Is this coming to the UK store as well?

J.A.

Criterion says trophies are immenient ([www.criteriongames.com]) and PS3 Fanboy is assuming that means this week ([www.ps3fanboy.com]).

VixDiesel

Fantastic work critciton, please start on a new installment of Black please. Because if it turns out like this game it could be awesome.

aphexmalus

Criterion are quickly moving up as one of my favorite devs (Insomniac being my fav)

LittleBigPlaneteer

@CitizenInsane27: 3.4GB isn't bad at all, when you consider the full install of Siren is over 9GB. Good thing I put in a 320GB drive!

meatee

I've loved previous Burnouts but I've been unsure about this version - though as EDGE states, Criterion's support for the game has by all accounts been unprecedented, so I will definitely be getting this off the PSN.. But.. Sept. 25th is WipEout HD Day.

Aname

This game is fun. There is no mincing words to it. I love the open map and screaming down towards the city from the outlying hills.

Breezing past cars through tunnels and blind turns with the draw distances going so far; it makes my blood boil in my veins.

Bondage_Zombie

I just got Burnout Paradise a few days ago, and it devoured my week-end, even though I was supposed to work (guess who's not sleeping tonight to catch up?).

I just couldn't tear myself away. I never expected it to be so addictive, especially since I don't usually enjoy racing games.

While I decided to buy the game mainly to support Criterion's great attitude towards us gamers, I find myself enjoying it so much that I'm especially glad I didn't purchase it used.
Criterion put a lot of work into this and deserve recognition - in the form of YOUR MONEY!

Antiterra

@Sparx: Tekken 5 I believe has been on there for awhile as well.

shadow763

Awesome- I was just about to order the game. A good $15 cheaper (live in Switzerland...cheapest is to order from the states and wait for two week shipping). Good stuff. :D

RobLikesbrunch

Wow, is this game really that good? Everyone here is freaking out about it being available on PSN.

Haven't played Burnout since the original GameCube version...yes, freaks like me do exist.

Keeko_ca

@-EDGE-: Agreed. I send them a personal email letting them know how much I appreciate the content. They deserve to be supported, especially in light of all the developers who seem to screw over ps3 owners.

sex-target

@VenomIreland: Good point! Completely forgot about that one.

Candlejack

Well, it's official. I need to get a bigger HD for my PS3.

trunks651

@GOD: You know, I went through and deleted game data and game saves from games I don't have anymore and freed up like 10 gigs!

sex-target

@Rubix42: I have to pleasantly disagree man, the PSN's DL speeds have been reasonable lately, I mean, yeah, it's gonna be a lot to download, and a lot of people will be getting it, but I think it may not take nearly as long as you think :)

CitizenInsane27

@Sparx: I feel the same way. I loved the earlier burnout games, but for some reason I can't seem to enjoy Burnout Paradise

Noks415

If it can fit on a regular DVD and the DL doesnt eat up a gig on my 360 HDD then it should be fine on the PS3.

Modus_Operandi

@CitizenInsane27: lol :D

250 to 40...man, you might need 2 PS3s. lol.

Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!!

@GOD: Yeah, I need to get a new HDD for mine as well. I store all my movie 'backups' and whatnot on it. Thank you Sony (and MS) for DivX support. That's all I gotta say.

CitizenInsane27

@Saint Anima: I'm going to snatch up that Wipeout HD. That's without a doubt! ^_^

Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!!

It's dead easy to upgrade your PS3 HDD guys - stop worrying about space and do the update.

Also Burnout Paradise kicks ass.

get2sammyb

@Candlejack: Fourth. Don't forget about Gran Turismo 5: Prologue

VenomIreland

I will download this without a doubt, as I haven't played Burnout Paradise yet. Perfect timing....right before the weekend ;)

homernoy

Oh crap. So this Thusday we get Burnout, Wipeout HD, and Megaman 9 on the PSN?

The download speeds are going to be soo slow, I'll never get to play Wipeout on Thurs. Looks like I'll be playing it on Friday.

Rubix42

Yeah, I caught that this morning, looking for trophy info. I hear the DL is about 3.4GB. Which is pretty sizable, but I'm picking it up, alongside MM9 and WipEout HD. Should be a hard week on my wallet.

CitizenInsane27

I got Play tv and now this!!!! good job I whacked a 250 gig hard drive in my PS3!

Lots of people said that I would never need it.

I'm down to 40 gigs free space now...

GOD

@edhe (xbl): well well well well..that's all dandy for you, but some people like their games boxed up. Besides, you can get the game on the cheap at various stores for the same price.

for those who might not have space on their 40 GB model, I heard you can get some real cheap HDD on newegg.

