UPDATE: The PS3 Firmware (v3.00) update is now live. You can use this update to upgrade your system software to version 3.00.
Just in time for the official launch of the 120 GB PlayStation 3, PS3 Firmware (v3.00) will be available shortly. As detailed during gamescom 09, 3.00 will introduce a number of great features, including “What’s New,” a redesigned status indicator and Friends List, and support for new avatars and dynamic themes.
We look forward to your feedback once the update goes live.
whats with the blurry background when you click on things like settings account management bassically everything its so annoying it hurt my eyes.
Great job on everything guys except the Friends List. The new friends list is godawful ugly. Try a different color then Grey.
Why the huge font? This looks absolutely disgusting on my HDTV!
O.K. Round 2
I have discovered 4, yes FOUR PSN icons. 1. under the video section, which in fact takes you to the videos. 2. under the games section 3. under the network section, and 4. under the whats new icon also in the network section. # 2. 3. & 4. all take you to the same screen. OVERKILL.
I also do not like the fact that these PSN icons force another 6 icons blatantly onto your screen killing its simplistic nature.
And please stop adding backgrounds that cover up my background. I.E. scrolling over the whats new icon or Home. STOP CLUTTERING MY SYSTEM BAR.
Other than that I look forward to dynamic themes.
Please sony get rid of the grey boxes around the friends list, I like collecting trophies and checking my friends, with this new update that added the grey boxes is ruining the experience for me. It looks so ugly and I cant bare to look at it. It needs changed backed.
I am very very disappointed with this update. The lack of option do disable the ticker, the PlayStation Store icons in the video and game sections, and change the font size bothers me greatly. The new logo, while befitting of the PS3 Slim doesn’t fit my PS3 Phat console whatsoever. It’s basically making a liar out of my console, pretending to be what it’s not.
Dynamic themes, huh? Would be great to have at least one to try out, but no, you expect me to dump $3.00 into the ONLY available one. Ridiculous. Oh and the biggest kicker, turning on my system to see it suffering from Twilight Syndrome. While I have already changed the theme, it still makes me cringe thinking about it. The friends list doesn’t bother me all that much but it was an obvious step backwards using huge opaque grey boxes to display information.
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The new update is awesome. For the people finding some features like sparkles hurting your eyes simply go to the theme options and select “classic” and voila, the old theme is back.
Blurry background gives a 3D/Focusing feel great.
The whats new in the XMB is cool. There should be more interactive menus. And the fact that the names disappear when u hover for some time… its annoying if you looking for something, i dont see the purpose of that
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Everything this update claims to of improved so far is really a hindrance. I want a real firmware upgrade. Something that actually improves my PlayStation experience. Backwards Compatibility, Cross Chat, the ability to use my own music library as a soundtrack while playing games, more supported video codecs, improved net code, a new store interface, a new XMB interface with the option to switch between old and new, tools to develop our own themes both normal and dynamic made by Sony (free of charge), and a crap ton of other things that would actually appease at least more than than 30 people. You have a lot of work to do Sony. No wonder we’re still in second place.
I like the sparkles,but like the old look and the cool orchestra warm up sound at start.(Im a musician) I like how it goes from silence to a crescendo.Now its a half a crescendo.II do not like having to look at a ticker tape of inffo and having to view adver- spam as I navigate the XMB . I do not like having to look at anything I dont want to. THE friends list does pretty funky.I always use the stock background and my 4 yr. old likes to comment on when it changes color.Maybe there are substantial goodies hidden in there.I like the simplicity of the old look. Its much more sanitary.
Wow it’s amazing how many of you don’t like change!! Stop and think for a minute why the friends list was changed……..YOU COULD NOT READ FRIEND MESSAGES VERY WELL. guess what this is now fixed who knew my friend Superb Dante has played 543 rock band songs? New friends list now I know this. dedicated video button, nice to go to videos without going thru the games screen. other than that was there really that much changed that you have to freak out? not really.
Is there a way to turn of the [DELETED]? Seriously, you guys are all complaining for the dumbest things. The XMB isn’t going to enhance or reduce your gaming experience so just drop it. Yes the friends list looks out of place, but I’m down with it. The ticker, good. The playstation store icons in their respective section, golden.
I swear all you people whining sound like you want Sony to copy Microsofts XBL. Sheesh.
All I want is Skype on my PS3, or some form of universal voice chat/party system for me and my people.
All inventive additions are welcomed.
Keep up the great work guys!
Just a few things,
Sparkles – it got on/off option, great.
Out of focus background – Great.
“Whats NEW” tab – Good (and its nice for having the option to not jump right to it upon start up)
SPN ticker – on/off option like the old RSS feed would be better.
