It’s yet another exciting time to be a PlayStation Gamer.
With a Quad-core processor, 5-inch OLED touch-screen, touch-rear-panel, dual-analog sticks, front and rear cameras, Wi-Fi, PlayStation Network connectivity and PS3 interaction among many other amazing features, the VITA is set to impress.

Will you be buying a Vita at launch? Hit us in the comments!

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After today, anything purchased on the PlayStation Store will only be downloadable on up to 2 PS3′s.
Anything purchased before today will remain downloadable on 5 activated PS3s’s.

Sony also plans to launch a webpage so that users can deactivate their psn accounts from individual PS3′s via PC.
This is great for those that have an activated PS3 that got the YLOD or a rogue friend that doesn’t want to deactivate your account from his/her PS3 .

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Sony E3-2011 Press Conference Part 2/4:

Sony E3-2011 Press Conference Part 3/4:

Sony E3-2011 Press Conference Part 4/4:

You can download official HD versions of the Sony E3-2011 Press Conference from the PlayStation®Store.

Here are links to the other press conferences’ videos:

- Microsoft: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
- Nintendo: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
- EA Games: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
- Ubisoft: Part1, Part2, Part3, Part4
- Konami: Pre-E3 Show

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June 6th
Microsoft E3 Press Conference – 12:30 – 2pm
EA E3 Press Conference – 3:30 – 4:30pm
Ubisoft E3 Press Conference – 5:30 – 6:45pm
SONY E3 Press Conference - 8:00 – 10pm (And up to 1am w/Special Event)

June 7th
Nintendo E3 Press Conference – 12:00 – 2pm

All of these conferences will be airing live on G4TV, Gamespot, IGN, GameTrailers.com and many other websites.
Each individual conference will be aired at their respective company websites.
Sony will also be airing E3 in PlayStation Home.

Linkdump:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/
http://e3.gamespot.com/press-conference/microsoft-e3/ (all conferences here)
http://www.xbox.com/en-gb/e3
http://www.e3expo.com/
http://www.youtube.com/e3 (all conferences here)
http://www.youtube.com/ubisoft
http://e3.nintendo.com/
http://live-event.ea.com/e3/press
http://www.g4tv.com/e3-2011/ (all conferences here)

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The PlayStation® Store has been updated once again, this time offering the Welcome Back programme. Here is some information on the offerings that you can now take advantage of (via PS.Blog):

All PSN members who had signed up before the outage (April 20, 2011) will be able to select two games for the PS3 and two games for the PSP systems.For PS3 owners, go to the ‘Welcome Back’ section in the PlayStation Store, and select 2 titles from the following list:

• Dead Nation
• inFAMOUS
• LittleBigPlanet
• Super Stardust HD
• Wipeout HD + Fury

For PSP owners, go to the ‘Welcome Back’ section of PlayStation Store on your PSP system and select 2 titles from the following list:

• LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
• ModNation Racers
• Pursuit Force
• Killzone Liberation

Select your first game from “Game 1”, then return to the Welcome Back page and go to “Game 2” to select your second game out of the remaining choices available. This goes for both PS3 and PSP.

In addition, we’re giving access to our premium subscription service, PlayStation Plus, which includes games, huge discounts, exciting exclusives and added features like online storage and automatic downloads, to all PSN members for 30 days at no charge, requiring no long term commitment. As with the games above, go to the PlayStation Store and under the ‘Welcome Back’ section, select ‘PlayStation Plus: 30 Days Free’, and you’ll be given access to all of the benefits of PlayStation Plus. Note that this will not auto-renew and simply expires 30 days after activation.

Current Plus subscribers receive an extra 60 days added to their existing subscription at no charge. For current Plus subscribers, no action is needed as the 60 days are automatically added to your subscription.

PlayStation Network users will also get 100 virtual items in PlayStation Home as a show of appreciation for your patience while Home was inaccessible. Additional content is coming soon, including the next addition to the Home Mansion personal space, and Ooblag’s Alien Casino, an exclusive game.

A selection of “On Us” movie rentals are currently available to PlayStation Network customers this weekend only, where Video Service is available.

Finally, current Music Unlimited Premium subscription members will receive an additional 30 days of premium subscription plus days lost due to the outage.

Read more on the Q&A concerning the above deals: PS.Blog

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The PlayStation Store is back online and thank you everyone for your patience. You will notice a huge lineup of new downloadable games, demos, add-on content, themes, avatars and videos. Also, PlayStation Plus has been updated with new full game trials, free games and DLC, free avatars and even more discounts.

You may have noticed that the content promised as part of the Welcome Back offer is not yet live. It is currently in the final stages of testing and will be available to download soon; we’ll be sure to let you know when.

The next PlayStation Store and PlayStation Plus update will be this Friday, June 3, and then we will roll right into some special publishes starting next week for E3 (so be sure to check back daily!)

