Thoughts on PS3 update 3.0

[Eagle Est1986]

Wasn't really anything special. Like the fact that the BBC iPlayer now has it's on bit as opposed to having to go through Opera.
I don't think it was worth how big an update it was though, maybe my internet is bad at the moment but that took an age to download and install.
Edit: Oh, I like the shiny clock in the corner!

 

[alex1314159]

I don't think there is enough for a major update

You're kidding right? How much easier is it to navigate the store now!!!!?

true, but the last major update brought in-game XMB and custom soundtracks which for me is a-lot more useful.
I do like the new look and PSN friend list. Maybe I'm being too harsh. Ok ok you've won me over, I do like the new update but I'm still not sold on the glitter.

 

[DrunkWithPower]

I can't believe Sony would reason with EA on this. I have been waiting for cross game chat for a while, and all we get is a glittery screen? If Sony doesn't add these things in a few months, I'm selling my PS3 and getting a 360. What are you going to do about it?

Cool your jets, Sony has announced the next update will have in-game music (owners choice) and something with voice chat and video chat. I'll edit when I find link.

 

[Da_Schwartz]

I don't understand why this is such a big deal....are we never just content with anything?

 

[Numb1lp]

Cool, message me if you can. I was really pissed when I made this post, and I havn't had time to play really because of sports. (Damn physical exercise)

 

[VanityGirl]

Meh, I didn't noticed much of a difference. =P didn't really care. i spent time twiddling my thumbs while my PS3 took its sweet time downloading.

 

[Mewick_Alex]

Oooooo sparkly.....

 

[teh_gunslinger]

I don't care a lot about it. It's okay I suppose. I don't mind missing the cross chat as I would never play a multiplayer game on it in any case. And I have a whopping 3 friends on it.

It didn't have the one thing I want however: a file browser. I feel trapped on my PS3. I have zero control over anything and I can't even see any files or organize my videos properly. *sigh* Until that comes I'll keep being indifferent to all updates, be they ever so sparkly.

Quoth the PC gamer, where's my files?

 

[Chuplayer]

It seems like the "what's new" toggle option does nothing. I can't turn off the ticker on the top right like I was able to do with the previous version of the ticker, and the in-XMB "what's new" menu doesn't disappear. If that option is doing something, I've yet to see it.

I really want to get rid of that damn ticker.

 

[JoshGod]

wort update ever

THE BAD
first the sparks are crap but are easily turned of (i have a wallpaper background on it that is sick)
secondly they added a whats new button that tells you what you recently played i cant think why incase im stupid and forget what i have (its just a clutter button)
thirdly they added a seond ps store button above the game disc which is more useless clutter i dont need it! there already is one ffs are we gunna add a second button for sign in there as well perhaps??
fourthly they added a grey box and ur friends list which is ugly especially against my searched for and beautifull background!

THE GOOD
they updated the top right to show how many friends only and if any unread message

GOOD BUT NOT DELIVERED
new avatars and themes, we were promised more avatars and movable themes!! on the thursday store update what was there? there were 3 pain themes that were crap and like 79p ffs! not even any avatars available.!

now what im saying is dont permenatly delete those buttons/grey box some may like them but add somewhee in the options a way to remove them so there is a choice!!

ow and get things in order this was a sham what i wanted was to make a saved picture into my avatar not choose from a list which most are crap meaning many people use the same bloody one!! those themes and avatars better be there bloody soon and in quality & quantity or many fans will be increadibly pissed!!

TV ICON
all thats there is bbc iplayer i could use that anyway through internet browser or on an actuall pc, thanx more clutter. i want to go to sony and pile up a load of crap everywhere and give them ennoying shit and see how they like it!! death letters will be followed shortly u bastards!!

p.s. kill home its just absolute shit!!

 

[TPiddy]

This is just PS3 trying to play catch up to the 360 like it always does.... shows you how poorly the PS3 was planned. They had an extra YEAR to get it right and they still managed to fuck up on the network, achievements, the chat, the controllers... blu-ray... it seems the more they try to stuff into the damn machine, the worse it gets.

I used to love Playstation.... PS1 and PS2 were awesome.... but they are really dropping the ball on this one.

 

[GloatingSwine]

TV ICON
all thats there is bbc iplayer i could use that anyway through internet browser or on an actuall pc, thanx more clutter. i want to go to sony and pile up a load of crap everywhere and give them ennoying shit and see how they like it!! death letters will be followed shortly u bastards!!

That's actually probably the best feature on the new firmware. Watching iplayer on a proper TV without pissing about with connecting my laptop to it.

 

[sms_117b]

I use my PS3 for games and DVD/Blu Ray, so, unless the firmware updates improves performance, I don't tend to really notice any changes.

Appearances are just cosmetic, never really big on themes anyway.

So, my answer to the question is a nice and simple, "meh"

 

[Acidwell]

Does anyone know how big the download file is approx. ??

25mb

Also speaking as someone who most of the time plays on a non hi def tv the change to the friends list is most welcome since black on black wasnt really the most visible colour combination

This is just PS3 trying to play catch up to the 360 like it always does.... shows you how poorly the PS3 was planned. They had an extra YEAR to get it right and they still managed to fuck up on the network, achievements, the chat, the controllers... blu-ray... it seems the more they try to stuff into the damn machine, the worse it gets.

I used to love Playstation.... PS1 and PS2 were awesome.... but they are really dropping the ball on this one.

