In addition to baseball and hockey, PS3 owners now have the opportunity to catch football games, streamed live through their console. The PlayStation Blog today announced a partnership with DirecTV to offer the satellite television provider's popular NFL Sunday Ticket service, which allows individuals to view out-of-market football games.
Existing DirecTV subscribers can access Sunday Ticket on the console for an additional $50 at the start of the season (on top of what they paid for Sunday Ticket, of course) and can use their console as an additional receiver. PS3 users looking to opt into NFL Sunday Ticket without a DirecTV subscription will have to shell out a hefty $339.95. The PS3 will both show games in HD each week (up to 14) and display DirecTV's Red Zone channel. Or you could just sign up for DirecTV and get NFL Sunday Ticket for free, but then you'd have a bulky satellite dish to deal with.
Based on comments made to Shacknews by DirecTV's director of public relations Robert Mercer, NFL Sunday Ticket will "at least for this season" be exclusive to PS3. "We just want to work with a single partner this time around to give everyone a great experience," he concluded.
In addition to baseball and hockey, PS3 owners now have the opportunity to catch football games, streamed live through their console. The PlayStation Blog today announced a partnership with DirecTV to offer the satellite television provider's popular NFL Sunday Ticket service, which allows individuals to view out-of-market football games.
Existing DirecTV subscribers can access Sunday Ticket on the console for an additional $50 at the start of the season (on top of what they paid for Sunday Ticket, of course) and can use their console as an additional receiver. PS3 users looking to opt into NFL Sunday Ticket without a DirecTV subscription will have to shell out a hefty $339.95. The PS3 will both show games in HD each week (up to 14) and display DirecTV's Red Zone channel. Or you could just sign up for DirecTV and get NFL Sunday Ticket for free, but then you'd have a bulky satellite dish to deal with.
Based on comments made to Shacknews by DirecTV's director of public relations Robert Mercer, NFL Sunday Ticket will "at least for this season" be exclusive to PS3. "We just want to work with a single partner this time around to give everyone a great experience," he concluded.
Gamestop has been testing a console game streaming service and hopes to have a beta in place by year's end, according to a report from GamesIndustry.biz. Presumably, testing sessions are conducted while researchers break from formulating new, more effective ways for cashiers to ask you to pre-order something, anything.
If you've been paying attention, the news shouldn't come as a total surprise. In March, the game retailer bought Spawn Labs, which offered its own console game streaming box, the Spawn HD-720, as early as 2009. This new service would be able to stream 360 and PS3 games to smart devices and dedicated hardware. GameStop is also tinkering with PC game streaming, but who isn't doing that?
And that's sort of where the details dry up. We know this will be a service for members of GameStop's PowerUp Rewards program and that demos will be provided, but the rest (most importantly, the pricing) is a mystery. But take heart: GI.biz reports we can expect more details early next year, with a full roll-out by the middle of 2012.
WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
okay... last night was my first chance of really getting a chance to play the 3DS. Holy shit it is amazing. You wouldnt believe how awesome the 3D is. And playing it in the store is a really poor substitute.... because when it is not attached to shit, you end up holding it in a position that optimizes the 3D effect.
I think they are still learning how things work with it... like the 3D effect in zelda was way too much. I had to put the slider on like half way to 3/4ths.... but other games like AR Games that it comes with it dope at 100%. The Pokedex 3D is amazing at 100% full slider too.
I really don't get how they are able to make these games 3D like that. blows my mind.
WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
edited August 2011
oh... and I have been interested in the streetpass thing. So I am all spending all this time making my mii. and crafting my message for others... then I head to work today thinking "man, I can't wait to see all the new mii's I meet on my way to work... I am going to have so many mii friends. this is going to be epic!!!!" I then get to work and am like "something must be broken"
lol, its ok, wake. ive only bumped into one other person w/ streetpass. the 3d is actually the same old red/blue glasses trick cept 3ds uses alternating rows of pixels. Theres a lil bit more to it but thats the gist of it.
WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
Well whatever they are doing... the 3DS is fucking epic! Greatest 3D I have ever seen pulled off. fucking love this shit. Oh and my acekard works on it, so the 3DS now plays all my old DS games \m/
WakeOfAshesPosts: 21,665destroyer of motherfuckers
forgot to mention.... on cheeses advice (I think it was cheese), I checked all my old games for Nintendo rewards and woohoo... I am platinum and get a free prize next spring. Also I have 1200 coins to spend
Started playing RE: Mercinaries. Pretty cool game, but not worth $40. And the Revelations demo on it has me more excited for the game since theyve toned down the action n is more survival horror.
@wake you shouldve saved some pin numbers for next year since you only need 600 for platinum.
forgot to mention.... on cheeses advice (I think it was cheese), I checked all my old games for Nintendo rewards and woohoo... I am platinum and get a free prize next spring. Also I have 1200 coins to spend
What is this Nintendo rewards you speak of?
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In addition to baseball and hockey, PS3 owners now have the opportunity to catch football games, streamed live through their console. The PlayStation Blog today announced a partnership with DirecTV to offer the satellite television provider's popular NFL Sunday Ticket service, which allows individuals to view out-of-market football games.
Existing DirecTV subscribers can access Sunday Ticket on the console for an additional $50 at the start of the season (on top of what they paid for Sunday Ticket, of course) and can use their console as an additional receiver. PS3 users looking to opt into NFL Sunday Ticket without a DirecTV subscription will have to shell out a hefty $339.95. The PS3 will both show games in HD each week (up to 14) and display DirecTV's Red Zone channel. Or you could just sign up for DirecTV and get NFL Sunday Ticket for free, but then you'd have a bulky satellite dish to deal with.
Based on comments made to Shacknews by DirecTV's director of public relations Robert Mercer, NFL Sunday Ticket will "at least for this season" be exclusive to PS3. "We just want to work with a single partner this time around to give everyone a great experience," he concluded.
i had to change my pants after i watched this
also pulling a dude down from across cover and stabbing him in the face with the omniblade is sick @ about 11:00 if ya wanna skip to it
They all better be in HD <_>
Gamestop has been testing a console game streaming service and hopes to have a beta in place by year's end, according to a report from GamesIndustry.biz. Presumably, testing sessions are conducted while researchers break from formulating new, more effective ways for cashiers to ask you to pre-order something, anything.
If you've been paying attention, the news shouldn't come as a total surprise. In March, the game retailer bought Spawn Labs, which offered its own console game streaming box, the Spawn HD-720, as early as 2009. This new service would be able to stream 360 and PS3 games to smart devices and dedicated hardware. GameStop is also tinkering with PC game streaming, but who isn't doing that?
And that's sort of where the details dry up. We know this will be a service for members of GameStop's PowerUp Rewards program and that demos will be provided, but the rest (most importantly, the pricing) is a mystery. But take heart: GI.biz reports we can expect more details early next year, with a full roll-out by the middle of 2012.
3ds is for kiddies.
Vita, now THATS a system. 8-X
I think they are still learning how things work with it... like the 3D effect in zelda was way too much. I had to put the slider on like half way to 3/4ths.... but other games like AR Games that it comes with it dope at 100%. The Pokedex 3D is amazing at 100% full slider too.
I really don't get how they are able to make these games 3D like that. blows my mind.
ive only bumped into one other person w/ streetpass.
the 3d is actually the same old red/blue glasses trick cept 3ds uses alternating rows of pixels. Theres a lil bit more to it but thats the gist of it.
@wake you shouldve saved some pin numbers for next year since you only need 600 for platinum.