g1ngerninja  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:35 am

Well here’s my run down since I own an xbox360 as well :-

1) Ability to start download and switch off once PS3 finished it turns itself off automatically
2) Upscaling to 1080P of all games not just PSone/PS2 etc.
3) Samba support for copying of files or streaming
4) More demos there’s not enough !!!
5) More games to release at the same time as other consoles/PC. Still waiting for DiRT !!!!

Can’t think of anymore just now.

Cheers
GingerNinja

homy  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:36 am

Sony already knows in-game XMB is the most request but anyhow I still log my request again so they need to work hard on this.
******In-game XMB please********

g1ngerninja  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:37 am

Oh yeah and one other thing, download in the background whilst playing games or watching films. Since at present it stops the downloads…..

SeanScythe  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:43 am

How about making the pop-up smaller? That little pop-up when someone logs on or off is too big. It takes to log to go away and just looks bad. I think it could be smaller or thinner at the very top of the screen that is longer rather then thicker.

R2-JD  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:44 am

Not sure if this one was mentioned but I would like to see the PLAYSTATION 3 game startup screen changed.

PLEASE get rid of the static image and the little tinkle sound and use the one you guys have at the end of the PLAYSTATION 3 commercials and trailers.

Thanks for your time.

JD

KZ2_FAN  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:45 am

We desperately need In-game XMB and custom sound tracks. These need to be TOP priority. The Devs kits can do it, why can’t we?

Xenokai  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:49 am

Nice update. But can we please get the music player in game? Im sure your waiting to release it with the in game xmb but id love to just have the music option via the ps quit game menu just till 2.00 is ready. I really dont wanna wait till TGS just to get the 2.0 update =(

joel  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:53 am

@155
Background download on the ps3 lets you play games and it still downloads just not when your online or playing a dvd. In game xmb is being asked by 95% of the people on this blog, IN GAME XMB, I just dont get it you guys took it out when you released the final ps3 model. Why did you take out IN GAME XMB? Please guys IN GAME XMB IS A MUST.

Madness3120  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:53 am

IN-GAME XMB ACCESS!!!

OrganicShadow  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 am

You guys are FREAKING AWESOME!

Thanks for the wallpapers, the eject option, as well as the emoticons and display settings option. THIS is what I call a quality firmware update…

The only things left on my mind(since you wanted us to continue with feedback) are a few things, many of which already mentioned:

-PSP as a “true” remote for the PS3’s media functions, rather than just an extended device. This includes DVD, BD, CD, MUSIC, PHOTO, and basic XMB navigation.

-Allowing for different folder heirarchy in under MUSIC, as I would like to list each artist, followed by albums within those folders, THEN the songs.

-”True” in-game XMB, where when you double tap the PS button the game freezes(like on PSP) and the XMB overlays ontop of the game, and allows you to go through and do LIMITED tasks, such as replying to a message, chatting with someone, sending out an invite to the game, or checking up on some cheats in the web browser.

-More video file extension support. DivX and Xvid would jump at the chance to extend their format through you guys, although im sure you would have to sign some sort of deal with them. Either way the video buffs would love it and it would help a lot of us really get more use out of the PS3.

-I would love for you guys to spend some time improving and refining the upscaling of PS1/PS2 games. If there is any way possible to do a little texture smoothing, AA or AF it would be awesome.

Other than those firmware items, the only things really bugging me in general are:

-No first party PS2-to-PS3 controller adapter with rumble support
-Bluetooth connection still randomly drops- causing me to die on Super Stardust HD which is not cool
-Developers, which supposedly have access to music on HDD, aren’t adding in-game music options to their games- not even Sony is
-PSP enhanced games a no show. What happened to rear-view mirrors in F1, inventory screens and character stats, or football plays on the PSP with a PS3 game?

Also, have you guys ever thought about redesigning the PS3 controller when you add rumble? The best bet would be to keep the basic layout and core shape, but smooth out all the edges, corners, and that sort of thing just like M$ did with the xbox-to-360 controller redesign.

Dissent  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 am

Excellent news! I am absolutely thrilled to hear about the audio upscaling!!!

