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Firmware 2.20 for the Sony PlayStation 3 brought us a load of goodies when it arrived a few days back - among them support for BD-Live and even opening the door for Hello World. By now, you should have realized that the firmware updates won't be stopping anytime soon. Thanks to an AV Watch interview of Sony engineers, we can be one step ahead of these developments.
Product Planning director Naoya Matsui headlined a group of Sony engineers who gave us insights on upcoming plans for BD-Live and the PS3 firmware. Topping the list would be the future of Blu-ray movie playback.
If today, we need the latest PS3 firmware in order to access the PlayStation Network or play the newest games, then in the near future, we may need a firmware update first in order to watch the latest Blu-ray movie because of new encryption keys. Case in point, Resident Evil: Extinction.
Although firmware 1.8 had the key, the movie had a firmware 2.10 updater because it renders image quality better.
As for other firmware plans, we should expect these PS3 firmware updates to continue being free of charge. Moreover, these updates will come on a quarterly basis. The April revision of the PlayStation Store is its only exception.
Here are more insights from Matsui and the Sony Engineering team:
That's a slew of information from the Sony engineers. Now that the PlayStation 3 is still rated higher than any stand-alone Blu-ray player, we can confidently say the frontier is just opening up.
[Via AV Watch]
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
PS3 Firmware Updates:BDLive
Friday, March 14, 2008
PlayStation 3 firmware 2.17
Listen up, PlayStation 3 owners! The latest ps3 firmware update for the ps3 console is now available for download from the PlayStation Network. We still don't have any info on the changes, but some claim that firmware 2.17 fixes several exploits and other bug fixes in certain ps3 video games such as MotorStorm.
You should be able to find the ps3 update when you log into PlayStation Network, as many others have reported that they have downloaded PS3 firmware 2.17. As noted by the early adopters, there's no in-game XMB or anything that significant.
After checking around various sites we discovered that there appear to be two main changes included in PS3 firmware 2.17. The first is that the update improves the operating stability on some psn downloads.
The second, which we found on the the Japanese PS3 website, appears to be related to the PS2, as the Google translation reads: "That can be installed to hard disk PlayStation 2 has been added to the standard software."
Thursday, February 21, 2008
In-game XMB arrival, PSN accomplishments?
Digital photographs of what appears to be how the in-game XMB will probably work, as well as gamer accomplishments on Incognito Entertainment's Warhawk surfaced over the PlayStation Network @ Home forums yesterday. And though the anonymous tipster did say that the photos were edited, he did point out that the changes were done to conceal the reflection on the screen which undoubtedly revealed his face.
He also made sure to capture several angles and zoom levels of the shot, perhaps in an effort to boost the photographs' authenticity. The photos show that gamer accomplishments will roll into a player's message box on the Xross Media Bar. It will be completely accessible while playing a game.
The tipper, calling himself sonyguy32, explains that the white cottony artifacts you see on some pictures are actually the clouds in Warhawk, so the XMB will be partially translucent when the in-game mode is activated.
However, speculations as to when the new features will arrive were effectively shot down by long-time media vets. Though people expect the gaming giant to release it this week, media personalities explain that if Sony will make an announcement, it won't be at GDC. They say its because it's a "developer conference" and will have nothing to do about "hardware or firmware."
But because Sony can make the announcement outside of GDC - though coincidentally within the same time GDC is going on - we'll be keeping tabs on this rumor. Head on over to the via link below to view more shots taken and do so while they're still available.
[Via PSN@H Forums]
Over 2.8 Million PSN gamers in North America
Over at the ongoing Game Developers Conference, Chris Eden, Senior Developer Relations Account Manager at SCEA presented a detailed report on how far the PlayStation 3 console has come since its initial launch last year.
In his presentation, Eden pointed out that 2.8 million people in North America have a playstation network account. Along with this, 46 million psn downloads have been reached worldwide since its launch in November of 2006.
He added that these numbers will continue to grow in the coming future since the company has a feeling that 2008 is going to be the best year yet for its playstation 3 console. It looks like Microsoft's Xbox Live Network has its work cut out for itself with this little development.
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