Sony’s Noel Silvia answers your PlayStation questions!
No this is not an exclusive interview with Noel Silvia (maybe in the future if we can track him down?). We didn’t have to ask him any questions - you all already did. And he’s already answered many of your questions, week after week. Unfortunately, many folks don’t have the time to look through his responses on the PlayStation.Blog.
Noel explains where your PSN cards are (pssst… they’re in the mail):
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/05/29/playstation-store-update-36/comment-page-4/#comment-62732
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/05/29/playstation-store-update-36/comment-page-4/#comment-62775
Noel explains why PSone classics aren’t released more in the US…
Some games have different region-specific publishers:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/05/29/playstation-store-update-36/comment-page-4/#comment-62734
ESRB only sometimes re-rates games to put them up as PS3/PSP games:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/05/29/playstation-store-update-36/comment-page-4/#comment-62740
Additional licensing issues:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/05/29/playstation-store-update-36/comment-page-4/#comment-62747
Noel explains the communication dilemma with providing info on release dates for games and firmware (it’s a Catch-22):
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2008/05/29/playstation-store-update-36/comment-page-4/#comment-62755
It needs to be mentioned that Noel Silvia (and several others on the PlayStation.Blog) have answered many of these questions in the past. These answers I’ve selected today are from yesterday’s “PLAYSTATION Store Update” post alone.
I just want to encourage all of our readers to take advantage of the PlayStation.Blog and the unique opportunity it presents (direct communication with SCEA), because I feel that it too often gets overlooked.
May 30, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Thanks for that. I know a lot of people miss these responses on the official blog because they hate having to scroll through all of the other comments looking for something official from the company
May 30, 2008 at 4:56 pm
sadly as always there are a lot of people making stupid post on the playstation blog.
May 30, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I know, I went over there and left a comment. I doubt that anyone will read it and listen though. I feel sorry for Noel. He was trying to help inform the masses and then they stone him. What are they thinking?
May 30, 2008 at 5:08 pm
yeah ,is amazing, they cry because no one answers their question and when someone does it ,they cry and yell.
I would like to make something like a : Playstation fan code of honour or something…
So we have a list of fans and PSN users with good manners.
May 30, 2008 at 5:11 pm
“So we have a list of fans and PSN users with good manners.”
I already have that list… everyone who visits PlayStationLifeStyle.net!
haha jk.
I hope this article didn’t come across as kiss ass, I just hope when I ask a question he’ll be able to respond without sorting through all those BS posts in the future.
May 30, 2008 at 5:18 pm
There are some BS posts on the official forum.I try to tell people on Kotaku when someone mentions where are the PS1 games!!!,what the issue is..Most don’t understand…sigh
May 30, 2008 at 5:20 pm
i think that they read all the comments until they get sick of :
’sony sucks, MS is better, InGame XMB,why PSN sucks..etc etc’
May 30, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Yeah i agree, i can certainly see us having exclusive interviews in the future
May 30, 2008 at 6:42 pm
SS, I am so glad you posted this article.
I have been trying to come up with a way to post an article just like this without coming off as too much of a kiss ass.
From reading Noel’s responses, you can tell he is a gamer at heart, and truly wants to let the fans know what is happening behind the scenes.
I have the utmost respect for him.
Its terrible that week after week, even if the updates are full of content, there are still people complaining.
May 31, 2008 at 12:07 am
Noel is a asset artist though.He does graphics,avatars,pics,etc
Jeff is the go to man,when he’s around.
Noel should put up the PS3 theme tutorial though.