PS3 UPDATES ...
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From: Swindon, Wiltshire Xbox Gamertag: Gutgouger
My PS3 has been reliable, but on the other hand I hardly ever turn it on. I've now been through 11 Xbox 360s 
I'd still rather have the 360 over the PS3 though...
p.s. The update downloaded and installed in 10 minutes for me. I then proceeded to try and play super stardust. Said it needed an update, so I clicked ok, and then had to wait nearly 45 minutes for it to download and install. Makes me think it's not my network connection that's slow at all (seeing as the update came down quickly), but the dodgy PSN...
I'd still rather have the 360 over the PS3 though...
p.s. The update downloaded and installed in 10 minutes for me. I then proceeded to try and play super stardust. Said it needed an update, so I clicked ok, and then had to wait nearly 45 minutes for it to download and install. Makes me think it's not my network connection that's slow at all (seeing as the update came down quickly), but the dodgy PSN...
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Surely not, Sony is a repuitable company, oh wait....
On a brighter note...
From sophos.com:
Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have warned lovers of video games that pages on the US-based Sony PlayStation website have been compromised by hackers.
Experts at SophosLabs™ have discovered that cybercriminals have successfully used an SQL injection attack to plant unauthorized code on pages promoting the PlayStation games "SingStar Pop" and "God of War".
At the time of writing the hacker's code attempts to dupe web surfers by running a fake anti-virus scan and displaying a bogus message that their computer is infected with a variety of different viruses and Trojan horses.
The hackers' aim is to scare unsuspecting computer users into purchasing a bogus security product. Sophos warns, however, that it would be trivial for the hackers who have compromised the webpages to alter the payload so that it became more malicious, and installed code designed to turn Windows PCs into a botnet or to harvest confidential information from users.
For those who have updated, other than trophies you get...
Sony Pulls PS3 v2.40 Firmware Update
We contacted SCEA immediately, and here's the official reply:
"We are aware of a limited number of consumers experiencing an issue with installing firmware 2.40 on PS3. While our consumer services department has seen a low volume of calls on this topic, we are committed to enabling the community and XMB access features delivered in the 2.40 update. In order to further assess the issue, we have temporarily taken the firmware offline for further testing. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up."
We contacted SCEA immediately, and here's the official reply:
"We are aware of a limited number of consumers experiencing an issue with installing firmware 2.40 on PS3. While our consumer services department has seen a low volume of calls on this topic, we are committed to enabling the community and XMB access features delivered in the 2.40 update. In order to further assess the issue, we have temporarily taken the firmware offline for further testing. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up."
From sophos.com:
Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have warned lovers of video games that pages on the US-based Sony PlayStation website have been compromised by hackers.
Experts at SophosLabs™ have discovered that cybercriminals have successfully used an SQL injection attack to plant unauthorized code on pages promoting the PlayStation games "SingStar Pop" and "God of War".
At the time of writing the hacker's code attempts to dupe web surfers by running a fake anti-virus scan and displaying a bogus message that their computer is infected with a variety of different viruses and Trojan horses.
The hackers' aim is to scare unsuspecting computer users into purchasing a bogus security product. Sophos warns, however, that it would be trivial for the hackers who have compromised the webpages to alter the payload so that it became more malicious, and installed code designed to turn Windows PCs into a botnet or to harvest confidential information from users.
Here's the official changelog for the v2.40 firmware released earlier today.
* Game
-Displaying the XMB™ screen during gameplay
You can now access the XMB™ screen while playing PLAYSTATION®3 format software.> See details.
* Network
-Searching the Internet from the XMB™ screen
You can now perform an Internet search directly from the XMB™ screen.
* Overall
-You can now see the system clock on the XMB™ screen. The date and time that were set under [Settings] > [Date and Time] are displayed.
-When using a keyboard, you can now clear the entire text entry field at once.
-The Users icon is now displayed when you press the PS button for an operation that cannot be performed.
* Users
-You can now turn off the PS3™ system from the XMB™ screen using the [Turn Off System] option.
* Settings
-You can now set the PS3™ system to turn off automatically after updating the system software.
-[Reassign Controllers] and [Controller Vibration Function] have been added as options under [Accessory Settings].
* Photo
-You can now print images from a playlist.
- You can now sort items that are grouped in a folder by month or year using the [Film Date date down] or [Film Date date up] options.
* Music
-You can now use a mini-size control panel while playing music.
-You can now play music content encoded in MP3 Surround format.*
-MP3 Surround can only be used when playing music content in Linear PCM format.
* Video
-You can now use the [Frame Noise Reduction] and [Block Noise Reduction] settings for video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media.
-You can now play upscaled video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media. When the video content is played, it is upscaled automatically to match the screen size.
-Upscaling of Blu-ray Disc (BDAV) video content is now supported.
