PS3 Firmware Update (v3.01) now available

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Hi everyone, PS3 system software update 3.01 is now available for download. This is an optional update that improves system stability during use of some PlayStation 3 format software.

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  • -It would be nice to change the font color to black because you can’t use white based backgrounds.

    -And what about the custom format partition in order to choose freely the GB for other OS, come on it should be corrected by now?

  • Does anybody know if installing the older Firmware 2.80 fixes all these issues? I haven’t been able to play Madden at all. From what I’m reading it doesn’t seem like this update fixed anything.

  • I was wondering if the new update will fix Assassin’s Creed as well. The gameplay was slow like how it was before the patch.

  • Is it possible to download firmware 2.8 back on the PS3? If so where and how do I do this?

  • FINALLY took you guys long enough!

  • Seeing that it’s optional, should I, or shouldn’t I, download it?

  • Can we have the Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Demo now please? It’s way past morning.

  • @1 – starBlinky01

    complain about an update that gave almost everyone freezing problems with a great game is NOT whine like a girl

  • You cannot downgrade to a previous firmware. However I believe you can reformat your hard drive and install a firmware from a USB drive. (I know installing a new hard drive required loading firmware from USB)

    You can get previous versions here:
    http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3updates&thread.id=85

    I haven’t tried this yet because I don’t know how to get back my downloaded games. Does anyone know if a system backup and restore will bring back the downloaded games? I believe you cannot play online or connect to the Playstation Store if you don’t have v3.0.

  • WHAT ABOUT CROSS CHAT AND GAME CHAT WE NEED IT BAD FOR WE CAN BE #1 THEN NOBODY CAN TOUCH US NOT EVEN PC WE IT IT BEFORE ALL THE GOOD GAMES COME OUT ILOVE U SONY I KNOW YOU WILL GIVE US CROSS CHAT THIS I DONT CARE WHAT THEY SAY

  • remove gray boxes on friends list, and bring back the logo and chime when starting a game please

  • It’s nice that you guys are finally addressing some of the issues with 3.0. Getting the system to work properly with all of the games in the PS3 library should definitely be a priority at this point.

    I have not had any technical problems with the 3.0 update on my fatty or slim models.

    I would however like an OPTION to:

    -Disable the ticker
    -Adjust font sizes AND color to the preference of the user
    -Remove the fugly boxes around the friends list

    I understand these are small issues to some, but ME, as a customer, would like the ability to toggle these “features”. I understand that these boxes could be used in the future for themes and player information, but could they be implimented when those features are ready?

    please just give us options! You obviously know customization is important to us or themes, dynamic themes, and premium avatars wouldn’t be for sale. You could squash 90% of the complaints by just making some of these things OPTIONAL, and keep your user base HaPpY! :D

  • Hi, thanks. Finally I’ll be able to play Uncharted (my favorite game ATM). But what about the controllers issues? I would like to play with my friends AT HOME again. I didn’t update yet, since it takes YEARS to download the update from Argentina. (I’m not kidding, I have a 2Mb connection, but it’s downloading at 5KB/sec). But I’m so dissapointed about this. One of the major issues (the controller issue) is not listed on the fix list.

    Uncharted IS important. Just a few gray boxes are NOT important at all (stop complaining about something so simple. Grow up). But the controller issue IS a major problem.

    Thanks for your time. I would really like to have a reply about this since no one has said ANYTHING about this issue on any blog post (EU or US).

  • I’ll stop harping on you now Eric. I start the MAG beta Thursday and will find other avenues of my displeasure. ;) BTW, good work guys.

  • Thanks for the update. +1 to losing the ticker.

  • I actually held off downloading 3.00 because I was worried about the Uncharted issue, but then finally relented last night because I wanted to get the free episode of gunslinger girl. It looks like I’ll be doing another update tonight. Thanks for the fix!

  • No problems on my end.

    have a PS3 Phat, 60gb w/500gb upgrade; running the 3.01 update as of this morning. was running 3.00 since it was released.

    Madden 2010, Uncharted all running fine.

    vids, audio, pics from harddrive running fine.

    PSN connects without any delays (same as before, i am using a wired gigabit connection)

    bluray movies are fine too, haven’t checked ps2 or dvd movies yet but had no probs w/3.00.

    media streaming from a win7 mce to ps3 also fine.

  • That’s not bad but we need a new firmware that fixes the stuff we reported like :

    – Ugly friendlist
    – make optional the blur of the XMB menu
    – make optional the new font
    – bring back the pure black XMB Theme
    – bring back the chime

    You still have work Sony…

  • yeah well i dont have uncharted so why did you just fix uncharted what about everyone else that has a system that wont read any discs now. With 3.0 I could at least get Madden started now with 3.01 it wont even recognize the discs anymore.

  • OMG! Two days too late!

    I finally talked my brother into buying a PS3 last week.

    He bought the Uncharted bundle, but the game didn’t work for him. The initial cut-scene was skipping and pausing…and unwatchable. He tried to return the game, but the store said they’d only replaced his whole PS3 package. So he did. But then the new one didn’t work either. So he just returned it for a refund and swore he’d never buy a PlayStation again.

    I had no idea what was wrong as I wasn’t aware of the 3.0 issue. ARRRGHHH!!!

  • AHHHH!!! My Uncharted is still freezing at the very same cut scene in chapter 6. Eric, any suggestions???

  • and to everyone saying that the blu ray drive is shot and to spend the 150 to fix it, how did so many peoples drives die at the same time. this is no coincidence

  • For those who think this update is a piece of epic fail,this fixes the freezing/locking up in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. so there!
    ~_~

  • thank you sony. I had no issues with 3.0, but it shows great customer service that you online is free, and you still manage to fix problems right away.

