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3 PS3-Era Shooters Are Getting Delisted This Month

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Electronic Arts has revealed that it plans on delisting three games, nuking any ability to get Trophies associated with the PS3 editions of the games. The changes won’t affect other versions of the same game, such as their PlayStation 4 versions.

EA revealed on social media that Battlefield 3, 4, and Hardline will all be delisted on July 31 while its online services will remain operational until November 7, 2024. Now, it’s worth noting the game isn’t completely useless after the delisting, if you can track down a physical copy, you can play the single player campaign.

Considering the more modern versions (that being the PS4 and Xbox One) are still available, it’s not the worst thing in the world, Battlefield 3 released in 2011, 4 in 2013, and Hardline stands as the youngest, releasing in 2015.

What do you think? Are you going to dust off your PS3 to play one more round? Let us know below!

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PSN Down On PS3

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The PlayStation Network is down… for PS3 users. Naturally, this leaves some worried that it may never come back online. We highly doubt that Sony would just pull the plug on the service without any notice, though, at the same time, the hardware has been only begrudgingly maintained for some time.

The PS3 subreddit has been flooded with people sharing their error codes about logging into PSN on their legacy hardware. Of course, we can’t make new accounts on PS3 anymore, but we at least expect to be able to login, but at least for the moment, that seems to be unavailable.

While it’s unlikely that Sony is pulling the plug on PS3, hoping no one would notice, they did want to drop PlayStation Store support back in 2021, but backtracked due to heavy backlash. What’s more likely is this is just a glitch and it will eventually be resolved.

So far, Sony hasn’t addressed the error publicly.

What do you think? Is PSN coming back for PS3 or is it so low on the priorities list that it won’t? Let us know below!

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Sony Admits PS3 Pricing Was It Getting “Carried Away”

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Sony has admitted that the absurd PS3 price tag was the Japanese console maker getting “carried away” due to previous success. The console was priced at the absurd minimum of $499, which granted is the price of the latest console, but at the time, that amount was even more of a big ask than it is today.

During an interview with CNBC (via PSLS), soon-to-be-gone PlayStation boss Jim Ryan, former PS boss Shawn Layden, and PlayStation Studios head Herman Hulst talked about the console generation blunder.

Simultaneously one of the biggest advancements and biggest blunders in Sony’s ongoing console history, the PS3 was a console made to compete with the still relatively new Xbox 360, and… it fumbled quite a bit. From difficult game development to its lofty price tag, it wasn’t flying off the shelves like Sony had hoped, especially coming off of the PS2 era.

All that said, to Layden, the PS3 defined PlayStation with first-party games that have moved onto staples of the brand.

What do you think? Did you get a PS3? Let us know below!

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Agent Was Going To Be Like James Bond

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More info came to light about Agent, the PS3 exclusive Rockstar game announced during E3 2009 that’s since been abandoned and lost to time, with no indicators of life anywhere. With its trademark abandoned and the game no longer showing up on the dev’s website, it’s fair to say that it’s definitely canceled.

Earlier this month, though, former technical director Obbe Vermeij spilled the beans on his newly established blog about his time working at Rockstar North. Apparently, it was meant to seethe “classic James Bond” vibes where you were set to play — internally known as — Jimmy, which he described as a “Scottish version of James Bond.” Unfortunately, he was deemed a “distraction,” so he was scrapped.

Initially, the game was poised to be more liner than the Grand Theft Auto series and would take place in multiple locations sometime during the ’70s. Vermeij reminisced about working on a skiing level with firearms. After a while, Rockstar North had to get behind the wheel and work on GTA 4, and while the studio had sunk a year of development time into Agent, it wasn’t enough, and the game was passed off to another Rockstar studio where it now sits basically dead.

What do you think? Is it sad to know just how much was done before it was axed? Let us know below!

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PlayStation Home Was “10-15 Years Ahead Of Its Time,” Sony Boss Declares

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Sony bigwig Jim Ryan brings up PlayStation Home as being “10-15 years ahead of its time,” as metaverse becomes the next big thing. If you were around during the height of the PS3 era, you no doubt came across this 3D online social hub full of minigames and a dedicated community.

The rare comment wasn’t from an official statement or anything, but rather, it stemmed from the ongoing Microsoft-Activision vs. FTC legal dispute (via PSLS). Apparently, a Q&A with investors at Fidelity asked about metaverse plans and PlayStation Home came up as an early form of the concept that was “10-15 years ahead of its time.”

Ryan noted that Sony has multiple projects in the works and that it sees great potential in metaverse as a concept. The investors also specifically asked about PSVR 2 and its future in the space, this prompted him to note that it does have a future in the space “down the road.”

What do you think? Do you want PlayStation Home back? Let us know below!

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Sony To Purge PlayStation Store Payment Methods For PS3, Vita

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While Sony is keeping its promise to maintain both the PS3 and Vita PlayStation Store versions, it seems they’ve come up with some sort of compromise by purging the easiest methods to purchasing games natively on the consoles. Starting October 27, they announced users will no longer be able to use credit or debit cards or processors like PayPal to purchase games on the PS3 or Vita. Instead, you’ll be forced to use funds from your PS wallet, which you can’t add to from the consoles, either.

Basically, Sony wants users to hop onto their desktop — or modern PlayStation console — and add funds to their PlayStation Store wallet then go and purchase games with the funds added through this extra step. Alternatively, gift cards work just as well. This also goes for in-game stores, too.

For some backstory, earlier this year, Sony announced plans to close the PS3, PS Vita, and PSP storefronts for good. This didn’t sit well with the community, even some developers didn’t know until the public did. They eventually backtracked and announced they made the “wrong decision” and that the PS3 and Vita storefronts would continue past its expected expiry date, the PSP store still shut down, though.

This whole debacle, though, makes it seem like Sony is trying to slowly end the store by stripping away features until people simply can’t warrant any interest in it.

What do you think? Are you still on the PS3 and Vita train? Tell us below!

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