*UPDATE* *North America’s PlayStation 3 firmware 1.90 ready for download

Guys who are reading this may want to check on their PlayStation 3s, as word is out that the North America release for Firmware 1.90 is primed and ready. This update reportedly went up at 11 p.m. central time, although its changelog hasn’t been released for viewing – we’ll update as soon as this info is released.

For the moment, guys downloading the update can opt to view Japan’s fw 1.90 changelog from our previous post – all conveniently translated in Babelfish. Maybe we just might be looking at the same thing with our version here:

• Games on the XMB can now be sorted
• Inclusion of “eject disk” on the option menu
• BD/DVD setting now provides an option for 24Hz output over HDMI
• CD music output also has new options for output frequency: 44.1, 88.2, and 176.4 kHz
• Output settings will be available for PSOne and PS2 games.
• Bookmarks can now be added
• Browser Security will be added to the tools of the PS3 internet browser
• Video settings can be changed in-game
• Music settings now include “Bit Mapping”
• Emoticons and avatars are included in the chat, avatars move in reaction to audio in AV chat
• AVCHD type animated pictures can be saved from Memory Sticks
  

Stick around when we get our hands on the English (spelled with an “L”) version of this list. That’s all to report for the moment. With that said, we thank SuperVegeta and Surftycoon for this major heads-up!

Well, it’s not much of an official US changelog as “changelogs” usually go, but our download’s just finished and we decided to copy the features list for the new update. Here it is, reproduced word-for-word:

Main Features Revised In System Software Version 1.90

• A wallpaper feature has been added. You can now select a photo to display as the XMB (XrossMediaBar) background.
• You can now use emoticons in messages under [Friends].
• Support for text entry in simplified Chinese characters has been added.
• You can now select traditional Chinese characters as a text entry method.

Guys who are reading this may want to check on their PlayStation 3s, as word is out that the North America release for Firmware 1.90 is primed and ready. This update reportedly went up at 11 p.m. central time, although its changelog hasn’t been released for viewing – we’ll update as soon as this info is released.

For the moment, guys downloading the update can opt to view Japan’s fw 1.90 changelog from our previous post – all conveniently translated in Babelfish. Maybe we just might be looking at the same thing with our version here:

• Games on the XMB can now be sorted
• Inclusion of “eject disk” on the option menu
• BD/DVD setting now provides an option for 24Hz output over HDMI
• CD music output also has new options for output frequency: 44.1, 88.2, and 176.4 kHz
• Output settings will be available for PSOne and PS2 games.
• Bookmarks can now be added
• Browser Security will be added to the tools of the PS3 internet browser
• Video settings can be changed in-game
• Music settings now include “Bit Mapping”
• Emoticons and avatars are included in the chat, avatars move in reaction to audio in AV chat
• AVCHD type animated pictures can be saved from Memory Sticks
  

Stick around when we get our hands on the English (spelled with an “L”) version of this list. That’s all to report for the moment. With that said, we thank SuperVegeta and Surftycoon for this major heads-up!

Well, it’s not much of an official US changelog as “changelogs” usually go, but our download’s just finished and we decided to copy the features list for the new update. Here it is, reproduced word-for-word:

Main Features Revised In System Software Version 1.90

• A wallpaper feature has been added. You can now select a photo to display as the XMB (XrossMediaBar) background.
• You can now use emoticons in messages under [Friends].
• Support for text entry in simplified Chinese characters has been added.
• You can now select traditional Chinese characters as a text entry method.