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PS3 System Software Update (v.4.00)

A new system software update (v4.00) will be released this week. In preparation for the launch of PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) in Japan, this update will prepare PlayStation 3 (PS3) to serve as a content management device. It will allow users to copy their digital content such as games, music, photos, and videos between PS Vita and PS3, back up PS Vita game games including save data to your PS3 hard drive, and update the system software for your PS Vita system using the network features of your PS3.

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bub165320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

For a whole new version number.. this kind of sucks

aren't the "0.00" updates meant to be good news with at least 1 or 2 features the consumers have been asking for?

Vita isn't even available in the US or EU till FEB! so this is another pointless update, not to mention the 3.73 jailbreak has just been leaked (doesn't allow pirated games) so expect another update before new year...

PirateThom5320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

Not always.

3.0 had a lot of clean up, but all it added was dynamic themes as a main item, while 2.40 added trophy support.

I do agree though, this could have been a non-required minor update for Japan only... or a required, minor version update.

Godmars2905320d ago

Well, its not like Vita is going to be JP-only. And you know people outside of Japan are importing it just to have it first.

morganfell5320d ago

The have to be ready for overseas orders as well. I know some people that have a Vita coming from Japan.

sikbeta5320d ago

Update is good... Getting my PS3 Ready for my future PSV Woohoo!

ikkokucrisis5320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

chill on the update #'s Bub,

An update, is an update, is an update...

NEW-AGE5320d ago

http://i2.photobucket.com/a... i could Really Use This.... Not Angry here, also had a Japanese Account for a LLLOOOONNGGGG while

SilentNegotiator5320d ago

Adding support for a BRAND NEW SYSTEM isn't exactly nothing, either. A little anti-climactic for the time if you're not in Japan, but it's only like 3 months away for the US.

'ZOMG, a health warning?! No one puts a health warning at the startup!! No one!! ZOMG ur teh worsts, Sonie!! And no cross chat still?? Or party chat?! That's the whole reason anyone buys a game console, stupide! And all of the signs pointed to you releasing that stuff...why did you lie as usal Soniez?!'

zeeshan5319d ago

I wonder how many updates we are going to see before the very launch of Vita? That excludes update 4.0!

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GanjaMan5320d ago

Yeah this is a wank update, I swear in the past year there hasn't been a single cool/useful update? maybe i'm wrong but i dont recall :S

-Alpha5320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

Eh, I don't think Sony is going to do anything major until PS4. It's pretty annoying having to deal with really outdated and slow mechanics like in-game XMB and manually having to open messages, etc. Little things like this should have been polished already, but I'm done expecting anything like this for the PS3

blumatt5320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

Yeah, all the features everyone complains about not having aren't coming until the PS4, I"m sure. The Vita has shown us that Sony will bring us cross game chat and a party system, but it'll likely not be until the PS4.

I hope the PS4 and 720 come out in the same year at the same price (hopefully $399). It's gonna get interesting, if so. Kids are gonna be duking it out at their local WalMarts and Best Buy stores. haha Fanboys gone wild. hahaha

I'm updating my PS3 to 4.0 right now. Sweet. Can't wait for my Vita in February!!! :)

Dante1125320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

@ bub

Nvm, I saw it. The leak was incomplete (can't do anything with it, not even halfway finished) and now KaKatos might not even release it (full version). He also mentions that with it out in it's current state, that Sony could see and possibly fix his exploit. The PSscene is a mess. XD

Edit: Wait a minute, people thought cross game chat was coming in this update? I thought the PS3 didn't have enough RAM, so how could it? Those were rumors and if you had high expectation for it then, it's kinda your own fault for being disappointed.

bub165320d ago

Nope not the spoofer. KaKaRoToKS 3.73 jailbreak got leaked by one of his friends, he planned on releasing it soon anyway and you are correct. Sony did say PS3 cant do voice chat due to lack of ram

Dante1125320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

Yeah, I just saw it, bub. First Math, now KaKarotoks (turns out it wasn't leaked)....scene drama for days lol.

ForROME5320d ago

Agreed. Still not one MAJOR feature in any update yet; how about a UI overhaul

oricon5320d ago

We now get a health warning everytime we boot up the ps3 :/

FACTUAL evidence5320d ago

FACTUAL is done hoping for features. All I wanted was voice messaging, or psn ID change. Just give it up everyone, there's always next generation...

