Hi everyone, PS3 system software update 3.01 is now available for download. This is an optional update that improves system stability during use of some PlayStation 3 format software.
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Hi everyone, PS3 system software update 3.01 is now available for download. This is an optional update that improves system stability during use of some PlayStation 3 format software.
993 Comments
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The people complaining about cosmetic things… a firmware update shouldn’t really be all about that. Yes being able to toggle things off and on are great (should be mandatory) and being able to have this color or style as opposed to some other color or style is also in that category. But should that be the main features for a firmware update? Or should it be bundled in with one, as some bonus stuff? I’m thinking option 2.
So in conclusion, I say thanks for the update. I don’t really need it but I’ll probably get it just because. Also, though we are all customers and we think like a customer; you should also take into account the trials and troubles that company has to go through to correct mistakes.
So, don’t stop complaining, just be more intelligent when you do.
sh**t my controller !!!! help meee ! does anyone has this problem ?
when are we going to get that update where we can rent movies off the play station store….. huh
Uuuuhhh… How about that update that allows us to play games again?
Chrispy52x2006
I agree with a lot of what your saying, I’m a software developer myself and well aware of the complexities.
However my biggest frustration isn’t in waiting for them to produce a fix its the inability to rollback the firmware. Those with major problems, such as systems that won’t read BDs anymore, should be given the option of reverting to a previous version of the firmware. If only to shut us up :-). Even if it meant no PS store or online gaming it would be worth it just to see if it resloved my BD issues, if it did then at least I could play campaigns again, if it did not then at least I’d feel that I (and Sony) had tried everything.
all i can say is im not payin to have my ps3 fix cause there [DELETED] up they want me to pay 197 to fix there [DELETED] up
@453 u can rent
Agreed, I don’t mind the bug, things like this happen with these updates, i expect it. It’s when it happens and the company doesn’t give any answers and then tells you to pay a ridiculous repair fee, when it’s clear their at some fault. Especially when it’s rolling into high gear for games releasing.
i’m not shure but after the update i saw a movie and the cd drive made more noise than usual.maybe my imagination.
What i did hate was that before games no tune is heard and the playstation logo doesnt appear, but there is still a 4-5 second delay
As an owner of a late 2006 60GB PS3, I can’t help but to be annoyed with these updates that push useless cosmetic changes. I have always looked forward to new features such as Folding@Home and upscaling for PS2/PS1 games as they have made a great system even better. But honestly Sony, Eric, whomever, I don’t appreciate that you roll out updates with a total disregard for customers and general practicality.
It would be great if someone would actually answer these threads with a few more updates than “yes this fixes the Uncharted issue.” I’m being an idealist here, but you could do well with rolling things back to 2.80 for the interim. I really wish I could go back to the way things were. Until then maybe I’ll stop using my PS3, as its media center functionality has been severely impaired thanks to the actions of “thoughtful” programmers (text fading, I’m looking at you).
P.S. Sony stop with the advertising push, you failed with WipeOut Fury and should learn your lesson.
i agree with Nine-Ball you should bring back 2.80 untill u can fix the damn bugz
Why haven’t you addressed the fake controller issue? Sellers with counterfeit controllers on eBay are scamming buyers. And in order to get a refund, they actually need to provide documentation that the controller is fake. Can you at least do that much? It’s not programming so it shouldn’t take an entire week.
Call me crazy, but maybe, just maybe, someone at Sony could slap a 3.02 sticker on firmware 2.8 and re-release it as an optional update. Is there anybody out there listening???
People are moaning that they don’t like the grey boxes, or the trophy card has gone pete tong, there are people who can’t even play their games, which are highly overpriced in my opinion. Some people just can’t be satisfied, because of minor features that they don’t like, when some people can’t even work their games.
If you add features that are good and that everyone likes, great, but as long as I can play every game I buy with no problems on and offline, I’m happy days, so when your moaning about grey boxes, think about people that can’t afford a ps3, with the current economic state we are all in, so just count yourself lucky you can have these luxuries.
when will we be able to turn off the what’s new scrolling text off when the system is online and not just offline or at least add rss feeds so the old news in whats new can be counter balanced with info that is actually new and not a week to a month old
Nice…off topic people are sending a message around psn that “psdeath666” has created a program thats like a virus that attacks your ps3 that will cause it to crash, they said the virus is spread by pictures from him. i want to know if this is true because if my ps3 crashed i would be mad as…well u know..lol my friends are worried aswell and they said he’s probably a xbox fan boy LOL but please let me know if its true or possible…if u know anything, ty
about time guys but appreciated none the less
I’m with the guys saying :
ROLLBACK TO 2.80 PLEASE
What Eric forgott is the fact that with FW 2.80 there where no problems at all.