Jun581 won't give you tree fiddy!!

Good deal for a great game. However, like most, I share the concern over HDD space.

Luckyjim

@IntelSilver: Siren: Blood Curse is a full game, available on PSN in Europe, NA and Asia ($40.00). The game also has a Blu-Ray release with Japanese/Asian versions (the Asian version is essentially the English language version), and will be coming to BR in Europe "sometime this fall".

It's a frickin' awesome game, and one of my favorites on the PS3 right now.

Bella!

Chances

Cant wait for trophies, although it sounds like it coming after Thursday.

slackjawed

@IntelSilver: unless you wanna count siren:blood curse, its a full game broke up into chapters

EVIL_V2

Not sure if cursing is allowed, but FUCK YEAH!!!!!!

phatcorns

@IntelSilver: Well you should count Warhawk, because that's exactly what you described. Thus this would be the second, or third after Siren actually.

Candlejack

@Stalkumi:
I thought the "Turn Your System on Via Controller" feature was the death of American calisthenics, but I have been outdone again!! :P

Lazlo

@IntelSilver:

Not really, if you count PSP games Sony has had Echochrome and Jeanne D'arc and a couple others available over the store for a while. In terms of console only games it might be but some would argue that Rachet and Clank: Quest for Booty is a complete game despite being a PSN title

Sparx

@Charlie303: Oh man, a first post and he's not even first. BANHAMMER X2

This is great, if I didn't already have the game, I would be all over this. Changing discs are so last year.

Stalkumi

i would throw my $$$'s down on this in a heartbeat, but i have the disk version so i'll pass. excellent game tho if you havent bought it yet

EVIL_V2

@Charlie303: *Tuts

DigitalBloodUK

Just ordered a 320 GB hard drive, maybe this will go with it. Along with Megaman 9 and Wipeout HD of course.

Squamden

The demo was indeed amazing but was released when I was inundated with other games. This release with WipeoutHD however is again a bummer. Regardless my aversion to downloading games is high as I enjoy the ability to trade them in. This will be picked up at some point I feel it -in the used bin now for far less than $30 given the economics of the situation.

@Charlie303: are you serious?

Punkateer

Is this the first complete game download on any console?
Not counting Warhawk.

IntelSilver

@DanteIX:

"But but but.. next gen games on the ps3 are too big for dvd! They're so huge they fill 50gb discs! a 40GB standard PAL unit will have no chance!"

Thankfully we all know better about the whole blu-ray lark. I welcome downloadable games, as long as they cost less because there's no manufacturing, packaging, shipping or shelving required.

edhe (xbl)

I tried the demo and I just can't get into the burnout series. Maybe its just me. I respect Criterion for what they do and the support they give their players but this just isn't for me

Sparx

Going to be a great Thursday for PSN users. Mega Man 9, Burnout Paradise and Wipeout HD? Choices, choices.

Saint Anima

@Charlie303: wow somebody did not read the rules re itterated in the post about the new threaded comments.

O yea and Ban Monday and all.

Hand_O_Death

If you have not bought this game (no matter the system) yet please do so, if only to show support for Criterion. Criterion has gone above and beyond in meeting customers' expectations, and extending the life of a great game. This type of commitment to excellence deserves to be recognized IMO!

-EDGE-

wow a full game, could absorb much space on peoples PS3's. Hopefully see more of these in the future if this one works out well.

DanteIX

@Charlie303:
Banned

If you've got 30 bucks and a day and a half to wait, Burnout can be yours!!

Lazlo

Glad the PS3 lets you upgrade your Hard Drive easy enough. If they keep these titles comming to the PSN my game rack will look rather bare.

Hand_O_Death

first

Charlie303

Color me foolish, as I actually went out and purchased it last week to tide me over during the slump that always occurs pre-October to December. I was a big fan of the PS2 Burnout, because I loved crashing into things in the "see how much money you can accumulate in property damage!"

This one, although I'm not a racing game fan, holds my interest. With a friend, or more than a couple, online you can spend more than two or three hours at a clip running off ramps, completing challenges, or just making a rival of everyone and watching them all T-bone you.

I'd say between this and Wipeout HD, pick this one up, simply because Criterion have backed it SO well with downloadable content - but that's your call. I'm not disappointed.

Oh, and if you download it, you say "Screw you" to gamestop ... can't sell it back, but can't fund ripping all of us off, either!

proghuman

@meatee: Yeah, I still need to do that (upgrade my HDD thing) but yeah, Paradise is relatively small when you look at a game like Siren. But hey, it had to fit on a DVD9 for Xbox's sake, so I knew it couldn't be too big.

