Perhaps it’s purely speculation, but have a look at the supposed changes coming in the soon-to-be released PS3 firmware 2.0 update –
I’m mostly interested in this, “XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) is now accessible during gameplay.” Does this mean I can finally listen to my MP3s during game play?!
- Users
- You can now password-protect user accounts.
- Settings
- [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as an option under [Sound Settings].
- [Energy Saver] has been added as an option.
- [Equalizer] has been added as a feature under [Music Settings].
- [Full] has been added as an option for [DVD Wide Display] under [BD / DVD Settings].
- [Photo Settings] has been added as an option.
- [PS / PS2 Settings] has been added as an option.
- [RSS Channel Settings] has been added as an option.
- [Sample Rate] has been added to [Audio CD Import] under [Music Settings].
- [Screen Saver] has been expanded under [Display Settings].
- The method of selecting an output resolution has been changed in [Video Output Settings] under [Display Settings].
- [Theme Settings] has been added as an option.
- [Zero Unused Disk Space] has been added as an option under [System Settings] > [Format Utility].
- Photo
- Additional slideshow effects have been added.
- [Photo Effects] have been added as a feature.
- Wallpaper feature has been added.
- [Zoom] has been added as a feature.
- Music
- Additional visualization effects have been added.
- CD information can now be entered.
- Three-speed fast forward and fast reverse has been added as a feature.
- Video
- Files can now be played sequentially.
- Three-speed fast forward and fast reverse has been added as a feature.
- You can now select [Zoom] under [Screen Mode] when playing video files saved on the hard disk or storage media.*.
*An appropriate USB adapter (not included) is required to use storage media with some models.
- Game
- Support for PLAYSTATION®3 format software titles has been expanded.
- XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) is now accessible during gameplay.
- Network
- [RSS Channel] has been added as a feature.
- Friends
- You can now have multiple chat sessions.
- You can now select an image to use as your Avatar from [Photo].
- Other
- Date and Time is now shown when the PS button is pressed.
- File sorting has been changed.
- [Help] has been added as a feature.
- Playability status with the PS3™ system has changed for some PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 format titles.
To check on the latest status, visit the search site for compatible titles.
- [Secure Delete] has been added as an option.
- Some PLAYSTATION®Network features have been revised.
Thanks for the tip mr. knockout!
- source: playstation.com boards
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yes we can only dream of the mp3 during gameplay i cant wait i love all theese new features especially wallpapers/avatar instaed of using only sonys and xmb during gameplay Yay sony!!!!!
How bout ISO? Is this mean We (I mean, me n some of my friends) will have to wait sometimes longer to enjoy playing through ISO? Im not into piracy, but in some country, money is so much worthed. And the price of BR-Disc seems to be unreachable. Dont blame us, Blame the Capitalist..
Long live Philantrophy… err, I mean Hacker. ^_^
just like the psp the ps3 may take a while to get an actual “REAL” iso loader and not just a rumor bout one.
Actually from here looks like sonys actually making ps3 owners happier themselves, other than “paradox” or other people who say they got working iso loaders. =))
The accessible XMB bar during gameplay will rock. I won’t have to listen to those crappy songs they always put on video games. But hopefully they’ll add the ability to stream music from your PC through the router like in the 360. That’d be awesome.
this is fuking kool cant wait…….
DivX still missing….
XMB while in a game? Yes please. This means if you’re stuck in say, Oblivion, you could hit the PS button, open the web browser, and get on Game FAQs without having to exit the game or get on your PC.
your thinking too much…
Also needed in update 2.01 -
1080p24 output
DVD upscaling
is there any reference to this on the ps3 official site. it was said to be announced today or something on gamers day on the forum. is there any proof of this or is it like a leak. we can neither confirm or deny rubbish lol. i hope its true.
i dont think sony will ever bring out an iso loader. cuase it wud be too easier to pirate things.
This sounds great! I would still like divx support please. Not to mention 1080i support.
