If you discover anything interesting hidden in firmware 2.76, be sure to let us know in the comments below.
If you discover anything interesting hidden in firmware 2.76, be sure to let us know in the comments below.
Reader Comments (94)
Posted: May 13th 2009 9:07PM Marius said
It probably will add something like a set up for one that may come in E3
Posted: May 13th 2009 9:12PM JuanLovesHorror said
Probably the ability to create folder within folders like psp and will also write a code in the system to get it ready for 3.00(wishful thinking).
Posted: May 14th 2009 3:36AM Extinction said
There is no need to have code to prepare for 3.00, 3.00 prepares for 3.00
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Posted: May 13th 2009 9:20PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
its major enough to warrant it to be 2.76 and not 2.71 or 2.74 so its got quite a few things going on it it....but it could just be a setup for 2.80 next month....which most likely will add something new...with any luck 3.00 will be out years end and it will add HUGE features...
Posted: May 13th 2009 9:29PM adolson said
Some new avatars would be nice, right about now. Like, where are the SackBoy avatars, at the very least?
Posted: May 14th 2009 1:41AM (Unverified) said
OH MY GOD! I completely forgot about that! It's been 2 1/2 years since we didn't get any new avatars and it's been long overdue. I'd be pissed off if Sony just adds only a small amount of avatars in a future update, as the PS3 community expects hundreds of avatars, seeing how there's been a 2 1/2 year gap without any!
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Posted: May 13th 2009 9:43PM (Unverified) said
it's just gone live, I'm downloading it now
Posted: May 13th 2009 9:44PM Roto13 said
Oh, goody, a firmware update.
I... can't wait....
I... can't wait....
Posted: May 13th 2009 9:50PM Sho Minamimoto said
fiddlesticks....
now I have to wait and download this update. If It comes out tommrow I will be pissed. I have an huge exam tomorow and I need somthing to help me undwind when I get home.
now I have to wait and download this update. If It comes out tommrow I will be pissed. I have an huge exam tomorow and I need somthing to help me undwind when I get home.
Posted: May 13th 2009 10:07PM (Unverified) said
Precisely. I just got home and would like to unwind with some games, but I'm forced to upgrade IMMEDIATELY before I'm allowed to get online. There should be a 24hr "grace period" so I didn't have to wait 15min and could instead just set it up to run when I go to bed. There could be a reminder when I shut down that I could start the download and it'd shut down when it was finished (the latter of which is already there).
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Posted: May 14th 2009 10:37PM develin said
Honestly I never got THAT point. Woe I have to have 15 minutes to play. It is not like it is hours. Get home, turn on the PS3, press a button, get down and get something to drink, make a sandwich, tell mommy that the exam sucked, take a dump do anything and when you come back it will be done......
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Posted: May 13th 2009 9:53PM (Unverified) said
its live right now!!! go download!!!!
Posted: May 13th 2009 9:58PM Sho Minamimoto said
OMG! This is like the fastest update ever! I have never seen It jump up to 20% so fast.
Posted: May 13th 2009 10:03PM (Unverified) said
Wait, now its incredible slow
:(
:(
Posted: May 13th 2009 10:05PM Tr3pidation said
I just looked in all the options and messed in all the video/pictures/music/game things, nothing popped out as new to me =(
Posted: May 13th 2009 10:10PM (Unverified) said
lbp patch 1.13 (27mb) is also out - could they be related with firmware update? probably just new content - lol
Posted: May 13th 2009 10:10PM (Unverified) said
yeah nothing seems to be new??
Posted: May 13th 2009 10:16PM ChiTownRuler23 said
Its a video format update. Now I'm able to play some movies from my media server that i wasn't able to play before.
Posted: May 16th 2009 1:03PM ncfootball said
What kinds of videos were you able to play that you couldn't before?
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Posted: May 13th 2009 11:56PM (Unverified) said
Is it really a video format update? I got some avi and wmv movies that say unsupported...... I'll go download now.
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Posted: May 14th 2009 12:21AM ChiTownRuler23 said
i had some AVI movies that wouldnt play until i downloaded this update.
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Posted: May 13th 2009 10:25PM McWilly said
I heard the 3.00 update is going to have six-axes morse code chat instead of voice chat. I wasn't sure at first but hey it's Sony. King of pointless crap....