CitizenInsane27

Damnit...first Mega Man 9, then Wipeout, then I gotta renew my XBL account, and now this? Come on.

KingBroly

It will start with Burnout Paradise... And end up just like STEAM... I only really want one STEAM =[

infestedDemon

@TheFaze: Can you just plug it in and use it as storage? I am so far behind on what fun can be had with my shiny system.

dirtybacon

This game is so good, I just couldn't wait for the downloadable version ^_^

cjcamilla

For those wise PS3 owners in need of a larger HDD, Fry's was selling the Western Digital 320GB Notebook SATA drive for $99 during their current Fri to Tuesday sale. Go pick one up while you still can! You've got until tomorrow... I think the 250GB was $79, but I'm not sure on that one. I <3 my 250GB PS3.

TheFaze

@dirtybacon: Yeah, just be sure to follow the directions in the manual. Back up your PS3 data first!

TheFaze

@LittleBigPlaneteer: What about Media Molecule?

VenomIreland

@dirtybacon: Yes, absolutely. You just need to remove a little plastic cover on the bottom (vertical placement) or left side (horizontal) of the PS3, unscrew the HDD (easy as pie) and install the new one.
It's recognized instantly, and you can easily transfer your saved games from your original HDD to a USB stick (or other removable storage), then back to the new HDD.

Antiterra

My friends in Brazil are actually dying for this deal, cause US$30 now it's like R$54 (brazilian money) from their credit cards, if they go to store and buy the disc it's like R$250 (US$139), so they are all excited about this. So you all think Australia and UK pay the most money to play a game, think again.

jocaju

@VixDiesel: Great news! I hope that they don't pull an Uncharted on us, and that the game will recognize everything that's already been unlocked. I assume it will, since the game is tied to each individual account.

Antiterra

Not sure if I want this tho because WIpeout HD is coming out the same day right? I might Wipeout instead of this. Still very cool to see 3rd party disc based games to be transfer to a network. Hope this trend continues.

Ryosukekun

@TheFaze: I did an upgrade recently to a 320GB drive. All I can say is...

when you go to add a USB hard drive to back up to, don't plug in the USB hard drive and then go to the format menu, and then select hard drive...

I is dumb. :)

Still, having all that extra space for PlayTV to record to has been great.

gblock

@IntelSilver: Well its the first complete multiplatform game download on any console.

bigdude209

@Antiterra: @TheFaze: And this doesn't effect the warranty? What file system to format it to?

Sorry for the questions, if someone wants to point me to a how-to guide or such, it'd be appreciated. If not I can search it out when I get home.

dirtybacon

WOW! I didn't expect this to come to the PSN this soon! However big the download is, it will take a LONG time for me to download it. I'm downloading the Mercenaries 2 demo right now. I started it almost 2 hours ago, and it's currently at 63%. And it's 1.1 Gb! It will probably be done in an hour or so. If Burnout: Paradise is 3.4 Gb, then it will take over 3 times as long to download it! So, it will be an all-day job! BOOOOOOO!!! I don't know if my DSL can take it!

dawimp523

You forgot to mention the PS3 trophy patch will be available this Thursday as well :)

GamingNinja

I gotta upgrade my HDD now. There's 500 GB ones out...

Am I the only one that wants to see Criterion get the okay from EA to do a Road Rash revival? Just take the Burnout Paradise engine, build on the Bikes Update, throw in fighting and license the whole Soundgarden discography. I'd buy it day one. Do it, EA...

twinturbo2

i already got it.. and it's gonna take up some space. i don't have too much. saving it for other stuff... lol.

besides.. Wipeout HD comes out the 25th. :p

Akmed

@infestedDemon: Why is this a bad thing....?

HamThePharoah

As cool as this is, if there's a hard copy of the game I'd opt for that, just because I like having a physical copy of a game. Plus I like to conserve as much HDD space as possible, even when I eventually swap out for a 500+ gig HDD.

I wonder how many gigs this game really is?

The demo I played was fun and was going to plan on picking this game up on the cheap eventually.

def PD

That is a good price, $30. Too bad the Xbox 360 doesn't have anything like this, though HDD space would be eaten up in a flash.

Quicksilver4648

@Antiterra:

good call. their method of continually supporting the game for months and months after the game is already out, very cool.

although you have to think they basically pulled bikes out at the last minute, and then decided to add them back later, rather than programming the entire thing from scratch after the game was already out.

could be wrong, either way, i totally approve! Criterion FTW.

joeloliol

Hmm...if they aren't paying shipping and manufacturing fees, I think this could stand to be $10 less than the disc version. But that's just me.

