Hi everyone, PlayStation 3 (PS3) firmware update (v3.00) adds a number of great new features that we’re excited to share with you. The latest update incorporates changes that improve navigation on your PS3. First, you’ll notice some cosmetic changes to the design of the XMB (Xross Media Bar). We’ve enhanced the look and feel of the XMB so that it’s easier and even more intuitive to use. We’ve also added network improvements and personalization options to help enhance your PS3 experience.
Additional highlights from update 3.00 include:
- “What’s New” – The “Information Board” will be replaced with a “What’s New” section, which allows you to enjoy interactive PlayStation news every time you start the PS3 system. Located under the PlayStation Network icon, “What’s New” displays the latest and greatest game, video, PlayStation Network and PlayStation news and releases, as well as your recently played games, in a sleek, new animated format.
- Status Indicator – In the top right corner we’ve added an indicator bar, which displays your user icon, friend icon, the number of friends you have online and a small message icon to let you know if you have any new messages. The indicator also includes a scrolling ticker that features the latest news from PlayStation Network. In addition, when you press the PS button, the battery life indicator will no longer cover up the clock.
- Friends List – Now your PlayStation Network friends will appear in a slightly redesigned format on your Friends List. Also, messages will now be viewable from each of your friends’ respective profiles.
- PlayStation Store Shortcuts – We’ve added a handy shortcut icon to the PlayStation Store under both the Game and Video categories so you can access the latest content quickly and easily.
- Personalization – Personalize your PS3 with new dynamic custom themes and avatars. Dynamic themes as well as free and premium avatars will be available through PlayStation Store. A dynamic theme takes your screen to a whole new level as it incorporates animated objects into the background.
- Trophies – Showcasing your hard earned trophies just got better. Update 3.00 gives game developers the ability to modify how they display trophies for add-on content. Base and add-on game trophies will continue to be combined into a single list so you can see where you stand in a game as a whole. Within that list, trophies will be broken out into subcategories—base trophies and add-on trophies—that way, you can easily view the percentage of your base game trophy collection, and separately track your trophy progress in add-on packs. Look for this enhancement to be included in upcoming games.
To get a preview of what’s coming in update 3.00, check out the video below:
We’re looking forward to releasing firmware update 3.00 soon. As always, we appreciate your feedback.
About Bravia Sync???
Will it be finally there???
I know PS3 Slim will have it…
what about private chat with parties of friends that we have while all playing different games. this would be a great feature to add to the playstation 3
Love it but there’s 3 problems…
1)Everthing seems a bit too clostered D8
2)”What’s New” is awesome but i hope the is a option to take it off
3)I really wanted this but it hasen’t came yet! BC so i can play ps2 games!!!
Other than those 3 things you guys really outdone yourself…8/10
Cross game voice chat!!!!!
WHERE IS IT!!!?!!?!!?
All well and good… BUT no improvements on the video section regarding media center/uPNP shares. Any chance of making it like a REAL media center (like Boxee or Windows Media Center)? that would really make the PS3 an excellent home center system!
this is all very nice and im grateful for it but when are we going to get in game chat and party voice chat????
great update!!
but still waiting for backward compatibility.
need MUCH,MUCH,MUCH bigger friends list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This update does not have the epicness of 2.40/2.41, but it is a nice face lift that will update the XMB from basically its very first look.
Something that I want is the ability to message my friends while I am over at the official PS Forums.
Cross game chat is not on my list of things needed, but it would not be a bad idea.
PS2 B/c, I have a 60GB, I really do not care if software b/c is added to other PS3 models, I can already play PS2 games on mine.
Cross game invites would be more than wonderful.
Skype would not be bad to communicate with friends that are using their PSP’s.
Other than all that, these kind of updates show that Sony cares about gamers more so than the competition.
aaaaaaaaa i cant wait any longer. when does this come out. i love every feature about it. now all they need is cross game voice chat and i don’t see anything else they’ll need to add.
For the past year i have been reading about everyone crying about B/C. If you wanted B/C you should have done your homework before you bought your system. I went with the 80G console that was the only one at time with B/C, 4x USB ports and media card reader which works great to quickly copy movies and backup games from psp to PS3. I went with this one based on the features more so than memory, i can always add more memory. The day i got everything hooked up, i was backing up my hdd from ps2 onto my ps3. Just to sum it up, be like every other good consumer, DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE YOU BUY!
Awesome !!
<3 Sony
where are community requested feature???????????????????????????
when psn finally become a place where community can talk and play together??????????????????????????????
I NEED BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY. :( please?
Bravia Sync – seriously if other brand TV’s can manage to sync with the PS3 via HDMI and turn it on/off via a single remote, why the hell cant Sony Bravia’s? Simple, the PS3 firmware.
Seems a strange way to reward those loyal people who own PS3’s and brand new Bravia TV’s. C’mon Sony, its the little things that matter.
thats all good but i want cross game chat aswell thats the only thing xbox has we dont. also when is the update released? otherwise good work SONY
please give us yahoo messenger on ps3 on xbox microsoft have wlm all u can do is sending text msg but its better then not having it at all i know there is not anyone metioning this but i am sure everyone here want it to please give us yahoo messenger on ps3
and ps blog please unblock me i have not said anything bad its called freedom of speech
Knock it off with the Party chat/Cross Game chat nonsense.
