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PS3 to get enhanced flashplayer support?

In Leipzig the announcement was made that the PS3 would be able to use the vidzone.com music video service.
When you try to play that service from your PS3 now, it will ask you to download the latest flashplayer.
So either Vidzone will transfer to other technology, or PS3 will get enhanced flashplayer support, which would mean that other sites with flash-technology would be available to PS3 users as well.
Sony mentioned that a system-update would be necessary to be able to access vidzone.

TL246460d ago

The flash player on the PS3 is just pathetic, it's the most OVERLOOKED update on the system... Can't believe it's taken this long for SONY to finally update it...

trancefreak6460d ago

I agree its irritating kinda wish they had firefox for ps3 instead.

kamakazi6459d ago

calm down people thats what the updates are for. ;)

Tetsuryu6459d ago (Edited 6459d ago )

I believe it has to with Adobe not having a compatible version of its latest flash release for the PS3. System resources could be another factor. I'm surprised I still can't log onto my N4G account, yet my PSP can.

MikeGdaGod6459d ago

yes this is the one thing that's been constantly overlooked

f7897906459d ago

But yes I do know a few sites that I rather not mention that require flash 9 and flash 10.

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Ben10546460d ago

plz, plz, plz, plz, plz, plz, plz, plz, plz
let this be truee

nickfr6460d ago

I posted this thing.. if they want our PS3 to be able to play those videos, something has to happen, either the site technology changes, or the PS3 compatibility with Flash has to improve

actas1236459d ago

Site technology changes = No need for a system update.
and since it's confirmed that a system update is required, it simply means that the flashplayer will be updated.

whoelse6459d ago

I think this service will be a PS3 program. Theres nothing special about it if its just a webpage.

name6459d ago

I'm assuming quite a few of you want to watch pron. lol You can't access certain websites on the PS3, not even the resistance 2 sites :(

Sheddi6459d ago

Im gonna be honest with u...yepp!!!

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer8d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde6d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy6d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand1256d ago (Edited 6d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk777d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga7d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer19927d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga7d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman7d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger7d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box7d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion6d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv727d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent757d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit7d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz1497d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning777d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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Ex-Naughty Dog Dev: Big Studios Are 'Forced' to Hire Like Factories

Former Naughty Dog artist Gabriel Betancourt explains why the "sweet spot" for game teams is under 200 people and how AAA "factories" kill creativity.

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phongtro123_com7d ago

There’s definitely some truth to this. When teams get too large, coordination starts to outweigh creativity—layers of approval, risk aversion, and tight deadlines can turn bold ideas into “safe” ones. Keeping a team under ~200 people sounds ideal for maintaining clear communication and a shared vision. That said, massive AAA projects also come with huge technical demands and expectations, so scaling up isn’t always avoidable. The real challenge is figuring out how to keep that small-team creativity alive inside big studio structures.

DarXyde7d ago

More than that, it's logistically untenable. Inevitably, when teams get too large, how do you keep tabs on accountability? I suspect this massive team size is a consequence of the perfectionism streak Naughty Dog has.

I wish we could have so many people working on something and it turns out great because I'm all for collaboration in spirit - the problem is too many people as part of the larger team and smaller units. Suppose for example that you have too many people in the art department; you will very often come up against fiercely competing visions for how things should look. That competitive vision will cause friction between team members, team doesn't work as a unit, the back and forth can further delay parts that the other departments are waiting for, etc etc.

A 200-person team says, to me, that we need to scale back game development. Even if it means we go back to PS2 era costs and scale, why not? Those games are still great fun, the budgets were in check, and you could literally break the 200-man team into like 10 20-man teams working on different projects.