While this has post has been debunked, the dream of upscaling is coming true with firmware 1.80:
Sony has announced that the latest version of the PlayStation 3 firmware - available to download on May 24 - upscales PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games and DVD movies to full 1080p HD resolution.
Firmware 1.80 also enables users on a home network to use the PS3 to view images, listen to music or play videos, which are stored on their DLNA3 devices (including PCs and laptops) elsewhere in the house.
The PSP’s Remote Play function is also set to be improved thanks to the firmware update and PSP owners can now access their PS3 from anywhere in the world - as long as they have a broadband connection and firmware 3.50 for the PSP, which is available at the end of May.
Finally, firmware 1.80 includes the ability to print photo images stored on PS3’s hard disk drive or inserted storage media to a selection of Epson printers via the USB connection.
Wicked! Now we can read messages that come through to us while we’re in a game… The amount of times I’ve quit a game only to find out that someone is asking me what country I live in.
“Not to mention 1080i support.”
……………………woaw………………..
hope that was a joke!
this is AWESOME news :D :D :D
Not a joke. Lots of people out their with TV’s that support 1080i max but are still HDTV’s and look great. Mine for instance. Games downscale to 480P instead of upscaling to 1080i.
Im not to concerned about games but it really bothers me when i put in a DVD and i have to watch it in 480P and not 1080i.
all dvds are 480i you have to deal with it thats y they invented blue ray
Microsoft throws a little jab with the elite, Sony uppercuts back with this upgrade WoW… If the speculations prove to be correct I will be an even prouder owner of a Ps3… i just hope this upgrade comes sometime this month…..
sounds likea good update hopefully its not fake
Divx still missing wtf and streaming audio and videos through internet thats the #1 for me i really hope they put divx and streaming
if u look though the forums youll find u can already stream through the internet and download media files from ur computer to ur ps3 through the web browser…
Video updates disappointing if this is true. We really need DivX. if you can add DivX to a $30 dvd player, it can be added to PS3.
COOL!!!
Whoa, that fuking great!!
I really don´t cara anymore about isoloader, since i would have to buy an bigger HD for my ps3, and thinking about image sizes, in an 250gb HD i would barely manage to put 5 games…
I know what you mean but just so you know you will be able to fit 12-15 games on a 250gb hard drive as they average 10gb to 20gb not 50gb.not to mention maybe possible compression/ripping of music and cutscenes like on psp
i hope the RSX is aviable on Linux
anybody think that 2.0 might be so kick ass because it prevents any type of loader, they might be trying to screw everybody over while they still can.
now imagine this big update with all the features home will add to the ps3 its about time sony starts doing something right…
FTP Access would be great tooo ;)
visto che tutti dicono una cagata allora dico pure la mia: a quando i driver per la marmotta usb che gira per internet?sarebbe comoda da usare in videoconferenza
Backgrounds would be nice..
You Should read it will have backgrounds wallpapers now just like the psp’s !!!!
lol i tryed to translate that in a translater. (thought it was italian) and got this
inasmuch as all say one cagata then I also say mine: to when the driver for the beaver usb that it turns for Internet? it would be comfortable to use in videoconferenza
lol you cant translate italian like this lol! ahaha roflmao i can translate my italian sentence like this:
as i see you all hoping sony will introduce new impossible things like a divx avi codec and rsx drivers on linux and more crazy shit.
can i write shit too? ok ..i hope sony will give us “usb vagina” drivers..it will be comfortable in a video conference
I look more forward to firmware updates than games:D
Themes you say :D would this be as basic as the psp one or as advanced as the psp modded files one ?
Sounds like some good updates for this one :)
Ok so the ISO loader is doa how about a much smaller goal
make the DVD player in the PS3 region free through some hack or something.
And yes count me in for those disappointed that the PS3 still can not upconvert DVD or process DTS-HD MA lossless audio.
So I’m trying to figure out why my comment wasn’t “approved”. All i said was that there were some key fixes that PS3 needs to focus on
1. DivX playback
2. Fat32
3. need 5.1, not stereo playback on vids
4. SMB / Network Share
1. So for several years we’ve seen DVD players as low as $25 dollars at walmart where you can get DivX playback, yet x360 or PS3 are dragging their feet. you cant tell me it’s a licensing issue, it’s already being done!!!!
