PS3 Firmware 3.0 Now Live
08/31/2009 Written by Anthony Severino
The long-awaited, much-anticipated, feature-filled firmware update that Sony announced at Gamescom in Cologne, Germany is now live. Head on over to ‘System Update’ in your PlayStation 3′s XMB and get to downloading this new firmware update now.
Firmware 3.0 brings many changes to the XMB, such as a change of the location of the status indicator. It also brings support for new avatars, and animated themes among many more features. We will update with full release details as soon as they are available.
- “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.
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Would go and Update now, but my younger brother won’t let me on to do so.
WOO for letting people know though XD
Download complete, installing right now!!!!!!!! 40%
Going to update now! YAY!
updating too im so excitted but sad that cross game chat isnt included
Woot!
Also, the PS Forums are becoming dreadfully slow.
Downloading now!!!!!!!!!!!! >_<
Too bad my 1 and 1/2 year old 60GB PS3 died and I don’t have the money to get it fixed.
And I just got Littlebigplanet for $10 too.This sucks.
awesome indeed
this is excactly what im talking about in the why i love psls post lol… updated like BAM…instantly!! nice review in sucha short time… im at work and know i know about the update,cant wait to get home!!! **sings** psls u da f’in best… u da f’in best!!!!! bestt i evvaaa haddd
Ok, so much for nice clean elegant look. Everything is f’n huge and gaudy looking. Tell me there is text options. Grrrr I loved the elegant look now….this is going to take some getting used to.
OH God, it got worse. Whoever greenlit the friendslist design needs to be fired. I’m sorry but everything has a “cheap” look to it.
I can’t connect to the ps network? I’m scare, this is happening to you all or just me? btw I’m posting this in the ps3 so I have internet
WOOT. Installing as I type.
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everything too big.. too ugly.. lets hope we can change those options
@ SomeomePR
I have the same problem, too. I have connection to the internet with my PS3, but I can’t connect to the PSN.
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All i can say about firmware 3.0 is NO! LOOKS HORRID! Yes it has a good couple of features but why not have a OLDSKOOL XMB option? i h8 my new friends being in grey boxes and the new ‘BIg’ LOOK IS AWFUL! IM GUTTED LOLOLOL Hope they sort out a alternative asap!
so happy i can now choose iplayer instead of going to fav’d iplayer in internet browser LOL
Thanks sony thts saved me abt 25 seconds LOLOL SORT IT OUT!!!
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I’m pleased everyone seems to feel the same as me, the new big look makes it look as if it has been designed as a 90 year old’s pc, or a five year old’s play thing.
Also, i want the BBC iPlayer bit GONE, we have a bloody web browser, we can access ANY site at ANY time, i don’t need a link to a site that i don’t use.
The new PS3 logo on startup is god awful, again, making it look as if it’s a childs play thing.
And the black screen on starting a game, terrible, at least put your crappy new PS3 logo there.
I’m about to join the playstation forums to show my hatrid for this update, and i’m going to find some sort of sany complaint email address, hopefully with enough people, they’ll listen.
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Also when running an Internet test on the PS3 it now displays upload and download speeds as well.
How big is it?
Where are the new avatars?
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