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PS3 Firmware 2.50 adds Flash 9 support

  • Posted October 14th, 2008 at 07:21 EDT by
  • 45 Comments

Eurogamer has been sniffing around the PlayStation 3 firmware update Sony promised yesterday, and has come up with another feature to add to the list - Flash 9 support for the console browser.

This will markedly boost the browser's compatibility with many of the (wait for it) flashier sites out there.

Among the tastier additions to this firmware update are improved Bluetooth headset support, an enhanced Trophy interface that shows your percentage completion of each Trophy level, and an in-game screenshot grabber.

There's no word yet on when this little lot will go live, but we'll keep you updated on any developments as soon as they become available.

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  1. Fiddlesworth

    • 2:23am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    Utterly brilliant. Sony are brill!

  2. RTs42

    • 2:27am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    sony is best!!

  3. ryanh7

    • 2:28am EDT - October 14th, 2008

     Cant say i have ever needed it but it would be welcome

  4. The_Sorrow_Gamer

    • 2:34am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    bout time wooooooooooooooooooo

  5. Carl

    • 2:36am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    "s compatibility with many of the (wait for it) flashier sites"

     

    Rofl. Nice one Ed, made me laugh anyway.

     

    Anyway, at last a flash update. That's good

  6. T-Dogg400

    • 2:39am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    Its going to be another great FW update!!!

  7. Stoffinator

    • 2:40am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    Only problem with features like "Picture grabber" is nobody besides a few first party games will use it. Developers are generally to busy or lazy to ad such features. Look at the Youtube Uploader.

  8. Infernoz0

    • 2:42am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    i want this little big update

    sony is freakin awesome

  9. tanner1

    • 2:45am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    U fu****g absolute legend sony , if  this is true ive just bolted my load in my pants(think of all that porn!) ;)

  10. drockpop

    • 2:48am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    YES!P*rn! AT last!

  11. KillerInst2129

    • 3:15am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    sweet cant wait for this update, looks even more promising, now if only we could get US updates sooner on the UK store, now that the PSP is getting a PS3 style store...Sony is always bringing something newer out to amaze us, i mean we wanted ingame xmb and trophy support,  and we got it, looks like they finally listening to us

  12. AnalogueAutomat

    • 3:26am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    nice, where did that come from? it'll be live tomorrow anyhow, PSN downtime tonight ! 

  13. deniled

    • 3:48am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    yes!! This is awesome

  14. gingo

    • 3:51am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    psn id: gingo... this was one of the anoying things about the browser so its a great addition hopefully we shall see it soon

  15. Fiddlesworth

    • 3:55am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    SCEE's press release on ThreeSpeech confirms the update is tonight/tomorrow morning depending where you live.

  16. IONIXX

    • 4:13am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    Praise the lorrrrrrd!

  17. Duago

    • 5:18am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    Praise be to Yevon! i need this so bad as i use my Ps3 browser an awful lot.

  18. bigbossakajack

    • 5:23am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    nice!!!! yes woot awesome!

  19. Tha_Last_Romeo

    • 5:31am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    Now will this allow you to use ALL FLASH shows or will it just be youtube and stuff. I noticed on some websites flash was blocked.

  20. taurus82

    • 5:42am EDT - October 14th, 2008

    Yippey!! Does this mean demoscene.tv (amongst other sites of cause) will work properly now?!!

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