Johnny Sasaki  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:59 am

Good stuff in this update

One of the things I’ve been really wanting but not many people seem to be asking for is custom playlists. I’m not talking about the ability to listen to my music during gameplay, I just want to be able to customize the order my songs play and I want to be able to create a playlist so I don’t have to play album-by-album.

Also, I want to be able to stream from KCRWmusic.com

Cheers!

aaquib  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 10:59 am

Great news Eric, and Im happy to see the PS3 evolve, but a couple of things Im sure you know a lot of users want:

1) In-game XMB
2) PS3 games upscaled to 1080i/p

Can you give us an update on either? I know I, as well as many others would be extremely happy with those features. Are they coming? Any time info?

xplosneer  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:00 am

@lazedk

I agree with the second part 100%(@ your earlier post)
But people want upscaling because most 2001-2003 HDTV’s are 1080i-480p only, and since lots of PS3 games are up to 720p, they only get 480p, because the Ps3 can’t upscale.

lakuma  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:00 am

Please have the PS3 support .AVI format.

Thanks and keep up the good work SONY.

Madness3120  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:01 am

Where is Eric???

mpnjdevil  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:02 am

good job, but i hope we get an upgrade 4 the flash player next time.

xplosneer  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:03 am

@nuffmon,
In the web browser, the F1 button is triangle for options enter is X, etc. you just gotta play with it, they are already mapped.

elined  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:06 am

How about an update where I can resume DVD’s from where I left off in the event that I turn my ps3 off??

aaquib  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:09 am

@169

I don’t think Eric has ever responded to his post, but obviously, he is reading them

verlogh  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:13 am

Thank you Sony for having this blog. I saw Japan just got this firmware and started to wonder when we would see it in the states, and I’m glad you guys are on the ball.
I love custom wallpapers, and I’m happy to see them. I do have to chime in with.. well… everyone in saying that the PS3 desperately needs XMB access in-game. Even if it’s limited access. Maybe friends/messaging, music, and web. There’s no need for video or picture access during a game. But playing Stardust HD and hearing the same looping music over and over makes me want to stop playing it. Definitely need access to music from in-game XMB. Definitely need access to friends and messages from the XMB as well for obvious reasons. Lastly, web access would be a major advantage over the competition if you could offer it through in-game XMB. Imagine being stuck in a game and just going to the XMB and jumping onto gamefaqs and getting help. It would also open up access to queuing up downloads from the store, and downloading additional content while playing. Browser access while playing a game would be brilliant, though understandably difficult.

Thanks again for keeping the community updated, and keep us updated on the whole in-game XMB business. It’s obvious everyone is interested.

cwjh  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 am

How about game title and movie playback based video settings? Say I want to watch all my regular dvds upconvert to 1080i, all unspecified games play in 1080i, but specified games like Rainbow Six Vegas to play in 720p (since 1080 setting makes the graphic looks blurry).

The other thing I wish was that the video would support more formats, especially like mov and wmv.

And the ability to use the browser to go to website and be able to “right click and save” a link target to the hard drive, such as mov/wmv video files.

JimFear  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 am

it sucks that the ps3 cant still not read .avi or divx movie …

T_Frain_K  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:21 am

Well, Thanks for the small parts…
But there are still some major things I´m missing:

- As the PS3 already beeing a BlueTooth device, why not make it useable for BlueTooth-headphones via A2DP? Also, USB Headsets would be nice seeing supported, too.
- While on the BlueTooth thing, be sure to add the AVRCP feature as well - skipping tracks from the headphones, for those who don´t get it -
- Then, the headphones should be selectable inside Audio-Output-Options - maybe parallel to “normal” audio.
- “Mono”, sotosay “normal” Headsets could also be used for audio transmition.

That, among other things already mentioned, would I like to have on my PS3. (Thanks for reading

Halo_343  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:22 am

Great update

And guys, the firmware with the in-game xmb access will probably come out at the same time as Home comes out in October.

Deathsknight  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:24 am

great update but how about giving us some info on whats going on with the ingame xmb everyone has requested it and no one from sony has said anything dont get me wrong this update is great but it seems u guys are dodging the question how about letting us know whats going on with this ingame xmb its a very important feature wich imo we shoulda had from day one.

FreelancePolice  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:25 am

XMB friendslist access at all times is still a requirement, and probably wouldn’t drain a game’s resources as you could pull away to the black screen if necessary (while not ideal).

