PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.0 Now Available

[Marcus Yam]

The PS3 Slim firmware is available now for your PS3 Phat.

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[jellico]

I wish they would include more video codecs in their firmware updates. I hate trying to access a video off of my network only to discover it is an "unsupported format."

 

[gamerjames]

[citation][nom]jellico[/nom]I wish they would include more video codecs in their firmware updates. I hate trying to access a video off of my network only to discover it is an "unsupported format."[/citation]

I agree, that always gets annoying >_<

 

[Guest]

Thats what the free "PS3 Media Server" is for...

 

[Guest]

The biggest update (for me) is the PS3 can now output to multiple audio destinations. It's utterly useful as I have optical out hooked into the surround sound system and no longer have to manually switch between Optical & HDMI. This is great because my other half is neither technical and doesn't understand how to switch the audio out despite repeatedly showing how to do it. Now it automatically outputs stereo through the HDMI connection to the TV and surround through optical and I don't have to worry about coming home to a PS3 that's been broken with by someone who doesn't get it, lol.

 

[tayb]

Yawn. How about updating that crappy half ass browser or stop advertising it as a feature. I updated and immediately I wasn't able to log into the Playstation Network although that seems to be fixed this morning. I can't tell that anything has changed besides the "Friends List" being slightly re-designed.

 

[kuhndwag]

I use mkv2vob to convert bluray mkv files and now I stream them to my PS3...way better quaility than dvd rips.

 

[kuhndwag]

I use mkv2vob to convert bluray mkv files and now I stream them to my PS3...way better quaility than dvd rips.

 

[Guest]

When will Sony leave the USB ports hot when the unit is in standby? My Wii can do it and is my charger for my controllers for the PS3.

 

[Honis]

The only feature I'm waiting for is audio chat with friends while in any game. A step in the right direction would be audio chat while in the same game (this is beyond just the game supporting it).

 

[cpike84]

The PS3 slims are not shipping with 3.0 out of the box. At least the early ones did not ship with it. Not even 2.8, which I had to update my slim to last Thursday.

 

[nun]

hmm avatars sounds familar

 

[pender21]

Finally PS3 is getting in to the right track and should start selling

 

[tacoslave]

now they should add backwards compatibility with ps2 games but thats not nearly as important to me(its just annoying to have to unplug my ps3 to play ps2 games)as getting more games.

 

[dtemple]

cpike84 is correct. PS3 Slims are shipping with FW 2.76. Also, PS2 compatibility is no longer a really hot selling feature. I think Sony has done the right thing by taking the PS2 compatibility OUT of the PS3 - it allowed price drops, and PS2 compatibility is less of a selling feature now than it was when PS3 launched.