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3.0 is PS3's last major 2009 update News

PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell

26 August, 2009

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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erp
26/08/09 @ 07:30
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Sitting on the fence a little, isn't he?

Anyway, Looking forward to 3.0. (It'd be especially nice if it had .mkv playback support... Pleeeeaaaaase.)
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26/08/09 @ 07:37
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hMKV would be awesome, never going to happen though.
Steroyd
26/08/09 @ 07:43
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that rules out mkv support for this year. :(

guess i'm not the only person who first thought of that lol.
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Dillinger
26/08/09 @ 08:12
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is it too much to ask for an option to turn the sound off on game previews in the XMB? Being blasted with the title tune of the last game i played every time i turn it on is a little agrravating. (some more than others. shatter has a nice tune) especially since the volume varies a lot.
come on, 5 minute fix or what.. I cant be the only person that wants this?
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26/08/09 @ 08:17
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menage hMKV would be awesome, never going to happen though.

Don't be so sure. I seem to recall that MKV is now part of the DivX spec (http://support.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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26/08/09 @ 08:20
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Will we be able to stream mp4s to the PS3 with this release? I've not managed that since a very early release when the PS3 launched. They always stutter, especially HD mp4s. The stream smooth as silk on the 360 though. It's very frustrating because if streaming worked I'd have one console in the bedroom and one in the lounge to stream stuff. PS3 only wants to stream avis. A quick Google and this seems to be the norm.
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26/08/09 @ 08:49
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@zerolight, I'm *pretty* sure I can stream HD mp4s to mine from my DiskStation network disk drive, but I had to upgrade my network to gigabit (with a gigabit switch and some cat6 ethernet cable) for HD files to work (not 100% certain those files were mp4), as before that they did stutter like crazy.
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26/08/09 @ 08:51
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That duck idea is a corker, im also going to email in and ask for that :D
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26/08/09 @ 09:04
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I hope they paid attention to my request for better music folders. I've got three people's music collections on mine and it takes ages to find anything because all the albums are in a flat folder structure.
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26/08/09 @ 09:21
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I'd kill for mkv support but... like all good things in life, this one will probably remain a dream for the time being...
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26/08/09 @ 09:23
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Anyone have a rough estimate as to when this is due out?
davymackie
26/08/09 @ 09:29
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firmware 3.0 out 1st sep
zerolight
26/08/09 @ 09:51
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@erp - That's the thing though, both my 360 and my PS3 are connected to the same wired network via the same router. The 360 streams anything I throw at it, the PS3 doesn't.
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26/08/09 @ 10:36
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"because we are working on some things".

Gasp! Avatars in update 4.0? ;) So long as that duck idea makes it in I'll be happy.

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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26/08/09 @ 10:46
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"Anyone know if the slim will ship with the 3.0 update installed or the current one?"

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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26/08/09 @ 11:40
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It's going to be a wierd case of buying a PS3 slim and immediately having to update the firmware. At least it's the last major update. Now where the heck is Ratchet Future 3 and Drakes 2!
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26/08/09 @ 11:49
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@Dillinger I have resorted to having my games sorted into folders. This way you never get blasted with the preview sound of the last games. Works for me.
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26/08/09 @ 12:18
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Sparkles on teh XMB with version 3!

\does special sparkle dance
EarlBassett
26/08/09 @ 13:57
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"Let's hope he got my email about a special duck that patrols the XMB to protect it from breadcrumbs."

Just the facts maam.
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26/08/09 @ 15:29
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It's going to be a wierd case of buying a PS3 slim and immediately having to update the firmware.

Only about as weird as it was to update the PS3 on euro launch to firmware 1.60... It certainly is inconvenient.
Rev. Stuart Campbell
26/08/09 @ 16:11
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I'm pretty sure I've had to update my PS3's firmware literally every time I've switched it on.
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26/08/09 @ 18:15
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@Rev

You haven't turned your PS3 on in a month?
Rev. Stuart Campbell
26/08/09 @ 21:47
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Only to play a Tutti Frutti DVD. Once a month would be pretty good going for my PS3.
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26/08/09 @ 22:16
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What about in-store XMB? Maybe I'm getting Alzheimer, but sometimes when I download a demo for instance, I tend to forget whether I already activated the download or not xD I have to close the Store App, check my XMB whether or not my demo is downloading, and go back to the Store if it's not :p
DrMGinius
27/08/09 @ 05:24
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One time my PS3 broke and was unable to load any game or connect to internet, and I think its due to some kind of damaged update, or incorrect download. I think i'll wait a bit until I download this one...
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27/08/09 @ 06:45
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@ Dillinger: I so agree with that! You can put downloadable games in folders (I've got them sorted into 'PS3 games', 'classics' and demos') but the disc ones always bug me. PES 09 has these loud, annoying drums going off all the time, and that's most often the game disc I've got in my PS3. Would be nice to get an option to turn off the sound, yeah. :)

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.

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