  • The clock is still not accurate for those of us in the Newfoundland Time Zone. It’s been broken ever since 2.4! When will this be fixed? Does Sony even know there is a pocket of customers that don’t have a functional clock?

  • Here we go again *rolls eyes*

  • hey sorry not everyone has the money to fix our ps3 let alone by a new one and they obviously screwed something up.

  • why is the update optional? Casual Joe wont got to system update on his own…

    all he would do is see his Greatest Hits Uncharted dosent work, blame the game and never buy the series again including UC2…

  • hey guys – after patiently waiting for 2 weeks, just downloaded 3.01 in the hope that it would finally let me continue Uncharted. Unfortunately it STILL freezes at the same cutscene in chapter 6 (when Nate uses Drake’s telescope).

    Has this update worked for anyone????

  • SO WTF ARE YOU GUYS DOING ABOUT THE SYSTEMS THAT WONT READ DISCS ANYMORE… you guys seem to be so concerned with peoples that freeze games… well at least their system in not a brick… i cant watch movies… play any games… or anything disc based… WTF ARE YOU GUYS DOING ABOUT IT?!

  • So far so good Uncharted is playable. Haven’t had any freezes yet. I hope that Sony is serious about fixing the disc reading problems.

  • i have a 60gb launch unit, never had any issues at all. i’m still at 2.80 and want to get back on psn but am very leary to update to 3.0, then 3.01.

    currently my system works great at 2.80, if i update to 3.01 and all of a sudden my system is screwed, is sony gonna cover repair or do they expect me to pay to fix what they messed up?

    maybe i should video the system as is, then video the updating process along with testing out the system after words…

    seems like most users having issues are those of us with original launch units, which is why i’m really leary about updating.

  • Thaks for fixing the problem with Uncharted – I appreciate all the hard work!

    Now if you could get started on adding 2X and 4X zoom to the Blu ray player :)

  • Yeah, in trophies, I just noticed that the clock is off when it records when I received that trophy. Always an hour off.
    But when I check my trophies online on my laptop on the PS site, the time is accurate when I received that trophy.

    I have two codes for Uncharted 2 multiplayer demo for some reason, and both still do not work.

  • i have the 40gb that came with spiderman never had any problems with the other firmware downloaded 3.0 and my games were freezing, waited 2 weeks and downloaded 3.01 last night now it wont read any discs at all

  • I writing this to confirm that the firmware 3.01 fixed my freezing problem with drake fortune instantly. i have now progressd through the game. thank god. sony please be more careful when releasing firmware updates. i have a brand new ps3 slim so im glad that drake isnt torturing it anymore lol.

  • wait hold everything guys cause now another problem emerged and that is that after this update(3.01)some users blue ray drives on ps3 won’t work anymore saying that it won’t read the discs thankfully i don’t have that kindof the problem

  • wait hold everything guys cause now another problem emerged and that is that after this update(3.01)some users blue ray drives on ps3 won’t work anymore saying that it won’t read the discs thankfully i don’t have that kind of the problem

  • Hopefully this helps with FEAR2 as well. The game freezes ever since FW 3.0

    Peace,
    VG

  • wait hold everything guys cause now another problem emerged and that is that after this update(3.01)some users blue ray drives on ps3 won’t work anymore saying that it won’t read the discs thankfully i don’t have that kind of the problem.

  • I must of been the only one to not have a problem with uncharted. I played all the way through without a problem, and I bought the game after I did the 3.0 update.

  • guys i have PS3 80 GB system and i still have my 2.80v is it okay if i download 3.01 to my PS3 & no proplems will happen COZ EVERY TIME I ENTER MY PS STORE OR NETWORK EVERY STINKING TIME I SHOULD INSTALL THE 3.00V AND I WANNA GET THE UNCHARTED 2 DEMO (sigh) please help meee

  • The 3.01 update did not resolve any of the issues that the 3.0 update caused. There are 3 issues I can not tolerate at all, in order from what needs to be fixed most urgently first:

    1) After a couple seconds, all the choices in each column in the XMB disappear except for the currently highlighted item! When I am trying to decide which video I want to watch, which game I want to play, etc. I want to see all of the files in a list the way it was before FW 3.0. Please at least add an option to stop all the items in a list from disappearing, fading away, or becoming dim.

    2) Get rid of the ugly gray boxes around everyone in my friends list. It looked perfect before. I like being able to see what everyone is playing at a glance, but the gray boxes ruined the whole thing in 3.0.

    3) Add a way to disable the news ticker. I am using a modestly sized SD TV and it is eating up a big chunk of my screen! Plus it is annoying and distracting. You could disable the old orange info bar, so I am puzzled why they removed this option for the new news ticker.

    Thank you for reading my pleas about these critical flaws in the FW 3.0 update.

  • @Eric
    thank you for fixing this problem with Uncharted. I felt bad recommending people wait to play perhaps one of the best titles on PS3 in anticipation for Uncharted 2.

    @Jeff
    http://ps3.ign.com/articles/102/1024705p1.html
    Ok Japanese Star Ocean 4, can we start drilling square for a US release of SO4I?

  • Thanks Eric.

    I like the new interface. It’s a set in the right direction. It takes getting used to, but I like it now. Keep it the way it is and fix the bugs and move forward with new features.

  • Please add skype support in a PS3 FW update, like is already in the PSP

  • where is the update? i cant find it

  • when i start my ps3 games i don’t see playstaton comes up no more

  • all i see is a black screen and then the game start

  • Hey Eric battlefield 1943 freazes up my ps3

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