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Playstation 3 firmware update brings new features

Playstation 3 firmware update brings new features.
What's New
By Henning Molbaek
 FIRST ONLINE Jul 2, 2008

LAST UPDATED Jul 3, 2008
UPDATED: Update pulled.
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Sony today released a new firmware for the Playstation 3. It brings it to version 2.40.

UPDATE: Sony pulled the update due to problems with the install procedure on some systems.

Here is what the Playstation Blog wrote:
As has been reported on many gaming blogs and websites, we have temporarily taken Firmware v2.40 offline. We´ve received a limited number of calls from consumers experiencing an issue with installing the system software update on their PS3. While our consumer services department has seen a low volume of calls on this topic, we are committed to providing the PS3 community with XMB access features delivered in the v2.40 update. We are working diligently to isolate the problem for those few consumers and to identify a solution before we put the firmware back up.

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New features interesting for Blu-ray and movie fans include:

- You can now use the [Frame Noise Reduction] and [Block Noise Reduction] settings for video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media.

- You can now play upscaled video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media. When the video content is played, it is upscaled automatically to match the screen size.

-Upscaling of Blu-ray Disc (BDAV) video content is now supported.

- For DTS playback on DVD-Video and Blu-ray Disc media, DTS-ES and DTS 96/24 for DVD-Video and DTS-ES Matrix for Blu-ray Discs are now supported.*

* "DTS" is a trademark of DTS Inc.

You can read more on the Playstation 3 system update page.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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January 2008
Wow, that was quick. I just updated last week.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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November 2005
Actually...they pulled the update. It has wiped out a lot of people's PS3 hard drives, which now have to be sent back to Sony. Ooops!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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July 2006
Really? Wew I dodged that bullet thankfully. I still have my PS3 on version 2.35 and I'm quite happy with it. I'll leave it the way it is until I have some kind of issue that needs an update to be fixed. in the meantime if it ain't broke...
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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December 2007
I downloaded 2.4 and haven't had a problem.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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May 2007
Its only affecting a select amount of users. You can read about it at the official sony ps3 forums. That being said I was busy working late last night and didn't have time to download the update. I too am glad that I didn't download it.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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September 2007
i havent updated mine yet. i heard that the update is bricking ps3's. But i usually wait to update mine when a new update is out anyways for this reason.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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December 2007
I still haven't had a problem with 2.4...
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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February 2002
Mine installed and works as well.

However, it is really important that they make sure they work before release. Especially if there is a chance it will brick your PS3 which would require repair. Lets hope they get it fixed soon.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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January 2008
Luckily I was at work and it was pulled by the time I got home to install...whew.




-JS
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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December 2007
I think that when the news of Trophies and XMB leaked, Sony decided to try and rush it out... honestly I feel they should have held it and worked on cleaning it up and fixing it until E3....

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