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PS3 2.50 firmware adds Flash 9 support News
PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell
PlayStation 3's upcoming 2.50 firmware includes support for Flash 9 via the console's web browser alongside various changes announced yesterday.
Eurogamer has also been told that you'll be able to see optional EXIF (exchangeable image file format) information while viewing photos.
And finally for the things that weren't mentioned yesterday, the Y and Z and Q and A keys have been remapped for the German on-screen keyboard. Gut.
Things we already knew about firmware 2.5:
- Pads and the PS3 itself now have tweakable power-save settings for turning off after a period of inactivity.
- You can tell the PS3 to power down once it's finished downloading or installing content.
- In-game screenshots can be taken in compatible games.
- It enables high-quality mode for the official PS3 Bluetooth headset.
- The Trophy interface has been improved, so you can see you and your friends' progress more easily.
- Friends now have their last login time listed.
- Videos now have a scene search feature.
- There's a button on the PlayStation Store frontpage for redeeming codes.
Read more about all of that in yesterday's update, which also details PSP firmware 5.00.
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Nice that the PS3 will soon have the option to turn the console off after downloading something (useful if you have to leave for work) and that controllers will be turned off after a period of non-use but, especially in the case of the latter, I cannot believe that it took two years for someone at Sony to realise this was a "good" thing to have. I mean the auto-power off feature for the controller should have been there from Day One IMO.
Also it's great that the PS3's browser will finally get support for Flash 9 as it means it should be more compatible with websites and finally play those embedded videos many of them use. When is this update out? Usually the time between Sony announcing them and the firmwares being available to download is really short... I'm assuming it's sometime this week... perhaps tomorrow?
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The_Inquisitor
14/10/08 @ 07:57
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That's great about the tweakable power saving options. I've always felt the pad stays on too long when inactive for my liking. I'm going to cut it right down to something like what the 360 pads are currently... I dunno 10 minutes?
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JohnnyWashnGo
14/10/08 @ 08:11
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Flash 9?
Hurray for a portable hand-shandy on the commute to work ;) But seriously, who the hell uses the PSP for watching flash vids? The browser is appalling and a memory hog to boot. |
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Chrono-Kun
14/10/08 @ 09:58
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"Flash 9 means proper BBC iPlayer and YouTube support!"
It does support youtube o_O Its just kinda annoying when it says 'not enough memory' when I'm in the middle of watching something. Still... at least I don't have to watch my anime on youtube now. Veoh here I come |
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frombrosis
14/10/08 @ 10:21
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I mean the auto-power off feature for the controller should have been there from Day One IMO.
Couldn't agree more... it's like all this "basic" stuff got lost in the Blu-ray, Full HD craze when they were making the damn thing. Anyway, this is a top update for increasing the useability. Can't wait to update my PS3 when it comes out. |
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FrankCannon
14/10/08 @ 11:53
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Think I'm going to hang fire on the update for a week in case it corrupts the hard drive like 2.4. Although that did enable me to buy a PS3 for £200 from ebay. Fitted a £35 120Gb HDD and now i'm laughing
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The PS3's functionality is improving nicely, shame that it's taking so long to add some basic features but I guess that makes it easier for Sony to test them rather than adding lots of things at once. It'll be interesting to see how the massively overhauled Xbox 360 dashboard fares come 19th November...
Anyway, dunno about anyone else but I use my PS3 to as a hub for listening to my music through a surround sound system so I'd love to see Sony add some graphic equaliser/bass enhancer settings to tweak the sound plus the option to output music through all six channels instead of just stereo like the Xbox 360 does by default. I can switch to Multistereo via my amp's remote but it would be nicer to have it built into the PS3. |
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