Thanks to Goldrusher for the custom banner and for help on the lists.
Also, we're doing something a bit different for the banner this week in honor of GTAIV's release. If you're having trouble seeing it, here's the original. Enjoy
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
-Japanese content is up now.
-Europe content is up now.
-North America content is up now.
-Instead of United States, it's now back to North America again. As of today, Sony has officially established that the prices for the US and Canada will be the same. Price parity FTW!
-The Singstar Singstore is getting updated tomorrow (May 2nd) with new songs.
Since the Japan Store layout is new, I thought some people might like some help. Thanks to Zoe for translating for my photo.
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THIS WEEK:
North America
Games/Demos:
-Echochrome - $9.99 (includes 56 levels unique to the PS3 version and a level creator)
-Echochrome (PSP) - $9.99 (includes 56 levels unique to the PSP version and a level creator)
-Dark Sector demo
DLC:
-Karaoke Revolution - 40 New Songs - $1.49 each
Rock Band tracks - $1.99 each:
-The Mother Hips Red Tandy (master)
-The Mother Hips Time Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear (master)
-Smashing Pumpkins Zero (master)
Trailers:
-Battlefield Bad Company - "Redford Blog"
-Dead Space - "Announcement"
-Dead Space - "Ship Date"
-echochrome
-echochrome (PSP)
-Kung Fu Panda
-NBA Ballers - "Chosen One TV Spot"
-Turok - Kane gameplay"
-Turok - Bring It
Other:
-Echochrome wallpapers (x4)
-Kung Fu Panda wallpapers (x3)
-echochrome (PSP) wallpapers (x4)
United Kingdom
Games/Demos:
-Ape Quest (PSP) - 9.99 / £6.99
-Ape Quest (PSP) demo
DLC:
-NFS ProStreet - Car Packs (all contain different cars)
--Bugatti Veyron - 2.99 / £1.99
--McLaren F1 - 2.99 / £1.99
--Extender Pack #1 - 4.99 / £3.49
--Extender Pack #2 - 4.99 / £3.49
-Snakeball - Team Pack - 2.99 / £1.99
Trailers:
-Kane & Lynch - "Map Pack"
Other:
-Dark Sector theme
-Haze theme
-Haze wallpapers
-Rainbow Six Vegas 2 theme
Japan
Games/Demos:
-Bloody Roar (PS1) - ¥600
-Wizard's Harmony (PS1) - ¥600
-Arcade Hits: Shienryu (PS1) - ¥600
-Pukunpa: Joshikouki no Houkago (PS1) - ¥600
-Pro Mahjong Kiwame Tengensenhen (PS1) - ¥600
-Battle Fantasia demo
DLC:
-Call of Duty 4 - Map Pack 1 - ¥1200
Trailers:
-Fifa Street 3
-Motorstorm Complete
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COMING BEFORE THE END OF 2008:
-HOME - Closed Beta Expansion (Summer 2008)
-HOME - Official Release (Fall 2008)
PSN Games:
Released in the US and still to come for Europe:
-Blast Factor: Advanced Research
-Echochrome
-High Velocity Bowling
-Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
-Toy Home Expansion - 2nd Gear
May
-Bionic Commando: Rearmed - $10
-Elefunk
-Fatal Inertia EX - $30
-PixelJunk Monsters Encore
-The Last Guy
-Wipeout HD
September
-SOCOM: Confrontation (9/16)
Other 2008 games
-1942: Joint Strike
-Commando 3
-Dark Mist
-EyeCreate 2 (July)
-FLOWER (July)
-Kart Attack
-Novastrike
-PixelJunk Dungeons (releasing after Eden)
-PixelJunk Eden
-Plunder
-PowerUp Forever
-Rat Race
-Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty (July)
-Siren: New Estatement (July)
-Soldner X
-Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix
-Unnamed game show games - one possible example: Deal or No Deal
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STUFF YOU CAN FIND ONLY ON THE FOREIGN STORES:
UNITED KINGDOM:
-Everybody's Golf 5 demo
-About 15-20 themes (some exclusive to the UK)
HONG KONG (account setup is in English):
-Lair demo
JAPAN:
-Current Japanese PS1 game list - ¥600 each
-Dark Mist - ¥800
-PixelJunk Monsters Encore - ¥600
-Mainichi Issho - full game - free
-Armored Core: For Answer demo
-Battle Fantasia demo
-Go! Sports Ski demo
-Heavenly Sword - "Kai" demo
-G1 Jockey 4 2007 demo
-Imabikisou demo
-Record of Agarest demo
-Siren: New Translation demo
-XI[sai] - PS1 game demo
-Yakuza 3 demos (2 of them)
-A couple of themes
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PREVIOUS WEEKS:
04/24/08 (R-Types (PS1) game; Echochrome and Iron Man demos; Army of Two, COD4, EoJ, GH3, Karaoke Revolutions and RB DLC)
04/17/08 (Gran Turismo 5: Prologue game; Metal Gear Online beta and UEFA 2008 demo; LAIR, SSHD, WarHawk and RB DLC)
2007 - "almost" Comprehensive List (includes Japanese PS1 games)
JAPAN STORE ACCOUNT SETUP:
Contained in "PSN Content 2007 - 'almost' Comprehensive List" thread
OTHER RESOURCES:
-NeoGAF Official PS3 Custom Theme Thread (Lots of cool stuff, Send your thanks to m0dus and the other contributors)
-The Official m0dus PS3 theme thread.
-The link to access the PS Store for the PSP.
FIRMWARE UPDATES: (all contain BC updates)
04/14/08 - 2.30 (PS Store revamped, DTS-HD-MA and DTS-HD audio codec support added)
03/24/08 - 2.20 (Blu-Ray profile 2.0 support, DVD/BD resume play, browser improved, DIVX support enhanced, PSP/PS3 remote play and connectivity enhanced)
03/12/08 - 2.17 (Stability for online gaming improved)
12/17/07 - 2.10 (DIVX and WMV codec support, BD 1.1 support, voice modulation, PS1 games playable via remote play)
11/19/07 - 2.01 (Stability and bug fixes for issues with 2.00)
11/07/07 - 2.00 (New options for sorting Trailers and Games, Playlist support for Photos and Music, trailers from the store can be watched while they are still downloading, Store and browser are both much quicker, Browser has new flash version, Info board)
10/23/07 - 1.94 (Included on R&C disk - enables Dual Shock 3 support)
09/12/07 - 1.93 (Fix for Warhawk and PSN connection issues)
09/03/07 - 1.92 (Quicker XMB loading, web browser improvements, bug fixes)
07/23/07 - 1.90 (XMB Backgrounds, CD upsampling, can change PS1/PS2 video settings in-game, XMB game list sorting)
06/27/07 - 1.82
06/13/07 - 1.81 (fixed "full" option not sticking on RGB)
05/23/07 - 1.80 (PSX/PS2/DVD Upscaling, DNLA streaming, BLU-RAY 720p, Memory Card adapter functionality improved)
04/18/07 - 1.70 (Rumble for PS1/PS2, PS1 downloads playable on PS3)
03/22/07 - 1.60 (BG downloading, Folding@Home, Europe BC Enabled)
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