www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye7BGnlTZmQ

I can’t wait to buy this on the US PSN store if it ever comes out!  Last Final Fantasy on the PS One!

I was a total addict, I had all the videos I downloaded online waaaay back and even made a website I’ll dig it up when I have the time, it’s in my old pentium computer -- all I remember was realplayer then was still a threat to wmp .

According to Kotaku, Europe won the day against US, since they got FF9 already!

UPDATE: US PLAYSTATION NETWORK FINALLY GETS FINAL FANTASY IX READ IT ALL ON PLAYSTATION BLOG.

Playstation 3 Silver Console

Move over XBOX360, Playstation 3 is taking over the number one spot!  Last year Playstation repeated what it did in 2007 and outsold XBOX360, and now is only about 4 million sales away from topping Xbox360.  With a bluray player and ability to play games it’s just so much a wiser and practical choice for the general consumer.  Besides, its more hardware reliable and comes with that prestigious Sony branding.

According to Industrygamers.com:

Xbox 360
FY06 / July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2006: 5.0 Million
FY07 / July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007: 6.6 Million
FY08 / July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008: 8.7 Million
FY09 / July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009: 11.2 Million
FY10 / July 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010: 8.8 Million

PS3

FY06 / April 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007: 3.61 Million
FY07 / April 1, 2007 – March 31, 2008: 9.24 Million
FY08 / April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009: 10.1 Million
FY09 / April 1, 2009 – March 31, 2010: 13.0 Million

News care of industrygamers

psn premium survey

Customer Service Priority Access

Exclusive Experiences with Sony Brands

Extended Console Warranty 3 Years

Access to Beta Games

Early Access to All Store Content

Member Demo Sharing of Full Game

Cross-game Voice Chat Access

Full Title Trial -- 1st Hour Is Free

Token Wagering

User-to-user Challenges

Free Access to PSOne Classics, PSP Minis, and PS3/PSP Themes

Discounts on Store Content

Member Only In-game Content

Trophy Alerts

Cloud Storage Space for Games

Online Music Service

Online Music Video Service

Automatic Downloads and Updates

Loyalty Program Rewards

Facebook Connectivity

Catch-up TV

Netflix Access Without Disc

What a mouthful! There are definitions of all these after the break, and while the survey seems to imply that not all of these would be available in whatever paid service Sony launches, we could imagine quite a few PS3 users (ourselves, for instance) shelling out cash for some of the perks listed — as long as they can swallow their Xbox Live Gold-deriding pride.

[Thanks, Christopher]

Customer Service Priority Access
Priority access to PlayStation’s customer service both online and via phone should you need technical help or have questions about your products. This feature gives you support with little to no waiting.

Exclusive Experiences with Sony Brands
Get member-only access to attend exclusive Sony events and experiences throughout the year, including those offered by PlayStation, Sony Pictures, and Sony Music.

Extended Console Warranty 3 Years
Get your PS3 warranty extended to 3 years as part of your overall subscription (requires you to keep your subscription active). The standard warranty on your PS3 is 1 year.

Access to Beta Games
Get access to Betas of popular games not yet released at retail (Betas offer bigger experiences than typical game demos). You will have the ability to play these games before others do.

Early Access to All Store Content
Get early access to select free and purchasable game related content on the PlayStation Store before it’s available to everyone else. This includes games, add-ons, themes, avatars, as well as free game demos.

Member Demo Sharing of Full Game
Share a level of a game that you just purchased for your PS3 with a subscriber who doesn’t own the game. Your friends could do the same. This would be an exclusive demo not available otherwise to those who haven’t purchased the game.

Cross-game Voice Chat Access
Get exclusive member-only access to cross-game voice chat. This is the ability to use your headset to voice chat with friends on your PS3 regardless of what they are doing on the PS3.

Full Title Trial -- 1st Hour Is Free
Download full versions of select Blu-ray and PSN game titles and have the chance to play the entire game (single or multiplayer) for free for the first hour. After that time you will have the option of purchasing the game to continue playing.

Token Wagering
Get a fixed number of tokens per month you can wager with other players in competitive online games. These tokens could then be built up and redeemed for free PlayStation Network games and other content.

User-to-user Challenges
Unlock developer-created challenges while playing games. Compete with your friends to see who can be the first to complete these challenges. The PS3 will automatically offer and track challenges and winners and would post results. An example of a challenge is ‘first to get 10 trophies’ in a particular game.

