I finally decided it was time to send in the PS3 for repairs. The inconsistency of the Blu-ray reader was driving me nuts. Sometimes games would work, sometimes they would not. When you want to watch a movie or play a game, you (or at least I) want to do it right away. I do [...]
It did not take exactly 10 minutes by the time you add in the HDD backup and recover process time, but all in all, the HDD upgrade was smooth and painless. The steps were simple: I started off by using my new 350GB Passport USB drive to backup the PS3. I selected the full backup [...]
This is a great article from The Portable Gamer titled Sony Finally Finds Smart Marketing. I am not sure how smart the marketing is, but from a financial standpoint, it makes sense. The author also points out one of my key concerns about digital content. Pushing digital downloads is one of the smartest plans that [...]
USA 2 – Spain 0? Wow! Un’fing real. Last week I counted this team dead and done; begged them to show some pride. … the U.S. is just not that creative, lacks a serious attacking striker. Besides, the defense will let us down at some point in the game with a boneheaded mistake. At this [...]
Because everyone needs a hump day dose of gaming goodness … Slow go on PS3 HDD upgrad I got my new 250GB HDD and the USB 350GB My Passport drive today, so I figured I would give the upgrade a go tonight. It turns out that the actual upgrade may only take 10 minutes, but [...]
Last weekend was the first time I have preordered a game in a year or so. I think last year’s Madden was my last preorder. That game actually shipped at the same time that major videogame retailers (i.e. GameStop) shipped their copies. Pangya: Fantasy Golf was released yesterday, but Amazon now shows it “in stock [...]
Before I get to the links, Amazon has not shipped my Pangya: Fantasy Golf yet, so I am not sure when I can start posting some impressions. Not getting a game out on time is a definite knock against Amazon. Prime shipping is all well and good, but please ship the game on or before [...]
I am trying to establish a new cardinal rule of game purchases. I am still working out the details, but one no-no has to be instant gratification purchases of new games. As I have learned in the past, if I do not have time to play a game, or if I do not have the [...]
I finally decided that it was time for a PS3 HDD upgrade. As I wrote a few days ago, my 60GB PS3 HDD is full, and I am less than satisfied. It is not like I have a ton of games, demos, and content. I have been struggling to regain space by removing demos and [...]
Over the weekend I decided to do something unusual. You might even call it down right crazy. Not only did I preorder a game for my PSP, I preordered a golf game that happens to be one of those goofy anime offerings. Pangya: Fantasy Golf is scheduled for release June 23; Amazon should have the [...]
My PS3 has always seemed to download content slowly; too slowly for my liking. My wireless network seems to be pretty quick, at least for my laptops, but not so much for my PS3. I have thought about it enough to consider wiring up the PS3 directly to a router to see if I can [...]
I wonder if Amazon has enjoyed all the free advertising? I mean from other sites; the traffic here hardly makes a dent in redirects to Amazon. I guess since I am an Amazon partner, I should setup actual partner links so I have an opportunity to get some sort of kickback. Oh well … WWE [...]
Dinner time finally offers up the penultimate deal of the day. Nice word, but without meaning if I count wrong as in my last deal post! Fallout 3 Collector’s Edition Gold Box Price: $45.98 (Amazon $59.99). I am sorely tempted to pick this one up. Temptation is calling. Only two things are holding me back. [...]
Tea time gives us the penultimate [oops; there are still two more offerings in front of us] another deal of the day. Of the offerings so far, this one is by far the most expensive, but it also looks like it is selling very quickly. Not sure if that has to do with the time [...]
Just in time for desert, Amazon offers us another deal, which affords me the opportunity for yet another blog update. Too bad the game is not at all something that I would consider purchasing, even at a steep discount. Tom Clancy’s HAWX Gold Box Price: $29.98 (Amazon $56.99). It has been a while since I [...]
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