-For DTS playback on DVD-Video and Blu-ray Disc media, DTS-ES and DTS 96/24 for DVD-Video and DTS-ES Matrix for Blu-ray Discs are now supported.*
-"DTS" is a trademark of DTS Inc.
* Game
-The procedure for quitting PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been changed.
-You can now collect trophies in games that support the trophy feature.
Network
-[Search] has been added as an option in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser.
* Friends
-The number of Friends who can be added to a Friends list has been increased from 50 to 100.
-The [Information] screen has been redesigned and renamed as [Profile].
* Game
-Displaying the XMB™ screen during gameplay
You can now access the XMB™ screen while playing PLAYSTATION®3 format software.> See details.
* Network
-Searching the Internet from the XMB™ screen
You can now perform an Internet search directly from the XMB™ screen.
* Overall
-You can now see the system clock on the XMB™ screen. The date and time that were set under [Settings] > [Date and Time] are displayed.
-When using a keyboard, you can now clear the entire text entry field at once.
-The Users icon is now displayed when you press the PS button for an operation that cannot be performed.
* Users
-You can now turn off the PS3™ system from the XMB™ screen using the [Turn Off System] option.
* Settings
-You can now set the PS3™ system to turn off automatically after updating the system software.
-[Reassign Controllers] and [Controller Vibration Function] have been added as options under [Accessory Settings].
* Photo
-You can now print images from a playlist.
- You can now sort items that are grouped in a folder by month or year using the [Film Date date down] or [Film Date date up] options.
* Music
-You can now use a mini-size control panel while playing music.
-You can now play music content encoded in MP3 Surround format.*
-MP3 Surround can only be used when playing music content in Linear PCM format.
* Video
-You can now use the [Frame Noise Reduction] and [Block Noise Reduction] settings for video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media.
-You can now play upscaled video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media. When the video content is played, it is upscaled automatically to match the screen size.
-Upscaling of Blu-ray Disc (BDAV) video content is now supported.
-For DTS playback on DVD-Video and Blu-ray Disc media, DTS-ES and DTS 96/24 for DVD-Video and DTS-ES Matrix for Blu-ray Discs are now supported.*
-"DTS" is a trademark of DTS Inc.
* Game
-The procedure for quitting PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been changed.
-You can now collect trophies in games that support the trophy feature.
Network
-[Search] has been added as an option in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser.
* Friends
-The number of Friends who can be added to a Friends list has been increased from 50 to 100.
-The [Information] screen has been redesigned and renamed as [Profile].
Last edited by bob269; Jul 3, 2008 at 01:34 AM.
had the update downloaded and installed in about 20 mins last night then played Racedriver Grid with no issues at all
I quite like that you can now access the XMB from inside the game
I quite like that you can now access the XMB from inside the game
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Are you PS3 owners for real .... I thought Console was the king of kings, welcome to the last two years.I'll admit that the Xbox has had it's tech troubles ( not on my launch day machine ) But Sony are only now catching up with what the 360's UI shipped with !
Don't get me wrong I'm a gamer first and a fanboy second so I will in future buy a PS3 ( when it's £99 with Dualshocks and GT5 ). But you guys defend your purchase on the back of Blu Ray that no many people care about outside us tech geeks.
come on admit it Sony has been shafting you guys for years now and you love it
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When i returned my first PS3 because it stopped reading discs after 4 days (probably 2 hours use) Gamestation told me they had nothing but returned faulty PS3's lately but no returned 360's.
Ive got 3x 360 consoles and had 1x PS3......... The PS3 broke.
Ive got 3x 360 consoles and had 1x PS3......... The PS3 broke.
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I'm still amazed so many people willingly hand over their hard-earned cash to Microsoft for a piece of hardware with a known problem that Microsoft seem to be not too bothered about correcting and just extending warranties but still leaving owners without a console for a period of time whilst it's repaired!
Sony may have been slow on some things but Microsoft really should have sorted this issue once and for all in my opinion.
Are you PS3 owners for real .... I thought Console was the king of kings, welcome to the last two years.I'll admit that the Xbox has had it's tech troubles ( not on my launch day machine ) But Sony are only now catching up with what the 360's UI shipped with !
Don't get me wrong I'm a gamer first and a fanboy second so I will in future buy a PS3 ( when it's £99 with Dualshocks and GT5 ). But you guys defend your purchase on the back of Blu Ray that no many people care about outside us tech geeks.
come on admit it Sony has been shafting you guys for years now and you love it
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I have no opinions on the xbox as I have never owned one, I have always had consoles and have always enjoyed the gaming I have had on all my playstaions over the years
as someone previously said, this thread was created for PS3 owners to discuss PS3 updates, so other than those of you who own both please explain to us how the PS3 updates affect xbox owners. And why xbox owners feel the need to slate the PS3 at every given opertunity
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Are you Xbox boys for real? Cooling fans and heat sinks have been around for ages!! It's time Microsoft caught up!!
