Hello again. To better illustrate new features in the forthcoming firmware update, we’ve created a quick video demonstration of some of the new features (shot using the PLAYSTATION Eye). Inside, you’ll see a quick run through of how Themes, the Information Board, Remote Start, and custom photo and music playlists work.
As soon as the firmware goes active, our System Software Update page will refresh to reflect all of the features found in firmware v2.00.
@clover09 – Well I understand this does not bother you as much as it does me or others, but take a look around the past few months at least. What is the feature most all ask for? In game XMB, if they can not do it tell us why. Just give us a real answer not a bunch of PR crap. Can I live without it yes, but we just want a valid reason of why I can not message my friends without quitting a game. I am just saying the 360 is killing us and it piss me off that there are easy things to do now to help with all the, game delays and bad ports and loss of exclusives to make PS3 a better experience. We have a great machine just listen to the majority, and start helping the PS3 gain some ground.
I could not agree more with post number 90! You got it down man!
BTW good job on the update Sony! Finaly we will have a place to get all our PlayStation News from without sifting through site after site, and then argueing about what is offical or not. We can just turn on the Network info room and look for our selfs!
a few qestions:
1. How often will the Network Info feature be updated? Also what kind of news can we expect to see? New firmware announcements? game info? Events?
2. Will we be able to use this new feature with Remote play?
3. Any word on the in game XMB for those rabbid fanboys who keep whineing about it?
4. What kind of themes can we look forward too? I hope there is a PS3 theme we can get that has a PS3 system with a montage of games/movies, as well as some Sony icons to go along with it.
Hehe, every blog posted here is greeted with even more negative responses. I’d hate to work at PlayStation.com right now…
… seriously though Sony, many of us are dissapointed because we are the early adopters. Remember, the guys who actually made the console sell in the first couple days after launch, even though the rest of the world was like “WTF? I’ll wait for MGS!”
Basically…
1. Clock, like on PSP
2. XMB Manual Sorting for Games
3. In-game XMB
(Mini version, has no System Settings etc. here’s)
4. In-game access to Music, Pictures etc.
(HOME, LittleBP etc. will defenately use this, so get it ready!)
5. Support more Video formats.
(AVI, MWV, DIVX etc.)
6. Pimp out the Browser y’all. You gotta make it faster and whatnot.
7. etc.
Firmware 2.00’s features are GREAT, no kidding. I actually kept pressing the Update button as it got closer to midnight (UK) just to see if it was up already.
Adding the above mentioned features will get some positive comments here for once!
That playstaion eye has damn good quality. Cant wait for this update.
@mikeg115 – see you get it! Your right BS update.
I think people are being a bit harsh on you, its not entirely your fault that you didnt listen to one simple request.
That Information Board is actually looking like an attractive little feature!~ If we want to know what was in an store update without loading up the store that’ll be a keen little tool.
Some cool themes I’d recommend: Ratchet & Clank! :D (Self explanatory)
PlayStation Greats (Have various character cameos from some of the greatest PlayStation titles- think Kratos, Nariko, Nathan Hale and so on)
Classic Games (Showcase games like Tetris and Pac-Man.)
Developer Themes (Like Square Enix theme, Sega theme, Atari theme- whatever works.)
I’m sure you guys have already got a ton of ideas, but I hope these help!~
I know I’ll be using those playlists!~ :D
Thanks for your hard work!~
So eric here is video from you sony people showing the ps3 running in game xmb. Where doid this go? why dont we have it? Thanks for all the great stuff in the new BS2.0 update
video link – http://youtube.com/watch?v=VszZ_63Ap8I
You trust YouTube over Sony? Man your asking for false info there man. Almost 90% of what you see on that video service is fake. Even that open a car with a soft ball trick was staged and was proven false.
is there Video out HDMI and RGB at the same time?
is there 720p48 or pal speed up 720p50 for Blu Ray Disc?
