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Weekly PSN Update Includes Bioshock, Eternal Sonata Demos

It'll be tough to top last week's PlayStation Store update - Wipeout HD, Burnout Paradise, Mega-Man 9, etc. - but this week's content isn't anything to sneeze at.

To celebrate its impending October 21 release, Bioshock now has a playable demo up and ready for sampling, and that's bound to get plenty of attention from PlayStation 3 owners who have never had the pleasure of exploring the intensely atmospheric world of Rapture. In addition, Ubisoft has thrown up a playable demo of Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, one of the more anticipated shooters of the year. This demo will allow you to play through the first mission of the game, where Sgt. Matt Baker and the 101st Airborne Division begin their noble quest. Lastly, all you RPG fans can download a demo for the original and enticing JRPG, Eternal Sonata, while one demo each for NBA 2K9 and Beijing 2008 joins the fun on the Store. Just like last week, there are plenty of new reasons to log on to the Network and peruse its wares. Downloadable trailers are one thing, but to be able to play a bunch of new games? It's one of the biggest benefits of this new generation.

Once you're done trying Bioshock for the first time, we guarantee you'll be rushing to the store on the 21st. Of course, you had better bring some extra cash for all the other games you want! LittleBigPlanet comes out that day, too, remember...

10/2/2008 John Shepard

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Comments (22 posts)

Alienange
Thursday, October 02, 2008 @ 10:11:51 PM
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dl Bioshock and Eternal Sonata now. Can't wait to try them out.

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eLLeJuss
Thursday, October 02, 2008 @ 10:59:58 PM
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bioshock :D. ill probably get bioshock b4 LBP. sorry LBP fans :D. but ill get it as soon as i finish bioshock =)

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Reccaman18
Thursday, October 02, 2008 @ 11:25:30 PM
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Bioshock didnt really do it for me. I dont see why people called it game of the year last year. Is it me? Cause I didnt really get into the demo. I might get Eternal Sonata though. And I loved the LBP video they have up on the store! And it seems as though NBA 2K9 will be top dog in basket ball games this year, like its predecessors.

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www
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 5:06:18 AM

Have u tried Nba live 09,it could be better than 2k9

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Reccaman18
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 6:37:18 PM

yeah, I did. Not that great :/

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Qubex
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 12:43:36 AM
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I will try out the Bioshock demo, however I want to save my cash for Killzone2 and a decent racer. It may or may not be GT5... expecting something good from CodeMaster's Formula 1 license... let us hope they have listened to the positive criticism GRID received and implement decent physics for a Formula One game, which have been so wanting in the past!

Q!

"aLL RoAds LeAd ToO hOMe"

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karneli lll
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 1:15:58 AM
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im with you Reccaman18,the bioshock demo bored me,at least there's still lbp

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BigT_1980
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 1:47:52 AM
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I was playing the Bioshock Demo and I got stuck on a wall near a stair case. Then I had to restart the game.

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Ultimadream
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 2:18:14 AM
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I played the Bioshock demo, i noticed glitches in the corpses after you hit them in the head with a pipe it doesn't leave as many marks on the body as it did on the 360 version

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AceTatsujin
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 2:42:04 AM
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oh my god are you serious? i've been wasting my entire day on my website and anime! code geass R2 !!!!

ETERNAL SONATA!!!!

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www
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 5:10:36 AM
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Still aint done downloadin Bioshock,i might download eternal sonata/pro evo 2009 afterwards.

But i still insist Nba live 09 is the best nba sim yet,try the demo,i stopped buyin Live series when the gameplay became rubbish since like 2003 but this sumn else.

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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 9:06:29 AM
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I'll get em both this second (if i can get my PS3 to sign in) though I'm heavily doubting paying full price for Bio. Yeah its new to us Sony Only types, but its still old news. Probly be a bargain bin thing for yours truly.

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snglbck26
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 11:22:45 AM
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It's a good week for the Playstation store.

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Branko2166
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 1:28:20 PM
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Sounds like a great update. I wonder when the demo for Eternal Sonata will be up for the PAL PSN.
I just downloaded the Bioshock demo.

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Cuetes
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 1:37:16 PM
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Is it me or did Bioshock seem out dated? Maybe its cause I've been spoiled by the likes of Uncharted and MGS4. None the less graphics aint everything, it still plays really well and that to a gamer is pure gold. The only concern is the price, $60 just doesnt seem right for a game thats been out as long as this one. That being said, Its still on my list.

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www
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 7:20:55 PM

It's not u alone,is most of us,the likes of Uncharted,mgsiv,gtaiv have made games like bioshock look out-dated,matter fact is out-dated.
it's like playin cod4 n goin back to resistance,don't get me wrong resistance was great at "dat time",not now.

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Daedusian
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 3:17:54 PM
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Played the demos. Bioshock was awesome as I expected. I already played half of the game b4 but was curious to see what it looked like on the PS3. The demo did hiccup on me however... the dialog got a little screwy in one of the cut scenes, but whatever. ES was awesome too, but I prefer Valkyrie Profile over that game any day, so I'll probably pass when it releases.

Was definitely a great update tho. I'm still downloading BiA atm. Can't wait to try that one out as well.
Last edited by Daedusian on 10/3/2008 3:19:37 PM

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thesuffering85
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 4:27:32 PM
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I've been playing Rogue Galaxy for a little while now, and when I installed the Eternal Sonata demo, I wanted to be able to jump so bad I couldn't stand it.... but I eventually started to like the battle system once I got the hang of it. Only problem is I have a crappy SD tv and the sides of the screen are cut off, so I might not want to buy the game for that reason alone.

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www
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 5:21:52 PM
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Mister Ben,meh! Bioshock feels like condemned 2,i don't think i'll pick dat,i think it was highly rated cause good games like it were not a lot round dat time(just like resistance n gears),if it was released round this time i don't think it will get much attention,i doubt the ps3 version will have dat attention.
Might go for Quantum of Solace rather

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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 7:48:55 PM
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...okay, Bioshock is nothing like Condemned.

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TEG3SH
Friday, October 03, 2008 @ 9:39:54 PM
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ lol

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Deleted User
Saturday, October 04, 2008 @ 5:31:24 PM
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Having sampled the demo, I am certain BioShock will rule my life for the remainder of the year. Sorry, LittleBigPlanet/Resistance2/Fall Out 3/Prince of Persia/Tomb Raider.

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