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PS3 Firmware 3.30's Hidden Features

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Last night's System Software Update, which takes the PlayStation 3 to version 3.30, didn't just add Trophy sorting and 3D support for games, it also updated the version of Flash used in the PS3's browser. Fans of sites like YouTube will now find that the PS3 is quite happy throwing around videos of Slow Loris' being tickled, or, you know, something great like our very own TSAtv.

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Hill_billy5868d ago

Sure wish Apple would take a listen tot his and do the same for their hardware.

rmatott5868d ago

@jamesgtaiv just give it a rest, cross game chat is soooo overrated, people always bring it up and its gotten really old to see people posting it all over the place

MorganX5868d ago

It's not overrated by the people who want it. And when/if it comes to the PS3 it'll be the best thing since the last feature added.

The superb chatting features is one of Live! biggest advantages and it will be welcome on the PS3. Jeez.

execution175868d ago

most of the games released are so awesome you don't need cross game chat to ruin your experience, and i doubt i would even use it unless you want to hear me cuss out (die lots)or talk to my gf?

Dee_915868d ago (Edited 5868d ago )

it would come in handy if you dont want to keep messaging a friend while racing or playing online.
but I dont need it that bad i can do without it

but i do want and need a new browser
after the last update its been freezin alot

darthv725868d ago

Ps3 updates the flash support while sites like youtube are switching over to html 5. The ps3 needs a new browser. Firefox or chrome. I would even settle for opera or safari.
I kid I kid. I welcome updated flash. But we could still have a better browser. Sony now needs to update the flash in the psp or give it html 5 support.

My phone supports youtube and my psp/go does not. WTF sony?

BannedForNineYears5868d ago

@First comment.
PS3 has had flash.
-_-
The update just improves it.

Sarcasm5868d ago

"You can now select [PC] as an option under [Remote Play Settings] > [Register Device]. When you select this option, you will be able to use the remote play feature to operate your PS3 system from future models of the VAIO PC."

OH SNAPPLE. Much better than the PSP remote play if you get to use a computer.

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5867d ago

Is coming for the Premium PSN Service.

Stop whining.

zeeshan5867d ago

I am sure come E3, Sony fans will have a lot more to be excited about including XGC :)

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mastiffchild5867d ago

Again with the desire for XGC-the worst thing about Live. It's this(and having to have a bloody avatar)that keeps me off Live atm-it ruins any game where teamwork's needed and, face it, isn't needed in any way. What, we can't wait five minutes and give someone the polite benefit of or full attention? Seriously, not only isn't it necessary but, also, it wrecks some games(TF2 for one)and, to me, borders on rude.

Keep PSN XGC free as far as I'm concerned.

FamilyGuy5867d ago

They FINALLY did something related to the browser.

Probably had to do with the fact that the browser can crash/freeze the system while surfing for reasons they may be related to this.

MastermindPS3605867d ago

i dont know man..sometimes we use XBL chat while playing on the ps3....weird...i guess its called have friends

ZombieNinjaPanda5867d ago

Okay seriously if cross game chat was implemented on Psn you guys wouldn't like it?

I would love to have a party chat set up where I'm talking to my friends playing a game. It's not that difficult to chat at the same time as playing, and being able to chat with multiple people while gaming would be great! Right now I use my cellphone and that's much more difficult than party chat, so I would greatly welcome it.

Rhythmattic5867d ago

Cajun Chicken

GOLD !

Btw, Great Soundtrack by Queen.

mastiffchild5867d ago

Mastermind-thanks for the inference hat because I dislike a feature I have no mates, classy of you. Actually, the problem is made worse as I have a lot of mates on Live. Thing is I prefer to be able to talk and game properly and the two don't ever mix that well. If I'm gaming with a team how is it fair to them for me to split my attention with another couple of mates playing something else? It isn't, and to me it's as bad the other way round as my friends deserve the courtesy of having my full attention.

Sure, if you're not playing a game where communication matters, or even playing similar games, it's not too bad but, still, what's the issue with waiting five minutes and having a proper chat? Honestly, XGC has ruined a few games(imagine the mess it could make of MAG!)for me from time to time and the biggest saving grace about it is that even while a few people make a lot of noise about the feature not nearly as many as you'd think actually use it very much. Hey, if you like it that's your right but, for some games, I just think it's a no-no and in general I don't think it leads to a good quality chat or good quality gaming-just my experience. Experience which I fail to see how I'd have got if I hadn't any mates to begin with!

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Close_Second5868d ago

...of the PS3 makes it feel old it would be the browser. They need to update the entire browser and not just enhance its flash support.

Why can't they strike a deal with Google and start using Chrome for f**k sake. I dont care if I have to run it as an app from the XMB but just give me a browser that doesn't feel like it was put together by a student as a free giveaway.

ApocalypseShadow5868d ago (Edited 5868d ago )

all ps3 fans are in agreement.

sometimes i wonder if the cell is being used to help the loading.as much as it crunches numbers,it should be able to enhance my surfing experience.

the browser freezes and i have to turn the system off.or i run out of memory.

a definite YES.then my system(OG60g(500g) will be complete.

nix5868d ago

the browser is as old as an old hag. it sputters and splatters but yeah.. it does work but only so much. Sony really needs to upgrade their browser because i browse from PS3. who wants to switch on a comp (which anyway takes longer time than PS3 to start) after working all day on a comp.

as for now, it won't tell me to "Go Update" everytime i want to see YouTube videos. great news!

thehitman5868d ago

Dont need a new browser they need better upgrade support of flash etc. If there was a way to go to flash sites or directly dl from the browser new updates for the ps3, is really all we need. Surprised its not allowed already considering all the other things you can dl from the browser. But a complete overhaul for new browser isnt necessary, although would welcome it too if added chrome im starting not to like FF as much.

nix5868d ago

yup... a better way to upgrade browser would be a welcome change. but the manufacturer of a browser (if it's a third party) will have to keep providing us with an update. Adobe will have to make a separate update for PS3 systems only. will it be worth their time to spend resource on such a small percentage of users?

AssassinHD5868d ago

I definitely support the idea of switching to Chrome.

Hideo_Kojima5868d ago (Edited 5868d ago )

Would Google or Mozilla even be able to program for the PS3?
I am sure it won't be very straight forward like people think.
Or it might even turn up buggy and slow because it won't be optimized.

I think Sony the people who know their way around the PS3 should spend some extra £££ and improve the browser they have already.

Sarcasm5868d ago

I also wish they had a new browser. But hey, better a browser than none at all.

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5867d ago

I was hoping Firefox in the PS3.

mastiffchild5867d ago

Chrome wouldd be nice but everyone tells me it's way too memory heavy to be practical for the PS3 browser. I'd love it but, as I say(though I only go by what mates have said), can't see it happening.

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awesomeperson5868d ago

Bots: "B-b-but we don't need a browser, we haz Facebook!"

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NeutralGamer5868d ago

LOL....Funny how the droids "Don't Need" Splinter Cell: Conviction, Bioshock or Ballad of Gay Tony. Then when they finally get it...the gates open, a light shines forth, harps begin to play, and it's the best thing ever!!!!

See what I did there?

mcnablejr5868d ago

it sucks.. thats why i have a pc.

Sigh.

NateNater5867d ago

We're talking about an internet browser. Your talking about entire games. Big difference there buddy. And yes, I see what you did there.

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1Victor5868d ago

is "There’s now an option for PC remote play." does that means we'll have access to the PS3 through the PC via the net or home network like location free player.It would be cool to have total control of you ps3 over the net

sinncross5868d ago

I think its from the new Sony Vaio PC's.

But still a neat feature if you can use use it :)

trounbyfire5868d ago

I made a youtube video about this earlier. so check it out, dang on site trying to still my thunder well no sir you don't have the right.

my youtube name is the same as my N4G name trounbyfire

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot17d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle17d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7717d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer26d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde24d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy24d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12524d ago (Edited 24d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7725d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga25d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit25d ago (Edited 25d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199225d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga24d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman24d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger24d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box25d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion24d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7225d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7525d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit25d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14925d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7725d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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