SCEA is aware of reports that PS3 owners are experiencing isolated issues with their PS3 system since installing the most recent system software update (v3.00). Rest assured that we are looking into the matter and will provide an update here as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience, as it’s our mission to deliver the best consumer experience on all PlayStation platforms.
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What else we want/need for firmware version 3.1?
Oh, and please. The censorship in text chat. It’s killing me…
First of all. Censorship which doesn’t work. May I ask what’s the point censoring in finnish language chat english and japanese swearings? Some of the those words are common finnish language words or parts include similar expressions.
For example “In here” translates as “Tässä” and looks like “T***ä” on PS3 text chat.
Not to talk about double moralism. PS3 chat doesn’t censorship finnish word for ass which is “pylly”. It does however censor similar word “perse” or “anus” in english.
The only thing I can’t live with in FW 3.00 is how the text disappears on unselected items on the XMB. WHY?! What purpose does that POSSIBLY serve? Sometimes I want to BROWSE music or video files, not go straight to something in particular. With this new fading thing implemented, I have to keep scrolling and moving constantly to keep everything visible. Honestly, I can’t believe more isn’t being made of this issue over cosmetic changes that, at the end of the day, DON’T CHANGE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE CONSOLE. But the disappearing text DOES. FIX THIS PLEASE.
How about getting a new visulizer for music
on the ps3 / psp on the next sysetm update.
Star Wars Force Unleashed also has a lot of framing issues after upgrading to 3.0…. its like playing the game in slowmo!
Still disappointed there’s no background patch download… Hope it’ll show up soon.
Oh, yeah. Now that I still remember these small things…
-When XMB is inactive fade it out so that watching animated themes is more enjoyable.
-I want the PS3 logo back when game starts or at least some kind of audio/visual hint. I liked that bell sound.
-Ability to set Passwords for PS3 Profiles.
-Bug report system for PS3. I don’t care if it’s some support site or built in XMB. Just something.
Thanks for the Update! but please fix the ugly Friends list, and remove the multiple Playstation store Icons. If you have to have them under video and games, then remove the entire PSN icon from the XMB. Keep the interface streamline and not having multiple copies of the same functions. Its ugly!
the stupid update wont let me play online i dont know why
@449 THAT IS AWESOME. Sony, you really need to start implementing some of the ideas your own fans are doing. They’re practically doing the work for you, you just need to make it happen.
449 FTW
I like how when people are complaining,they use the term “us” alot. As if we all agree with that person or have the same issues. I dont have time to complain. I just take in the updates and keep playing my games. If there’s an issue that bugs you that much,Barnes & Noble is always around the corner. Speak for yourselves. Say “I” instead of “us”. Don’t represent me or anyone else who could care less about these updates. Now if you don’t mind,I’m gonna play Red Faction for a bit then maybe hmm…say,READ A BOOK???? OUTSIDE,NO LESS???
Please revert back the Text Chat Notification, it only shows half of the message as opposed to the full message.
This is almost like 2.40.Sony can never get it right.I hope this next update not only fixes bugs,but things like the bars on friends list.
This is a prime example of why updates should only be mandetory after 2 days of release.
hi hey i got this error 80029780 when i whant it to redownload my games and add on from PSN
any help
i don’t have a problem idk what the h3ll these guys r talking about
*Whine whine whine and whines more*
I haven’t been having any major issues lately. Although my trophies have been lagging quite a bit. It takes like 10 minutes for the system to register that I’ve gotten one. I’ve been kicked off PSN a few times too, but it might just be my router acting up. Either way, it’s nice to know that we have an update on what’s going on. And yeah, the gray boxes have got to go. Please! I liked the info board, too.
Oh yeah, an I never realized how much I liked the PLAYSTATION 3 upon booting up my games. :( Come on, Sony, give it back! I’m done complaining now.
It seems that the only people who like “New XMB” are the newer users. After reading the comments some more, I am forced to agree that this firmware update is rushed for Slim’s release. I think that if we can have some options with the friends list, info ticker, and game start up screen, we would all be happy. While I don’t have any particular problems with the bazillions of Playstation Store icons, they are a bit overkill.