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:01PM (Unverified) said
I find it surprising that the psp gets the subfolder feature first and ps3 owners have to wait...oh...a few more months?
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:02PM (Unverified) said
NEW!
Trophies don't need their game reopened to display after a hard drive upgrade or backup restore.
Trophies don't need their game reopened to display after a hard drive upgrade or backup restore.
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:03PM (Unverified) said
I find it surprising that the psp gets the subfolder feature first and ps3 owners have to wait...oh...a few more months?
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:31PM (Unverified) said
maybe it's like the psn store updates. They don't release everything on different days but rather all together. I dunno just throwing it out there...
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Posted: May 13th 2009 11:04PM (Unverified) said
NEW!!
Trophies don't need their game reopened to display after a hard drive upgrade or backup restore.
Trophies don't need their game reopened to display after a hard drive upgrade or backup restore.
Posted: May 14th 2009 2:31AM (Unverified) said
Before you could also just press triangle over trophies menu and do the synchronizing to get them all shown again, instead of doing it game by game.
But it is good they made it automatic.
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But it is good they made it automatic.
Posted: May 14th 2009 4:07AM (Unverified) said
so i would still have 2 list for age of booty and sync problems...
hopefully i resolved before
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hopefully i resolved before
Posted: May 21st 2009 6:07PM (Unverified) said
It better not brick mine the last update did.
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:21PM (Unverified) said
This is completely anecdotal, but after installing the update I went back to my second playthrough of Dark Athena.
It was choppy as hell at first (immediately after update installed) and the drive was reading like crazy. I tried rebooting the PS3 and still choppy as hell and drive going like mad. Now, the drive has calmed down a lot and the reloads when I die are much faster (1-3 seconds vs 5-9 seconds before the firmware update).
Again, anecdotal, but thought I'd throw it out there.
It was choppy as hell at first (immediately after update installed) and the drive was reading like crazy. I tried rebooting the PS3 and still choppy as hell and drive going like mad. Now, the drive has calmed down a lot and the reloads when I die are much faster (1-3 seconds vs 5-9 seconds before the firmware update).
Again, anecdotal, but thought I'd throw it out there.
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:30PM LokeSTL said
Magic Ball loads and reloads twice as fast. Maybe the update optimized some memory settings.
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:31PM Tez said
Stuff is faster. I'll take it.
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:34PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, there is no doubting that this is much faster than before.
Again, I played through Dark Athena and died a shit ton so I'm very used to how long loading used to be pre-firmware update.
Again, I played through Dark Athena and died a shit ton so I'm very used to how long loading used to be pre-firmware update.
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:41PM Freyday said
The update has landed. I haven't found anything new.
Posted: May 13th 2009 11:43PM (Unverified) said
Don't have high hopes for this, but as others have posted, I hope the v3.00 will fulfill some dreams.
Posted: May 14th 2009 12:03AM (Unverified) said
There is going to be a patch for Resistance 2 tomorrow, so that could have something to do with it.
Source: http://beta-forums.myresistance.net/resistance/board/message?board.id=29&thread.id=39220
Source: http://beta-forums.myresistance.net/resistance/board/message?board.id=29&thread.id=39220
Posted: May 14th 2009 12:15AM (Unverified) said
I've actually found something the update did, and for me personally it was
very good.
You see. I've always ripped my CDs onto my PS3 since the EU launch using
AAC 320kbps, and for some reason unknown after the last firmware update all
CDs ripped in 2007 didn't work anymore. Thereamongst many CDs i got to rip
from a friends collection, which I don't have easy access to anymore, as he
lives in another part of the country now.
Anyways, long story short, these songs now work again with 2.76. It was
the first thing I checked, as I hoped Sony would fix it. :)
very good.
You see. I've always ripped my CDs onto my PS3 since the EU launch using
AAC 320kbps, and for some reason unknown after the last firmware update all
CDs ripped in 2007 didn't work anymore. Thereamongst many CDs i got to rip
from a friends collection, which I don't have easy access to anymore, as he
lives in another part of the country now.
Anyways, long story short, these songs now work again with 2.76. It was
the first thing I checked, as I hoped Sony would fix it. :)
Posted: May 14th 2009 12:20AM arrness PSN chsowls Steam dcdani said
i think the ps3 should allow you to be online as you are watching a movie
just my 2 cents
just my 2 cents
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