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Dec
1

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PS3 Firmware (v2.53) Update

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

Hi everyone, in the next PS3 firmware update (v2.53), coming soon, we’re improving the way the Flash Player works with the internet browser. In addition to being able to access more sites using Flash, you’ll be able to enjoy:

Full-screen mode playability
Live movie (using RTMP format) playability

Now it’s going to be even easier to [...]

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Filed: Firmware, News, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation Hardware

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325 Comments

Nov
18

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PSP Firmware (v5.02) Coming Soon

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

Just a quick update, we’ll be making PSP firmware update 5.02 available shortly. This update improves system software stability during use of some features, including the PlayStation Store.

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Filed: Firmware, News, PlayStation Hardware

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96 Comments

Nov
4

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PS3 Firmware (v2.52) Update

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

Hi, everyone, I wanted to give you a heads up about an upcoming PS3 firmware update (v2.52). This minor update is coming soon and includes the following:

The playback quality of some PS3 format software has been improved.
A text entry issue that occurs when using the on-screen keyboard, USB keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard with [...]

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Filed: Firmware, Inside PlayStation, News, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation Hardware, PlayStation Network

Rate: 12345 (Average: 4.23 out of 5)

284 Comments

Oct
21

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PSP (PlayStation Portable) v5.01 Update

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

PSP firmware update 5.00 added direct access to the PlayStation Store, and we’ve since found an issue related to larger-capacity Memory Stick PRO Duos, which we’ll be addressing with a new update (5.01). When downloading content from the Store to a PSP with an 8 GB or 16 GB Memory Stick Duo media inserted, you [...]

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Filed: Firmware, Inside PlayStation, News, PlayStation Hardware, PlayStation Portable

Rate: 12345 (Average: 4.45 out of 5)

117 Comments

Oct
13

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Firmware Updates: PS3 (v2.50) / PSP (v5.00)

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

Hi everyone. We’ve been listening to all of your feedback about the PS3 and PSP, and with these next firmware updates (coming soon), we’ve added a number of new features and improved some existing functionality to make your PS3/PSP experience even better.
PSP (v5.00) update
Let’s start with the v5.00 update for PSP. In this version, [...]

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Filed: Firmware, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation Hardware, PlayStation Network, PlayStation Portable

Rate: 12345 (Average: 4.82 out of 5)

897 Comments

Jul
29

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Firmware (v2.42) Now Available

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

Just wanted to give everyone a quick heads up that a PS3 firmware update (v2.42) is now available for download. This update improves the playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation format software.

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Filed: Firmware, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation Hardware

Rate: 12345 (Average: 3.48 out of 5)

458 Comments

Jul
13

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PSP (PlayStation Portable) v4.05 Update

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

I wanted to give a quick heads up to everyone that a new PSP firmware update, v4.05, will be released soon. We know that more and more of you are listening to music on your PSP, and this update will add new visualizers for music playback, among other features. Enjoy!

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Filed: Firmware, PlayStation Hardware, PlayStation Portable

Rate: 12345 (Average: 4.35 out of 5)

186 Comments

Jul
7

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PS3 System Software Update (v2.41)

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

Hi, everyone. As many of you know, we released PS3 firmware update v2.40 last week, but had to take it offline temporarily because, for a limited number of users, the XMB wouldn’t display after the update was installed. We’ve been able to fix the problem, and I’m happy to report that firmware update v2.41 will [...]

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Filed: Firmware, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation Hardware

Rate: 12345 (Average: 4.7 out of 5)

1,365 Comments

Jul
2

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Firmware v2.40 status

Posted by Patrick Seybold // Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media

As has been reported on many gaming blogs and websites, we have temporarily taken Firmware v2.40 offline. We’ve received a limited number of calls from consumers experiencing an issue with installing the system software update on their PS3. While our consumer services department has seen a low volume of calls on this topic, we are [...]

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Filed: Firmware, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation Hardware

Rate: 12345 (Average: 2.9 out of 5)

2,459 Comments

Jun
30

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Firmware v2.40 FAQ

Posted by Eric Lempel // Director, PlayStation Network Operations

Hi again! It’s great to see the positive reaction to the unveiling of system software update v2.40. We can’t wait for you to finally go hands-on with XMB access in-game and the Trophy system – and it’s less than 2 days away. Not surprisingly, a number of you have posed questions both here and on [...]

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Filed: Firmware, PLAYSTATION 3, PlayStation Hardware

Rate: 12345 (Average: 4.57 out of 5)

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