Comment Re:Yeah ... but why? (Score 1) 224
Yes you can copy the same save game to many USB keys. Usually both my friend and I will get a copy of our save game when we're finished gaming.
I'm sure there are games that refuse to allow you to copy save games. I believe (but am prepared to be shown wrong) that Rock Band saves can't be copied if you've downloaded DLC. But if you can copy it, you can copy it many times.
Comment Re:Yeah ... but why? (Score 1) 224
I'll give two examples, starting with Borderlands because you mentioned it. Regarding the types of games, we only play games that support local co-op.
Each of us can log on to our PSN accounts regardless of whose PlayStation we use. Borderlands saves are bound to PSN ids. So I'd log on to my account to make my character and he on his. Then, one two-player splitscreen session later, copy the saves onto separate USB keys. (mine on mine, his on his) (Incidentally, we learned this the hard way. Originally both of our characters were on his PSN id. It took me a while to 'liberate' my character and move it to a save game under my PSN id.)
The game we're currently playing is Sangoku Basara Samurai Heroes; the way we move saves for this game is the same for most other ones. The save is bound to a PSN id, so we just have to remember whose PSN id is the right one for the save game, and then just copy it to and from a USB stick.
Comment Yeah ... but why? (Score 2) 224
Both me and a friend of mine have PS3s, and we take turns visiting each other's homes to play games. So we're in the target audience for this feature.
But we've been getting by just fine by using USB keys.
So
IBM's Plans For the Cell Processor 124
angry tapir writes "Development around the original Cell processor hasn't stalled, and IBM will continue to develop chips and supply hardware for future gaming consoles, a company executive said. IBM is working with gaming machine vendors including Nintendo and Sony, said Jai Menon, CTO of IBM's Systems and Technology Group, during an interview Thursday. 'We want to stay in the business, we intend to stay in the business,' he said. IBM confirmed in a statement that it continues to manufacture the Cell processor for use by Sony in its PlayStation 3. IBM also will continue to invest in Cell as part of its hybrid and multicore chip strategy, Menon said."
Whatever Happened To Second Life? 209
Barence writes "It's desolate, dirty, and sex is outcast to a separate island. In this article, PC Pro's Barry Collins returns to Second Life to find out what went wrong, and why it's raking in more cash than ever before. It's a follow-up to a feature written three years ago, in which Collins spent a week living inside Second Life to see what the huge fuss at the time was all about. The difference three years can make is eye-opening."
Comment Re:What for? (Score 1) 227
So that wannabe computer leet folks can see it. Us wannabe's are afraid of hardware.slashdot.org.
Comment Phoenix Revolution for the PS2 (Score 1) 373
My vote gots to this controller as well. While it can be improved (the DPad is overly sensitive), being able to adjust the location of the four control pads "DPad, buttons, left stick, right stick" around made a lot of games just plain better.
Unlike the parent, I never settled on a look. I'd swap the DPad and Left stick for most games, but for some (Katamari Damacy) I'd do DPadLeft Stick, ButtonsRight Stick. All told, I had about four different configurations that I used.
Unlike the parent, I never settled on a look. I'd swap the DPad and Left stick for most games, but for some (Katamari Damacy) I'd do DPadLeft Stick, ButtonsRight Stick. All told, I had about four different configurations that I used.
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