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.
its finally here!! :D
yeah, PSN is down. i like how Test Network Connection displays your DL/UL speed now. some nice features i see for sure.
Oh my god….remove the horrific gray bar…
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING???
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The new friend list is really ugly compared to the way it used to be.
It’d be nice if the XMB used the font you select while you are in game, rather than the default.
Charing $3 for the new LittleBigPlanet dynamic theme is crappy.
I was hoping it was nto just me that could not login, hope it’s fixed soon. the main website says the PSN is on. LoL
thumbs up doc
Ha Ha, funny, twenty minutes after the update releases we are ALREADY asking for things to be fixed. Well, it’s going to be a long, long, loooonnnng wait. Hopefully the next update will include things we actually asked for…
its working now
Fix this crap Eric. I can’t log into PSN after updating!
The new friends list looks HIDEOUS and it takes up WAY too much of the screen.
Wee SPARKILIES lol. Pretty nifty update. Now we just need cross game chat support and sony will have it in the bag
I have one huge problem with this update that I hope you look at and correct quickly… That is not being to browse through the xmb at all while playing music. I just had to stop my music completely to check a message. That is not cool.
SONY give me the option to deactivate the spamming of news at the top corner, I have the right to deactivate that crap, I don’t want that scrolling text with news!
What the hell have you done to the Friend’s List? It needs to me more minimal and sleek, not bigger with huge ugly gray backgrounds. I seriously cannot fathom how you thought this was a good idea.
where are the new avatars!? do we have to wait till thursday?? i hope not!
anyways i sorta like the update…but you guys just ruined the friends list.
Also, let us turn off that spam/ticker at the top. Seriously, you guys. I do not understand what you are thinking. You took the beautiful, elegant, simple XMB and cluttered it to hell.
so downloaded it!
its awesome!
Those grey boxes on the friend list are HIDEOUS. Option to change that back to the way it was please, stat!
How about everyone act like adults and leave the cursing off the blog.
I’m guessing Sept. 1st.
Get rid of the grey boarders around friends list Sony, it’s ugly and not seemless.
Please Sony put the old friends list back, this new one is really really ugly. I mean really ugly.
hmmm someone let me know is this worth downloading right now?
logging in the psn takes a little longer…i don’t think thats normal
another day, another complain, blah blah blah lol
i still cant log in!! :(
– gray borders on friend list its UGLY and it disrupts everything, who green lit that?!!
– The spamming scrolling text with news at top corner should be an OPTION, I don’t want to be bombarded with news, give us the option to deactivate, it’s intrusive!!
Well what can I say about 3.0
Well the sparkles are nice.
I agree with Poster 416, turn the grey boarders off Sony. Please, SOON or give us the option to go CLEAR. That kills ANY theme when you have grey boarders, smh.
For those complaining about the new ticker, you can disable it under System Settings.
My PS3 game disc now shows up under the Video tab, I don’t think it should be showing up there…
no problems with my EU account signed in and playing FIFA09 “)
the new update is alright
i wanted more
they didnt update any thing cmon sony
I can’t sign in….
Man, I guess I’m one of the few who can’t log onto PSN right now.
Finally signed in after waiting for about 10 minutes.
the friends list is really ugly! :( minidonut no likes at all!
Um thanks for the update …..but now i cant login to PSN
I couldn’t sign in post update either, but if you set your account to auto-sign in and reboot your ps3 and just give it a few minutes it should log in successfully
+ Sparkles!
+ What’s New
+ The top is finally fixed
– Gray bars in friends
– $3 for LBP Theme? Make it free plz.
– Still waiting for universal custom soundtracks and cross game chat.
Get the job done Sony. Don’t fail us now.
finally log in my psn after 3-4 mins but seriously thats not normal at all
Already looking for a way to turn off the ticker and not finding one.
To add to my previous statement. I also notice that I can not even continue music playback if I want to go to another folder and change songs. I have to exit music playback just to browse folders??? This has to be fixed…
The friends list background boxes are not very pleasing to the eye. They look cluttered and the style (the gray box) is just really unpleasant. Use a sleek box like the PSN Store interface if you’re going to stick with the idea!
Yeah, I know why you guys didn’t show the friends list in the past videos regarding 3.0. Crap is ugly as sin. The WHOLE layout is ugly as sin. What’s the point of having a “What’s New” section and store icons under game and video? Is it really hard to scroll over to the old store icon and hit “X”? I mean really…
i have a couple complaints for you eric lempel
My PS3 doesnt look like 1080i anymore with that huge font. looks like im running 480p now.
The friends list huge grey boxes is hideous to look at
everyone…look at it like this…atleast we dont pay to have ads thrown in our face like xbl use to…dont know if it still does as i’ve never had 1 but hey,free ads lol
if anyone is signed on to psn is dose the online gaming run smoother
Ok I finally signed in, I’m not liking the gray boxes man, Sony, take this off please.
the lbp theme is up on the ps store but its $2.99!!! wtf sony