Battlefield 1943 Problems Since Coral Sea Was Unlocked

There seems to be a few problems at the time of posting this post that seemed to of surfaced after Coral Sea was unlocked a select amount of people have lost their ranks and awards EA and Dice are looking into the problems as you read this post.

Keep an eye on the OfficialBF1943 Twitter page for more details.

It will be announced on Monday who got the 43 millionth kill and will no doubt recieve a prize like the person who got the 43 millionth kill on the Xbox360 version, user James (jkasapi) from Peterborough, England. For his trouble, James wins a pair of official 1943 sunglasses, a 1943 t-shirt, and custom Battlefield sneakers!

Sony About To Make All PS3s Backwards Compatible?

In an effort to reduce PlayStation 3 production costs, Sony removed the console's Emotion Engine; the chipset which enables the system to play PlayStation 2 software. At first the company left the chipset in a few of its console SKUs, but has since discontinued all hardware variations with the capacity for backward compatibility. While certainly a smart business decision from a logistical standpoint, the move to remove the console's ability to play last generation titles left gamers with substantial PS2 game libraries out in the cold, but a recent patent filing by the company suggests that the feature could be making a comeback.

According to a report by Siliconera, Sony recently filed a patent for a new cell-based emotion engine emulator, which could be capable of processing PS2 code through the PS3's existing processors. The processes were loosely outlined in the patent filing, but in essence, Sony is developing a way to translate and store Emotion Engine processing data within the PS3. In other words, this means that Sony could theoretically bring backwards compatibility to all current and previous PS3 units with a simple firmware update, regardless of hardware configuration. The filing makes no specific mention of the technology's intended purpose or when or if it will be implemented in a PS3 update, however, it seems pretty safe to assume that Sony will eventually bring it to console. After all, a firmware-enabled emulator is an extremely cost effective way to add an invaluable feature to the device without major hardware revisions.

Maybe we will hear more about this at GDC 2009 next month at Sony's three hour press conference.

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Coral Sea Unlocked On The PS3

It was confirmed last night via Twitter that the PS3 had finally passed the 43 million mark which now means that the Coral Sea map as well as the new Air Superiority mode are unlocked for all to play. Now all we need is the controls for flying to be fixed so we can all enjoy the plane battle's

posted on the OfficialBF1943 Twitter
PS3 has now passed 43 million kills, Air Superiority is now unlocked! Get in there ace pilots and cadets alike!

PS3 Slim Details Posted By The Guy From YouTube Video

Below is a post by TheLastDestroyer from the ultimateplaystation.com Forum, it appears that this is the guy from the video going around the web at the moment who came across the slim while walking around the underground marketplace in the Philippines.

So here's the deal. I was walking around this underground marketplace in the Philippines, hoping to get a good deal for a PS3. Lo and behold out of nowhere i saw the PS3 slim. It looked EXACTLY like the rumored photos. I asked the guy and he said it was brand new and that our country had it first. I have a video and a few details. What I know:

- It has a 120GB HDD.

- Two USB Ports

- The 'touch' button for eject and on seems to be gone, and there are now these random buttons.

- The ps icon is now white instead of colored.

- No more card reader

- PLAYSTATION 3 is gone, rather its PS3. It says this on the bottom as well for some reason.

- The guy was selling it with a Dualshock 3. Whether it is compatible is another matter.

- The guy was selling it for 20,000 pesos, which is roughly £250, which is roughly $410

PlayStation 3 Terminator Pack Plus Extras Deal

Sony PlayStation 3 PS3 Terminator pack (salvation game+bluray), free chart game (infamous/ghostbusters), Prototype & HDMI £289.99 delivered @ Amazon

£289.99

STARTS:17/07/2009

Step 1: Select a console: either choose the Sony PS3 console (80 GB)or the Playstation 3 80 GB Console with Terminator Salvation (PS3) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Blu-ray) sold by Amazon.co.uk to your basket. - Obviously choose the Terminator pack!

Step 2: Add the following products for free to your PS3 console order: one of inFamous or Ghostbusters plus the HDMI cable shown below to your basket.

Step 3: Add either one selected game for £10 or one selected game for £15, sold by Amazon.co.uk to your basket.

I chose Prototype for £10 as CEX are offering £26 for cash or £30 for trade in, and Terminator Salvation is £19 for cash or £24 trade in

This makes the PS3, blu ray of T3, HDMI and infamous for £245.99 if you dont want to trade in and £236.99 if you want to trade in something at CEX!!!
I guess if you dont want Ghostbusters/infamous and the Blu-ray you're going to be down to about £200-£210 for an 80-gb PS3!

The other £10 games are :
Fifa 09, UFC 2009, COD4, Hannah Montana

The other £15 games are :
Call Of Juarez: Bound In Blood, Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and Fight Night 4 (was tempted by the last one!)

Mine has arrived from Amazon.
I can confirm that the Terminator Salvation game and Terminator 3 Blu-ray are standard sealed retail packs with no-where stating on them that they are part of a pack that cant be resold. The main box showing the discs has been put on top of the standard ps3 box too, so if you wanted to remove the game/blu-ray before giving the ps3 as say a present, then you could do that too!

Amazon UK Vouchers: 17.50 - ANCBIN09, £25 - SLINGUP2, £1 - SOMBIMQ3