PS3 3.30 System Software Update

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Hi everyone, in our continued effort to provide the best, most comprehensive entertainment experience possible, we’ll be adding a few new features to PlayStation 3 (PS3) via the latest system software update, which is a mandatory update and will be available shortly. Most notably, you’ll see some new sorting options within Trophies that make it easier to claim bragging rights among your friends on PlayStation Network.

  • Trophy enhancements –- Now you can more easily sort trophies in the [Trophy Collection] and [Comparing Trophy] sections. Sorting can be done with [Trophy Collection] in the [Game Category] and also when comparing trophies with your friends in the [Friend Category]
    • Trophy Folder (Title List) can be sorted by game name/ by title according to the date in which you earned your last trophy (ascending/descending)
    • Add-on list (Group list) can be sorted by original/the date in which you earned your last trophy (ascending/descending)
    • Trophy list can be sorted by original/trophy name/grade/date of obtaining the trophy (ascending/descending)

In addition, this update preps the PS3 system for some upcoming new features, including 3D stereoscopic gaming, which is coming soon to PS3, in time for the launch of Sony’s 3D BRAVIA TVs.

Let us know your thoughts and as always, we look forward to your feedback.

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  • Hi Eric, could this update address these issues too?
    1.Please allow the option to choose the “system start-up” I want.
    a. Original “Sony Computer Entertainment/ classical music”.
    b. New “PS3/ neo-classical music”.
    2. Allow me to have the XMB icons/words stay visible or fade.
    3. Allow me to turn on/off the “adticker” in top right corner.
    4.Please allow me to choose which “media boot-up” screen I want.
    a. Original “PLAYSTATION 3/ jingle” splash screen.
    b. New “black screen/ no jingle”.
    The original splash is comfortable and heart warming!
    5. Please bring back basic black! I want the old black colour theme with my sparkles please! PSP has lots of colours to choose from PS3 doesn’t.
    6. Allow me to turn off the Whats New icon, completely removing it from my XMB.
    7. Allow multiple profiles to login on same console for each controller in use & earn trophies (just like 360).
    Everyone loves customization. Many PLAYSTATION 3 users would use these XMB options.
    Thanks for your hardwork, I appreciate that Sony is trying to make PS3/PSN/XMB better. Please stop removing features. I know SCEA may not be responsible for the changes, so please let SCEI know too.

  • For some reason i cant get into LBP online ever since the update? …. oh well (sighs)

  • Zespair they do have ps2 backwards compatibility on some systems the only one that does have that power is the 40gb ps3 that came with the metal gear solid 4 bundle pack from gamestop you just have to pay attension to what you are buying from now on not many people knew about it so you cant get mad

  • when can you make it so we can delete trophies we don’t want anymore.

  • There next FW will fix the following issues….

    MKV Support (play perfect 1080p vids with subtitle suport!)
    YouTube fixes (Flash up to date + Now you will be able to choose the resolution, up to 1080p)
    Sort games by Title
    XBM music/voice chat anytime/anywhere!
    Send & receive voice and video messages to friends

    or it will just be something pointless.. :(

    Come on Sony, listen to your fans. We don’t own PS3’s because we secretly hate you! :p

  • I have a suggestion to you Mr. Lempel for the next update download list editing to remove old demo’s. Also why don’t the movies/ tv shows we pay for stay in our list on the video store side?

    Done on my playstation 3.

  • Where’s cross game chat?
    Where’s party chat?
    Why can’t I send voice mail messages?
    How come my trophies STILL don’t sync automatically?

    Also, how come Sony hasn’t come out and made an official announcement about cross game chat? All we hear are rumors.

    F U SONY

  • 3D firmware update for Blu-Rays ASAP PLZ

  • update the browser its sooooooooo slow!!!!!!!!

  • no… im not mad…but 40gb is just abit too small for me, but you got to admit daxter1100 they could just make that update if they felt like it for the newer models?

  • Cross Game Voice Chat. Stop sending your Public Relations slaves to “communicate” with us and actually listen to the number one requested feature. I WANT to talk with my boys on Modern Wafare 2 while I pummel through Titan’s Trials on Final Fantasy XIII.

  • who the hell asked for trophies in the first place? we know we achieved it we did it..

  • Update is available on Playstation Network on PS3. However, its not available for download from “Update from PC” method.

