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    I'll go through the menus but I'm not sure exactly how much of it is new:
    Some things are greyed out as I haven't haven't done things like linking a PS3 controller to it.

    I'll italicise what's shown as standard & it should give enough info as to what is hidden. I don't think I've organised this particularly well but hopefully it does what it needs to.

    SWITCH DISCS (says it will only work if the game has instructed you to change discs)
    >>1
    >>2
    >>3

    CONTROLLER SETTINGS

    >PSP SYSTEM CONTROLLER
    >>Assign Buttons
    >>>Type 1
    >>>Type 2
    >>>Type 3
    >>>Type 4
    >>>Custom
    >>Assign Controller Ports
    >>>Controller Port 1
    >>>Controller Port 2

    >PS3 SYSTEM CONTROLLER
    >>Assign Controller Ports - Controller 1
    >>Switch to Analog Mode - Analog Mode
    >>Vibration Function - Off

    MEMORY CARD UTILITY
    >Import
    >Delete

    OTHER SETTINGS

    >SCREEN MODE
    >>Original
    >>Normal
    >>Zoom
    >>Full Screen
    >>Custom (see below for the screen configuration controls in this mode)
    Dpad - Move screen area around
    R Shoulder Button - Zoom In
    L Shoulder Button - Zoom Out
    Analog Nub - Stretch Screen Left/Right/Up/Down

    >BLACK LEVEL ADJUSTMENT
    (5 settings, 2 through to +2)

    >VOLUME ADJUSTMENT
    (normal to +2)

    >DISC LOAD SPEED
    >>Normal
    >>Fast

    SOFTWARE MANUAL
    (instruction booklet)

    RESET GAME
    >Disc 1
    >Disc 2
    (probably more useful for games like Command & Conquer which have two discs with a different campaign on each one)

    This was bought up in the PSP Go thread as I was downloading the really badly bordered PAL Final Fantasy VII to see how the new Custom Screen option would work in a game like this.

    You can basically do what ever you want with it, I've got it running without the top/bottom borders in 4x3 ratio but it's easy enough to stretch it across to 16x9 ratio if you'd rather eliminate the left/right borders and don't mind a bit distortion by stretching the image.

    It's worth bearing in mind that I'm mot sure if the PSP screen renders at 50Hz or 60Hz. If it's 50Hz then there will still be an advantage with the NTSC games due to the higher refresh rate. It's not something that's noticeable in a game like Final Fantasy VII though.

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      Wow, that'll help all the people that can't read English.
      Kept you waiting, huh?

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        No problem, you're welcome Daryl. It wasn't just for you though.

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          Touché John touché. FYI only the PS3 control part is new.

          And WTF is with the PSN deletion?
          Kept you waiting, huh?

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            Originally posted by John Parry View Post
            It's worth bearing in mind that I'm mot sure if the PSP screen renders at 50Hz or 60Hz. If it's 50Hz then there will still be an advantage with the NTSC games due to the higher refresh rate. It's not something that's noticeable in a game like Final Fantasy VII though.
            I'm pretty sure the games still run slow. Though you might not notice it as you're playing, having the whole game run slower is going to add several hours onto the play time of FFVII

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              One of the ND devs let slip that the next firmware update will enable cross game chat. Deleted now, natch (Quoted a couple of posts down on the official US boards).

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                  I've been reading on a couple of tech sites that the the BD-Live method is being used for this as Sony/Netflix want it out for christmas and a app style download will be coming early next year.

                  It's also looking like this announcement is going to be tied in some way to the the new business model that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has been talking about for outside of the US which removes the LoveFilm style DVD rental and is starting in November.

                  Which may or may not be connected to this...


                  Not an interesting picture but it is the first shot of the UK Movie Store which also launches in November and shows a couple of sections not available in the US version at the moment.

                  The Channels section is brand new which I suppose could include 3rd party shops such as Netflix & Sky as well as whatever else we have over here. They could also just separate films into different studios or something along those lines but Categories seems more suitable for that sort of stuff.

                  The Special Offers section is also new which probably means that we'll only be paying about 10 times as much for any films that are in there in comparison to what they pay in the US.

                  I'm not a major fan of streaming/downloadable films due to the poor quality of the audio & video but it's certainly got a place alongside blu ray as a way of watching films.
                  Last edited by JP; 26-10-2009, 17:24. Reason: missed a bit out

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                    Facebook coming to PS3? Or are these shots fakeroo?

                    Not a site I know of, but still... fakes (if they are) are fun!

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                      Sites have been trying to get confirmation concerning the screens Eurogamer seem to pretty much have confirmation.
                      Originally posted by Eurogamer
                      The official Sony UK PR line is that there will be more information on this "very shortly".
                      People are suggesting that new firmware will be released next week but it seems to include things such as support for the Polish language visual improvements on the XMB which I suppose includes those coloured gamer card things but with a bit of luck will include the option to remove those those boxes on the friends list.

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                        I'm happy with the boxes now. Would be nice to have a text resize option though.

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                          3.10 out soon.

                          Official PlayStation Blog for news and video updates on PlayStation, PS5, PS4, PS VR, PlayStation Plus and more.


                          Uninspiring as usual

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                            I love that they've given you an option to change the backdrop to your profile in the friends list, but made that decision affect everyone else. Now I'll have a multicolour group of unnecessarily large boxes instead of just grey!

                            No font sizing options either.

                            EDIT: Just noticed that it only borders the friend you have highlighted, which is actually much better.
                            Last edited by Number45; 17-11-2009, 07:27.

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                              Originally posted by Number45 View Post
                              No font sizing options either.
                              This is what annoyed me the most with the previous update.
                              Very annoyed that they didn't fix it because I gathered everyone else was as pissed off as I was when they changed it.

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                                Yeah, I could never understand why that wasn't an option. Change the font size? Fine. Make it the default? No problem. Don't allow you to change it back? **** off!

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