This latest problem comes days after Sony started putting its PlayStation network back online after an extended downtime. It hasn’t been completely smooth sailing; an influx of users trying to change their passwords prompted Sony to temporarily halt the process earlier this week.

Sony was the victim of one of the largest hacker attacks in history with user account information from millions of accounts exposed during the attacks. The attack was reportedly in retaliation after Sony launched a jailbreaking lawsuit against PlayStation 3 hacker George Hotz.

All in all, the PSN has been down for over a month and definitely embarassing for a company of Sony’s magnitude and could eventually drive more users to Xbox Live.

Installing basic option files for PS3

• Download the option file of your choice (usually compressed version)
• Use either WinRAR or WinZip to unzip it.
• Find the PS3 folder, which should contain folders for the jerseys and an option file
• Copy the whole PS3 folder and its sub folders, to a pc formatted usb stick (Note that the PS3 folder has to be located on the root of the drive. eg. H:\PS3)
• Plug the USB drive into the PS3
• Under the game menu in your PS3, look for the save data utility
• This folder should contain all the saves for your games
• Delete all existing WE/PES edit data/kit pngs  (if you want to keep your save cups/leagues/bal, etc just leave it)
• Find the usb device (or similar) at the top of the menu
• Enter and you should see all the pes files (an edit data file, and many images of kits)
• Press triangle on one and copy that to your PS3 (your main user profile on your PS3)
• Repeat this for all the files (yes unfortunately there is no easier way to do this!)
• Ensure that you have deleted your old option file and copied the new one over
• Load your game
• PES/WE will create new user system data (unless you also kept your old system data which you can)
• Edit data will load automatically. Start playing with your new kits & emblems!

Installing Chants on PS3

• You need to create a “playlist” at your PS3 XMB called KONAMI_PES with no spaces (when you have typed that in your onscreen keyboard, don’t press start because it will automatically add a space at the end of it, instead press L1 3/4 times then press start)
• Go to your USB device in XMB music, press X, then Triangle to “dispaly all”, files will be in MUSIC folder.
• Copy chants to KONAMI_PES playlist.
• Start game, go to chants, mp3 library, all your chants should be in there.

Important note: Japanese games will only work with Japanese PS3 sets, and similarly for European sets.

Related:

• Blog of Seabass – creator of WE
• More screenshots!

PES 2008 will be released for PLAYSTATION®3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), PC-DVD and Nintendo DS in Autumn.

The technicalities of it all:
1. Edit mode fully featured in next-gen versions.
2. Brazil and Portugal national teams fully licensed.
3. Increased number of stadiums including Dragao Stadium (FC Porto).
4. Konami promises it will be a true next-gen experience.
5. Proper facial animations and shirt pulling.
6. Kits that flow and crease as the players run around.
7. Watermarks from sweat and rain appear on the player as the game continues.

Related:

• Evo-Web Official Thread
• Winning Eleven Next-Gen Blog