I hate to repeat what everyone has said but whe do want and need the XMB in game. I pretty much what everything thefjk listed but wouldn’t have matter if we had the XMB. I have to say I’m still somewhat exited to try any new features!
can we implement effects into video chat?
also i think everyone is forgetting the fact the we are getting the UNCHARTED DEMO tomorrow!!!
I want in-game xmb clan too.
I guarantee you there are not millions of people asking for in-game XMB.
@112
AGH! Freakin hilarious, man! Good stuff. Here’s an extra in case you fail to read, JeremyPrice11’s post, Sony- http://youtube.com/watch?v=VszZ_63Ap8I
Just be straight out and tell us- it’s not coming because you can’t do it. Don’t pull me by the sausage.
I dunno why sony can’t be straight and say ‘We are working on XMB now, it wont be ready for a while, but we are working on it, and it will be out sometime soon’
They have to wait till the day before to go ‘SUPRISE, WE HAVE DONE NOTHING YOU ASKED FOR’ *Confetti*
There are thousands of people asking for in game xmb.
I myself wll stop whinning, whats the point? If you cant have those nice features in game then why have them?
@gunwing – this was featured on g4tv, ign,gamespot,1up,gameradar, just to name a few. I only got the link from you tube beause it is easier to fiind there. This is real it was at the E3 before the launch of the ps3. So again was is it now?
idk about everybody else but im diggin the update.
As for future ideas because the ”next generation” seems to be feeling and touching etc. such as with the iphone and wii and sixaxis controller, wouldnt it be neat to flip through the xmb/photos/music etc. with a flick of the controller?
but deffinitly have the option to turn it on/off because of course like most things alot of people wont like it hope you think about it!
I enjoy these small updates for now. Yes we should expect more but I bet Sony has something big up their sleeve for when HOME is released!
I made thread the other week about a news ticker sort of thing that the network should implement for PS news and here we are! btw… psn id is dcy4pres and forum name is dcy4war
Nice features coming with this update.
However I hope Sony would put in-game XMB, music player as priority for the next update.
Thanks for the free preview.Cant wait to try it out on Friday
So many people *^$*^ing…In-game XMB would take a good chunk of ram. If you guys want it, Sony will have to tell devs to use even less RAM than they already can…which of course will lower the quality of games. Plus, why the heck do you want to go into the XMB while your playing a game anyway? If its just for sending messages(which is the only viable reason I can think of), I am sure Sony will be adding in-game messeging eventually.
I think a lot of you just want in-game XMB cause that “other console” has a similar feature.
The more I see the more the theme’s thing is the only thing that appeals to me. Even then it’s only slightly. I think this was only disappointing for a lot of people, because it was way too long since something big and a lot of people expected something big.
I’m sorry, but ffs please add in-game xmb. I want to access my friends list during a game by pressing the playstation button and send a friend a message, or reply to a message, this is very important for communication among friends on the buddy list. I don’t even care about custom soundtrack, please make in-game xmb access a priority, please and thank you.
I wonder if they have plans to implementing an RSS reader/manager to the information board.
I’d like that, it could scroll news from PSN and that… “outside” place, everybody’s always talking about.
I’m happy with the update. It’s a small taste of what’s coming in future updates.
Might not be In-Game XBM but its a solid update and proof that Sony is still working.
1 more question, can we make our own theme???
Wow… You guys complain to much. Now, I normally don’t point out the idiotic comments out there, but this is just insane. You people complain if there’s no update. Wahh. You complain if there’s an update. Wahh. Be lucky they’re even TELLING us whats available. They could have easily just said firmware 2.0 and leave you hanging about when it comes out and what it includes.
Eric, thank you to you and your team for keeping us in the loop. Keep up the good work!
Wow, nice. I was a little pissed(actually, I was really pissed) we didn’t get in-game XMB, but we got some really cool features in this update. Thanks for detailing them, Eric, I can’t wait till tomorrow! A great, new firmware and Uncharted demo :)
Eric Lempel can you tell us what time tommorow we will be getting this?
