Finally got my hands on the PS3 demo of Echochrome. Created a US account for a new ID to get it. Also downloaded the PSP version but I can’t use that because the PSP and PS3 already hook up so an error results. But I can’t buy the PS3 game from the US store because I don’t have a US credit card – which means that when Sony release it over here they’ll do a $=£ conversion – it’s going to be 20 quid as a physical product and as GT Prologue was also offered in both forms and was actually cheaper as the case/disc then the download price will not be less (didn’t they – being games producers – say that downloads would be cheaper? Didn’t they say less production costs = big consumer saving? But then the music producers said the same). Anyway, I have the demo to play which is good. I’ll set up a Jap account over the weekend and see what they have on offer.

I do prefer physical media to just downloads though. It’s partly because the purchase seems more real, partly because the manual can be read with the console off, partly because because it looks good with other games and also because if the HD craps out I still have the game. I don’t want to argue with Sony (or anyone) if records do not match or for any other reason. At least with real media if I drop it then I’m to blame. Saying that losing game saves would be bad, really bad. Here’s what would be cool – if I could open the browser on the PS3 to some offsite storage (like DropBox) and then drag my game saves over to it. Wouldn’t that be good? maybe it works anyway – I’ll poke around later. Losing a GT Prologue install would be pretty bad but all the records and progress?

Apparently Tetris on the Sega Megadrive can commend several thousand dollars because there are only around 10 of them – Nintendo won the rights so production etc was stopped. I have a pirate copy I grabbed many years ago which could be worth many times what I paid – but seeing as that was only a couple of quid… I also have Rainbow Islands for the MD (which I got for nothing). There was one on ebay in New condition for 50 quid + postage. The one I have isn’t new but it works – damn fine game too. I have never sold anything on ebay before but these two games I’m tempted to if for no other reason than seeing what they get. I could even throw in some FIFA games, I probably have Altered Beast somewhere. Bargain!

Got $20,000? You could have every Dreamcast game ever – sealed. You could never play them though could you? Bass Fishing with the rod controller was fun though even if you did look daft.

And I’m still playing Valkyrie Profile Lenneth while Crisis Core sits sealed on the games shelf….with so many other games. Too little time..