I have yet to subscribe to PlayStation Plus, even though there has been the occasional benefit I could have gotten out of it in the past. With the addition of cloud save games in tomorrow’s firmware update, I might finally subscribe. Steam Cloud is one of my favorite features about Steam, and the ability to both take my PS3 save games anywhere I go and protect them against loss or damage is the sort of reassurance I like to have before starting a new epic RPG playthrough. I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on that Mortal Kombat demo early, either.
Today’s highlights:
- Kinect named the fastest-selling consumer electronics device.
- Microsoft is reportedly planning a new IPTV service for release on Xbox 360.
- Take-Two CEO outlines the importance of review scores.
- Toy Soldiers: Cold War is coming to XBLA.
- New Famitsu reviews include Yakuza 5 and Steel Diver.
- Toshihiro Nagoshi talks about the new Yakuza.
- First-year Capcom employees release their own game.
- New game announcement coming soon from producer of Fatal Frame.
- The Games Most Likely to Be Delayed to 2012
And here’s what else happened today: