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PS3 Firmware Update 2.0 Available Now

Posted November 7th, 2007 at 23:19 EDT by
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Sony has officially released the long awaited firmware update 2.00 for the PlayStation 3. For those of you interested, head to your software update icons now to begin your downloads.

The latest firmware update adds new features such as Remote Start which enables users to turn on and turn off their PlayStation 3's using thier PSP via wi-fi.

Other additions include:

- Information Board: An rss feed to PlayStation news that users can activate and use. Right now news is added by Sony, however in the future users will be able to import their own rss feeds.

- Themes: Users will be able to not only change the backgrounds on their PS3 but also will be allowed to download and use full out themes that change the everything from icons to font.

- Playlists for photos and music have been added

- Additional Sorting Options for music and photos

- New PlayStation Netowork Logo and section added to the XMB

- XMB Color Selector

- DualShock 3 Support

- Canon Printer Support

More features have been added, but we'll have to get back to you on these as soon as more details are released. Stay tuned for more information.

Comments

Tzanido
- 6:21pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 1
1 comment wheres the in game xmb havent downloaded yet so who knows

psn id kritikos8
ace456
- 6:25pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 2
live baby!!!! it's awsome and yet not........woot!!!
J08hawks
- 6:26pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 3
downloadin right now psn id J08hawks
dasteru | kados
- 6:28pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 4
And the best part of this update is that i wont have to listen to dumb people still wondering where the bull 2.0 release is that was rumored and debunked like 8 months ago.
Lithgow
- 6:37pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 5
I'm not going to bich about in game XMB. But I WILL say this. We should be able to message our friends in game. We should be able to listen to music in game. We should be able to chat with mics to our friends in game. I'm not goona freak out about these lack of features, but I'm very disappointed. If Sony has been working on this update a year, God knows how long it will take to get in game XMB.
SecretSquirrel
- 6:38pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 6
Another feature is folders to organize your games!!! Freaking sweet.
Tzanido
- 6:39pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 7
no in game xmb already downloaded IT basically everything named at the top theinformation board tell you welcome to the information board its nothing special wtf a dissapointment for me
Uncool
- 6:39pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 8
^^They will eventually do that I think since the 360 does it and is a quite popular feature as well. Not sure when they are implementing it though.
Sunshine_Killer
- 6:51pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 9
just think of this as a setup for ingame xmb, its just another step closer, it sounds likethey are going to be adding it soon cause there are rumours of some survey they did on what the people wanted. They know what we want and its almost here. :) finally that 2.0 update now those gay rumours will be gone :)
Clover09
- 7:11pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 10
There has been many things in this update that has not been mentioned. For instance, when you download a video you can watch it now while it is downloading, and you can also put all you downloaded games in a folder.
PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 7:11pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 11
Please tell me SOMETHING else has been added.
tom ass
- 7:15pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 12
agree with sunshine killer. no more 2.0 rumors and people please don't start 3.0 rumors. we don't need to do this whole run around again.
h3adsh0t
- 7:35pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 13
now people are going to wonder when the 2.5 update is going to come out lol
DeadOnArrival06
- 7:50pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 14
All I want is In-game XMB so I can listen to music while playing games. That's all. It's not much to ask for, is it?
motzo
- 8:27pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 15
the xmb = being abel to do everything we want in game if not that at least slowly faze in features like music play abitly and messger in game then when xmb is finshed phaze it all into the one feature

we better get this before the end of the year
Ensei-Shiki
- 9:07pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 16
pfft...
MatrixSixaxis
- 9:59pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 17
How's about an option to have your avatar be invisible when you don't want to be bothered or just have a private game with one player?!? Hmmm...maybe next time eh! Along with all the other features alot of people are disappointed about being non-existent...at the moment!
killercop
- 10:04pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 18
All this and PS3 have only been out a year? Imagine in 3 years, damn there it will be a totally different console! o.o
sony1978a | Aked
- 10:56pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 19
this update is gay.

I use my PS3 for games ffs i cant go to xmb when i playing a game.man to much hype for this 2.0 crap.

what ever SONY

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D3v1lwqer23 | Aked
- 11:14pm EST - November 7th, 2007
- 20
So what, we didnt get in game XMB access for music? If thats the biggest gripe from the PS3 so far, then geez man get a clue. Look at how much revenue games pull in, Harry-Gregson Williams does the Metal Gear games. And alot of games have an absolutely terrific soundtrack. Now some games, it would be nice, but im not holding my breath as I really want them to implement it correctly, as not to mess any features up. To me, DS3 was a more drastic update.