Now that's a good update.

Still would of liked to see some more Premium avatars or even some more premium themes(still waiting for an Uncharted 2 Premium). Maybe on the US update?

PS3 Games

* Final Fantasy 8

PS3 Demos

* Heavy Rain Demo
* Battlefield Bad Company 2 Demo
* Alien Vs. Predator

Hope the HR demo arrives on the US store. If not, European PSN account for the win. Haven't used it since the Valkyria Chronicles demo.

Wow... we get a couple of weeks of utter trash. And suddenly one week of amazing goodies...

IS THIS A RELIABLE SOURCE ??? I DONT BELIEVE THIS !!!

It did not update im on euro psn now theres no hr demo there.

mark my words...

This has to be the best update for the year thus far.

What Time is the update usally around?

Thursday Noon EST I will be DLing all 3.

cant wait to get some ff8 on my psp. hopefully ff9 is out soon because thats my favourite game of all time and id love to be able to play it on the go with my psp. im very interested in the heavy rain demo aswell

Looks like 3 must download demos. MW2 isn't going to be played for a while!

......holy piss

Wow, cant wait for that one.

Heavy Rain, fingers crossed for the shower scene, hehe.
Bad Company, hopefully single player.
AvP This is the one I really want to try out, mainly because I have it preordered but dont know a whole lot about it.

F*CKING A!

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.