Playstation 3.00 (1/09/09)

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Had a look for a dedicated thread on the new PS3 update, couldn't find one.

Additional highlights from update 3.00 include:

* “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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Walk Throughs:

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Animated Backgrounds:

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Previous Updates::

Firmware 2.08
Firmware 2.76
Firmware 2.70
Firmware 2.05
Firmware 2.52
Firmware 2.06
Firmware 2.53
Firmware 2.50
Firmware 2.42
Firmware 2.36
Firmware 2.40
Firmware 2.03
Firmware 2.10
Firmware 2.00
Firmware 1.93
Firmware 1.80

 
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I'm not so sure I like the new sparkles in the default background, seems a bit distracting but we'll soon see if that's true I guess.

Interesting that those videos previewing the animated backgrounds have the standard PS3 boot logo/sound though, perhaps the new start sequence is just for the PS3 Slim after all.
 
TheVoice said:
I'm not so sure I like the new sparkles in the default background, seems a bit distracting but we'll soon see if that's true I guess.

Interesting that those videos previewing the animated backgrounds have the standard PS3 boot logo/sound though, perhaps the new start sequence is just for the PS3 Slim after all.
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1: The sparkles are optional.
2: Those animated backgrounds are just fan made. Quite clever how it did them.
 
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like the sound of the new staus bar and news bar , animated backgrounds are another good feature but not sure i would be to bothered about them, i like a still background personally
 
I am not keen on it it defaulting to the What's New screen. Sounds like the crap on NXE where it takes you to some advertising screen by default. I suppose as a free service it was expected, but I have been relatively happy to date that no advertising exists in XMB, whereas NXE is full of the crap.

I am kind off used to it automatically being already selected on the game in the drive so I can press X to load up without even changing channels.

Status indicator sounds good, and the clock/battery indicator overlap has been fixed.


rp2000
 
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rp2000 said:
I am not keen on it it defaulting to the What's New screen. Sounds like the crap on NXE where it talks you to some advertising screen by default.
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No, me neither. And I don't want a plethora of the same icon everywhere. These little NXE-style screens look to clutter the interface up and navigating them will be horrendous. (At least I hope not.)
 
5* Thread. :cool:

edit: Still mega cheesed at lack of in-game XMB voice chat! :o If this really is down to EA then my goodness what a bunch of lazy developers they really are!! :(
 
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TheVoice said:
You won't have a choice anyway, firmware updates are usually mandatory if you want to continue using online services. :)
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Yup. You won't be able to do any online things unless you update.

Surfer said:
orchestral startup on the ps3 slim sounds....tinny..less instruments or smt...me not like
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That video was just someone holding a camera to a tv. It won't sound so poor once you get the update.
 
Looks OK, any improvement is welcome.

Personally I wish they'd change the entire thing as I'm not too keen on the layout at all. I like the animated wallpaper but often I find will other themes it just makes the text difficult to read in places so I can imagine this will be the same.
 
Jase said:
Looks OK, any improvement is welcome.

Personally I wish they'd change the entire thing as I'm not too keen on the layout at all. I like the animated wallpaper but often I find will other themes it just makes the text difficult to read in places so I can imagine this will be the same.
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Change the XMB? Theres no chance in hell they will ever change that. The XMB is Sony's thing. They have it on the psp and some of their TV's.

I find it quick and easy to browse through with no slow down.
 
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