So why sony doesn’t buy eric’s devteam a lot of PS3 and they could than TEST the FW 3.00 before they release it.
ARE YOU LISTENING ERIC? WITH 2.80 IT WAS ALL FINE. NO PROBLEMS AT ALL!
SO ROLLBACK and keep your sparkles, your unprofessional development beheaviour is really annoying me.
Will there be an update to see Youtube Videos in HD?
im afraid to download…my last download of 3.00 im sure messed up my ps3.
Well just to give everyone an update. For all customers who still have freezing issues after 3.01 (which I think is alot). We are SOL. We either have to pay $150 for a service repair, or wait for the next update to hopefully fix it. I have tried all of the safe mode fixes and it did not work. This is after I talked to customer service 3 times. I have a HUGE problem paying to fix something I did not break, the 3.0 patch broke my PS3 and now I cannot play any of my games.
ok so ever since this update 3.00 my play station had been freezing a little bit, later i heard about 3.01 to help fix the problem i was having, so i installed it but instead of it helping, it turned into a mopre disastrous situation which i request that you fix. if not i will end my playing of sony and no longer recommend buying a sony ps3
@Chrispy52x2006: your arguments are flawed when you say that customers are not intelligent making their complaints and when 3.00 and 3.01 are not 3.1 .. Sorry, but what?
The moved from 2.80 to 3.00 to actually do what? Add support for slightly modified hardware on PS3 Slim units and kill their main customer base of PS3 “fat” owners in the first place? Going to 3.00 release should have been a major step for added features requested by customers too many times but Sony SCEA doesn’t listen and doesn’t care. Their marketing geniuses even lied about the HDMI 1.3 not-compliant issue for HD audio bitstreaming support, if any of that was really true then PCM that takes a lot more bandwidth than compressed bitstream couldn’t be transferred on the encrypted link for sure, you know… But still they want to force customers to trash their PS3 “fat” units and buy a cheaper built PS3 Slim. That is really poor pathetic marketing tactic at work and it really sucks to see that from Sony. Sony always delivered quality or at least it used to, nowadays it seems that quality they don’t care anymore nor they care about customers satisfaction nor they respect their customers.
3.01 didn’t fix a damn thing. Bring back 2.8. I’m really getting the impression that no one at Sony reads this blog.
For the customers who have this problem with game freezes (like I do), we all need to call the customer service number and tell them that there is still a problem with the PS3 playing games.
I never thought in my lifetime that I would have to call Sony and actually tell them that a system that I bought from them doesn’t do what it is made to do (PLAY GAMES) and them tell me its my responsibility to pay another $150 to make it play games for their FW update breaking my system.
i’m still at 2.80 and my 60gb launch system will stay there. i’ve not had any issues at all with my ps3 since i got it at launch. so i’m not gonna upgrade to 3.0 or 3.01 at all.
i guess i will just not use psn any longer. hopefully uncharted 2 will run on 2.80 since i have it preordered, if it doesn’t, guess i will just have to return it.
my unit hasn’t seen tons of use, so if i updated to 3.01 and my bd drive stopped working, it definitely wouldn’t be from extreme use. i guarantee i have less than 70 hours of game time on my unit since i picked it up in 2006.
so unless sony implements a repair plan as microsoft did, to replace the ylod or bd drive dying issues with the early to mid launch units, it seems there will be alot of upset ps3 owners out here.
and kissing sony’s ass, calling them the best or calling them awesome isn’t gonna fix what seems to be a real issue starting to materialize.
It still won’t read discs on mine!
Pretty opening music being longer and more options don’t mean jack if I can’t play my games!!!!!
I just bought it, and since the update, it’s a lovely piece of crap that won’t let me play my INFAMOUS, KILLZONE 2 or UNCHARTED games. I’m stuck with Demos and video clips from the PS Store…yaaaaaay :(
Is there yet another FIX on the way? If not, I’m packing it all up and getting my money back!
