Qriocity is the new music service for the PlayStation 3. It is a cloud-based music streaming service, which allows you to listen to what music you want, when you want.
Firstly, my thoughts upon starting were that it has a simple and easy layout, with many categories allowing for a wide range of music, but where should I start?....
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
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.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
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.
Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.
It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst
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.
S2Killinit
live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating
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
..."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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Well it all depends on how much the service is..
if its $2.99 a month i can see it take off if its
more then $5.00 well....another $3 and you can get
Netflix..
Few things it depends on...
- Pricing.
- Music catalog.
Basically it.
There are a ton of issues too, since there are already so many. Microsoft has Zune Marketplace, there is Napster and then that other Rhapsody who is doing a huge campaign.
Solution.
- Offer more music, especially unknown (I like more Doom Metal, sorry)
- Lower price.
Its €4 per month for the basic package and €9.99 for the premium package with the one month free trial.
Basic:
Listen to millions of music tracks from your BRAVIA® TVs, Blu-Ray Disc™ players, Blu-ray Home Theater Systems, as well as PlayStation® 3 and personal computers including VAIO®.
Sync your existing music and playlists from your personal computers to My Library using Music Sync™.
Full access to Basic Channels - Enjoy variety of music channels by Era, Genre and mood "Sense Me™" compiled from millions of tracks and personalized to your taste.
Premium:
Listen to millions of music tracks from your BRAVIA® TVs, Blu-Ray Disc™ players, Blu-ray Home Theater Systems, as well as PlayStation® 3 and personal computers including VAIO®.
Sync your existing music and playlists from your personal computers to My Library using Music Sync™.
Full access to Basic Channels - Enjoy variety of music channels by Era, Genre and mood "Sense Me™" compiled from millions of tracks and personalized to your taste.
Full access to Premium Channels- In addition to the Basic Channels, further enjoy variety of premium music channels by Era, Genre and mood "Sense Me™" including Global Top 100 compiled from millions of tracks.
Full unlimited search and play from millions of tracks to get your music instantly, whenever you want.
Create your own playlists and channels. Manage your music to your tastes and preferences
Furthermore to Cogan's overview, I've taken a look at the playlists available on Qriocity, and I'll list them below.
Top 100s:
Favourites (what you've got listed as "liked")
Hot Songs (songs that are cool now)
Global top 100
Local top 100
Pop top 100
R&B top 100
Latin top 100
Rock and Metal top 100
Dance and House top 100
Electronica top 100
Jazz top 100
Rap top 100
Reggae top 100
Classical top 100
Indie rock top 100
New age top 100
And by genre (which is where the majority of the music is):
Jazz
Rock
Dance and House
Pop
Latin
Blues
Punk
Easy listening
Indie Rock
Children's
Holiday (aka Christmas songs)
Electronica
Alternative
Rap R&B
Reggae
Classical
New Age
Metal
Country and Folk
Soundtrack
Traditional
SensMe(tm):
Energetic
Emotional
Longe
Dance
Extreme
Upbeat
Relax
Mellow
Night
Era:
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Furthermore, I looked up Within Temptation on there, and there's just about everything they've ever recorded. If you let one of the playlists keep playing, you're likely to find probably more obscure music than familiar stuff.
N.B. I'm currently using the 30-day free trial at the moment, so I couldn't tell you if that's everything this has to offer just yet.