Sony is working on an update to fix "isolated issues" with the latest PS3 firmware, version 3.0, which went live last week.
Problems with accessing trophies, logging on to the PSN and other issues have arisen for a number of users since the major update, which gave the XBM a little sprucing up (full details here).
PS3 firmware 3.0 demo
Gameplay footage
4:25PSN operations director Eric Lempel shows off new firmware
PS3 firmware 3.0 demo
Gameplay footage
4:25PSN operations director Eric Lempel shows off new firmware
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PS3 firmware 3.0 demo
Gameplay footage
4:25PSN operations director Eric Lempel shows off new firmware
PS3 firmware 3.0 demo
Gameplay footage
4:25PSN operations director Eric Lempel shows off new firmware
"SCEA is aware of reports that PS3 owners are experiencing isolated issues with their PS3 system since installing the most recent system software update (v3.00)," it said.
"Rest assured that we are looking into the matter and will provide an update here as soon as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience, as it's our mission to deliver the best consumer experience on all PlayStation platforms."
I don't like the new friends list or the PS Store shortcut in Games, not a huge fan of the new larger font, and I'm still not sure about the sparkles. Plus the new status bar thing is too big for the small amount of info it holds.
Mines has been fine since the update but i have heard that some people have had trouble with some games crashing after the update. Uncharted 1 seems to be the main culprit, haven't tried mines yet though.
Online play has been hell since the firmware update for me. Loses connection with PSN all the time. Plus startup of games is slower now. No playstation3 or ps3 logo when starting a game. Just black screen for 15 to 30 secs before anything happens. No trophy problems though.
In xmb under trophy collection icon there's another pointless ps store icon. I'm sure it's a bug, it doesn't give direct acces to store anyway, it's mixed with What's New.
I have two PS3's one 60gb (pal - uk) and the other a 80gb (US import). The uk model has the TV shown as part of the menu bar with BBC iplayer showing however my US PS3 has no such symbol. I would get too disappointed though because all the button does is open your browser and re-direct you to the BBC's weblink for the iplayer. Just goe to your browser and bookmark the page it gives you the same result.
In xmb under trophy collection icon there's another pointless ps store icon. I'm sure it's a bug, it doesn't give direct acces to store anyway, it's mixed with What's New.
I thought that was pretty pointless myself, the whats new section should have been enough, now its confusing cause the trophy section is now 1 more button push up. Don't know how many times i loaded up Home (should i just delete this cause i never use it?)by mistake when they put that in the old PSN store position and i can see this doing the same.
I was also confused by the larger font. Not so keen. An option to choose the size can't be difficult to implement.
With the likes of Uncharted 2 crashing, I see now why Nintendo keep the old updates on the system for older games -- it surely avoids these confilcting issues.
I was perplexed by the font size but use to it now.
I have had problems with SBK 09 trophies not being awared untill i load the game back up the next time I play it, but that was happening before the firmware update.
I was pretty excited buying a slim PS3 last week, along with one of the reasons for getting one: Uncharted. Put it in, started playing, only for it to crash after the opening titles. Tried again, and the same thing happened. Just my luck that the one game I was really looking forward to is the only one that doesn't work!
I havn't downloaded the update yet due to the problems others are experienceing. Lets hope they fix the Bc issues that cropped up a few updates ago with some old core design ps1 games(although somehow I doubt it)that were working and now don't.
I, like most, are not overly keen on the font size or the THREE different was to get the PSN store (or the new 'chavvy' PS3 logo lol!) but I managed to upgrade to a 320gb HD (39.99 from Play people!) with no problems and it gave me an excuse to play Uncharted all over again (and its still ace btw!) and working like a dream! Guess its a select few...
My only real problem is occasional freezing of the PS3, but with the next update this should be fixed. There are a few other niggles, like opening and sending messages, which sometimes freezes and you have to either quit the game or turn off the PS3. Annoying when in a chat room whilst playing online. Not a lot else wrong apart from those issues.
And just change the background to something else if you don't like the sparkles. I have a MGS4 background so doesn't bother me.
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