Hit the link below to see all the new goodies the store has to offer:

[PlayStation.Blog]

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 hits stores on November 8th, 2011

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All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

• Dead Nation
• inFAMOUS
• LittleBigPlanet
• Super Stardust HD
• Wipeout HD + Fury

For PSP owners, you will be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.

• LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
• ModNation Racers
• Pursuit Force
• Killzone Liberation

• A selection of “On Us” rental movie titles will be available to PlayStation Network customers over one weekend, where Video Service is available. Those titles will be announced soon.
• 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PlayStation Plus subscribers.
• Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional 60 days of free subscription.
• Existing Music Unlimited Premium Trial subscription members will receive an additional 30 days of free premium subscription.
• Additional 30 days + time lost for existing members of Music Unlimited Premium/Basic subscription free of charge for existing Premium/Basic members.
• To welcome users Home, PlayStation Home will be offering 100 free virtual items. Additional free content will be released soon, including the next addition to the Home Mansion personal space, and Ooblag’s Alien Casino, an exclusive game.

As a reminder, you will be able to access the above content shortly after services are fully restored. We are doing everything we can to make that happen as soon as possible. Please visit the following sites for more information about the Welcome Back program in Europe and Latin America.

Those are some excellent offers, so start thinking about what you’re gonna get when the PSStore comes online. (Hm, I hope they place the 100 items as a package, unless…it’s 100 items of my choice).

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Q: So what exactly is working right now?
A: Sign-in for PlayStation Network and Qriocity (including the resetting of passwords), online gameplay for PS3 and PSP, playback of rental video content on PS3 (if within rental period), Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity on PS3 (for current subscribers), access to services such as Netflix, Hulu, Vudu, and MLB.tv, “Friends” category on PS3 (including Friends List, Chat Functionality, Trophy Comparison, etc), in-game leaderboards, and PlayStation Home.

Q: I’m having trouble changing my password/I forgot which email I used on my account/I used a fake email to set up my account.
A: Click here for a set of tips on resetting your password. If you’ve gone through the process and are waiting for an email from us, please note that the very large number of requests has caused certain ISPs to slow the rate at which recipients get emails from us. Please be patient as the systems work through the backlog.

Q: The PlayStation Store hasn’t updated since April 19th. When can I download digital games that were planned to be released since then?
A: To date, three Tuesday publishes were missed, which included items like Under Siege and the MotorStorm Apocalypse demo. Rest assured that you won’t miss any of this great content. To catch up on the large amount of material, we’ll be publishing to the PlayStation Store multiple times per week once commerce functionality is restored.  We will update the PlayStation.Blog with information on timing of the Store restoration, as well as the full list of new content as each publish occurs.

Q: How will PlayStation Plus members be affected by the PSN downtime? A number of games/items were slated to go live or come down on April 26th.
A: We will be picking back up with the PlayStation Plus content calendar where we left off to ensure that you won’t miss out on anything.

Q: Sucker Punch has indicated that they will extend the inFAMOUS 2 beta. Any details?
A: Sucker Punch is evaluating extending the inFAMOUS 2 beta, as well as expanding its scope. Stay tuned for more details here in the coming days.

Q: Is anything special planned for the SOCOM 4 multiplayer community?
A: Zipper will announce details on activities to re-engage fans of SOCOM 4 who have patiently waited to play online.

Q: What about the Call of Duty: Black Ops Double XP weekend that was missed while PSN was down?
A: We have been in discussions with our friends at Treyarch, and they have ensured that all Call of Duty: Black Ops fans will get an extra Double XP event as soon as PSN comes back online. We don’t have details on timing just yet, but look forward to an announcement as soon as we have news.

Q: How can I redeem the Welcome Back offer that was mentioned by Kazuo Hirai? What’s in it?
A: Hang tight – we’ll be announcing all the details soon.

Q: How can I sign up for the Debix AllClear ID Plus protection announced last week?
A: More details are coming soon.

Q: When will the PlayStation.Blog start talking about games again?
A: Tomorrow! Thank you for bearing with us as our role changed over the past few weeks. We’ll be once again talking games every day leading up to E3, which is just a few short weeks away.

[source: PS.Blog]

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Also as of this posting, the PSN is up and running in Trinidad and Tobago. You will be required to change your account’s password before being able to sign-in, as was expected. Make sure your password is very strong (use a variety of characters such as numbers, capital letters, common letters, symbols such as: _, @, #, $, &, – etc.) and enjoy online gaming once again.

Remember that Sony has a ‘welcome back’ programme and more details would be revealed as the PSN gradually comes back. Currently, the PSStore is not up and I’d expect news on the programme just before it comes up.

[sources: PS.Blog, PS.Blog]

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