Over at PlayStations Blog Share they want to know what gamers are looking for from the PS3 community.  And the requests are pretty valid although I don’t see one ever getting approved.  Can you guess which suggestions made the top 3?

1. Cross Game Voice Chat

2. Software Emulation for PS2 games

3. Auto-Synching Trophies

For too long, the cross game voice chat has been left off countless firmware updates with no mention of it from Sony. Restricting players to only chat while in-game can isolate conversations and is a huge inconvienence. It would be nice to chat with your friends to time meetups of certain games. I know I grow impatient when I’m waiting for an invite from one of my friends who’s in a party playing Modern Warfare 2.

Now Software emulation probably will not happen. At least, not for free. Older Sony PlayStation 3 models (60GB) are considered the filet mignon of the bunch. They include hardware that allows the play of PS1 and PS2 games. We know some PS1 games have made it to the PS Store but just think how much money Sony would lose if it enabled this feature. I give you God of War Collection for the PS3. Two PS2 games bundled on one disc. Wouldn’t this have been the perfect set of games to push Software emulation?

Lastly, Auto-Synching. I honestly did not think this was even a problem but I tend to compare trophies with my friends often. But many are complaining that “When you acquire a Trophy in-game, the trophy should sync to the network without the user having to go to their profile or to the trophy section and choosing ‘Sync’.”

Many have speculated that Cross Game Chat will be the first of the bunch to get approved and implemented in the next firmware update. But besides these three, what PS3 enhancements would you like to see passed?

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There’s good news and better news.  Tiger Woods announced that he will make his Golf debut in April.  He will compete in 2010’s Masters Tournament.  In other news, EA sports has now announced the release date for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 is June 8,2010. Now they have upped the ante with the Ryder Cup. Get ready USA, Europe is coming to take the title. See if you have the skill to make the Ryder Cup team and lead your team to the win. Rory Mcilroy will lead Europe to try and take back the title from the US. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Cup will be played at the Celtic Manor. A course designed originally for the Ryder Cup.

Now the cover for the first time, will not just have Tiger on it. He will be partnered with Europe’s own Rory Mcilroy. A nice touch by EA sports, to have someone other than the star player. Rumor has it that there are a couple of perks. Hit the pin on the second shot of a par 4 and the ” Pole dancer mistress” trophy. Get a whole in one and you unlock the ” A ho in one” trophy.

All jokes aside Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 has stepped up their “A” game with better graphics, new Wii controls, and harder gameplay.  You can be sure this guy will be picking up a copy for the PS3.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To celebrate this day filled with green beer, leprechauns and drunken Irishmen, we’re handing out a couple of PSN codes for MLB 10 The Show! To enter is very simple and the instructions are below…

1. Leave a comment below
2. Funniest Caption below wins.
3. And finally, press the “retweet” button to the right –>

Incase you don’t know anything about MLB 10 The Show. Stay tuned this week for our review. Or be sure to check out the comparison review of MLB 2K10.

Here’s what to expect from the $5.99 PSN DLC code:

• Shibe Park
Opened April 12, 1909. It was the first steel and concrete stadium built.

• Forbes Field
Opened 1909 becoming the home of the Pirates.

• Polo Grounds
Opened 1890. This stadium was witness to the ” Shot heard around the world.” homerun

• Crosley Field
Home of the Cincinnati Reds from 1912 until June 24, 1970

• Spotsman’s Park
Built in St. Louis in 1912

• Griffith Stadium
Was built in Washington D.C. from 1912 to 1965. The outfield was shaped strange due to home owners nit willing to sell to the organization during construction.

These classic stadiums bring the old to the new and they look just like they did before they were torn down.  I’m a huge baseball fan and this DLC is worth the $1.25 for each stadium if you break it down.

The winners will be announced on Thursday March 18!  Good Luck!

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Does anyone see something wierd with the lineups in MLB 10 The Show? If not, you will if you study the Yankee lineup. Somehow “The Show” has Derek Jeter playing center field and Curtis Granderson playing short stop. Yes, they’re swapped.  When I first saw this I thought I had done something wrong myself until a friend on the PSN had the same issue. Is that a sign from heaven telling us that Jeter will be with the Yankees but for a short time? Hmmm….. Think about it folks Bernie Williams, Johnny Damon, me…… Sorry wandered off to dream land. I personally think that The Show should fix that quick to avoid NY fans from going crazy over this very wrong doing.  Although I did show off his range in Center Field with a couple of web gems.

Another glitch that is currently affecting PS3 owners is the lack of audio during online play. It seems the headset issue is an ongoing one, since most gamers can not communicate with their oppoenent. Very frustrating. MLB 10: The Show will push out an update today, March 8th, 2010, to update the rosters and possibly other fixes. We’ll post the updates later today.

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While there has been no official word from Sony PlayStation, the good news is the PlayStation Network (PSN) is back up.  Logging into the PSN, there are no noticeable defects.  You should be able to log-in right into the PSN like nothing ever happened.  For those of us on the east coast, your gaming (assuming you went to work today) was delayed by only 2 hours.

PerezStart.com staff has logged into the PSN and everything seems to be OK on the 60GB and 40GB models.  Fortunately, the PS3 Slim
did not suffer from the outbreak…

We’ll be sure to let you know, what exactly was done to fix the issue.  For now, log-in to the PSN and if you have received any follow up error messages, we want to know about them.  Post your issues in the comments below.  Xbox 360 gamers, please leave your fanboy comments at the door.  No one wants to hear “Xbox Live never goes down”.  For a service your paying for, I should hope not.