I'm still amazed so many people willingly hand over their hard-earned cash to Microsoft for a piece of hardware with a known problem that Microsoft seem to be not too bothered about correcting and just extending warranties but still leaving owners without a console for a period of time whilst it's repaired! Sony may have been slow on some things but Microsoft really should have sorted this issue once and for all in my opinion.
I'm still amazed so many people willingly hand over their hard-earned cash to Microsoft for a piece of hardware with a known problem that Microsoft seem to be not too bothered about correcting and just extending warranties but still leaving owners without a console for a period of time whilst it's repaired!
Sony may have been slow on some things but Microsoft really should have sorted this issue once and for all in my opinion.Having bought on launchday I didn't buy a console with a known fault.
The other comments about Fanboyism well you have me on that one for this generation of consoles. My comment is only on the fact that for months your PS3 has been touted as the King of kings. I'm reading the update stuff for the first time today and really couldn't believe you only now getting what the 360 shipped with. I didn't even know until yesterday that the rumble wasn't standard
And thats the beauty of Forums ..... I can comment on what I like
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As Pete pointed out this is a PS3 firmware thread, however it needs pointing out your post is totally inaccurate, MS have redesigned the 360, currently on it's third revision and rumours are another improved revision due Christmas.
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From: Swindon, Wiltshire Xbox Gamertag: Gutgouger
sensitive? some maybe but not me, as I said I could not really give a to$$ either way I am happy with my PS3 and nothing will change that. I was just trying to understand why those who know nothing about it still feel they need to say something, i know i know freedom of speech and all that crap but still,,,,
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I can only go on my personal Xbox failure rate of 0%.
Having bought on launchday I didn't buy a console with a known fault.
The other comments about Fanboyism well you have me on that one for this generation of consoles. My comment is only on the fact that for months your PS3 has been touted as the King of kings. I'm reading the update stuff for the first time today and really couldn't believe you only now getting what the 360 shipped with. I didn't even know until yesterday that the rumble wasn't standard
And thats the beauty of Forums ..... I can comment on what I like
Having bought on launchday I didn't buy a console with a known fault.
The other comments about Fanboyism well you have me on that one for this generation of consoles. My comment is only on the fact that for months your PS3 has been touted as the King of kings. I'm reading the update stuff for the first time today and really couldn't believe you only now getting what the 360 shipped with. I didn't even know until yesterday that the rumble wasn't standard
And thats the beauty of Forums ..... I can comment on what I like
To be honest, the fact that 360 had some of these features is all well and good, but then again, I'm sure the majority of people didn't really feel that menu acces during game and rumble were adequate compensation for several failures and only re-conditioned mahcines from MS
I could say I can't believe MS didn't include a HD DVD player or Bluray, but it's pointless. The machines are what they are, you paid your money and made your choice.
The PS3 is improving all the time, I'm sure the 360 is too (excpet that the hardware is junk, not much you can do about that
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Anyway, as I said before in this thread and as Cupra Dave has said, I don't care what the XBox 360 can and can't do. I haven't got one, I don't want one, I'm happy with my PS3 and so are all my friends who also have PS3's.
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You have friends that have PS3s?
Of all the console gaming people that I know, I'm the only who has one (all the rest have 360s).
Anyway, back to the update discussion.......
Of all the console gaming people that I know, I'm the only who has one (all the rest have 360s).
Anyway, back to the update discussion.......
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Might be the 3rd revision, but they are still failing....hence my comment that they still haven't fully corrected the problem yet. So not totally inaccurate at all, I didn't say they haven't tried to correct it, I said they haven't corrected it, because they are still failing!
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Both machines are as good as each other, but each to their own. I will never understand fanboys.......................
But ilke you said, back to the update discussion, does anyone actually know when it will be put back on?
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Funny you should say that, because all of my gaming friends have PS3s. One had a 360 and sold it for a PS3, the other who has both never switches the 360 on because he prefers the PS3!
Both machines are as good as each other, but each to their own. I will never understand fanboys.......................
But ilke you said, back to the update discussion, does anyone actually know when it will be put back on?
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Both machines are as good as each other, but each to their own. I will never understand fanboys.......................
But ilke you said, back to the update discussion, does anyone actually know when it will be put back on?
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This is harking back to my youth...."Which is better...the Amiga or the Atari ST?"
I've got the latest update for the PS3, did it last night. Haven't actually played it since though.
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As above you should have both and a Wii. I have 2 360's a PS3 and a Wii (plus an original xbox, gamecube, ps1 ps2, psp and ds) and all are good on their own merits. The only problem I have is choosing which one to play
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From: Swindon, Wiltshire Xbox Gamertag: Gutgouger
I've got the latest update for the PS3, did it last night. Haven't actually played it since though.
but at least i dont have the worry of 3 red lights with the ps3 