CloseSecond5320d ago

Wow, an update that's for Vita owners....great.

Honestly, Sony is saving the good stuff for the PS4. All we get is security updates and features that support other revenue streams. Gone are the days of really cool new features to say thanks to those that have stuck in there with ps3 since the beginning. I think we've lost more than we've gained over the past couple of years.

kikizoo5319d ago (Edited 5319d ago )

"For a whole new version number.. this kind of sucks
aren't the "0.00" updates meant to be good news with at least 1 or 2 features the consumers have been asking for? "

hmm no, it's just a stupid idea based on some others brands, sony don't care about the number, they just deliver great thing, or not so great, no matter the number is (and most of the people complaining here, are desperate xfanboyz without ps3...because only dumb people cares about "4.0 or 4,01" when ps3 has free online, and equal or more functionalities than xbl : except the cross game chat/who cares)

by the way, the trolls "psvita is doomed because of teh memory card's price" failed with this update.

Blaze9295319d ago

cant remember the last PS3 update that brought features people actually wanted...or features period to use for the ps3 specifically.

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SPARDA_4265320d ago

This update honestly has broken my heart. I was expecting big things for 4.0 but now im disappointed...

e-p-ayeaH5320d ago

Its expected Sony already lost to much money adding proper security to PSN.

DebateMaster5320d ago

Are people actually stupid enough to actualy believe this?

PirateThom5320d ago

Maybe the lesson here is to not get excited over rumours and speculation.

vickers5005320d ago

What rumors and speculation? I was excited, but not because of any rumors. I was excited because the firmware going to 4.0, I was expecting some at least moderately cool feature or implementation.

If there is a lesson to be learned here, is that don't get your hopes up for a single firmware update unless they announce the features beforehand, because you are almost always going to end up disappointed.

TopDudeMan5320d ago

Umm... what exactly were you expecting? Vita integration was the obvious one. I'd say that's pretty significant if you plan on getting a PSVita.

Messatsu2905320d ago

I think its time to realize that nothing big is ever gonna hit the ps3 through an update anymore,only thing I keep wishing for is a new OS design just to make the ps3 seem more fresher but I doubt it.

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e-p-ayeaH5320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

PlayStation Plus is still relevant? :/
( i recomend someone to make a article about this because im seriosly disapointed with it )

I think Sony pretty much only being doing these updates for marketing and security reasons.

PirateThom5320d ago

I like that my games are patched and my saves are uploaded, and that's before we get to the content.

e-p-ayeaH5320d ago (Edited 5320d ago )

i like it to but i dont wanna pay for it.

@Piratethom (below) yeah but the problem is that aside from Plus there´s really nothing more to it.

PirateThom5320d ago

Then don't pay for it if you don't think it's worth it.

TopDudeMan5320d ago

Plus is very much worth it. It saves you monay and time.

sikbeta5320d ago

wow! so you want stuff for free? gotcha, do you whine to the other console manufacturers for free stuff like you're doing right now?

WitWolfy5320d ago

I think PS+ is worth it. Got more then 7 free games so far, not to mentioning it updating my system and my save games when Im asleep. cant see what the big problem is

Messatsu2905319d ago (Edited 5319d ago )

Your PS3 turns on which makes it pointless and worthless, ps+ was the biggest waist of money i ever spent since FFXIV. I never play the free games that I just deleted all of them. It was only decent for the few things I bought with ps+ discounts which is worthless cause you only save like $3 or less, which was still a waist because i probably bought like 4 things with the ps+ discount. I never got my moneys worth. PS3 feels more outdated than the wii in terms of OS.

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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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-Foxtrot56d 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.

solideagle55d 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

Relientk7755d 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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italiangamer64d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde62d 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.

Soy63d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12562d ago (Edited 62d 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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Relientk7764d ago

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

Cacabunga64d ago

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

S2Killinit63d ago (Edited 63d 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.

neutralgamer199263d ago

S2Killinit

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

Cacabunga63d 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

1nsomniac63d ago (Edited 63d 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.

medman63d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger63d 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_Box64d 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.

robtion63d 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.

darthv7264d 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.

Agent7563d ago

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

S2Killinit63d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14964d ago

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

Lightning7764d 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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