Flash Player 9 support would be awesome, if you could somehow get the keyboard and mouse to work just like a PC’s so that we can play a few Flash games on PS3, I would love Sony forever.

Also, standby charging would be awesome, as would .Avi support and non-DLNA network support.

And people who wants custom soundtracks from Sony are dense, it’s not up to Sony to decide what a developer implements into their game, and playing extra music from the XMB (which, by the way, is possible while using the browser) would conflict with the game and drain resources.

ManUFootballFan  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:26 am

I would like it if u could press the ps button to view a message someone sends you so that you don’t have to quit the game you are playing to view a message or even go into chat mode.

This is an online feature that I think has been done much better on the Xbox360.

xplosneer  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:26 am

Hey also it’s annoying to leave my PS3 on for a 3 week vacation for remote play get we get like a F@H merge with Remote Play so it’s not totally worthless when it’s not being used?

Hitman_Legend  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:28 am

Amazing, Sony is doing a great job pleasing us, the consumers, and people with the in-game xmb, calm it down, give these guys a break, they’ve got a lot of great stuff for us thats coming to the playstation 3.

AssasinXIII  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:32 am

IN-GAME XMB

FIRMWARE 2.0

CUSTOM SOUNDTRACKS

FIRMWARE 2.1

Deathsknight  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:32 am

@ Hitman_Legend

why should we calm it down they ask for our feedback everytime and everytime a majority of people say they want ingame xmb and yet sony doesnt give it us or even let us whats going on about it.

aaquib  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:34 am

@186

Clearly, Eric and his team is definitely working very hard to give us some very compelling features on PS3. However, in-game XMB is the 1 feature I’d want to have ahead of any of the updates we’ve receieved so far. Eric said to Gametrailers they’re working on in-game XMB, and hopefully it’s coming soon, but whether you like it or not, the community will continue complaining till we get in-game XMB. PSN team! Please atleast talk about when we will be getting it. Not a specific date, but a time line like September 07.

Neil  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:36 am

This is great!

Stoffinator  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:39 am

Thanks guys! Sounds like another great FW update.

veesonic  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:40 am

I WISH THEY COULD ADD MORE VIDEO CODECS LIKE WMV AND AVI AND ALSO HAVE CUSTOM SOUNDTRACKS TO LISTEN 2 UR OWN MUSIC WHILE PLAYING GAMES. THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. CMON SONY I KNOW U CAN DO IT!

Lp47  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:40 am

I was praying/wishing to god every night that these features would one day show up on the XMB. Guess what they did i love this update sony. Updateing very month is way better than updating once a year like microsoft. Dam right i love this update!!!!

Kinglink  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 am

@185

YES! That’s also a concern for me too.

But this stuff needs to get updated. To those who think we’re never satisfied explain then why we’ve been asking for this since the beginning and haven’t gotten this. It’s obvious ideas but Sony acts as if they could never think of this.

Chimuel  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:44 am

Thank you! I finally get [some] of my wishes granted: Wallpaper and Disc Ejection without touching the system.

-Nick  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:45 am

Nice update sony!!

Next, custom folder support.

and as various people from South America have said here. please support international credit cards!!! Im from Colombia.

I want to play SoTN and Stardust HD!!

s0mepuert0rican  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:46 am

iPod/iphone support please?

Xoonaka  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:47 am

To anyone complaining about getting other features that aren’t in game XMB…. you should remember that if you’ve got a huge task to undertake, throwing more people at it doesn’t make it go faster or better. Most times when it comes to a feature for software, it’s done by a single engineer.. so one engineer could be working on this as we speak. But it still takes a long time.

So, the other engineers keep working too. And different things get finished at different times. They obviously know you want it, and they’re obviously trying to get it… but some things aren’t possible. And the moment they know one way or the other, they’ll let you know.

Going on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about it won’t make it come any faster.

southwoodS  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:47 am

Thats cool. now i need to find a cool background picture for my XMB.

Lionus  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:50 am

For those of us with the current iteration of PSP, it would sure be nice to be able to play PSP games on our TVs through the PS3.

xplosneer  |  July 23rd, 2007 at 11:50 am

What’s with these random posts like #200? Why do they keep popping up?