Hi everyone, we’re adding some great new features with the next PS3 firmware update (v2.70) that will continue to enhance your connected experience on the PS3. The 2.70 update brings a new Text Chat feature that enables you to communicate online with your PlayStation Network friends. Now, you’ll be able to chat with up to 15 online friends using the Wireless Keypad, on-screen keyboard, or other compatible keyboard peripherals. Not only can you chat with your friends instantly, but you can also access Text Chat while playing PS3 games and even participate in up to three chat rooms at once.
In addition to Text Chat, we’ve added a few more enhancements:
Friends list on the XMB (XrossMediaBar)
- Sort your friends via their online status
- Attach larger files to the messages you send to your friends (file size will increase from 1MB to 3MB)
Video delivery service on PlayStation Store
- Video files you’ve purchased from the PlayStation Store can be backed up to an external storage device and then restored to PS3’s internal hard drive for playback – so you can clear up space on your hard drive and then restore the video anytime in the future
- Videos you’ve purchased for PSP (PlayStation Portable) system can now be transferred to PS3 for playback
For a quick preview of Text Chat and some of the other 2.70 features, check out this video:
The 2.70 update will be released soon, and as always, we look forward to reading your feedback.









I LOVE PS3
the Update works great, thank you Sony, but you guys shouldve added the cross game party voice chat, thats what i really want
SWEET! After I spent about $40 repurchasing movies because I couldn’t back them up, they are just now doing it…awesome. Where was this like 5 months ago?
love the update. BTW where is Jeff
Why the f*** is the chat censored!!! Its PRIVATE chat, so I should be able to say what I want dammit!!!
And why exactly are horse and cave censored?
im not saying the xbox is a bad system but i just THINK its not as good because of the proseccers and blue ray
Hi
Okay, so a lot of things have been said, there are mostly true. (more supported files, Cross-Game Voice Chat, …)
What I would like to say, just concerning this 2.70 update is the following:
– No character limit you be a good start…I can’t spell SCEA with the limit. Or put it to 255, I don’t know…
– Censoring? You do realize that the chat room is private (or isn’t it?) and that we only speak with friends with who we sometimes joke? And you are aware that you censure words like “femmes” (“women” in French), which isn’t anywhere near a bad word, au contraire. You know, right? It’s pointless.
Nevertheless I’m sure some will love this Update, but I’m just waiting for something that’ll blow my mind.
To get good ideas, simply listen to the fans, we’re telling you what we would like, you could give us an answer, like said on post #1285 from Ratchet426, it’s the least you could do. You should have a special contacting service, I don’t know…
I love Playstation since I was four years old, and I still do, and I’m probably not the only one. We deserve that much, at least a reply to our demands, please.
Thanks for reading (if that ever happens with the 2 billion comments…o_O)
Chris
Not bad, but I think it’s common knowledge that what everyone actually wants is cross-game VOICE chat.
@sharpshooter04
I’ll agree with you 100% with regards to the processors and BluRay…I was just giving details besides that. I mean, the biggest seller for me for the PS3 was the BluRay capabilities, considering we had just bought a new HD-capable TV. When taking into consideration features, and wiping out processor, RAM, and the like, it’s too close to call…just my opinion though.
the xbox also got a head start of the ps3 but i can garreinty you ps3 online will be better by the end of the year.
This has to be an April fools joke. Text chat? What’s your TD 12 year old girls?
In case this isn’t a joke. How about letting me group my friends list by game or custom tag? So I can group my COD buddies and Barbie Race and Ride buddies separately.
I think the post from Ratchet426 put in the best way possible.If it can’t be done on the ps3 then you guys should just say so,then a lot of these people will leave alone.I don’t need it because I don’t play online but I bet everyone else wants an answer.
Voice chat people….
Sharpshooter,
you and the ps3 fanboys are dumber then a block of wood… THE PS3 IS NOT A COMPUTER.. its a gaming system. The web browser does not belong on any gaming system.. as far as controllers are concerned, yes the 360 controller does use AA batteries (i use the rechargeable plug-n-play kit) but the ps3 controller is scrap once its battery wears off. You are forced to buy a new controller… so, the 360 controller is way better then the CRAP PS3 controller
what would make the PSN better then Xbox Live would be cross-game voice chat and voice messaging..
@sharpshooter, kingcobra
You realize there are better forums for your little fight. this thread might be in the 1300+ posts, but it’s mostly filled with you two little children who AREN’T going to change each others opinions.
Give it a rest and move on. Leave this for on-topic discussions.
As JuanDHexen said some of us just need to know its coming… I do play online (alot) and have changed to ps3 from xbox as I like everything else about the console. i had three mates who changed to ps3 but then went back due to no voice chat.