Free Access to PSOne Classics, PSP Minis, and PS3/PSP Themes
Get a fixed number of PSOne Classic games, PSP Minis (bite-sized games), and PS3/PSP themes per month to keep for free for as long as you are a subscriber. The PlayStation Store offers these types of content for $2-6 each.

Discounts on Store Content
Get weekly member-exclusive discounts on specific games, game add-ons and themes on the PlayStation Store. Discounts may range from 20-50% off regular retail prices.

Member Only In-game Content
Get exclusive member-only in-game content for your PS3 or PSP such as new game play options, unlocked in-game weapons or player slots, exclusive levels, costumes/skins, and PlayStation Home spaces.

Trophy Alerts
Get automated alerts on your PlayStation XrossMedia Bar, PlayStation.com, and via text message (if you so choose) that alert you when your friends get any trophy or a specific one. This feature is customizable -- you can choose which friends to receive alerts from and what kinds of alerts.

Cloud Storage Space for Games
Store your game saves on a virtual secure saver. This would allow you to access your game saves at any point in time, and from any PlayStation 3 or PSP console you are logged in on.

Online Music Service
Get a streaming music service that allows you to choose your channel based on music style, artist type, etc. and listen to an unlimited number of tracks. This service would be for use outside of playing a game and similar to Pandora or a Last.fm.

Online Music Video Service
Get a streaming music video service on your PlayStation 3 that lets you stream music videos from a continuously growing catalog of music and allows you to create a custom playlist to play back.

Automatic Downloads and Updates
Customize the types of updates you want your PS3 to download automatically. These include game updates (patches) for games that you own, firmware updates, and game demos downloaded on your PS3 without manually having to select them and wait for them to finish downloading. Your PS3 can be set to automatically turn on for updates and turn off after completion.

Loyalty Program Rewards
Get rewards the longer you are a subscriber and also earn rewards by engaging with PlayStation such as buying games, downloading movies, and rating products. Rewards can include full versions of PlayStation Network games and digital movie rentals from the PlayStation Store.

Facebook Connectivity
Access to member-exclusive Facebook features on your PlayStation 3, such as viewing and linking your Facebook accounts with their PSN ID’s, updating your status, editing, uploading and sharing photos, and viewing photo albums of your friends on your TV.

Catch-up TV
Get access to popular TV shows and movies through service providers such as Hulu, simply by clicking an icon on your PS3 XrossMedia navigation bar.

Netflix Access Without Disc
Access the Netflix video streaming service on your PS3 without the need to insert a special disc into the drive each time to access the service. A separate Netflix subscription would also be needed to enjoy the service. Netflix offers over 17000 popular movies and TV shows for streaming on your laptop or a supported device such as a PS3.

Now isn’t that cool, now how about user ratings for downloadable content? So I don’t take forever deciding if I should buy a game on PSN haha.

Also on Quickjump:

“I can assure you that the current PSN as you know it will remain a free service. It is something that our competitors don’t offer and something that shows our loyalty to the PlayStation Community. However, Kaz Hirai stated a few months ago that we were looking at a premium service to sit alongside the current free service and that objective has not changed. You’ll learn more about it very soon.”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyq5yu3_dGQ

New Playstation Home Beta Open version 1.35

Sony has upgraded their Playstation home Beta Open to version 1.35.  With the upgrade comes a new terms and conditions to accept.  I find the whole thing so colorful – maybe a little too colorful!  But hey change is good!

Final Fantasy XIII Cactuar on Gran Pulse

Sorry for the lousy pictures, i got only my w800i’s camera!  But as you can see I found Cactuar, the small version, at Gran Pulse.  It was near the place where lots of turtles were, and I had to climb up a small plateau.  If you can figure out the location on the map in the next picture then your set to find cactuar, oh by the way, before I found cactuar there was a floating treasure and inside was a cactuar doll!  Before I knew, a cut-scene was showing cactuar!

Map of Final Fantasy XIII Cactuar on Gran Pulse

Last March 9 was the launching of Final Fantasy XIII in the world (except Japan, they got it earlier), and on March 10 I got my Asian version! I couldn’t wait for the US version that comes out Friday.  Here are some pictures:

I took a picture with my old Sony-Ericsson w800i so, bear with me:

Yoda Statue at Play Station Network Home Central Plaza