I just thought how awesome it would be to actually be able to take screencaps while playing a game on your PS3 (be it PSone, PStwo or PS3 games). I thought of that while I was surfing the Net trying to find good screenshots of video games. All of the best are hosted on GameSpot, IGN and GameSpy, but they all have watermarks. Being able to take screenshots of games on your PS3 in their native resolution would be of tremendous help. The PS3 already has a print feature (I wonder what for though. I've never used it.). Do you think it would be technically possible to add such a feature with a system software update? Discuss.

I would like that.  They are adding that youtube support thing where you'll be able to record gameplay and upload it straight to youtube.  Pixeljunk Eden is going to support that.  Plus MGS4 had the camera.  So I don't see why they couldn't add something like that. 

The print feature is for printing pictures and whatnot from your PS3.

I am pretty sure they are supposed to add a screen shot thing in one of the updates. I heard about it somewhere and I think it would be so awesome for those random moments in games.

"The print feature is for printing pictures and whatnot from your PS3.

I am pretty sure they are supposed to add a screen shot thing in one of the updates. I heard about it somewhere and I think it would be so awesome for those random moments in games.
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Is it possible to spam Eric Lampel's email box? I really want this feature. We could add all the screencaps we want to GiantBomb.com! :)

I don't recommend you spam his mail box just because you want something. He may say then, "Oh YA! You SOB! I'm not going to deliver it then when you SPAM!!!".

But the only problem is, that they have to have a button to take screens. And the only button that isn't used by games is the PS button. So they should just put the screenshot option on the old PS menu - or make it a different way. It should be if you hold it down for like 3 seconds without letting go - then it takes the shot. If you quickly press and let go it brings up the XMB. If you hold for a second and let go, it brings up the old menu (or just get rid of the old menu, but I like it cause it is a bit more convienient for quitting games than the XMB).

Many games allow this, like MGS4, RFOM, flOw, etc. More games will support this, as well as YouTube in-game recording/uploading later on.

"Many games allow this, like MGS4, RFOM, flOw, etc. More games will support this, as well as YouTube in-game recording/uploading later on.
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Yeah sounds awesome in PJ Eden.

the 'print' feature is merely there to hook up an actual physical printer to your ps3, the only way to get footage or screen shots is to sell our around £60 or $100 on a tv card for your pc

That would be awesome if Sony sets up a screenshot system

Yet another thing that is needed along with being able to listen to music while in the PS store, having true internet support, being able to upload videos and such, Having voie chat available with friends across games etc. PSN needs to get better, not that it hasn't with in-game XMB!

"the 'print' feature is merely there to hook up an actual physical printer to your ps3, the only way to get footage or screen shots is to sell our around £60 or $100 on a tv card for your pc"

"That would be awesome if Sony sets up a screenshot system
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"grainger said:

"the 'print' feature is merely there to hook up an actual physical printer to your ps3, the only way to get footage or screen shots is to sell our around £60 or $100 on a tv card for your pc"

No, if you play PS3 games you'll know some of them support print screening. Like RFOM or MGS4.

"Sentry said:

"grainger said:

"the 'print' feature is merely there to hook up an actual physical printer to your ps3, the only way to get footage or screen shots is to sell our around £60 or $100 on a tv card for your pc"

No, if you play PS3 games you'll know some of them support print screening. Like RFOM or MGS4.

Hey that's true. What does it mean? I don't recall ever being able to take screenshots while playing Resistance.
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I don't think that I've ever heard of capturing screenshots with the PS3.

It would be something cool though.

"grainger said:

"the 'print' feature is merely there to hook up an actual physical printer to your ps3, the only way to get footage or screen shots is to sell our around £60 or $100 on a tv card for your pc"

No, if you play PS3 games you'll know some of them support print screening. Like RFOM or MGS4.

thelastguy said:

"That would be awesome if Sony sets up a screenshot system
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They do, the devs just have to support it or not.
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The printer function is just to print stuff from under the XMB images.

"The printer function is just to print stuff from under the XMB images.
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"Sentry said:

"grainger said:

"the 'print' feature is merely there to hook up an actual physical printer to your ps3, the only way to get footage or screen shots is to sell our around £60 or $100 on a tv card for your pc"

No, if you play PS3 games you'll know some of them support print screening. Like RFOM or MGS4.

Hey that's true. What does it mean? I don't recall ever being able to take screenshots while playing Resistance.
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"The printer function is just to print stuff from under the XMB images.
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Wouldn't doubt you'll see it as a new feature in the future. Tho, I thought I heard rumors WAY back that they were going to implement such a feature from the start... hmm.

So here's hopin'.

"Wouldn't doubt you'll see it as a new feature in the future. Tho, I thought I heard rumors WAY back that they were going to implement such a feature from the start... hmm.
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I so want this feature, along with the utube support!

You can already watch Youtube...

Yeah, h means youtube uploading. Some games allow you to start recording and upload the vid to youtube, while in-game.

That's amazing.

Oh, meh. I wouldn't really care for Youtube uploading.

Has Sony said if all future PS3 games will support the youtube uploading feature? That would be sweet.

No, the developers have to implement it of course, like PJE.

I'm looking forward to this feature, even though it is sort of useless.