PS3 2.0 firmware details posted [confirmed?]
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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one more thing i would like is an ability to sort downloaded games by name instead of date... 
(yes, i am needy!)
(yes, i am needy!)
chinmonster
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All I really want is upscaled PS2 gaming. Please. 1080i is fine on my 720p LCD, and 1080p is fine on my 1080p SXRD. 480p looks bad on both.
Accessing the XMB while playing a game could have all sorts of neat features. For one, you can change the audio to accept optical input on the fly, and hopefully you can also play your mp3s while playing the game, as people have said.
I really wish they found an easier way to add friends. As far as I know, you can only add friends when you're at the XMB, and not while playing the game. Perhaps this update will let you do that on the XMB (though would you still have to manually type out their name?).
And yes, I'm still waiting for upscaled PS1/PS2 games.
I really wish they found an easier way to add friends. As far as I know, you can only add friends when you're at the XMB, and not while playing the game. Perhaps this update will let you do that on the XMB (though would you still have to manually type out their name?).
And yes, I'm still waiting for upscaled PS1/PS2 games.
badcrumble
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PS2 games rendered (not just upscaled post-rendering) at 1080p with FMVs upscaled would make me replay a hell of a lot of my game collection. Just think of how crisp everything would look
oh and i hope i have my technical terms right :-X
oh and i hope i have my technical terms right :-X
badcrumble
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Upscaling would mean the game would get rendered at 480i/p, and then the PS3 would make that image look as good as possible at 1080p/whatever, right? Or would it mean actual rendering at higher resolutions, because that would be several times awesomer.
chinmonster
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Let's hope so.Yama said:
The PSP/PS3 compatible titles play identical to the originals. The new firmware for the PSP however allows for faster load times and aspect ratio changes. Since the PS3 doesn't have these options yet, I'm assuming the next firware update will allow these features. It would make sense, after all the PSP/PS3 combo format came out after the PS3's last update, but before PSP's. Resolution however we have to hope for, can't bank on it.Souther said:
Dark Fact said:awesome if true
This is the only part that makes me say...?
"* Friends
o You can now have multiple chat sessions."
Unlike the shitty 360 v.chat, you could do 6+ in a v.chat session on the PS3 from day one! So what is this saying?
What can you do, in terms of voice chat, on the 360? just curious..
Android18a
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Excellent...
polyh3dron
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LJ11 said:
That's NOT good enough. All Fox BDs use DTS-HD Master Audio and the PS3 can't decode the lossless stream OR pass its bitstream to a receiver.
The PS3 needs to either get an update to decode the DTS-HD MA internally and send it out as PCM (preferred) or at the very least get an update to pass both DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD bitstreams via HDMI so that an external receiver can decode them.
It would also be nice to get an update to support a 24 FPS viewing mode for the new TVs and projectors coming out that support it. We would then be able to see and hear Blu-Ray movies in their purest form.
An update to play BDs in 720p wouldn't hurt either for those with 720p TVs that either won't accept a 1080i/p signal or suck at scaling.
polyh3dron
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Maggot9 said:
one to one voice chat so far... but you can do it while you're playing a game, unlike ps3.
Wollan said:
Yea, I think the same line was in the patch notes of first US firmware.
PSU.com also reporting it now, quoting playstation forums and SONY presscentre as well.
http://presscenter.playstation.com/Pages.aspx?id=34
How come noone here was able to confirm this yet?
Was it removed? Or was it never there?
test_account
XP-39C²
Sounds like a great update, but damn the updates are comming fast. PS3 hasnt been out for even 6 months and already firmware is upto 2.0 I thought Wii was updating the firmware fast, but PS3 seems to be faster hehe.
It works with the PS3 browser You can get real time updates etc. Most is explained at Wikipedia.
I thought Wii was updating the firmware fast, but PS3 seems to be faster hehe.Firestreak said:
It works with the PS3 browser
You can get real time updates etc. Most is explained at Wikipedia.
gofreak said:
I buy it. To be honest there isn't anything massive in there, just a big list of little tweaks (although depending what they do, that 'video modes' thing might be useful)
No custom music, no idea how much 'integration' there is of the XMB, no streaming video from your PC, no 720p BD (not that I care, but its relevant to some).
Not that many big ticket items in there.
Yixian said:
I'm not familiar with her history. Can anyone first-hand vouch for her? Can anyone link to posts she made about future firmware versions before the firmware was released? Obviously these questions arise.
I just think it is odd that nobody else saw this on the press site if it was there. At least no one who has come forward about it.
If this is true, I'd imagine we'd be hearing about it this week. So I'll reserve judgement until the end of the week. I just highly doubt it's true, it seems like a wishlist.
mrklaw said:
I don't know, it reads as a list of things people have been asking for. It's rather all-encompassing, adding features to nearly every piece of functionality. And true, we don't know what the limit of 'in-game xmb access' would be, but to go from none to even having any is a big step. When I see that, I'm just automatically a little sceptical...but then I tend to be most of the time
Putting asides subjective judgement about significance, I think the circumstances in which this has cropped up aren't exactly very solid..
I wouldn't get your hopes up about XMB access. Yes you may be able to access the XMB but that doesn't mean you can get to use everything on it. You can access XMB when playing a movie and it doesn't let you start music at the same time or a browser.
I expect that settings, music, pictures, and probably the browser will be off-limits for most games. XMB is probably just to allow you to get at buddy features, and perhaps selectively some games allocate the mem to allow for a browser or some other feature. Perhaps there is some tie-in for Home.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the firmware update. Sony seem to be very good at delivering conservative but progressive updates which add a lot of features over time.
I expect that settings, music, pictures, and probably the browser will be off-limits for most games. XMB is probably just to allow you to get at buddy features, and perhaps selectively some games allocate the mem to allow for a browser or some other feature. Perhaps there is some tie-in for Home.
Anyway, I'm looking forward to the firmware update. Sony seem to be very good at delivering conservative but progressive updates which add a lot of features over time.
Diablohead
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It's like sleep mode when you leave the machine idle, or a low power using screensaver.Luckyman said:
Anyway, in the spirit of 'I want to believe!', if anyone can link to other posts she's made in this regard, that'd help a lot in determining credibility.
The one thing this has got going for it is that post-launch, updates seem to have come fairly regularly in the latter half of each month (Dec 21, Feb 28, Mar 23, Apr 19), with the one exception of January. So it seems possible we might see an update (be it 1.8, 1.9, 2.0) this week or next.
The one thing this has got going for it is that post-launch, updates seem to have come fairly regularly in the latter half of each month (Dec 21, Feb 28, Mar 23, Apr 19), with the one exception of January. So it seems possible we might see an update (be it 1.8, 1.9, 2.0) this week or next.
Cold-Steel
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I gotta say, if that entire feature list comes true - I'm a very happy camper.
I'm still suprised that Sony hasn't included DVD upscaling yet. IMO with DVD upscaling, the PS3 would become the most attractive Blu-ray player on the market.
I'm still suprised that Sony hasn't included DVD upscaling yet. IMO with DVD upscaling, the PS3 would become the most attractive Blu-ray player on the market.