The update hasn’t fixed the blue ray failure!!! After i updated to 3.0 my PS3 stopped reading games and blue ray. I can play PS2 games and dvd’s. I am done with Sony. Selling everything and buying an Xbox!!!
My shlt wont read discs! WHAT THA FVCK!?!??! 3.01=SHlT!
Wow, it’s pretty and all, but now can’t listen to music and browse the web at the same time now
wow….now my controller doesnt want to work. 3.01 = BIG FAIL
oh you have to be connect to the ps3 by the usb inorder to work….freakin great lol
Just got off the phone with Sony. If your PS3 stopped reading games and blue ray dvds after you updated to 3.0 and 3.01 didn’t fix it you will be charged $150 to send it in. I want to thank Sony for showing how they don’t really care about there customers. I will never recommend or buy Sony again! Going out and buying an Xbox elite tonight!
games also freeze alot now too, Im not having the problem with them not playing at all like all those who have the older systems, just freezing, This is a good Update???? not so good in my opinion, they made it pretty and sparkly, and things don’t work like before
socom doesnt is even work, it always freeze at the profile load screen. And if u having problems with the controller. Try connecting it via usb to the ps3 then shut the systems down. Then u should be able to use the controller without the cord. I just did it and how its working fine…..for now that is lol
I sure hope this update fixes not being able to browse my music through the XMB while playing another song. If not, please revert that change so I don’t have to browse in silence for the next track.
WTF is going on? My BC 60gb will not read PS2,DVD or Blu Ray discs now. Spins up then nothing !!! I want 2.8 back now !!
Stop advertising new games….i ain’t buying nothing till this is fixed……….
484-(brokenblueray) yeah i had called sony today aswell and they told me id have to pay 197 with taxs cause i live in canada ont b.s b.s they need to rollback to 2.80and if they do no more psn for me ill be done with the bull crap
If they don’t fix my system in 3 weeks, I am selling all of my games and buying an XBOX 360 Elite.
I have had the PS1, 2,and 3. But I will not be scammed or short-changed. I spent $500 on my PS3 less than 2 years ago.
Furthermore, my speedtests have never indicated less than 20Mbps down and 8Mbps up, yet I get crazy lag on COD MW. Played my brother-in-law’s 360 COD MW on XBOX Live and no lag (8Mbps down and 4 Mbps up). The diff? XBOX Live is a paid service and their servers are maintained better. PSN is crap for fast gameplay. I am already bitter about that. Now an update handicaps my PS3.
State here if you are willing to switch to XBOX if they screw you and try to make you pay for your system being broken by 3.0. Let’s see how fast they get their act together then.
Sony, I will switch to XBOX this month if you do not get my PS3 back to the condition it was in prior to update 3.0
Sony, I will switch to XBOX 360 this month if you do not fix my system to pre-update 3.0 condition.
492 (JFKII) I agree with u 100 % they need to fix this crap with the bugs and what not and not make people pay for there lack of care when it comes to there f\w that they dont test b4 putting out and leaving us owners to test out like were lab rats and if they go then they tell us to pay out the ass to get it fixed B”S PULL UP SONY OR SAY BYE BYE PS3 HELLO 360 :D
Honestly I like the fact that this update is optional, but as a PS3 owner i’d rather the PSN team work on the system update and put everything together in one update so PS3 people are only updating every three to five months rather then every month it seems one request I also have please put some more music visuals in one of the next updates for the music portion cause i’m tired of the only three that i can choose from i’d even like to see visuals I could get off the PSN Store.
i will still never get a 360 but i am not paying to fix this ps3 and i sure as hell aint buying a new one. I dont know what else to do. They obviously arent looking at this and the customer service people dont want to help to what else are we supposed to do.
FIX my brick! I cannot believe this BS. I cannot play any discs at all. I actually had it running some blu rays after it “broke” and then now it won’t play anything at all. I want to commit PS3 suicide. How do you hang a PS3?
Why don’t you guys take the input from the people that make your network what it is?
Has anyone tried this ‘Restore File System’ that I keep hearing about ?
My PS3 sees the discs (DVD and BLU Ray) but refuses to play them…this is after 3.0 then 3.01 etc etc
Well, of the PS3 software titles v3.01 fixes, one of the is NOT “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed”, wich is still prone to endless loading screens, lock-up in the Pause Menu, lock-up during gameplay, freezing during gameplay, wierd colors and 2D visual barriers appearing during gameplay.
How’s the price of Sony shares doing ?