2. Fat32 - Okay, it was funny at first Sony, the whole 4 GB limit using a partition technology that’s about 5-8 years outdated (thanks to many many more partitions). Give us more options
3. We’re in the media center era, yet all these players out there always fall short of something great… So why would we want to watch an HD video of our collections with 2 channel stereo? We dont want to burn discs, we want to play our media raw! the future of mediums is no mediums!
4. Network - I personally hate all those half-hack servers out there so many hoops you have to jump through, conversions, etc etc just to find crap on the network… You freakin put Gigabit ethernet on that thing, so let’s use it!!!
I feel your pain dude. I tried a couple of those video streamers for the PS3. I stopped using them because if this is supposed to be a media center then we should NOT have to be doing these weak “hacks” just to watch xvid/divx or hear our favorite mp3. Your right on those $25 dvd divx players too. My dvd player costs around $150 but it upconverts and plays almost every single format out their. But my $600 BR player does not…
They will not be able to use NTFS seeing how M$ owns it.
1.32 Foreeevvaaaa !!
People DO NOT UPDATE!! Remeber what with the psp??
again so far sony is doing way more then anyone is with an iso loader or any other thing besides this update is what most of us need.
I waited 6 weeks before upgrading, hoping an ISO loader would come but after seeing all my friends playing online I got jelous and gave in. I must say that upgrading from 1.5 was the best thing I’ve done. You don’t realise how much your missing untill you do it. To all you guys still holding on to 1.5, I have to tell you your wasting your time. Plus do you really think Sony are gonna release HOME without a fresh new update??? Of course not! So you might as well upgrade anyway. IF someone does manage to crack te PS3 firmware, t won’t before a long time and by then we could probably pick up a cheap PS3 for around £150 andmessabout with that
Just upgrade.. They been rambling on about an ISO loader for damn months now.. Not gonna happen, Sony will keep updating making you have to as well.
ima keep my shit i not going to update remeber dev hook fo psp dey should come out wit some shit lik da
I too feared the upgrade and was holding onto 1.5…. But I love online gaming, whether it be Call of Duty 3 or NBA 2k7… Anyways if the loader does come out it might be just like the PsP… Remember.. 1st Devhook… Which was a loader… 2nd Custom Firmwares… And there might be a possiblity for trick downgrades like the PsP… Im just one of those who payed $$650 U.S dollars for my baby and is not willing to sacrifice online play as well as many other goodies for a loader which is quite frankly light years away……….
PS1 & PS2 compatability? Even in UK? I doubt it… Let’s wait for PS4 & it might be what PS3 was supposed to be :P
Back ontopic im really looking forward to this update! The features look like there going to be AWESOME.
1080p24 output???
DVD upscaling???
CEHCK THIS OUT!! ;-)
http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/8391/11052007193ng2.jpg
That image looks like it came straight out of photoshop… Yet again…… No it cant be.. LOLOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYRNOGg2BGM
mabt the ps1/ps2 settings may alow guitar hero hopefully
that url for youtube is fake. first of its a video. second the guy doesnt even have a controler in his hand when going through menus. so obviously a video
Complete crap. All ready rejected by closer sources than a US forum member.
Why would Sony jump from 1.70 to 2.0.
1.8 yes but 2.0 no way
delete file.
secure empty trash.
Actually FYI Sony released it on there press site but not everyone can see it cause it requires a login. so how is it complete crap if sony says it and the source there is the OFFICIAL firmware updates not rumors or any of that
They are not going to jump to 2.0 right away, they just leaked 2.0 out there. First will come 1.7, 1.8 etc. (or however many) and the when 2.0 finally comes out it will have these features!
I have a 1080i TV and I watch everything the way it should be, even 720p games, so I don’t understand what some people are complaining about…
the psp jumped from 1.7 to 2.0
See. 1.8 just came out!
okay i may or may not have been wrong