While North American customers wait up to an hour for PlayStation Store downloads, Japanese ones zip them out in a matter of minutes. Here's CheapyD downloading the 586MB Full Auto 2 demo in under two minutes. Likewise, I've been able to download demos at lightening speed. Conclusion: Everything must be hosted here in Japan.
Sony couldn't handle the PR hit, and thus had to back off.
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Exactly thats all it was noting to do with compromise just to avoid more bad pr.... hehe who would of though it sony backing down after less than 3 hours :-)
What a hellish day it has been today. Both for Kotaku and I'm sure team Sony. First to summarize: We posted a rumor after Sony asked us not to and they emailed to say we were no longer welcome at any of their private GDC events and that they would no longer provide us with any information found outside of the public forums. We posted said e-mail and the Internet imploded.
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According to GameDaily, Sony Computer Entertainment and Immersion have settled their patent litigation and enter into a business agreement to work on future products. Immersion filed suit against Sony in 2002 for what they believed were patent infringements on their force feedback technology, resulting in a $90.7 million judicial decision against Sony. But today, it appears the two companies have made nice.
So the only way to keep on the side of sony is to be a puppet and do nothing against what they say, say like eurogamer or gameindustry.biz who dont say a single bad word against sony and get all the interviews..
Earlier today we posted a rumor story on the site about a possible announcement of a new technology coming to Sony's Playstation 3. The Playstation Home, we reported, would be an intriguing blending of the Mii and achievements, allowing gamers to create a virtual world for customized avatars and then decorate that space with items unlocked through game play.
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KotakuClip: Japan's PlayStation Store Is Super Fast
It took me 10 minutes to download the motorstorm and F1 demos from the japan ps store, im from the UK
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KotakuSony and Kotaku Make-Up
" moonfirelol says: [reply to this comment]
Sony couldn't handle the PR hit, and thus had to back off.
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Exactly thats all it was noting to do with compromise just to avoid more bad pr.... hehe who would of though it sony backing down after less than 3 hours :-)
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KotakuSony Settles With Immersion, Will Rumble Return?
'Rumble is so last gen' was the comment last week, next week it will be 'rumble makes the ps3 5d'
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KotakuSony Blackballs Kotaku (UPDATED)
More room for MS and nintendo news, sonys loss..
Seriously do sony know that this sites gets 1/2 million views a day
"Kotaku - you essentially leaked confidential company information on the grounds that it came from an anonymous tipster.
In most industries legal action can be taken against you.
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Ive got a feeling your an actual sony plant
Who wants to only read 'sony sanctioned/approved' news anyway? we have sony press releases for that..
So the only way to keep on the side of sony is to be a puppet and do nothing against what they say, say like eurogamer or gameindustry.biz who dont say a single bad word against sony and get all the interviews..
" A blog website disobeys an embargo," you what? how can information not supplied be part of an embargo? lol
Lol sony have just lost a site that has 400,000 visits a day hahaha, what a bunch of morons it snot like the announcement is 'big' anyway
DX00, what do sony ever give? its all take..
" Kudos for Sony for giving us consumers a valuable service"
You what theres noting new about what they are rumoured to be doing anyway