I personally prefer the achievements on ps3 as you get a trophy and who doesnt love trophies rather than points. Network and chat yes that is fair enough they do need to work on those to bring them up to the same standard but at the same time it is slowly improving and guess what? Its free. Also how has the blu-ray in anyway made the console worse, it really saves on disks on top of that blu-ray movies really do look better on a hi def tv

 

[TPiddy]

I personally prefer the achievements on ps3 as you get a trophy and who doesnt love trophies rather than points. Network and chat yes that is fair enough they do need to work on those to bring them up to the same standard but at the same time it is slowly improving and guess what? Its free. Also how has the blu-ray in anyway made the console worse, it really saves on disks on top of that blu-ray movies really do look better on a hi def tv

Points are better because at a glance you can get a good idea of what kind of gamer the person is or how much they enjoyed a particular game. It's kind of harder to do that with trophies. What I meant by trophies is that they were an afterthought that got tacked on to the system and Sony has forced developers to patch their games to make them compatible, meaning most of the trophies were afterthoughts as well.

The blu-ray has made the console worse for multiple reasons:

1. Sony invented blu-ray and is losing a flipping fortune on each PS3 it sells just to try and get it to market. Since Blu-Ray is the only next-gen format it now feels obligated to push it anywhere it can, meaning you have a conflict of interest between what the system is meant to do and what Sony is selling. I mean, how many GAMES come out on Blu-Ray discs? a very small percentage of them.

2. Having the Blu-Ray capability means that developers will feel obliged to take advantage of it making massively huge games and disgusting graphics. The graphics are better than the 360, but not better than any system that can run the CryEngine, and really, if graphics are the reason you got a PS3 that's just dumb... what does it matter if one is 'slightly' prettier than the other? Anyhow, the point is that this puts game development time and budgets up, like Yahtzee said in one of his reviews, and subsequently games take longer to come out and end up being worse or glitching because of it.

3. Cross-platform games cannot use the Blu-Ray format because they would have to also make it DVD compatible to work on other platforms. This means that the quality of most cross-platformers will suffer on the PS3 compared to it's native games. And considering that Sony is LIVING off of cross-platform titles right now, this is a bad thing because it doesn't really showcase the system.

4. As for being able to play Blu-Ray movies... Blu-Ray players are $200 or less now... up until the price drop you could get a 360 and a Blu-Ray player for the same price as a PS3... and have two separate lasers, meaning they will last longer. If they kept Blu-Ray players out of the damn system they could have possibly undercut the 360 on price and could possibly even be winning the console war right now.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

I can't believe Sony would reason with EA on this. I have been waiting for cross game chat for a while, and all we get is a glittery screen? If Sony doesn't add these things in a few months, I'm selling my PS3 and getting a 360. What are you going to do about it?

Wow , just.... your ignorance amazes me. The get dynamic background functionality, the PSN store is better connected to the XMB now and the friend's list has been updated as well. Not to mention the entire system seems to run a smudge faster. I personally don't care about cross game chat. I have a ton of other ways I can talk to people while in game already.

yeah i tend to agree

the dynamic backgrounds are nice and do some cool things, the friend list is a lot better to read both in-game and out

and i don't think xbox has cross game chat either and won't get it

This is just PS3 trying to play catch up to the 360 like it always does.... shows you how poorly the PS3 was planned. They had an extra YEAR to get it right and they still managed to fuck up on the network, achievements, the chat, the controllers... blu-ray... it seems the more they try to stuff into the damn machine, the worse it gets.

I used to love Playstation.... PS1 and PS2 were awesome.... but they are really dropping the ball on this one.

how did they severely mess up things

the network is free
the achievements are the same AND they are planning on integrating it more with home and giving you rewards for getting certain trophies
the controllers have always been better, the rumble was taken out due to a lawsuit
blu-ray is better meaning you can do more things and better graphics all on one disc instead of multiple ones

oh and look at the failure rate of the two

gonna say everything is about equal up to the last two where the PS3 shines well above the 360

 

[Beartrucci]

Does anyone know how big the download file is approx. ??

25mb

Also speaking as someone who most of the time plays on a non hi def tv the change to the friends list is most welcome since black on black wasnt really the most visible colour combination

Thanks because my internet isn't that great and I wanted to know how big it is so I could plan when to download it.

 

[Kermi]

Although I can understand people being upset by the lack of crossgame chat, I really wonder now if people are only bitching about the PS3 not having it simply because it doesn't. I occasionally get chat requests from friends playing Halo or Madden or whatever when I'm playing Fallout 3, and... frankly it's distracting. The only time I use my headset is when I need to communicate with my team while playing Halo 3, or COD4.

 

[Chrissyluky]

I can't believe Sony would reason with EA on this. I have been waiting for cross game chat for a while, and all we get is a glittery screen? If Sony doesn't add these things in a few months, I'm selling my PS3 and getting a 360. What are you going to do about it?

Cross game chat? we have that via text, or did you mean on headset?
Also, they've made it easier to see if you've recieved messages and how many friends you have online.
Not JUST a glittery screen.
I personally wish they'd make an update for the ps3 and psp, which allows you to play psone games on your psp, without the lag that sometimes happens from hardware issues.

your ps3 runs dx9 trying to run something as ancient as dx5 is difficult for it. (try doing it on your computer you will have massssssss issues)

 

[NotMePleaseIgnore]

new avatars and themes, we were promised more avatars and movable themes!! on the thursday store update what was there? there were 3 pain themes that were crap and like 79p ffs! not even any avatars available.!

Go on the Japanese store and look for an 'Afrika' theme.

It's pretty cool, and it's the only one that's free; you'd have thought by the way they announced it they'd have made some more free ones or at least made them cheaper...