Official PS3 FW 1.93 and PSP FW 3.71 coming in the next few days
Playstation Network Operations Director Eric Lempel dropped by the official PlayStation Blog and informed all PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners that new firmware updates are coming their way. A part of Lempel’s post read:
Taking into account customer feedback and some internal testing, we will be making available in the next few days a firmware update for the PS3 (1.93) that fixes the network disconnect issue that some of you have experienced as a result of downloading Firmware 1.92.
In addition, we are adding a new firmware update for PSP (3.71) as well, which adds many features that readers of this blog have requested.
It was only yesterday when the official FW 3.70 was found lurking over at the official PlayStation site for Japan. There was a changelog for our friends back there but North American users and the rest of the world are wondering what new things have been added to the new firmware.
Eric Lempel touched on the topic as well, and mentioned that the main thing that had been added is the ability to set themes on the handheld. He explained further:
- Once you have downloaded a theme, under settings, go to theme settings, select theme and then custom theme to choose the one you want to display.
- You can also now play music while viewing photos or a slideshow. First begin playing a track saved on your memory stick, press the HOME or SELECT button, then navigate to your photos under the Photo icon and begin viewing.
- We’ve added several other features including scene search for movies, and you’ll be able to read about them in more depth on the usual update page once it goes live.
Check back here at QJ.NET to remain updated with the future firmware developments for the PS3 and PSP.
Via PlayStation Blog
Playstation Network Operations Director Eric Lempel dropped by the official PlayStation Blog and informed all PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable owners that new firmware updates are coming their way. A part of Lempel’s post read:
Taking into account customer feedback and some internal testing, we will be making available in the next few days a firmware update for the PS3 (1.93) that fixes the network disconnect issue that some of you have experienced as a result of downloading Firmware 1.92.
In addition, we are adding a new firmware update for PSP (3.71) as well, which adds many features that readers of this blog have requested.
It was only yesterday when the official FW 3.70 was found lurking over at the official PlayStation site for Japan. There was a changelog for our friends back there but North American users and the rest of the world are wondering what new things have been added to the new firmware.
Eric Lempel touched on the topic as well, and mentioned that the main thing that had been added is the ability to set themes on the handheld. He explained further:
- Once you have downloaded a theme, under settings, go to theme settings, select theme and then custom theme to choose the one you want to display.
- You can also now play music while viewing photos or a slideshow. First begin playing a track saved on your memory stick, press the HOME or SELECT button, then navigate to your photos under the Photo icon and begin viewing.
- We’ve added several other features including scene search for movies, and you’ll be able to read about them in more depth on the usual update page once it goes live.
Check back here at QJ.NET to remain updated with the future firmware developments for the PS3 and PSP.
Via PlayStation Blog