With Sony being the only one out of the big three to have a press conference there biggest announcment was that a new service called PlayTV will be launched on the Ps3 early next year.

So what the hell is PlayTV well it basically boils down to a freeview tuner that you can use to watch TV on your PS3 and also you’ll be able to record your TV programmes onto the Playstation 3 hard drive.
The standard 7 day EPG will also be present where you can use it to set which programmes you want to record and also find out whats on TV for the next 7 days.

Another neat little feature was shown off that will enable you to watch programmes on your PSP and also be able to us it to set programmes for you to record.
In a quick little statement David Reeves head of Sony Europe said “The introduction of PlayTV really will extend the already broad entertainment credentials of PS3, and makes it an exceptionally attractive proposition for the whole family.”

The service will launch early next year and as soon as we find out more details we will let you know.

A new Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer was shown off this morning at the games convention that is going on at the moment in Leipzig Germany.

And guess what we have the trailer for you on here to sink your teeth into so enjoy.

It’s about time that we get a price cut for the 360 as America, Australia and Japan have had one so people will be glad to hear that Microsoft has finally seen the light of day and announced that there will be a price cut from this Friday.

First on the list will be the new Elite that will now retail at 299.99 instead of 329.99, the Premium will get a 30 pound price cut dropping the price from 279.99 to 249.99 and finally the core will drop from 199.99 to 179.99.

Stephen McGill head of gaming & entertainment for Xbox in the UK said in a statement that “Whether it’s our lead in console sales, record-setting games and accessory attach rates or our leading online service, evidence is everywhere that Xbox is thriving.”
He went on to say that “When you combine that momentum with these great-value offerings with our unbeatable Christmas game line-up, it’s clear that Xbox 360 is uniquely placed to take the UK by storm this Christmas.”.

The drop comes on the same day as Microsoft release two of there big games Bioshock and Blue Dragon and should increase the sales of the 360.

Well not much has been happening at Vagusnet over the last few weeks but i want to change all of that by asking for your help.

What is needed is one or two people to help me out on here by posting at least 1 news story every day (except Saturday and Sunday) and also from time to time be willing to post up a review of a game.

If you think you can help me out then you can get hold of me via msn on xboxfan1980@hotmail.co.uk and we will see what you can do for us.

Any help from anybody would be greatful as i want to bring back vagusnet from the ashes and make it a site where people can get all of there game news and information from and i can’t do it on my own.

According to Chart Track the Wii is on course to pass the one million units mark within the next few weeks making it a bigger success than Nintendo last console the Gamecube with it only selling just over 1 million units in it’s lifespan.

At the moment the Wii is selling 4 times more than the Xbox 360 and a huge 6 times more than the Playstation 3 making it a huge sucess so far for Nintendo.

The reason why the Wii is selling so good could be down to a few things, firstly it’s a new concept in gaming and people want to try it out, secondly it’s the cheapest out of the three major console and finally the Wii has pick up play ability making it easier to just have a few minutes gaming and making it easier for families to enjoying gaming together.

Whether this pace will keep going remains to be seen with two of microsofts big guns getting released withing in the space of the next six weeks and a rumored price cut hitting our shores but i’m so happy for Nintendo as it shows you that there is a lot of life left in this giant.

System 3 have announced that they plan to show off Ferrari Challenge for the first time at this years Leipzig convention later on this month in a press conference at 3:00pm.

The game which is coming out for Wii, DS and PS3 gets it’s world premier and will see people being able to try the game for the first time and give the oppertunity for people to try out this definitive Ferrari experience.

Mark Cale CEO of System 3 said in a statement that

“Leipzig is the ideal stage for us to
reveal
our labour of love to the world. It’s no secret that I’ve been a
Ferrari
fan for many years and Ferrari Challenge represents the coming together
of
my two most enduring passions – Ferrari racing and video games. We’re
sparing no expense to insure Ferrari Challenge will be the definitive
Ferrari experience and now is the time to show the press how far we’ve
come.”

When we get more information on the game we will let you know until then visit system 3 website by click on this link

In a piece of news today that will make most gamers cry Rockstar have announced the Grand Theft Auto 4 will not be out this year instead it will come out in there 2nd quarter fiscal year which is sometime after the 1st of February.

In a statement Take 2 Ben Feder said “Obviously, we are very disappointed to reduce guidance after having previously reaffirmed it,” he went on to say that “Other than a matter of timing, the movement of Grand Theft Auto IV does not compromise Take Two in any way.”

So it looks like the move is so they can work more on there game and also have a strong start to there second fiscal year with Take 2 taking a financial hit this year with most of there board quiting and Manhunt 2 getting banned

Now before anybody says anything i just want you to know that these are the views of me and me only and nobody else.

The Xbox 360 has now been out for over 18 months and I’m looking at it and wondering what the hell has it brought to the table in the past 18 months that has justified the console and the new generation of gaming.

First off I’m going to stick up for the 360 by saying that it has pushed online console gaming to a new height because if it wasn’t for the 360 i doubt that Sony and even Nintendo would of thought about going online and i just want to clap my hands for what Microsoft has done.
It has just been online where the Xbox 360 is great at, we know that it has a lot of FPS and racing games but it handles them so well that it shows you a console can handle a FPS and they are not just for PC gamers.

Now it’s time for me to blast the 360, other than it having great FPS and racing games there isn’t much else on the 360 that’s has really stood out, so far most of the games have either been really terrible or they haven’t lived up to there hype.
My first case in point comes in the form of Gears of War now this game was hyped up so much that i wanted to punch anybody else who talked about before the release of the game, when the game finally got released did it live up to my expectations well for the first 5 minutes it did but the more you scratched the pretty graphics surface the more you realised that this is just another bog standard no brainier action game, the saving grace of Gears of War came in the form of the multi player however even this started to grate on me after a while and i started to get sick of it.
It’s not just Gears of War that has disappointed me i was really looking forward to Lost Planet, Dead Rising, Splinter Cell etc but even these turned out to be last gen games with a few nice graphical touches.
So this goes to show that the 360 is rooted in the last gen but is trying to make up for it with new shiny graphics and passing them off as something new, if i wanted a last gen game i would of stayed with the xbox, ps2 and gamecube but the whole point of a new generation of gaming is to be treat with something new not thrown the same game out again and again.

I have enjoyed my time so far with the 360 but there have been a lot of times when i look at my white console and think to myself did i make the right choice in choosing this or should I’ve just waited a little longer before buying one.
I’m looking on the horizon of the 360 and it is starting to become a bit more clear that this new generation might live up to the hype but it has taken over 18 months for this to happen and a lot is riding on the second generation of games for the 360 because now it has competition from the PS3 with it’s better graphics (sort of) and the Wii with it’s different take on gaming.

Whether the games coming out for the 360 over the next year makes me happy that i picked it remains to be seen but i am keeping my fingers crossed that my white box of tricks is going to shine.

Now if you have any opinions on what I’ve just said by all means post up a comment as i would like to know what you think.

Uwe Boll is at it again with the New York post filling a law suit against the German director.

The move comes after Boll done a parody of the paper on one of his website for his upcoming movie postal, the site itself seems to have a very similar layout as the paper itself with images of terrorism from the middle east with the slogan “Achtung, Satire” written at the bottom of the site.

This is not the first time Boll has done something really stupid when early this year he challenged any critic that bad mouthed any of his films to a boxing match.

Not that anybody cares about any of this as Boll is noted for being one of the worst film directors in history.
When we get more news on this we will let you know