3.0 is PS3's last major 2009 update
Do not switch off or unplug your controller.
PlayStation Network ops director Eric Lempel has said that you "would be correct to assume" that firmware 3.0, due out soon, is the last major update for 2009.
With that said, Lempel, speaking to G4, wouldn't rule out other minor updates "because we are working on some things".
The PSN man, often seen updating the US PlayStation blog, explained that Sony aims to condense as many tweaks as possible into its semi-regular firmware updates in line with its internal roadmap.
"We do want to continue to evolve the PS3, continue to go along our roadmap, but also listen to what the users are saying and making the necessary enhancements to make their experience better."
Let's hope he got my email about a special duck that patrols the XMB to protect it from breadcrumbs.
For (slightly) more on the XMB, check out yesterday's interview with Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida, who discussed how 3.0 is a step in the right direction, and why.
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Anyway, Looking forward to 3.0. (It'd be especially nice if it had .mkv playback support... Pleeeeaaaaase.)
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guess i'm not the only person who first thought of that lol.
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come on, 5 minute fix or what.. I cant be the only person that wants this?
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Don't be so sure. I seem to recall that MKV is now part of the DivX spec (http://su pport.divx.com/faq/view/support... and the PS3 is a DivX certified device.
So I wouldn't rule it out. In the meantime, ps3mediaserver works very well.
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Gasp! Avatars in update 4.0?
Anyone know if the slim will ship with the 3.0 update installed or the current one? (Not that it really matters but I'm on a crappy net connection atm).
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I just saw a YouTube video today (sorry, forgot where I came across the link) with the slim, and the guy flipped to the system information screen to show that it was running 2.80.
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\does special sparkle dance
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Only about as weird as it was to update the PS3 on euro launch to firmware 1.60... It certainly is inconvenient.
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You haven't turned your PS3 on in a month?
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Also, I'd love if downloads wouldn't halt to a near stop when I play games, and I'd love for games to a have a 'background install' feature. It sucks that you can't even turn off the controller when an install is happening.