Narsil

@KingBroly: Yeah, I am at University, how do you think I feel with a budget!!! I want Rockman 9 and WipEout HD!!!

Then I want to get LittleBigPlanet and PES2009 for PS3! Thankfully I got a Part Time Job last week!!

rockmanjoey

@Antiterra:
Good deal.I had the game on 360 and played it and got like 380-400 gamerscore on it and traded it.As soon as it was getting all the updates,I went and got it on PS3 and I couldn't be happier.It's a great game

enewtabie(Future LittleBigPlanet Master Creationist)

@J.A.: The original Criterion announcement only mentioned the US PSN Store, so I'm not being particularly hopeful :(. If it came here at £20 though, I'm not sure how superior a price this is to some deals is possible to get instore.

Estel

@dirtybacon: No, don't worry, it won't void your warranty, since HDD replacement officially supported by Sony - like TheFaze said, they even included instructions in the PS3 manual.
You don't need to open the console itself (which is what usually voids the warranty): the HDD is in a small, separate compartment.

Here's a guide from the US PS3 forums: [boardsus.playstation.com] A Google search will turn up many similar guides.

The file system is not an issue since the PS3 will format the drive anyway.

As for the brand, it doesn't really matter. Samsung, Western Digital, Maxtor, Seagate, Hitachi... As far as I know, none of them have any compatibility issues (why would they?).

One last thing: get a 5400rpm, as they produce less heat, and the PS3 won't take advantage of the extra theoretical speed of a 7200rpm HDD anyway.

Antiterra

So this Thursday we're getting Mega Man 9, Wipeout HD and Burnout Paradise on PSN?

Is whatever deity that manages video gaming actually smiling on Sony for once?

Frank

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): I never understood the file size restriction on LIVE, like why it was in place or if it helped with anything; but this will definitely get one of my friends to finally get burnout.

crabperson

So this is the new generation of full-game DLC. I commend Sony for having the balls to do this but I doubt that GameStop is ecstatic about it. I know MS can do it! They're doing it with LIVE Originals. If they can only grow a pair like Sony and do it with current titles like this then it'll immediately "get real".

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

@crabperson: I guess the file size restrictions on XBLA titles might have been due to a few reasons. MS may have wanted to have developers make games that downloaded quickly, and due to resource restrictions, focused on gameplay mechanics versus presentation. Small file size would also force a developer to make a smaller game which would in turn facilitate bite-sized, sort-session experiences characterized with the spirit of the arcades.

I never once believed it was a bandwidth thing as they've always offered HD movies which at times could be in excess of 7GBs. They also began to offer Xbox original games which would be in excess of 6.4GBs so they have no fear of delivering full titles. Expansions and demos were also living on live. I think what MS really wanted to do was to make a mechanism to allow full multi-disc retail games to be available on live. I think we may see something soon after the fall update on this. Stay tuned :)

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

this seems promising, I for one welcome our new download overlords, my DSL however does not.

otis123

Wait, so this means that this also complies with the "buy 1, get 5 downloads" PSN setup? Add this cherry on top of the bikes addon, and they're forcing me to get this for my PS3............and my brother's......

Chef

It's a simultaneous release with the Platinum Version of the game. Nice move to test the waters.
I like it a lot and I think, I will try it.

tylerstyle

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): The limit was clearly set in place in order to accommodate all the 360 SKU's out there, so that even the Arcade ones can enjoy the titles. On paper, that sounds like win, but as this generation and the handling and release of titles have progressed, it's in my opinion a scheme, which has to go, in order to keep up. Little Big Planet and full games are here to stay for full download and Microsoft has to open up, in order to keep up.

tylerstyle

@Antiterra: Not sure if you'll ever see this, but thanks a million!

dirtybacon

I was thinking about picking up Burnout Paradise for the 360 since the new update hit with all the new gameplay stuff. I would get it for the PS3 but unfortunately nobody on my friends lists play the PS3 versions of anything.

jimmy0brien

I've held off for so long on this game, based off my frustration with Burnout Revenge and the lackluster demo, but for only $30 and with all the free DLC, I'm pretty tempted to give in and get it. I don't know if I'll go the download route though as I've only got a 40Gig PS3, but it's $29.99 in stores anyway.

Downloadable games (full games such as this) is something I haven't been all to convinced by yet, especially with both companies main SKU's having such limited hard drive space for so long. At least it's finally starting to change with 80gig PS3's and 60gig 360s.

FourSerioux