Luckily I haven’t had any issues with games freezing or anything yet, but I we should just revert to 2.8 then everybody would be happy. I know I would be. Please, please, Sony, listen to your customers!
Honestly I just want to know who is responsible for making these decisions? Do they even pay attention to what the consumers say? Look at all the discontent with this update. How it is possible that this is released? I have never seen an update go this bad as far as new things people are asking to have removed. Whomever is resposible for this SERIOULSY dropped the ball, and needs to spent some quality time reading the thousands of comments on this and I am sure the EU blog get focused and get down to business. Nearly 3 years into the lifecycle and 3.0 is a serious downgrade I liken FW 3.0 to Windows Vista!
I don’t care what Sony wants to throw in these updates all I ask is for the option to turn it all off or on at will.
YES! Pay attention, Sony. What xxvic1ousxx created on comment 449, THAT is what I want to see for the friends list. Never did I imagine that the friends list would looks so clunky and unpolished as it does now.
Well Sony, what about you take a look at the whole update and see how disgusting it is. I mean it’s I think the worst update out. I mean just look at it, may I say anymore? Grey boxes as friends, sparkles, big icons, 2 extra ps store’s we don’t need, no new avatars like you said(they’ll probally cost 3 dollars anyways). I mean, either this is a beta for something better, or you just need to get rid of the PSN team and listen to what the community wants. Yes we wanted dynamic themes, but sparkles for the main screeen is sad. I hope to see something better come out by the end of this year or I guess I’ll take my gameing somewhere else…
without grey colour inside friend list bars
would be much better .make enable disable
please change
make that we can enable disable infobar and and..ps store from game .its too much..
some camera settings is welcome as well.
next firmware
music category
like:folder in folder=artist/album
and for search artist by pressing R3 button. A 2 Z up down with right stick
by using a ”Wireless Keypad” to search faster :)
Also, all I really want like many other’s are in game audio chat…
game audio chat
hmm
you can do that
by using skype or oovoo
simple
i do that way
just so you know i cant launch metal gear online from the title screen of mgs4, it shoots me straight back to this never happened with my ps3 fat, only my slim, this was a problem before and after the 3.0 update.
Myself, I’ve been having quite a few issues with the new FW3.00. Online play for me has gotten even worse. Instead of just kicking me out of a match it steps it up a notch by freezing my system altogether. I also couldn’t get into Home anymore without changing my Theme back to “classic.” Anything else and Home just freezes at the HDD warning in the beginning. Not to mention that for some reason sometimes now it can take up to 2 minutes for my system to just connect with PSN. There also seems to be some minor slowdown when maneuvering through the XMB. Other than the problems I like the update even though I did expect a bit more from 3.00 than these minor changes.
And what comment is complete without asking for better chatting. The chat program is fine and all but most want to be able to chat while doing other things on the XMB and not to mention being able to chat with friends while playing different games.
the only thing wrong with the update in my eyes is to much psn stuff every where we know where it is and we know how to get to the movies…..but i still love the 3.0 my whole faily loves the way it looks….but i mis my playstation 3 when starting a game
We should all expect
“Due Diligence” on the part of a company providing System Software Updates that are tied to EULA.
Really what choice do we have if we install an update without knowing the benefits, or see a complete Disclosure list of games/features that have been thoroughly tested before going into release. Has this update been thoroughly tested?
I laugh because I see the suits of Sony grandstanding as if children in a play, falling all over themselves and missing the cue. yet I cant applaud their efforts because they are not innocent children, they are a corporate, for profit business that feels no guilt nor responsibility to the customer base they abuse with EULA, HDCP, and Copy Protected Gamesaves. All of which, should be a good thing but hamper the honest end user with a bricked system or incompatible, beta quality, update.
Since the update my PS3 has been freezing on me. It’s froze 3 times within the part 2 days, once in Call Of Duty: World At War and twice while using the web browser. I hope it’s just something with the update and nothing wrong with my system.
http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/SystemUpdates/PS3/PS3_300_update.html#audio
The link above details how we should expect the update to work.
This is not the case as advertised
This is a scrolling field, displayed only when signed in to PlayStation®Network.
That has been proven to be false. Since False, and in all cases of the US 3.0 update, it is not isolated.