M$ has those features patented and copywritten, so you will not be seeing them anytime soon. Do you honestly believe that Sony doesn’t know you want this? You ever think that there was something preventing them from putting something pretty simple onto the dream machine? Well, you have the answer now. Stop asking for it.
Hey, you want backwards compatability? Buy a 60G like everyone else who “really” wanted it. If not, buy a PS2. Either way, even if Sony does roll out a update that includes BC (Don’t hold your breath. People who have software BC realize it imperfect. You need the Emotion Engine.), it’ll most likely be for a PS2 store.
Common sense, people. Sometimes, wanting and begging for things enough just doesn’t work.
wow are you serious what does soon mean i want a release date!
Where is the cross game voicechat?
I wan’t to talk to my friends!
I don’t need new fancy icons and backgrounds, thats derivative !
Great job sony!!!!!!!!!! All i want is the cross game chat omg it would be flawless……..i would pay 4 it if i had 2 lol……alot of us ps3 owners would lol
yes, i would pay for it too, if it’s working
what about a external usb-device?
hi Guys I dont normally do this but feel quite strongly about it. Theese updates are all very nice but all seem to be strangly linked to making us spend more money i.e everywhere you go on the xmb links you to the ps store, where are the updates we actually want and keep asking for how hard can it be to chat with a mate while playing two different games. Personally i dont really care about backwards compatability if you want to play last gen games use your last gen console. You guys need to take your heads out of your @r5e and look at the 360’s features add them to ps3:
job done!
um how soon?
very sooon
Premium avatars? Isn’t all this DLC with fees getting to anyone else?
Nice touches with the animated BG, but I think the store link being located in every drop down menu is a bit overkill.
When will this be released? i cant wait for it! really good job sony!!
Where is the update that let’s my PS3 read my ipod and playlist? Where’s the update that let’s me listen to custom soundtracks? Aren’t these things minor things you can fix easily? I thought you were THE BEST IN HOME ENTERTAINMENT, even Xbox has those features. Quit lagging behind guys, you don’t even have the numbers that Microsoft does to keep up with. Whats your exccuse?
there are a lot of others things i want in a firmware update than this. for being update 3.00 it should be like amazing, but theres not much to talk about with this… they really need to update to where you can chat with friends in seperate games or in partys. also better visualizations for the music player would be nice.
Will there be a flash player update as well?
I would love to have a Tools Icon that would implement the following built in feature that would resemble a basic tool feature that a cellular phone would employ. Like, Alarm Clock, Calendar, Notepad, Calculator, Stop watch. These basic features would help me so much and make my ps3 very useful so that after I game I could Work and that after I work I could game. Just imagine playing a game and a reminder of things to do list alarm is displayed to remind me that my kids need fed. lol it would be a cool way to stay on task. I could set it to like take a bathroom break sometimes I just get so wrapped up in LBP I wet myself J/k
I hope they organize the folders example… when you buy a game on psn and you have multiple demos… you have to search through the demos to find your purchased game… aggrevating!!! i deleted all demos because of it!
Where is adhoc under network settings
I want to see an animated Matrix theme!
I hope we have options for most of this new stuff and without adhoc then I won’t be online for a while.
How about being able to watch hd videos on the internet brower!? it is a hd system! and watch certain videos on other websites… (youtu.. and gametrai….)in hd not grainy :(
I like the new “info” bar on the top right, but you’re missing 1 thing is that the new mail indicator should also have a number indicating the # of new messages you have. If it was displayed exactly like the friends online icon beside it that would be ideal.
Also, a nice touch would be to allow for custom avatars created by yourself. You should at least be able to use an image from your photo library in the avatar box.
*PHYTHON
What is Adhoc?
Wait, that is for PSP!
This is PS3.
man, i cant wait, the moving background is amazing stuff, adds more glare!
I know PS3 can have user created THEME, will this be allowed for user created animated theme as well?
Cosmetic changes are sweet and all but we really need a party system. And as for everyone complaining about no PS2 support, you should have bought the original 60gb model, like me :), otherwise just play your PS2.
Can’t wait for this update. greate ideas love them all
hell to the yeah forget cross chat i got my clock fix your amazing sony!!!!!!!!!!
that little big planet screen looks dope
I 100% agree with 1375. One of the things I was really happy with my PS3 was the lack of advertising all over the console. The 360 has no way of turning it off and right when you turn on the device you are beaten down with ads. Please say there is a way to remove the PSN listing from the “games” menu.
I’ve also had my ps3 for 14 months and thank you for fixing the battery indicator issue.
Please don’t go the Microsoft route with bombarding your users with unnecessary and unavoidable ads.
Sounds very cosmetic.
Waiting for the real deal.
Thanks.
I love the new features.Also would be nice during video playback (including DVD and BR playback) the system shows eastern european languages instead of “other”. This feature should be so obvious, and can be found in any DVD and BR player.
What ads are you guys talking about?
I dont get why putting 3 playstation store icons on my xmb is better. Why dont you guys just make it so that as soon as i log in it just takes me straight to the PSN store. Or is that firmware 3.10. Dont get me wrong i like the other stuff. Im just not thrilled about having the same icon in every section of my XMB.
awesome can not wait for the new firmaware 3.0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!