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PSN Store Update and Network Downtime Confirmed

It’s been confirmed that the next system software update and PSN Store update will take place on April 14th, just in time for those of us rushing to file our US Income Tax returns to be forced to take a break and try to track down that receipt for that business dinner at the […]

PlayStation Home to appear at OGC 2008

According to reports from all around the internet, Sony’s upcoming online networking / community service, PlayStation Home, is scheduled to appear at the upcoming Online Game & Community Service Conference (OGC) next week.

Unreal Tournament III mod “cooker” next week

Mark Rein, vice president of Epic, has posted on the UT3 forums that the official map editor for PS3 code will be out very soon. So start planning, all you budding level editors — my personal copy of Unreal Tournament 3 will arrive this week, so I’ll be rating the best maps I come […]

Playstation Firmware 2.10

As you’re probably aware, the new Playstation Firmware version 2.10 was released today - and you probaby know what it adds too.
For those who don’t know, it adds AVI and WMV playback to the video, a pitch changer for your mic, and Bitmap 3 in images, and the 1.1 Bluray update. But that’s not all!

PS3 Blu Ray Firmware Update

As we proud PS3 owners know, not only did we get a killer console, we also got a Blu Ray disc player to boot. Already, 2 million of the installed Blu Ray players are PS3’s. To keep us happy and to make sure the PS3 remains a top Blu Ray player, Sony will be […]

In Game XMB is Coming

In a recent Game Informer interview, Peter Dille, Sony’s Senior VP of Marketing, spoke about a number of issues regarding the PlayStation 3. The most salient topic that you all want to hear about is the In Game XMB.

Firmware 2.01 may brick the PS3

“Starting last week, PS3 owners started reporting that their next gen console would not read their Blu-Ray discs. Some users reported that their PS3 would not even read DVD’s. All reports started to come in after gamers made the upgrade to 2.01.”

PS3 Custom Theme Creator Released

Avid gamer A.R.K. has released v1.5 of his Theme Creator Software. No need to go through tedious xml files or 100s of menus to create/edit your theme. This tool is a WYSIWYG tool that is extremely functional and user-friendly; you can change your just by just pointing and clicking to change theme icons.

DivX Coming to PS3

DivX has announced that it will be bringing its technology to Sony’s PlayStation 3 console, allowing users to experience AVI videos as opposed to converting files into PS3-recognised coding, such as MPEG 3.

PS3 Console That Grunts

How much grunt does the ps3 console really have under the hood, with a lot of help from our techie friends we have created an indepth review of its capabilities and schematics design.

Firmware 1.82 released

New for 1.82: Support for playback of AVC High Profile (H.264/MPEG-4) format video has been added. *
* High image quality encoding method used by Blu-ray Discs and other media

Possible firmware 2.0 features

According to PSM,
- Password user
- Equalizer (music)
- Management of flow RSS
- Addition of topics (bottom of screen and saver of screen)
- Accessible XMB during the play
- Possibility of opening several sessions of cat
- New types of diaporama(visualisations )

Exploit found on firmware 1.81


Playstation 3 firmware 1.81 out now!

Here are the list of updates for firmware version 1.81:
New for 1.81: The method of setting [RGB Full Range (HDMI)] under [Display Settings] has been improved.

PS3 firmware version 1.81 coming soon

Have a TV set compatible with the PS3’s Full RGB mode? Likely, you’ve experienced the issue where rebooting your PS3 actually resets the color settings - reverting back to the limited RGB output signal, even though you had previously selected Full RGB. A rather annoying problem indeed, but here’s the good news: Sony plans […]