Soon-to-release echochrome patch adds PS Eye support, public level sharing

by Majed Athab { May 18th 2009 at 9:30PM }

Along with fellow PSN downloadable title The Last Guy, echochrome is receiving a sizable update in Japan. The PS3 version of the Escher-inspired puzzler will receive a new patch this Thursday, May 21, bringing to the game PS Eye support and a brand-new, public space for user-created levels.

Previously, echochrome did not have an open online space for players to share their level creations (or abominations), but instead user-created levels were screened and selected by Sony. Thankfully, this is changing now. The inclusion of PS Eye support is, suffice it to say, odd. In case you've ever played echochrome and wondered, "Gee, I really wish I could use my PS Eye to record how dumb and frustrated I look when trying to solve these mind-bending puzzles. Oh, and hey, I'd really like to put it up on YouTube, too." ... then, this is for you. You can watch yourself as you solve puzzles via a picture-in-picture screen (also pictured above). No word yet about other regions, but we've got a good feeling that this will be heading our way, too.

[Via Siliconera]

Tags: echochrome, patch, psn, scej

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Black Mage @ May 18th 2009 10:02PM

Hooray?

GENTLEMEN @ May 18th 2009 10:42PM

This is going to be funny as hell when we start recording Americans trying to play the mind rape that the Japanese call "levels"

B1ggrandall @ May 18th 2009 11:42PM

I guess you didnt get that memo...They add that last thurs in the update

OSCAR007 @ May 18th 2009 11:05PM

hey somebody check the psn they are giving for free
rag doll kung fu
its weird that there is no post about that or is just a demo
but the say its the full game either way im dowloading

Dan Davis @ May 19th 2009 12:29AM

You're a little late to the party...

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/14/psn-thursday-zen-and-the-art-of-cheating-at-poker/

From the post: "Pretty decent update this week. Not only is Bionic Commando Rearmed half price, but Rag Doll Kung Fu is now completely free."

garnsr @ May 18th 2009 11:33PM

I think they just put a Japanese Wii commercial in the corner of the screen.

Nobledevil @ May 19th 2009 1:15AM

The picture-in-picture is sorta worthless for echochrome, but I can only guess that this is a test to see how well it works. I've been thinking that some kind of picture-in-picture would be damned cool (like having a browser open while you play a game), so I'd expect this to roll away from echochrome and into more a system-wide update if it works well.