Nintendo has announced that they are dropping the price of the DSi and DSi XL handhelds in September, likely as a way to slowly clear our inventory before the eventual launch of the 3DS.
Starting on September 12th, the DSi will drop to $149.99 and the large XL will drop to $169.99.
The 3DS will give gamers a chance to watch 3D movies and play 3D games without the need for any special glasses.
Nintendo released the DSi XL last year, introducing the handheld with 93 percent larger screens than the DSi allowing for easier playback of movies and easier Internet surfing.
Result for: playback
According to a large number of upset users, Samsung’s latest firmware for their 2009 BD-Px600 players is causing playback issues, forcing owners to rollback the firmware for the time being.
Posters to the CNET and AVSForums say the update to v2.09 has caused all Universal and Warner Blu-rays to lock up at the main menu, not allowing for any playback.
Samsung has told everyone to rollback to version 2.07, and that should be a temporary fix.
There are still some users who are having trouble rolling back, and Samsung says they will have to wait until a fixed 2.09 (likely 2.1) is released “in a couple of weeks.”
That should be good news, except to people who actually want to play their Blu-rays.
You can check one of the support forums here: AVSForums
Result for: playback
In a short forum post today, Team Xecuter, in conjunction with Team Jungle and C4E has said that the new slimmed down Xbox 360 250GB model has been hacked, allowing users to playback backups.
Poster “Xecuter” says the team has successfully patched the DVD-Rom drive.
While a pack that can be released to the general public is nowhere near done, the first and probably hardest step is now finished, reads the post.
Xecuter took time to respond to commenters, as well:
Comment: It’s fake
Answer: We are Xecuter, C4E and Team Jungle. Duh.
Comment: …Get rich quick scheme
Answer: You mean like all the other free firmwares released ? Xecuter finance everything in the group so you don’t have to.
Comment: Does anyone knows a cheap decapping service in europe?
Answer: If only they still used the MT1319L, eh?
