PS3 firmware 2.20 available now

by Justin McElroy { Mar 25th 2008 at 9:00AM }

Tired of your Blu-ray copies of Saw IV and War not pulling their own weight? Good news: You can now force them to give up all of their BD-Live downloadable treasures via a new update to the PS3 that went live last night: Version 2.20. Go, download away, see all the secrets they have to reveal! And then go buy some better movies.

If you've got more discerning theatrical tastes, the update offers other benefits like the ability to play bigger DivX files, Remote Play music with the PSP and Mosquito Noise Reduction (and just in time, too, the eternal flapping of their wings has become maddening). See what else you're getting right here.

Tags: bd-live, blu-ray, firmware, ps3-firmware

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

deadatom @ Mar 25th 2008 9:12AM

behold the power of the cell.. warez to the next levelz

Tiptup300 @ Mar 25th 2008 3:11PM

EWW OMFG, I just updated this the day before last night and it took HOURS to freaking download. The sony has the worst servers EVER. OMG FUCK. The 360 takes what 10 whole seconds to download + install updates. The ps3 takes 8pm-11pm just to download them.

Tiptup300 @ Mar 25th 2008 4:07PM

Ok, I made a quick C# app to track time so I could figure out exactly how long it took. When it reached 1% it was currently at 00:03:20.4531250 (hrs:mins:seconds:milliseconds) , for FREAKING ONE PERCENT. It takes that time to install the firmware and load up the dashboard on the 360! You should have seen me the first day I got the ps3.

Tiptup300 @ Mar 25th 2008 6:56PM

02:53:38.5781250

That's how long it took! That's how long it takes to just download a ps3 update. Sony, please fix it.

Omar @ Mar 25th 2008 9:13AM

Yeah, I downloaded this last night and even though I knew what this update was bringing to the table I still read through the release notes hoping I'd see "In game XMB".

John McPoop @ Mar 25th 2008 9:26AM

You didn't say "old omar downloaded this here updae...." Omar always has to talk in the 3rd person...

baby sea tuna @ Mar 25th 2008 9:28AM

Lol, you know that's right!

Omar @ Mar 25th 2008 9:28AM

Indeed.

baby sea tuna @ Mar 25th 2008 9:30AM

So, how do we know which BRDs are 2.0? Cause I usually Netflix them, so I don't get the box.

Night Elve @ Mar 25th 2008 9:18AM

I already downloaded and installed this update, everything went just fine.

Now back to play PES!

John McPoop @ Mar 25th 2008 9:26AM

Downloading this now as well... I will probably not get much use out of it though...

baby sea tuna @ Mar 25th 2008 9:31AM

So, how do we know which BRDs are 2.0? Cause I usually Netflix them, so I don't get the box.

FrankTheCrank @ Mar 25th 2008 9:34AM

Almost seems like a non-event...

Kind of like this post.

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Mar 25th 2008 9:48AM

And yet despite that, someone has ALREADY done the whole "power of the cell" rant.

Ves @ Mar 25th 2008 10:01AM

I noticed that the blue lamp on the Playstation Eye doesn't stay on anymore when the PS3 is on stadby in Remote Start. It used to be on when I had it plugged in untill 2.17. Nice feature addition.

deaftly @ Mar 25th 2008 10:09AM

I think you can also rip Blurays to your psp with this firmware, not that I'll ever use it but still kinda cool.

kbomb1upc @ Mar 25th 2008 2:03PM

@deaftly
Portable Copy is not coming with this firmware update... It would have been cool anyways
http://kotaku.com/371533/sony-psp-portable-copy-not-coming-with-22

Dnice @ Mar 25th 2008 10:13AM

Yes I know we can just install linux on the PS3 to solve that issues but guess what, not everyone who owns the PS3 is tech savvy. Sony needs to really understand the important of their browser feature of the PS3 and improve it.
I have a 60" DLP TV with full 1080p rez and would like to make it my ultimate internet experience yet I can't even view CNN.com (for example) properly. I even get this stupid error message stating something about out of memory, then the browser goes blank. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD... fix it!!! Give me and many other that are pissed Flash player 9.0

They say they are a true multimedia hub well prove it and fix the browser issues. Firmware 2.20 (the latest update) doesn't resolve this.

andyg8180 @ Mar 25th 2008 10:17AM

isnt this like the 50th update in 2 months? so confused... and the DLs take forever... Why not package them up every 6 months... and maybe compress the shit so that its quicker to DL...

Sir Fidlious Wong (Zeon Defense Force) @ Mar 25th 2008 10:19AM

With every update, I hear this. And so I timed it last night. a minute 23 seconds....

End of the fucking world, that.

Phranctoast @ Mar 25th 2008 10:27AM

I don't recall another update within the last two months...at all.

baby sea tuna @ Mar 25th 2008 10:35AM

Well, I don't recall an update that only took 23 seconds to d/l and install either...

Phranctoast @ Mar 25th 2008 10:39AM

83 seconds, and he didn't mention installing.

andyg8180 @ Mar 25th 2008 10:42AM

March 13th Firmware 2.17

Phranctoast @ Mar 25th 2008 10:43AM

my bad. after reading it again.

a minute defined could mean short period of time, and it could be read as "a short 23 seconds"

kbomb1upc @ Mar 25th 2008 2:06PM

@andyg8180
Ok...I may not be the best in math...but how did two updates in March become 50 in two month... Just asking.

Morbo @ Mar 25th 2008 3:30PM

I don't know dude, would you rather two sets of presents (birthday and Christmas), or a lump of both once a year? I prefer two. I wouldn't want to wait a Year for something I could've had immediately.

andyg8180 @ Mar 25th 2008 10:27AM

@Sir... im just saying... ive had a ps3 for 6 months and theres always some update coming out that really doesnt do much extra for it... oohh, pretty backgrounds, how about getting us some PSHome that was supposed to be released 7 years ago... I'm not really complaining, just suggesting...

And im sorry my internet connection isnt as super 133t as yours Sir Wong... You are the master of the internetz...

Phranctoast @ Mar 25th 2008 10:30AM

its quite amazing how suggesting and complaining sound so damn similar.......

kbomb1upc @ Mar 25th 2008 2:11PM

@andyg8180
So steady improvements to your PS3 is a bad thing? Oh...I guess you would get mad if your boss gave you an increase every month...and tell him "Can you just wait until the end of the year and package them together..."
...Please turn in your PS3 card sir...