*UPDATE 2* Confirmed: PS3 Firmware 1.81 available NOW with changelog
Turns out that PS3 FW 1.81 will indeed roll out this week. In fact, it will roll out tomorrow: June 15! How’s that for some good news. And to think that FW 1.80 hasn’t been around for a month yet.
The announcement was made by way of the official PlayStation blog, as posted by Eric Lempel. Included in the Firmware update will be a couple of improvements with regards to the RGB settings. Lempel writes:
In 1.80 we added an option to the XMB under settings allowing you to choose between RGB Full and Limited. Basically if you are connecting your PS3 to your TV using an HDMI cable, and if your TV supports RGB full range, the picture quality may be improved when this option is set to Full. Some of you pointed out that the Full setting would sometimes revert back to Limited and 1.81 will address this issue. Please keep in mind that this setting is only effective when the PS3 is connected to a TV using an HDMI cable.
More than this, the author of the blog entry drops a rather intriguing hint at what the devs are working on right now: improvements on PS2 compatibility. Is there something more to PS2 upscaling than we previously thought? Hmmm…
UPDATE:PlayStation 3 Firmware 1.81 is now up! In fact, we’re downloading it right now. We’re not sure if this update is green for all regions, but so far it looks good on our end. How about yours? None of the official PlayStation portals have listed this update nor is a changelog present, but we’ll update you all on that soon.
Thanks to Baz for the tip!
UPDATE 2: Like we said in the previous update, PlayStation 3 FW 1.81 is now live. Despite that, however, it’s still unknown what are the real changes made in this upgrade. All of that is about to change as the official PlayStation site in UK posted the changelog for the said firmware.
- Settings
- The method of setting [RGB Full Range (HDMI)] under [Display Settings] has been improved.
- Other
- The stability of the network connection used during gameplay has been improved for some PlayStation 2 format software titles that support online gaming.
Turns out that PS3 FW 1.81 will indeed roll out this week. In fact, it will roll out tomorrow: June 15! How’s that for some good news. And to think that FW 1.80 hasn’t been around for a month yet.
The announcement was made by way of the official PlayStation blog, as posted by Eric Lempel. Included in the Firmware update will be a couple of improvements with regards to the RGB settings. Lempel writes:
In 1.80 we added an option to the XMB under settings allowing you to choose between RGB Full and Limited. Basically if you are connecting your PS3 to your TV using an HDMI cable, and if your TV supports RGB full range, the picture quality may be improved when this option is set to Full. Some of you pointed out that the Full setting would sometimes revert back to Limited and 1.81 will address this issue. Please keep in mind that this setting is only effective when the PS3 is connected to a TV using an HDMI cable.
More than this, the author of the blog entry drops a rather intriguing hint at what the devs are working on right now: improvements on PS2 compatibility. Is there something more to PS2 upscaling than we previously thought? Hmmm…
UPDATE:PlayStation 3 Firmware 1.81 is now up! In fact, we’re downloading it right now. We’re not sure if this update is green for all regions, but so far it looks good on our end. How about yours? None of the official PlayStation portals have listed this update nor is a changelog present, but we’ll update you all on that soon.
Thanks to Baz for the tip!
UPDATE 2: Like we said in the previous update, PlayStation 3 FW 1.81 is now live. Despite that, however, it’s still unknown what are the real changes made in this upgrade. All of that is about to change as the official PlayStation site in UK posted the changelog for the said firmware.
- Settings
- The method of setting [RGB Full Range (HDMI)] under [Display Settings] has been improved.
- Other
- The stability of the network connection used during gameplay has been improved for some PlayStation 2 format software titles that support online gaming.
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