The month of June will bring with it another PlayStation 3 firmware update, if Issue 45 of Official PlayStation Magazine is to be believed.

You can tell a lot about a company by the parties they throw. Sony clearly know parties, as demonstrated by the following checklist: cool venue, free food, free booze, celebrity DJ, hands-on tech, and the obligatory glamorous people. Did I have a good time? Yes. But more importantly, is the Playstation Video Store any good? Yes. Yes it is. Read more »

Going by a rumour-turned-real post on ScrawlFX, it appears some new (and, unfortunately, essentially useless) alterations are soon to be made to the PlayStation 3’s XMB in the next firmware update.

For example, you’ll be able to manage your Facebook profile through your PlayStation Network account. You’ll be able to change the colour of your gamercard to suit your mood. You’ll even be able to view your photo collection in a more efficient way.

Ok, so it's not much to get excited about it. If we're honest, we’d be very surprised if the community was requesting things like Facebook integration and gamercard colour palettes over more practical functions like cross-game chat. Still, it's a step in the right direction... right? Read more »

The PlayStation 3 has always been about more than just gaming; the functionalities, applications and services offered by Sony's console accurately reflect this ideology, and the future is looking very bright indeed...

We are pleased to inform you that media streaming service Netflix is coming to PS3. As announced yesterday by Netflix’s VP of Corporate Communications Steve Swasey, the company has partnered with Sony to grant PS3 users online access to thousands of films and TV programmes which can be streamed straight to their little black box via the PlayStation Network – ‘at no extra charge’, says Swasey.

The application will launch next month (presumably as part of a firmware update?) and will, like BBC iPlayer, integrate directly into the XMB for ease of access. You can find further information about Netflix here and, should you wish to kick-start the registration process immediately, we’ve kindly provided the appropriate link after the break. Just click ‘Read more...’.