Marketing must be a challenge, yet designing it to subvert a parental lockout of features via managed accounts is solicitation without regard to my jurisdiction over what is seen, and perhaps can be proven to be illegal.
Patrick, inform your bosses that it is not taken lightly. The features you force upon unprepared users is astoundingly irresponsible.
it shoots me straight back to the xmb* when i select ‘metal gear online’ from the mgs4 main menu. this only happens on the slim, never on the fat. fix this please. is it just me?
Anyone else having problems bout there PS3 not reading discs? Before the update my PS3 could read discs just fine… now i cant even watch movies -.-
I’ve not had a problem at all =/
Please correct the time zone of the city of Caracas from -4.00 to -4.30 which is correct.
“It’s our mission to deliver the best consumer experience on all PlayStation platforms.”
Where is it? We’re still waiting.
Nobody asked for this retarded update. People wanted things that ain’t in 3.0 and to make matters even worse, many things that are in 3.0 make the PS3 experience worse than it was with 2.8.
Sony, you have failed us all. :<
I´m having a seriously issue when playing Uncharted. It crashes in the beginning of the 10th charpter. JUST IT. Also others parts in other charpters, but when i reseted the system, i could pass that part and play normally. But now, i can´t play anymore.
This is great, now if you guy’s would inform us and keep us up to date like this with everything regarding issues then we can grow as a community now Firmware 3.10 FTW!
ye mine’s been freezing on me lately. glad to see this post because otherwise i was getting worried. hope it’s sorted soon…
i think this update only works well with the 60 gb ps3. cuz i have a 60 gb and everythings fine, even Uncharted works. it doesnt crash. lol.
After reading all the comments (yes all 490) i have better evaluated what i believe should and should not be changed.
First off, as we all agree, the boxes on the friends list, which i do understand their meaning. However, on my phone i can simply change my font from black, to white, vice versa. Instead of a Box, why not add that feature?
second, I am unaware if this would be involved in the “Technical Difficulties” caused by 3.00, but the Option to display the What’s new ticker, does not seem to work. When off is selected, it oddly remains visible. You don;t have to delete the box altogether, but if you have time, fix this option to where it does what its made to do.
Third, I have had no known errors other than the above mentioned. All other cosmetics aren’t so much a nuisance as they are, different. And people have a tendency to reject change after so long. Other than these minor issues, you guys (PS Blog and Creators of FW 3.00) are doing a wonderful job. By the way those that are complaining and screaming to this site, just letting you know, the PS Blog didn’t make 3.00. =P
This update give me the “YELLOW LIGHT” along with playing COD4 just a day after the Firmware (V-3.00) hit. It started with the system lagging horribly online first (In any game). Then it froze “ONE” good time and my “L.E.D” started blinking red steady. Turned it back on and it was broke.
I’D ADVISE YOU ALL to not get this update in-till they fix this problem. You don’t want to have to spend $150 to get your ps3 fixed from an update like me.
Dear Sony,
“Please” fix this “yellow light” problem. I don’t want this to happen again. After getting it the first time around I’m worried it’s going to happen again – and that means $150 again out of my wallet.
I hope you’ll all come thru for me & the
rest of the world in this future update.
…Thanks
Sincerely,
Ramon
no one elses ps3 stopped reading discs all together?
ok, now I m having problems w/ my web browser. I want 2.8 firmware back now and I want to be able to sign into playstation network with it.
I am one of those users experiencing the freezing issue in all my games (which really sucks because MAG is one of those games and my time with it is very limited).
Thank you Sony for responding and looking into this matter (instead of being like some companies who just ignore problems and hope they go away). Mistakes happen but very few want to admit to them or fix them. Nice to know you are going to fix it.
I have to agree with 454… why make the unselected disappear? I want to know what’s next on my playlist if playing items sequentially.
Good to know.
Just want to say my browser loads 50%
and then system freezes. Other than that
everything is fine. Thanks for addressing
the problems so fast.
Thank you for keeping us informed. It is much appreciated.
I think you did an excellent job with the firmware 3.00 update Sony but while ur at it trying to fix the problems can you please fix the friends list back to the way it was before,get rid of the ps store short-cuts under the game and video category, and put the original ps3 tone back in when you start up a game. Please and thank you!!