A new system software update (v4.00) will be released this week. In preparation for the launch of PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) in Japan, this update will prepare PlayStation 3 (PS3) to serve as a content management device. It will allow users to copy their digital content such as games, music, photos, and videos between PS Vita and PS3, back up PS Vita game games including save data to your PS3 hard drive, and update the system software for your PS Vita system using the network features of your PS3.
aren't the "0.00" updates meant to be good news with at least 1 or 2 features the consumers have been asking for?
3.0 had a lot of clean up, but all it added was dynamic themes as a main item, while 2.40 added trophy support.
I do agree though, this could have been a non-required minor update for Japan only... or a required, minor version update.
Well, its not like Vita is going to be JP-only. And you know people outside of Japan are importing it just to have it first.
The have to be ready for overseas orders as well. I know some people that have a Vita coming from Japan.
Update is good... Getting my PS3 Ready for my future PSV Woohoo!
Adding support for a BRAND NEW SYSTEM isn't exactly nothing, either. A little anti-climactic for the time if you're not in Japan, but it's only like 3 months away for the US.
I wonder how many updates we are going to see before the very launch of Vita? That excludes update 4.0!
Yeah, all the features everyone complains about not having aren't coming until the PS4, I"m sure. The Vita has shown us that Sony will bring us cross game chat and a party system, but it'll likely not be until the PS4.
Edit: Wait a minute, people thought cross game chat was coming in this update? I thought the PS3 didn't have enough RAM, so how could it? Those were rumors and if you had high expectation for it then, it's kinda your own fault for being disappointed.
Yeah, I just saw it, bub. First Math, now KaKarotoks (turns out it wasn't leaked)....scene drama for days lol.
Wow, an update that's for Vita owners....great.
Honestly, Sony is saving the good stuff for the PS4. All we get is security updates and features that support other revenue streams. Gone are the days of really cool new features to say thanks to those that have stuck in there with ps3 since the beginning. I think we've lost more than we've gained over the past couple of years.
aren't the "0.00" updates meant to be good news with at least 1 or 2 features the consumers have been asking for? "
by the way, the trolls "psvita is doomed because of teh memory card's price" failed with this update.
cant remember the last PS3 update that brought features people actually wanted...or features period to use for the ps3 specifically.
Its expected Sony already lost to much money adding proper security to PSN.
Are people actually stupid enough to actualy believe this?
Maybe the lesson here is to not get excited over rumours and speculation.
What rumors and speculation? I was excited, but not because of any rumors. I was excited because the firmware going to 4.0, I was expecting some at least moderately cool feature or implementation.
If there is a lesson to be learned here, is that don't get your hopes up for a single firmware update unless they announce the features beforehand, because you are almost always going to end up disappointed.
Umm... what exactly were you expecting? Vita integration was the obvious one. I'd say that's pretty significant if you plan on getting a PSVita.
I think its time to realize that nothing big is ever gonna hit the ps3 through an update anymore,only thing I keep wishing for is a new OS design just to make the ps3 seem more fresher but I doubt it.
I think Sony pretty much only being doing these updates for marketing and security reasons.
I like that my games are patched and my saves are uploaded, and that's before we get to the content.
i like it to but i dont wanna pay for it.
@Piratethom (below) yeah but the problem is that aside from Plus there´s really nothing more to it.
Then don't pay for it if you don't think it's worth it.
Plus is very much worth it. It saves you monay and time.
wow! so you want stuff for free? gotcha, do you whine to the other console manufacturers for free stuff like you're doing right now?
Your PS3 turns on which makes it pointless and worthless, ps+ was the biggest waist of money i ever spent since FFXIV. I never play the free games that I just deleted all of them. It was only decent for the few things I bought with ps+ discounts which is worthless cause you only save like $3 or less, which was still a waist because i probably bought like 4 things with the ps+ discount. I never got my moneys worth. PS3 feels more outdated than the wii in terms of OS.
Was hoping the PlayStation Store would get a facelift before the Vita launches. A new UI would be nice too.
Here in the UK it kind of got a facelift. Not anything drastic though.
Same as NZ PS Store.... They just made the icons a little more nicer, this the the 3ed or 4th time thev done it..... but I like the smal changes they make everytime..... makes the PS Store looks fresh once and a wile.
Well it is a good update for the vita that is, and besides that's not the full list just wait for the update to actually go live.
It is a decent update if you are getting Vita but this is more of a 3.9 than 4.0. Not really anything major for the PS3. Just Vita people with some + activity to provide more value to get off the free plan.
Eh, lame. Kinda really just caps off a sub-par year for PSN.
Looks at picture profile and general profile. Yeah, trolling. Looks like classic retardation right there.
Because as far as I know Vita uses a new interface perhaps the same for PS3?
Well, I guess they've saved time having to launch it for each region at the time of Vita release.
PS updates have never been anything to talk about.
It's live now. I Just updated.
The new features look more like 3.80, not a full version jump. Console firmware full version jump is often like Linux distro.
Also, being .00 version jump, there should be tons of new bugs unless it's really "3.80".
Since Sony calls it a full version jump to 4.00, shouldn't Sony try to modify the core OS to have enough memory to do cross-chatting? It will be expected some games may break due to low level OS memory change but it's also time for game developers to upgrade their games to be compatible. It's uncommon such low level gets change when doing full version jump on the PC.
This update could of waited until January.
Because nobody will have the Vita until January, right?
As of now this update is useless. If this update would of come out towards the end of January it would of been ok so your trolling logic is busted.
That's stupid. The Vita will be out next month, which is TOMORROW. Granted, it won't be out tomorrow, but why in the hell would they wait until AFTER the system is out to add firmware for the PS3 when they can do it right now?
Since the Vita is supposed to be able to connect to the PS3 for a host of reasons AT LAUNCH, it wouldn't make ANY SENSE for them to not already be prepared for that.
It may not have been worth a full 1.0 number, but please explain to me how ANYTHING I said was trolling, or how your ignorance managed to "bust" it.
Note to Urbz1988: other countries exist.
I wouldnt mind if it was for something i could get some use out of but its not that case!
i updated to 4.0 last night and my skyrim crashed like 4 times immediately after also the xmb in game loads way slower when you try and view attained trophies for games in such. ps4 needs to hurry up or sony needs to do a nintendo and release some type of hardware addon for their console to prolong the lifespan.
That would be the most pointless product of this generation. Consoles aren't PCs because everything is optimised to suit the hardware, throw in something like external RAM and it would completely go against the very point of console gaming.
Don't blame the console, it's the developers problem. Bethesda seem to be useless when it comes to developing for the PS3.