We just wanted to play together or chat while playing different games. Now i am all alone (sniff)…
This is a pretty nice update but here are a few things that I think would make the PS3 even more enjoyable…
1. Mandatory In Game Music for all games
2. Being able to use music directly from an Ipod
3. Backwards Compatibility if possible through a firmware update.
4. Password Protected Profiles (people can easily delete your stuff, especially when they’re mad at you and you aren’t home…)
5. Being able to log on to a “Guest” profile when your friend comes over (I hate it when my friends screw up my savedata).
6. Cross Game Voice Chatting
Sony, I know that you guys are working very hard and I appreciate that. Im not one of those people who cry and complain, Im just suggesting that you put some of these things in the updates to make our experiences greater. It’s the little things that count in the very end (You would be surprised how many of my friends don’t wanna buy a PS3 just because of no Backwards Compatability!). Well anyway, keep up the good work!
No private voice-chat, voice-messaging = FAIL.
awesome
on the next update u guys should add: a way to listen to your music and play a game at the same time.
and add a way to talk to your friends in a foice chat no matter what game u r in. for EX)i am in killzone and my friend is on battlefield BC. but we can still foice chat.
This feature sounds like something that should be implemented on the wii
PLEASE, READ READ READ READ. Can i suggest something how about adding the ability of listening to your music while playing in game if your already working on this then great but if not i would really appreciate it for anyone that agrees keep posting comments until they listen to us i would love to be playing resistance 2 and killzone 2 while jamming out to my tunes that would be awesome. PLEASE I BEG, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE
PLEASE, PLEASE READ, READ, READ, Can i suggest something how about adding the ability of listening to your music while playing in game if your already working on this then great but if not i would really appreciate it for anyone that agrees keep posting comments until they listen to us i would love to be playing Call of Duty of Duty 4 or Call of Duty MG2 while jamming out to my tunes that would be awesome.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, I BEG YOU PS3
New Naruto Shippuden manga today.
If you start a chat room and launch Super Stardust HD, the game crashes. Also in the chat room, numbers are censored and it is limited to 32 characters per message, very weak.
We demand cross game voice chat and what do we get a GIMPED version of AOL for the PS3, with censroship and a character limit? Is there anyone at Sony that has a brain?
New Naruto Shippuuden manga today.
Naruto Shippuden manga today.
I think its time to put my PS3 on ebay
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put the friends list back to alphabetical order! Sorting through 99 mixed friends is no fun.
PLEASE add room for more friends…200 would be good for now.
Thanks
I own both 360 and ps3 and I honestly was expecting a major update. It’s useless. Texting?? And censored?? I’m 30 my friends are the same age and sony is censoring us haha!! 360 is years more advanced
Xbox live all the way. Well worth the subscription fee’
But we’re still keeping our ps3’s
cool update and all but in-game music would be better
I really like this feature , but i was wondering if sony could come out with a chat feature for yahoo messenger or something
@1101: I can not believe that you argue that we all should shut up because there were no updates for the PS1 and N65 15 years ago.
There is competition on the market and at the moment it looks like that Sony can not afford loosing more market share to Microsoft but they will because there product lacks of high-demand features which are there on the XBox 360 as private ingame voice chats.
we need 2 be able to change our psn name
thats ok i guess not realy exciting…
i would like in-game music!
that would be so nice to listen to music and be gamin and stuff. xbox has it and they suck why cant a ps3 its better in every way but cant have music…. idk come on sony
also we need to be able to listen to our music while we play games online and offline you guys had forever to put that out because on the orginal xbox had it and everyone loved it so u should put that on there and everyone would love that
matts_pyro what games do u play add me as a friend
wil you guys include voice chat like xbox thats the only thing that the ps3 is missing I think.
while playing game
Good thing its got a blue ray or I would sell and stick to my 360. I am sick and tired of bring forced to listen to 10 year olds on call of duty just because I want to talk to my friends also. Private in game chat is whats needed along with in game custom music
we need more friends 100 is not enough
wtf are you talking about king cobra,, you dont need to buy a new controler when the battery runs out.. you recharge it dumbass and you can download an actual computer program on it so its basicly a computer theres and i said basicly
I just noticed that when you download items from the store and don’t choose to download in the background it now gives an estimated time left. Neat little hidden feature.
syberianhuski13 you are crazy it is missing a lot of things
In game mp3 playing, in game web browsing, in game voice chat. That’s all we need. I’m sorry but 2.7 is nothing but disappointment.
I wish I could download it from the site already, my PS3 isn’t hooked up to the net :/
Censoring private chat is just stupid. I’m 34 years old, same as my friends. There’s no reason for it.
about the vid files, WHy are most files downloaded from the store in 2.1 instead of 5.1? Only one file so far that ive downloaded hs 5.1 and thats kings, and i had to use english audio 2 on the vid. Is this something to save space or am i missing something. Also is english 2 as good of quality?
also every body would half to agree with me that killzone2 should be the game of the year and then resident evil because resident evil was very repudiative especially the bosses.