03/05/07 - Episode 19: Home is where the PS3 is

Outside of the first segment, this week's episode is all about the latest news surrounding the PS3. Some good, some bad, but we haven't talked about PS3 much lately so we decided to devote the whole episode to it. Last week Sony and Immersion kissed and made up, which could mean the return of rumble to the Sixaxis controller (hurray!)--question is, how soon? Then there's the infamous rumor that Sony introducing a Mii/Achievements hybrid called PlayStation Home this week. Not only is the concept itself intriguing, but the way it hit the Internet also made some waves--listen as we discuss all aspects of this issue. Lastly, it came out that European PS3s won't be as backwardly compatible as the US and Japanese systems. What effect will this have on the rest of the world, and where are the 20GB systems? Things start off with the usual segment on what we've been playing, and since it's been two weeks since our last regular show there's lots to talk about. Crackdown, mainly, but there's plenty more as well. Then we end the show by going over some of the comments we got about last week's Al Lowe interview. Keep leaving us comments (via e-mail, comments on our web site, the forum thread for this episode, reviews on iTunes, giving us Diggs, Skype us at playeronepodcast) or leave us a voice mail by calling 713-893-8069, long distance charges apply. Thanks for listening, tell your friends, and we'll be back next week. Don't forget to join our forums! This week's links: Crackdown UNO Alien Hominid HD Cars Superman Returns Captain N: The Game Master Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 Multiplayer Demo Dance Dance Revolution Universe Q*bert flOw Sonic and the Secret Rings Virtua Fighter 5 Formula 1 Next-Gen.biz: Suit Settled: Sixaxis Could Get Vibes Kotaku: Rumor: Sony To Unveil PlayStation Home Eurogamer.net: Europe gets new PS3 hardware digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';