Font size – Good for SDTV, and smaller HDTV, but it’s a bit big for any 46″+(option to change would be ideal)
Multiple PSN icons – really, we don’t that many.
Friend list – I can live with it (a bit less mono tone wouldn’t hurt)
Hey, hey, it finally works now, must have been some error in our silly Dutch servers or something :-)
Me like update very much :-D The bigger characters / letters, is seriously a huuuuuge plus for me, if not the biggest :-)
I think the PS3 character design looks pretty nice and owww… I really like those twinkling little stars on the back ground when opening my account.
I love the friend list lay out and also the clock indicator is pretty nice. Yep, yep.. I’m satisfied :-)
GOOD JOB ERIC!!! *Hug*
And whats the deal with the last 3 games I played being put into the what new screen? I click them and they do nothing. Another waste off space and more clutter. Knock it the FUK off!!! Seriously.
Hmmm though the character / letter display in the message screen may have been bigger as well, that’s the only complaint I have.
And whats the deal with putting the last 3 games I played under the whats new icon? I click them and they do dothing. Sure, pressing start on the tile starts the game if the disc is loaded, but I can do that from MY GAMES MENU. Stop the fukin clutter. seriously.
And whats the deal with putting the last 3 games I played under the whats new icon? I click them and they do dothing. Sure, pressing start on the tile starts the game if the disc is loaded, but I can do that from MY GAMES MENU. Stop the clutter. seriously.
This was a horrible excuse for an update. Given the option I’d go back to 2.8 straight away. The xmb looks shocking now, especially on a HDTV. The friends list is ugly, the sparkles are pointless, the new PS store icons are redundant and the new clock is intrusive &
I turned the ‘what’s new’ section off straight away. Poor form Sony. I at least hope you’ll fix this oversight soon.
The gray boxes on the friends list i could live without, and font is a bit to large but other than these two complaints i like, not bad just change the friends list…..seriously
Some changes would be better if we could just turn them off, you know, give us OPTIONS… ;)
Video playlists in the next update please!
The update in my opinion was decent even though I feel they messed up a couple things. Though I hear the game loads faster, I still believe they shouldn’t have removed the PS3 game boot screen.
The grey boxes are the friends list should at the very least be transparent. And the font size should be fixed immediately. The video store and game store shortcuts feel like they’re being shoved down my throat, but I’m not complaining. The overall update was aight.
Could have been better, but it wasn’t a total screw up and did have some benefits in the long run to the system. Two Cents…
YOU CAN STILL ACCESS XMB AND LISTEN TO MUSIC WHILE BROWSING AND VICE VERSA. JUST TURN OFF AUDIO UPSCALING (SELECT THE 48KHZ OPTION) AND VOILA!
Upscaling for CD Audio was extended to music on the HDD and USB drives, allowing you to upscale stereo sound to surround outputs at up to 176Khz. This option however has never been compatible with XMB multi-tasking. They may add that later, but for now, if you want to combine the two activities just switch back to 48KHZ ok?
XMB browsing and listening to music is still possible.
That it’s not working for everyone at the moment is actually due to the fact that DTS 5.1 sound output with upscaling up to 176Khz is now supported for music on the HDD and memsticks as well. Previously this option was only available for CD playback. If you select 48Khz output instead, you’ll be able to browse and listen to music at the same time again. Of course it would be even nicer if they could support both at the same time, but that would require upscaling very low quality sounds coming from the browser into the mix, and it’s understandable that they don’t support that yet. Maybe in a next firmware update.
i think the grey boxes are just for now i think with the next firmware sony will let you cuztomize them…just a thought tho
This really is a frustrating update. I can’t wait to see what Sony responds with tomorrow.
Too cluttered (we don’t need so many PSN Store links). The toggle for “What’s New?” doesn’t work. The web browser wasn’t improved and there’s no new video codec support (just port VLC, please).
Most importantly: no real features introduced, besides new ways to buy things.
It will be a good day, when my PS3’s online functionality matches that of my 360 from 2005.
Im convinced, sony doesn’t want to do well this generation with Morons running this.
Eric Lempel needs to be fired, and everyone that worked on this.
Who the hell requested any of these features? Why the hell are you nickle and diming your god damned userbase that has stayed with you this entire half-a$$ generation of this playstation.
Every single minute you people manage to screw up the console.
Im at a loss…
The friends list is beyond terrible.. the font needs an option.. the store whoring is unacceptable..
this is just … im honestly at a loss. It makes no sense.
WTF is this, did a bunch of old men make this update? Is that why everything so big? come on sony… and that stupid News Ticker you had the option to turn off the info board but not this annoying thing that keeps telling me useless junk, and the friends list, oh my god… seriously… nothing even needs to be said about that, Please fix this madness!
man This update is the sweetest, everything has changed and looks way cooler than before. good job Sony, and keep rocking
well mostly the friend list blows, other than that is very good
Cool.