  • sounds good thx , but the forth idea people have been ranting about it will you give the Arabic people what they want?? i mean its just a font you should do it sony

  • Continuation….
    You all asking for it and complaining that they “took BC away from us” sound as stupid as you look. They TOOK OtherOS away…forcefully. They DISCONTINUED backwards compatibility and OtherOS in newer models of the PS3. Not the same. The feature was there one day for us then gone the next. You slims never had the feature, it was never advertised for your model because they took out the hardware for it to make it cheaper. It is like a 2007 model of a car coming with a feature, useful and neat, but not required; then the 2009 model is cheaper and is missing the feature and all the 2009 people are crying that they want the feature too.
    tl;dr If you waited to buy a slim PS3, stop asking for Backwards Compatibility because you’re the worst kind of bandwagoner. It is your fault you don’t have it, those of us that do have it enjoy it because we paid for it.

  • Zespair in order for them to do that everyone with the slim ps3s would have to send in their systems to get the chip for the ps2 games to work on the new slims oh yea even though the 40gbs aint much you can get a bigger hard drive for it you just have to buy one

  • Will you guys at Sony for god sake, fix the issues with Browser. The entire world is gunning for HD media and we can’t even see HD vid’s from You Tube. When will you guys wake up!

    What about MKV support on PS3??

  • Well i would graciously pay for it! So if they made new more expensive models that had BC i wouldn’t hesitate to buy one!

  • What about an option to deleted the DLC/extras from old games? all that free extras and DLC that you download often stay in the memory even if you delete the data and there is no easy to way to eliminate that space. I’m sure I’m “losing” a lot of space this way, thanks!

  • well, xbox 360 has it via update software patches, so i dont see why they couldn’t do it.

  • You guys really should add an update that allows you to play music through any game. The 360 can do it. The PS3 should definitely be able to. That’s my absolute biggest complaint

  • Zespair did you know they are workin on the ps4 as we speak

  • FIX THE BROWSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Thanks for the trophy sorting options, but can we also get one that sorts the games list by the percentage completed? I’d like to group my 100%’s at the top.

    Also, it’s been a while since the background image blur was introduced, but can we get an option to turn that off in the theme sub-menu? It seems obvious that there’s a bool that toggles it since the theme sub-menu itself does not trigger the wallpaper blur. It would be great if you could give us access to that toggle. Thanks!

  • CROSS-GAME VOICE/PARTYCHAT.

    Sigh…

  • Pretty lame update really, some folders and support for something thats not out yet in most places.

    Hardly warrants a 3.30
    I would give it a 3.22

  • who cares if its lame or not its not you place to put sony down like that and that goes out to anyone else who is puttin sony down

  • OK not to sound like I’m bashing Sony but they really need to change things up a bit with the XMB. I really hope you guys at Sony reads this because this is coming from my love for my ps3. Please Sony give the XMB a make over like what Xbox did with their firmware. If you want to do change things up i bit for the fall and for the new PS MOVE controller do this. Also integrate PS HOME avatars or all of home in with the new XMB by doing this more people will be invested into customizing there avatar with cool stuff because people can just look at there friend’s psnid and see it. Another good reason for doing this makeover is to change the way it updates… right now the way it does it kind of sucks because its like the equivalent of reinstalling Windows on a PC, with the new XMB update will be just a simple add-on being only 25-50MB instead of being 160-180MB. It have other things you guys can do with this but PLEASE DEVOTE SOME OF YOUR RESOURCES INTO DOING THIS NOT JUST WITH PS3 BUT WITH YOUR TVS, BLURAY PLAYERS, PSP, ETC just don’t integrate these platforms with PS HOME. Sony please step your game up!!!

  • TROUBLE!!! Since I updated to 3.30 MY CONTROLLERS ARE NOT SYNCHRONIZING ANYMORE!!! I have to keep USB cables plugged in whenever I’m playing! My Logitech Harmony remote adapter for Playstation isn’t responding either!!! Tried restoring to factory settings but it did not help at all.

  • when the update will be available?????? i m waiting from 5 hrs!!!

  • finally.. THIS IS THE WAY..!!! ;oD

    thanks and great

  • when the update will be available?????? i m waiting from 5 hrs!!!
    to download it frm pc….website………..

  • nukenik reset your controllers that should work

  • fast and painless thanks…

  • Kids they don’t know how updated right way hehe. Yes Please updated WWW. it’s bad we need Java and flash upgrade bad. Java really annoying that’s why I used my pc more. :). I want place my games I play the most on top of the list like you did with trophy. How hard is that?

