Xbox One and PS4

Microsoft recently had their Xbox One reveal and it was pretty awesome to see how fast it runs, with the cloud service. Instant switching between a game, movie, Skype and even Internet browsing.

Well at least they made it look flawless during the presentation. I wonder how fast their Internet speeds were during that time. Console finally looks more like a box that is for sure, and pretty big. The specs are nice both boosting up memory and power. Even the new camera is very responsive. Plus, Xbox has finally made the move to blu-ray.

PS4 system has not been revealed yet until e3 but the controller was shown and a few demos. Same memory size as Xbox One but faster memory. PS4 controller looks different with a pad in the center. The Xbox One controller just looks like a refined version of the same one.
If you have been following the console news, I find it hard to make a decision right now.

Several questions still remain like:

Will Sony keep PlayStation network free?

Will Xbox live maintain the same annual price?

What does Sony's new system PlayStation 4 look like?

Well either system be backward-compatible?

Will the games still cost the same?

How much will the Xbox one and Playstation 4 cost?

Those are some of the questions that are still left on answered. We will definitely find out at E3 this year.

As for me, I don't pay for cable I watch regular TV and record regular TV shows every now and then. Plus, mostly watch stuff online. Will the Xbox one have a TV tuner instead of just a cable tuner? and DVR capabilities, such as Tivo?

Both systems will integrate with our smart technology such as, iPhones , iPads and other smart devices.

The future looks bright and the war to be part of your living room continues. If you can afford both systems and are a serious gamer, then you probably will just get both, but for many of you one system will be enough.

Which system will be the center of your living room?

Until next time my friends in cyber space. Leave your comments or questions below.

NavasTech

PlayStation Store Online and alive

Yesterday via Twitter, Sony made it official and announced that PlayStation Store is back online with several downloads now available in certain areas, which includes the U.S.A.

Back online with several download content. For PlayStation Plus subscribers, new additions include full game trials of "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2" and "Dante's Inferno." Here are just a few of the items now available for PlayStation Store:

• Full Game Trial
• Featured Games & DLC
• Discounted Games & DLC
• Featured Themes & Avatars
• QORE
• Updates
• Downloadable Games
• Alien Crush (Same Code As PSP) ($5.99)
• Bonk’s Adventure (Same Code As PSP) ($5.99)
• Wizardry: Labyrinth Of Lost Souls ($14.99)
• Sega Rally Online Arcade ($9.99)
• Star Raiders ($9.99)
• Red Johnson’s Chronicles (exclusive) ($12.99)
• Under Siege (exclusive) ($19.99)
• Back To The Future: The Game – Episode 3 – Free With Season Pass (Free)
• Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp ($9.99)
• Bomberman ’94 ($5.99)
• Learning With The Pooyoos – Episode 1 ($8.99)
• Game Demos (free)
• Lego Pirates Of The Caribbean – Demo
• Wizardry: Labyrinth Of Lost Souls Demo
• Star Raiders Demo
• Red Faction Armageddon Demo
• The Fight: Lights Out Stress-Buster Demo
• MotorStorm Apocalypse Single Player Demo

PlayStation Store Director also says, “The next PlayStation Store and PlayStation Plus update will be this Friday, June 3, and then we will roll right into some special publishes starting next week for E3 (so be sure to check back daily!). “
For more details on all the great stuff by Sony, click on link below to be directed to their information blog page: Sony Blog
Several of the PlayStation Plus updates should be free to non-plus subscribers if they give us 1 or 3 months free subscription with the welcome package. Well a lot of goodies, let’s just hope the network does not go down from so much traffic and downloads.

PlayStation Returning services sections at a time

So PlayStation blog has been constantly been updating the page with what parts are being re-stored. E-mail password verification got to overwhelming for the servers that they had to stop the service for 30 minutes to clear the queue.
Now many would be able to reset their password from their PS3 directly unless you had a different one than the original you registered. I guess many don’t have their same PS3 anymore. I actually found that confusing since I originally had a 20 gig PS3 and then bought 60 gig, I guess it is the last one used before it got hacked.

Sony gives us, Kazuo Hirai, giving all of us details on restoration and a clear apology, which all PS3 gamers are sure to received with appreciation.

PS3 should have all it’s network up this week if all goes well. Thanks Sony for the updates. They are going to even through in a few perks for being patient and for the troubles of waiting.
Changing the password is simple through PS3, but I found problems at the beginning downloading it directly and that could be because of the server overload. So I downloaded the firmware via PSN page update, then used USB to install on PS3 which worked like a charm. Just make sure you make a folder named “PS3”, then another within that says “Update.”
After update, I tried to load a PSN game and it froze, so I had to re-start my PS3 and all worked well afterwards.
Well, hope all goes well for the rest of you PS3 gamers. GAME ON!

PSN restoration update by Sony blog

PlayStation gives PSN users another update regarding the restoration of the playstation network. This time saying," At this time, I can't give you an exact date, as it will likely be at least a few more days."

What does a day consist of in Sony time? We will see soon.


Navastech

PlayStation System update 3.61 now live!

The new update should bring joy to many gamers knowing that Sony is closer to getting all services back online. This update is just to change password and prepare system for when network is back online.

Microsoft gaining more momentum as PSN still down

Microsoft just posted some victory numbers on how well XBOX 360 is doing in sales up 60% year over year. They easily beat PS3 sales due to one very important thing which is Online Gaming still not back up.

Kinet is what Microsoft says is the driving force, but even GameStop has received lots of trades after second week of system being down. It's kind of clear that this is damaging Sony in reputation and sales.



PlayStation Network still under heavy maintenance getting security implemented for this time around. Many are still holding on to their PS3's for single player and mainly for the blu-ray experience.

I would not be surprised if sales men at any retail store are letting buyers know that PS3 system was hacked and they can't access online features until it is fixed. If buyers ask when will it be back, they will simply say, " We don't know." That is because Sony doesn't know either. Come on Sony, this does not look good for you.

Are you ready to trade or holding on until this bad PSN weather clears?


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PSN coming back to life this week

Sony is deciding to bring back ONLINE to all the 70 million gamers starting region at a time.

This is what they will be bringing back life:

• Restoration of Online game-play across the PlayStation®3 (PS3) and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) systems
  -This includes titles requiring online verification and downloaded games
• Access to Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity for PS3/PSP for existing subscribers
• Access to account management and password reset
• Access to download un-expired Movie Rentals on PS3, PSP and MediaGo
• PlayStation®Home
• Friends List
• Chat Functionality

Read more at Sony PlayStation Update blog page

Thanks for great update, can’t wait to see all back up and running.

More to come

PlayStation Network unavailable

PlayStation network is still down, I didn't want to write something until I gave them a chance to fix it or explain it within a few days but it did not happen.

Yesterday I received and email describing the full "REAL" problem behind this network being down and I am quite disturbed by what was being hidden by simply stating that it was undergoing maintenance instead.

Not cool at all Sony, but thank you for finally coming clean with the truth, giving several of us credit card users the ability to place a hold on any transactions or checking as soon as it was hacked.

We are still waiting, but patience is not a virtue a lot of gamers have. Yes, the service is free but at minimum the subscribers should be informed of breaches like that as soon as possible. Let's hope you make the wait worth it with added security and more details and answers.

Doesn't feel good to come clean?