Damn, I was so excited. FFVII on my iphone without jailbreaking... and then it's just some stupid social app.
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Sony Announces PlayStation App for iPhone and iPod Touch
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Wow what a horribly lame and disappointing announcement. Not to mention, grossly inaccurate article headline. "playstation app"? No sorry, that would be a "PSN App" at best.
Wow what a horribly lame and disappointing announcement. Not to mention, grossly inaccurate article headline. "playstation app"? No sorry, that would be a "PSN App" at best.
Sometimes I think Nathan Barley was actually a premonition rather than a TV show
No, it would be the equivalent of Touch Arcade releasing an app that displayed their latest blog posts and had a chat room/Gamecentre integration to look at friends trophy lists and what games they're currently playing.
The only advertising you see on the PSN blog (seriously, go look at it) are release dates, interviews, development logs/diaries and cheats.
I've never posted that Picard facepalm picture but I'm inching close to doing so.
I don't know what you're on about man. Many people keep up with the PSN blog to see what titles are going to be released this week. It doesn't make it an ad, it makes it marketing at the most. And not all marketing is bad. You probably read MacRumors to find out about new Mac products. Pot...kettle.
However, this thing has functionality outside of just displaying a blog of release news. While I could give an Altarian donkey's ass about trophies, this app will let you see who is currently logged into PSN. And that to me is a useful feature.
I have an iPhone and a PlayStation 3. The App is free so there's absolutely no harm in trying it out.
iTunes does have a rating system so you can at least give Sony some (hopefully constructive) feed-back. You never know: be nice and Sony might even release Media Go for the Mac.
iTunes does have a rating system so you can at least give Sony some (hopefully constructive) feed-back. You never know: be nice and Sony might even release Media Go for the Mac.
This site always makes me laugh....
Firstly, we've got a bunch of 'entitled' kids sulking that this app doesen't have some really cool feature that they particularly want. Even though no one ever advertised that it would. Play PSN games? Control wirelessly? Do you sulk that Adobe didn't bring Photoshop to the iPad when they released Adobe Ideas?
Under what Social contract are you guys believing that Sony has an obligation to do all the stuff you want them to do in a free app, when they've chosen to release an App that accesses their gaming social networking gateway?
Here's a hint... They probably want you to actually buy a PSN, or a controller.
Get a grip! (on your PS controller)
And then.... We have the hilariously funny 'I'm clicking negative because this isn't getting release in the USA first up' crew.
Complaints of 'haven't they ever heard of world wide release' etc, are bloody funny.
Feel free to complain when the next version of the iPad, or the iPhone takes three months to get released here in Australia. Yeah! Write to apple and tel them how unjust that is.
Nah... Didn't think you self entitled kiddies cared...
Firstly, we've got a bunch of 'entitled' kids sulking that this app doesen't have some really cool feature that they particularly want. Even though no one ever advertised that it would. Play PSN games? Control wirelessly? Do you sulk that Adobe didn't bring Photoshop to the iPad when they released Adobe Ideas?
Under what Social contract are you guys believing that Sony has an obligation to do all the stuff you want them to do in a free app, when they've chosen to release an App that accesses their gaming social networking gateway?
Here's a hint... They probably want you to actually buy a PSN, or a controller.
Get a grip! (on your PS controller)
And then.... We have the hilariously funny 'I'm clicking negative because this isn't getting release in the USA first up' crew.
Complaints of 'haven't they ever heard of world wide release' etc, are bloody funny.
Feel free to complain when the next version of the iPad, or the iPhone takes three months to get released here in Australia. Yeah! Write to apple and tel them how unjust that is.
Nah... Didn't think you self entitled kiddies cared...
Lame App
WTF? This sounds like a stupid app! Now, if they had used the Bluetooth on iPhone or iPod Touch and made a PS3 remote control app or even a controller app I would have even considered buying it for $1.99.
WTF? This sounds like a stupid app! Now, if they had used the Bluetooth on iPhone or iPod Touch and made a PS3 remote control app or even a controller app I would have even considered buying it for $1.99.
Suddenly those rumors about Apple buying Sony's gaming devision don't seem so far off. This is interesting.
Sony getting squeezed...
Sony is getting squeezed because Xbox 360 now have Windows Phone 7 integration. And they are getting hit on the gaming front with iPhones/iPods. There is far to much momentum on the Apple gaming side of things. Sony is in trouble. Allowing integration to PlayTV and the like with iPhone would be cool / appreciated (but being able to delete multiple recorded shows would be an even better start for Play TV!!).
Sony is getting squeezed because Xbox 360 now have Windows Phone 7 integration. And they are getting hit on the gaming front with iPhones/iPods. There is far to much momentum on the Apple gaming side of things. Sony is in trouble. Allowing integration to PlayTV and the like with iPhone would be cool / appreciated (but being able to delete multiple recorded shows would be an even better start for Play TV!!).
You can. Very easily. Just pick up a PS3 or a PS2 or a used PS1 or a PSP 1001, 2000, 3000, PSPGo...They're there for you so you can play those great old school games. You know, with a real D-pad and buttons and stuff the way they're meant to be played.
What is your point besides suggesting that people are not entitled to an opinion?
This app makes about as much sense as a Mac program to learn about new releases for the Commodore 64. Other than the PS3, the rest of Sony's platforms are old obsolete junk.