  • i really wish they would update the ps3 browser. create one thats up to par with firefox, ie, chrome, etc…

  • how about you guys try to make the network a bit more stable. its really slow and can be hard to surf the web and play online, especially while chatting. I cant hear a thing my friends say sometimes.

  • hi, sony rocks but this new 3d stereoscopic thing is just for those who can brought a new 3d hdtv right? So what im tryng too tell is what will hapend to those who not have that tv but want to expirience the 3d feature. Can sony make a update to the ps3 to enable this feature and people only buy the 3d glases and see games and movies only on ps3, when that time came then companies like samsung will become nothing compare to sony. I will like sony guy’s can leave a comment to this. thanks!!!

  • FFS Could you Perhaps Fix all the Crap that is Broken with the PS3 Instead of wasting time on useless schit? I consider myself a trophy whore and all but cmon, Fix this turd. The internet on it is by far the biggest joke and It needs fixed on many levels. And give us custom avatars. ADD dont Remove, Bout to go back to the PC, bullschit.

  • These updates are all fine and good, but some of the suggestions are irrelevant. A better web browser? Bring back other OS? Who the F_ck cares? I can install another OS on a PC and surf the web on one too.

    The single MOST important feature the PS3 actually needs is:

    A SYSTEM CHAT CHANNEL WITH CROSS-GAME CHATTING!!!

    The 360 has this and is much better as far as communicating with friends. After 4 years on the market it’s unacceptable the PS3 doesn’t have this by now! Also, you should be able to check out screenshots and more detailed info on demos/games in the PS Store like XBL Marketplace.

  • My last comment may be “modded out.”

    I’m just sick and tired of the whining I’ve read since LAST YEAR regarding Feature X, Y, Z or whatever.

    Cross-game chat? I’ve no need for it quite yet.
    DO upgrade the browser on both the PS3 and PSP, as both have not received updates in quite some time. Plenty of other fish than NetFront out there for you to roll a custom browser from.
    Make an option for large fonts in the XMB and the apps you have–this’ll really help folks with extra-small screens (13″-23″) and low-vision users (I’m one of the former, in case anyone asks).
    *I* could care less about format options for media, but what the heck?
    Fix the bugs in the PS1 emulator that do some crazy-weird stuff to games. (flickering in FF IV, for instance).

    Got more ideas, but can’t fit ’em all

  • Cross game chat should be your priority-not a feature like 3D, when most people cannot afford to get 3D TVs. How ridiculous.

  • Its too bad the custom soundtracks option was patented by microsoft……but still…they could do with what they did in LBP, specific game music options.

  • browser browser browser browser browser my ps3 freezes 50% of the time i’m on. plus i can’t watch the FB videos bc app is never supported.
    other than that, i think sony has done an excellent job w/an excellent system. free network, frequent updates, free stuff, i.e. add-ons, themes etc.. all i can say is %#@& X-Box, and please updates the browser

  • This update does not make any sense or add anything worthwhile for gamers. Make a browser update, cross game chat and PS2 emanulation your priority-not something like 3D, that most people will not be able to enjoy because of the price of 3D TVs. PS3 is first and foremost a GAMES system-I suggest you concentrate on that.

  • Also, get some more Avatars for goodness sake! How about being able to use the PSEye camera to take a mugshot for an Avatar?

  • yeah, im having some freezing problems as well, so if you guys could fix that…. cuz im sticking with playstation! Xbox doesn’t work for me, and nintendo is getting a bit “Unoriginal”

  • @GuttermouthSIN, why would your want to play a game while watching a movie???? i don’t know anybody who that does, an the movie fuction is part of the ps3 OS, not the other OS thats made for computers not game systems, it makes it so you can play movies or games, not only that the main reason is sony dosn’t want to get hacked like the stupid 360, an someone was close to it by using that OS so im very glad sony took it off, i don’t play hack games, i pay for them to suport the company an so they can make better ones in the future, what you said is very lame an my spelling is fine, you just need to learn how to spell right

  • hi Cross Game invtes , and REAL CUSTOM MUSIC IN ALL GAMES please thanx

  • That’s it? I thought it be something more useful as I don’t plan on buying into this 3d gimmick yet. Tell them to update Bad Company 2 so I can get all the pins

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