Coming soon to a PS3 near you

In a recent announcement by Sony and Netflix we have learned that streaming movies will be available soon on the PS3. Netflix currently has streaming through several devices including the XBox 360. So I'm glad to see that the PS3 is going to have the same ability. Not that I'm a current Netflix customer but maybe someday I'll sign up for their $9.00 plan [the cheapest plan that allows streaming movies].

I think it would be cheaper than renting movies from the local Blockbuster. Plus I wouldn't have to get in my car and drive to pickup and return the DVDs. The downside would be I would have to watch the movies on the TV to which the PS3 is attached. Not that it would be awful but I like to have choices when it comes to entertainment.

An interesting component of the announcement is the fact that Netflix will send you a Blu-ray disk that will access the Internet and activate Netflix services so you can locate the movies you would like to stream.

Hmmmm....I think I should become a Netflix affiliate so all my readers could join and I could earn the resulting fees. Give me a couple of days to get it in place before you go and join Netflix. Or not.

Weeding out my links

Today I'm taking time to check all my links and making sure they all work. Deleted one so far. I'm also checking links to make sure my reciprocal links are still in place on the other site. Deleted one of those too.

So I have space for a couple of links...anyone interested in reciprical links? Just add a link to this site and let me know about it and I'll recipricate with a link back to your site.

Monopoly City Streets

Warning!!!! Non Playstation post alert!!!!

I signed up for the Google/Hasbro Monopoly mashup called Monopoly City Streets last night. It is an interesting concept where Hasbro takes the Google Street API and creates a global game of street ownership.

They start you out with $3,000,000 to purchase streets and buildings. My first purchase was the street that I grew up on, way back in the dark ages before Google or even the Internet. Then I spent to much on a building that I placed close to my childhood home. I quickly learned from this mistake [maybe it wasn't a mistake...I'll find out over the course of the game]. I ended up a couple thousand dollars short when I wanted to by a more expensive street. I ended up with six streets with buildings on four of them.

My $3,000,000 bankroll was gone pretty quick. Now I have to wait until tomorrow for my daily $1,000,000 Monopoly allowance plus any rent that I might earn.

More Monopoly City Street posts will follow.

My thoughts on the new PS3

The good:
Smaller-size kinda matters
Cheaper-I love to save money
Reduced cost of ownership-it runs with less energy..."greed is good"...oh wait...I mean green is good.

The bad and the ugly:
Buttons-what is up with those buttons?
Matte finish-I like the older shiny version better
Ugly-come on look at it!

New PS3 announcement

Replaying Fallout 3

After hearing about the DLC for Fallout 3 I decided to start playing again. I had finished the game earlier this year but didn't finish several quests. This time I'm focusing on the quests that are not in the main storyline.

I've already completed one quest that I hadn't finished last time. Now I'm working on a quest that I started last time but never finished. Unfortunately I'm stuck in the same spot as I was last time.

I guess I'll give my brain a rest and work on a different one.

Modern Warfare 2:Prestige Edition

Ok I can't wait for Modern Warfare 2 to be released. But have you heard about the "Prestige Edition?" It will be a collector's edition that should retail for $150.00.

What do you get for your hard earned money? A fully-functioning pair of night-vision goggles to start with. This special edition will also include a head-shaped display stand for the goggles, an art book, and limited-edition packaging.

Personally I've always wanted a pair of night vision goggles. But I'm not sure about actually paying for them. They will carry the MW2 logo and look super cool. I guess it depends on if you are willing to spend the money for the special edition or not.