Necro.. you have yourself to blame for caring so much about rumors. No pity from me. :lol:
@ultima
ITS NOT ABOUT THE RAM!!!! You idiot!! Out of the 512mb (256 for gaming only, then 256 for console) 64mb is on the XMB. Now whats left? 192mb, all they need to do is use another 64mb(I odnt give a F about the browser slowing down) and Buala we have in game xmb.
Cool, this is something different and very welcome. Will we know more sooner about how to create your own themes, as this is something very interesting. Great Update!!!
Please, is it possible to have a moderator available when new information happens in this blog. It is very distracting and unnecessary to have so many spam and disrespectful people contributing negativity.
@clinton514
dood, i bet ur crying blood tears for in-game xmb
also where the hell are the game invites?
cool sony u r so cool..cool update..nice update..goooodddddd…cant wait for this update..R U GUYS F…KNG KIDDING..WTF IS THIS UPDATE? OMG SONY U SUCK WAY TOO MUCH
The playlist feature is great! I keep asking for custom folders for pictures and I get it! Thanks guys!
@careksims…
lucky u, sony focuses on one guy at a time… ur so lucky, 5million want in-game XMB and u ask for the custom folders and u get them lucky u…
I can only imagine what’s gonna happen when we don’t get in-game XMB with the next FW update. Sony will be eaten alive… Don’t know if it’s me being drunk, but I was watchin the video and it actually looks pretty neat. BUT STILL! We want the thing where you can message your buddy by using the screen after pressing the PS button.
Omegakulu Lempel said something about in that earlier blog post about being able to create your own themes.
Its simple as this SONY CAN NOT DO IN-GAME XMB they messed up from the start of system launch
HEY THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE IT IS VERY SMART.PLEASE THINK ABOUT THESE FOR THE NEXT FIRMWARE SINCE I REALLY NEED THESE AND I BELEIVE MANY OUT THERE NEED:PS DO NOT MIX THIS WITH CLOCK DISPLAY THAT GUYS ASKED ABOVE BUT I REALLY NEED A SLEEP TIMER FOR MY PS3 BECAUSE WHEN I WACTH BLURAY MOVIES OR DVD’S I GO TO SLEEP SOMETIMES AND THE CONCOLE REMAINS ON ALL NIGHT.ALSO CLOCK OPTION TOO.ANOTHER THING IS WHEN I SHIFT TO PLAYSTATION STORE MY CURRENT PLAYING MUSIC COMES TO AN END AND NOTHING PLAYS IF I GO TO PS STORE.I STILL LISTEN IF I GO TO INTERNET.BUT AGAIN I AM TELLING PLEASE PUT SLEEP TIMER FOR MY HOME THEATER SYSTEM CALLED PS3.PLEASE OK?
The PS3 will never be complete until the system allows those of us with 1080i-only televisions to play our 720-only games in HD. SONY…resolve the problem. Until you do, I cannot recommend the Playstation 3 to any friends.
@mdkgod43
If thats true, sony will burn…
Eric Lempel is the s e x
so now that gamesblow xbox 360 fanboy troll is gone i must say this is one awesome update and yo people who complain about In-Game XMB calm the heck down its not the end of the world we got 8 more years of PS3 *knock on wood* you think they are tottally looking you over?
think about it b4 the system lauched i remember seeing ingame xmb and i remember they saying the system will have it. now what? what the hell happen sony your going to lose alot of customers and ill be the first to go
looks good, but how do I get an avatar on my posts! I did the gravatar thing!
OMG I almost forgot to bring this up. Can you guys please do some changes on the PlayStation Store. The PS Store looks like a cheap a$$ website done by a student. Damn shame! It’s about time we get a badass PS Store. Not some BS low budget fake web page store
PLEASE SEE TO THIS ASAP!!!
Suggestion: Display the Date and Time when the PS Button is pressed.
The new PSN category logo doesn’t match. It doesn’t look good at all. Why?