Eric Lampel your not ashamed of the Major Shift? you know what I know a SHIFT key?? because I see nothing major has a 3.0 anything I should be ashamed, even no respect for the players (in game chat!) actually no! “
THE FRIENDS LIST IS DISGUSTING!!! FIX THIS SONY ITS UGLY AS F
Thanks for the tips regarding music playback. mp3 is a lossy codec anyway, so i guess i get no gain from a higher sample rate.
Don’t like it. Everything is so cluttered and pointless. Why are the fonts so big now? I really hate how the screen blurs when you want to view videos, demos etc. WHY!? CHANGE IT BACK TO HOW IT WAS YOU FOOLS.
i don’t know wut everyone is [DELETED] about this is one of the best updates ever i think it is a great step forward
Message overload
Oh and why did you remove the “PLAYSTATION 3” logo when you start up a game!? This might be relevant to anyone with the new consoles, but those of us who have the better models wouldn’t like to have the new logo and crap shoved down our throats. WE bought the damn thing (I.wE supported Sony from the start when you had the “proper” logo and design)
Why I can’t put the menú while playing music if it isn’t at 48khz?
“I WANT MY ELEGANT ‘PLAYSTATION 3′ INTRO AND BOOT SCREEN LOGO BACK!
-I have an 80 GB, not the Slim, the branding isn’t right anymore.
-Friends List gray boxes, make the boxes transparent and only show up on the friend you’re highlighting. And what’s the point of them being so wide if no text info will ever fill the box? That goes for the little About Me bubble that pops up by your PSN name too.
-PlayStation Store icon in almost every column, even under Game while in-game, useless and only clutters the XMB further.
-Giant font, bad.
-The ticker at the top seems out of place and bland. The Status Bar is fine and functional but remove the white border around it, it’s ugly. The icons would look nicer if they just floated in the same place but on some invisible grid instead of in the white box.
-Where’s the black color option for Classic and Original themes? DON’T REMOVE STUFF OR FUNCTIONALITY!”
What he said. Couldn’t agree more!!
There are a lot of cool features added with this version update. The only thing I don’t like is the Friends List, the ability to not disable the information ticker in the upper right, and the new PS3 logo on startup, the original was so much classier, this one is just… blah.
so where do we leave the feedback? here?
here is my feedback on firmware 3.0:
the scrolling words by my clock AND the grey friend boxes HAVE TO GO. they are extremely annoying and block my awesome background!
other than those things, everything is GREAT!
Seriously Sony, get a new UI designer for the PS3 system. What a disappointment in FW 3.0.
I agree with the comment #976
The friends list is horrible
How do you turn off the scrolling marquee of crap across the top of the screen? That’s mega annoying, and not something I’d want on all the time…
* And wheres MKV support?
* When will information be posted about how to create our own dynamic themes?
* Why no love for FLAC (or SOME lossless format) yet on the audio side?
Well, there’s no way I’ll be buying premium themes for the PS3 if they’re going to have parts covered up by ugly grey boxes…
Agree with #971, 973, 974 and 975. This is a major revision, and it seems the UI looks worse and is more cluttered than ever. Major revisions should add new functionality (or at least heavily expand on existing functionality). Abusing major revisions like this will just cause people to ignore your future major revisions for fear of being “had” again…
C’mon Sony! Get it together.
BTW, to reiterate, the new logo is TERRIBLE. Whoever your graphic designer was should be shot. If you want to brand everything “PS3”, use the font you originally used and just shorten it to PS3. The classy system startup needs to return.
Everyting is great ..
ı love start up screen so much PS3 LOGO so stylish and new look too the only thing that annoying is new friend list box i really cant understand how guys at sony cant find more modern more stylish menus (ı am talking about general) old one is not perfect for a system like ps3 too i imagine more stylish more modern menus for ps3 yeah maybe xmb is too easy to use and simple for everyone but you can make simple easy and stylish too so thanks for great update hope friend list change (not like old one – redesign )
keep up the good work guys
..cross-game voice chat… but I know you won’t.. you can’t.. you can’t speak.. military secret… we know more about Area 51 than PSN voice chat guys……
but at least…
CHANGE THE NEW FRIEND LIST…. grey panel.. really too bad-looking… (maybe also add more informations about friends)
..for the rest nice job!! trophy load time finally ok! ;o)
Moderator if you read this, could you be so kind to only keep the message from me here on the blog beginning with “hey, hey… its finally working”? Since the other 2 messages are no longer essential. Thanks ;)