PS3 Firmware v2.70 features unveiled, Text Chat coming *UPDATE* now live!
The PlayStation 3 2.70 Firmware Update is definitely coming! Not today, though, at least not now. Maybe in a couple of hours it’ll land – you know how Sony is about dropping their FWs: announced, but always surprising. Anyhow, Eric Lempel took to the PS Blog to reveal to us a few nifty details about this latest firmware edition for the power console. First up: the new Text Chat feature. Sounds cool, eh? Looks cool, too. Preview video and other details after the jump. *UPDATE* Now live!
Thanks, eaferrari24, VISE for the tip!
The PlayStation 3 2.70 Firmware Update is definitely coming! Not today, though, at least not now. Maybe in a couple of hours it’ll land – you know how Sony is about dropping their FWs: announced, but always surprising. Anyhow, Eric Lempel took to the PS Blog to reveal to us a few nifty details about this latest firmware edition for the power console.
First up: the new Text Chat feature. Sounds cool, eh? And it is! This will allow you to communicate online with your PSN pals – up to 15 of them at a time, take note – via the Wireless Keypa, on-screen keyboard, or other compatible keyboard peripherals.
And then there’s more:
Friends list on the XMB (XrossMediaBar)
- Sort your friends via their online status
- Attach larger files to the messages you send to your friends (file size will increase from 1MB to 3MB)
Video delivery service on PlayStation Store
- Video files you’ve purchased from the PlayStation Store can be backed up to an external storage device and then restored to PS3’s internal hard drive for playback – so you can clear up space on your hard drive and then restore the video anytime in the future
- Videos youÂ’ve purchased for PSP (PlayStation Portable) system can now be transferred to PS3 for playback
He even threw in a video to show you a quick preview of the new goodies in FW 2.70. Check it out below:
Again, it’s coming “soon”, so be on your toes. We’ll be on ours, too.
Thanks, eaferrari24, for the tip!
*UPDATE*
We told you it’s gonna be up real soon. As a matter of fact, FW 2.70 is now live! We’re downloading it as I type, and we’ll have the changelog for you in a jiffy. We’ve got the changelog for you here:
- You can now perform text chat with people who are on our friends list. You can chat with them while you are playing a game. To use this feature, go to [Friends] > [Start New Chat], and then select [Text Chat].
- Using the Internet, you can now easily search for the latest information about the games that you own. To use this feature, select the icon for the game, and then select [Internet Search] from the options menu.
- You can now copy and paste text.
- You can copy text from the Internet Browser and paste it into the text entry field of the on-screen keyboard to make it easier to enter text.
- You can now set an option to reduce the difference in volume level between tracks to help avoid sudden, loud output.
- You can set this option in [Settings], [Music Settings]> [Dynamic Normalizer].
Thanks to VISE for the tip!
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