The PlayStaion Network is now online.

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Do you know what today’s date is? Yup, it’s March 1st, 2010. Do you know what the PSN date is? Apparently, it thinks it’s February 29th, 2010… LEAP YEAR. That’s right, Leap Year is what caused this massive network downtime for most PS3 customers. The PS3 thinks Leap Year is every two years. Unfortunatley, this issue is related only to hardware since the PS3 Slims
aren’t reporting any issues (newest PS3 model). The internal clock thinks it’s Feb. 29th, while the OS clock does not have the date 02/29/10 available since it doesn’t exist. This is causing the older model PS3’s back to 12/31/99. For those wondering, this issue did not happen in 2008, because it was a leap year then. Look out 2012.. the end of the world and PSN Leap Year!

This issue is preventing any PS3 games to played on their currently “bricked” systems. For now, if you haven’t turned on your PS3, Don’t! You run the risk of corrupting data saves, PSN purchases including videos, games etc. and PS3 trophies.

Some major programming issues to the PS3 caused this issue and needs to be patched through firmware. But the problem will not be fixed by today. Today doesn’t exist! Stay tuned for more news. If the option to connect and patch exists, we’ll be sure to inform you how.

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The PlayStation Network is currently experiencing issues.  The infamous “8001050F” error code is preventing user’s from signing in and it’s also effecting trophy based games.  For those with the new PlayStation slim, you will not have an issue.  Most problems are reported by older PS3 owners, 20GB, 40GB, 80GB versions and not the PS3 Slim
.  Sony is working on the problem and does not have an estimate on when the problem will be fixed.

Here is the error message:

8001050F – Hardware failure. Cannot update Firmware or connect to Internet

Games in particular that are seeing problems are Heavy Rain.  It seems the game reboots the console upon starting up the game.  While I know this may be frustrating, we’ll keep you updated on when the PSN will be back up and running.

Here is the latest message from Sony’s PlayStation’s Twitter:

We’re aware that many of you are having problems connecting to PSN, and yes, we’re looking into it. Stay tuned for updates.

PSN status update: We’re narrowing down the issue and continue to work to restore service to all. Updates as soon as we have them.

PSN status update (part 2): Readers/followers are confirming that “slim” units (120/250 GB models) are connecting normally.

UPDATE 1 (5:45pm EDT): PlayStation Network is still down. Sony also advises to stay off the PS3 since the game data and trophies may be affected.

Errors include:

* The date of the PS3 system may be re-set to Jan 1, 2000.
* When the user tries to sign in to the PlayStation Network, the following
message appears on the screen; “An error has occurred. You have been
signed out of PlayStation Network (8001050F)”.
* When the user tries to launch a game, the following error message appears
on the screen and the trophy data may disappear; “Failed to install
trophies. Please exit your game.”
* When the user tries to set the time and date of the system via the
Internet, the following message appears on the screen; “The current date
and time could not be obtained. (8001050F)”
* Users are not able to play back certain rental video downloaded from the
PlayStation Store before the expiration date.

We hope to resolve this problem within the next 24 hours. In the meantime, if you have a model other than the new slim PS3, we advise that you do not use your PS3 system, as doing so may result in errors in some functionality, such as recording obtained trophies, and not being able to restore certain data.

UPDATE 2 (6:23pm EDT):  Leap Year is apparently causing the problem. Read about it here.

UPDATE 3 (6:50pm EDT): Great News!  PSN is back up and running.  No official word from Sony.

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Earlier this month, SEGA revealed they are working on another Sonic game, this time focusing on Sonic’s classic gameplay elements that we all grew up loving.  Even though it seems this will be the definitive Sonic game fans have been waiting years for, Sonic fans still can’t help but feel caution given how promising previous Sonic games looked, only to not live up to expectations.

It seems we could all breathe a little sigh of relief as the SEGA Community Manager ‘RubyEclipse’ revealed on the official SEGA forums the original Senior Level Designer for Sonic 3 is working on Sonic 4.

So, is it just Dimps? Just Sonic Team? The answer is a bit of both: Yes, Dimps is working on the game. But there’s actually more to it than just that: at the same time, we also have members of Sonic Team, including the original senior level designer from Sonic 3 & Knuckles on the SEGA Genesis working alongside them. It is most definitely a partnership, and the result of this teamwork is something many of us are excited for.

So it seems SEGA is putting all of their efforts into Sonic 4, which hopefully will be something beneficial for the gaming community as we’ve all become extremely jaded when it comes to new Sonic games.  Although, it looks like Sonic 4 could finally break the streak of bad Sonic games if all goes according to plan.

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The Japanese sure love their karaoke. And Yakuza being a Japanese game will show you how they do it. Obnoxiously carrying a tune while at the same time heating up the women, Kazuma Kiryu entertains us all!

And for those whoa aren’t familiar with Yakuza 3, a demo is now up on the PlayStation store. Banzai! Don’t know why, but I must finish all my Japanese posts with that closure. Banzai!!!

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SEGA officially announced the next sequel in the Sonic the Hedgehog series with Sonic the Hedgehog 4.  The first trailer for the game was revealed on GameSpot last night and it’s very telling.  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is dropping the 2D sprite graphics for a more HD-friendly 3D look, but it looks like it will keep the gameplay elements that we all know and love.

The title is set to be released this summer on the Xbox LIVE Arcade, Playstation Network, and WiiWare as a downloadable title.  ’Episode 1′ in the title leads us to believe SEGA has future DLC plans for Sonic the Hedgehog 4 for future episodes in the series.

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