded onto the PS3. If I want to play KILLZONE I the best experience is still on the PS2 and it shouldn’t be that way. Oh, and btw – where is CEllius and what are they working on if anything? I’ve been playing Ace Combat for years and to lose it to the 360 is almost sacrilege. C’mon guys I have faith, but let’s start acting more like SONY (setting the tone) and do more trend setting than reacting.
P.S. – will there be an update which allows more frinds to be added onto individual PSN accounts? Right now I’ve had to set up apx. 4 accounts just to fit in all of my friends. A fix for this would be great. C’mon SNE I know you guys are out there ~ Let’s WIN THIS WAR DAMMIT! =]
cheers
I would love to see a game give-away on release dates. Maybe a competition or just a commenter raffle.
Also the PS3 firmware updates need alot more attention, info, and description. Many friends of mine have little to no idea about some of the changes the patches are making. Maybe a little working-mans whitepaper to try and explain some of the features and changes?
Embedded screens and videos?
Just some ideas that I’ve thought about.
You guys do a great job, I mean you get cool interviews to us, as well as special tidbits from Devs themselves and whatever updates the PSN gets.
im loving th inside developers blogs. Keep them coming. Also we do need info on Killzone 2, some people dont think the video shown at E3 2005 is reall. I do believe that those graphics can be accomplished. But we need more hype for it to draw away from HALO 3.
I enjoy everything..I am not in dire need of alot of information.
I would like to know more about Gran Turismo 5 and any new developments for F1 Championship for any future news.
YOU KNOW, ALL TH3S3 ID3AS AR3 GR3AT, BUT I THINK THE B3ST ID3A Y3T IS POLLS ON F3ATURES MOST WANT3D!
we need e3 coverage on the blog and psn
We want info on what they are thinking and planning from the PSN developers…Such as what updates they are thinking of, what features they would like to add…etc.
Off topic@
Is this true??
http://www.pro-g.co.uk/news/04-07-2007-5877.html
If so, come on we are losing exclusives game titles.. Ohh well, maybe that why PS2 done so well..
Fox