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PS3 Firmware 2.41 to be released this week
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BoilersFan23
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Exactly, and that's why I explained it.Woo-Fu said:
I mean for invites, before if you got an XMB invite (like in Tekken 5: DR), you just couldn't check it. Now you can, so you technically got an invite from another game, just a matter of devs have to utilize it if they want it to be that way. I dunno if it takes you to a particular game (I never tried).
I sometimes get a little tired of some expecting PS3 to have the exact same features as 360. Oh course the two will be mostly similar, but the two will always have some features different. Like one new feature on PS3 I really like (no other console can do it) is being able to switch demos, PSN games, etc. in-game. I can also eject discs with the controller (I don't believe the 360 can, but I could be wrong). Those are two features I really like for sure.
Regardless, I'm ecstatic with in-game XMB. Finally being able to check messages in-game is a huge plus, especially when playing games with people. I only have interests in custom music for racers and extreme sports. If those devs implement the feature, I'm happy (why do I need custom music in RB, an RPG, etc.).
Actually, those who downloaded early didn't have the problems last time. Those who downloaded late had them I believe (or the next day).pr0cs said:
The Faceless Master
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akachan ningen
Member
Unregistered007 said:
Like I said, it's been crashing. it also locks up in the xmb with that little "busy" icon in the top right. all the problems have happened in the home xmb, not during a game.
ZeroTolerance
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Sho Nuff said:
BANG BANG!
BRICKIN UR BOXES WITH NANOTECH
I laughed so loud when I saw this and remembered the guy from the MGS thread that said this was the dummest thing he had ever seen because
Ocelot raised his hand and people were dying.
Mr. Wonderful
Member
That was such an awkward cutscene.Sho Nuff said:
BANG BANG!
BRICKIN UR BOXES WITH NANOTECH
So... Can't wait until inevitably a couple of people's PS3s get bricked, as happens with all firmware updates, and news sites start picking up the story, preferably with a nice negative spin.
Mac the KNife
Member
Okay. I just got back from vacation. I left July 2nd but downloaded 2.4 beforehand then turned my PS3 off. I'm afraid to turn the system on. What do I do?
Mac the KNife said:
Wait for 2.41? You never know. You have 0,3% chances to brick your system.
I'd do if I were you. I was one of the braves that plugged the JPN PS3 into the wall without a step-down converter just to check if the internal power thingy was really universal. Luckly, it was
KernelPanic
Member
BoilersFan23 said:
I've always understood that Sony reserved 96MB for future updates and features, and that they reserved more than would be needed just to be safe. How much of that 96MB was actually being used it's hard to say.
So for example they may have reserved 10MB for custom XMB themes. But after they implement it, they only need 2MB, so that's 8MB they can release to developers.
I'm more curious if in-game XMB was ever planned from the get-go. It sounds like they had to significantly re-write the PS3 OS to get it to work. It's possible that a good amount of memory has now been released to devs with 2.40.
Home seems to be Sony's answer to XBL. We know Home will have game invites and voice chat.
My co-workers 60Gb would reboot loading GTA4 after 2.40 update, although it seemed to fix itself hours later.
So I think there is some issues with 2.40 but it only affects a small % of users.
KernelPanic said:
Yes.
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=VszZ_63Ap8I
2:30 mark
Beats me what happened since then.
TheIroning
Member
are the gonna fix how the battery charge indicator covers up the clock?
MrTroubleMaker
Gold Member
TTP said:Wait for 2.41? You never know. You have 0,3% chances to brick your system.
I'd do if I were you. I was one of the braves that plugged the JPN PS3 into the wall without a step-down converter just to check if the internal power thingy was really universal. Luckly, it was
:O brave man
Mac the KNife
Member
tha_con said:
Booyah. Thanks a bunch.
Here's my Viz-style top-tip to those of you without firmware 2.40 installed on your PS3 in all of its awesomeness.
As soon as we have a release date and time for 2.41 then if you want it - stay up late, wake up early if necessary but make sure you download it right after the launch time. That way you won't miss out twice in a row in the unlikely event that Sony have to pull it again!
As soon as we have a release date and time for 2.41 then if you want it - stay up late, wake up early if necessary but make sure you download it right after the launch time. That way you won't miss out twice in a row in the unlikely event that Sony have to pull it again!
The Take Out Bandit
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Mr. Wonderful said:
This is relevant to the total package IMO.
Shadow Moses
Member
Sho Nuff said:
BANG BANG!
BRICKIN UR BOXES WITH NANOTECH
fantastic gif
Kinan said:
True cross-game invites are faster--the game will skip menu screens and server browsers and such to take you straight to your friend's game. Waiting for a friend to join your game in a lobby filled with other people can be an annoyingly long process, and sometimes difficult if the time between rounds is short and the game doesn't allow you to join games in progress.
So basically yea, it's a convenience thing.
BoilersFan23
Member
Many games (well, ones that I play) allow you to reserve slots for players, to avoid others joining in.Moray said:
Firestreak
Member
Let's get this clear people.
Aren't game invites expressed via PSN text messages, that allow you to join through them?
Doesn't this give you cross game messaging?
Doesn't 1+1=2?
I mean... yeah.. not every game has invites, they were finished before this firmware update happened. What exactly were you expecting to happen? Sony to go to every studio that every made a PS3 game and demand that they all stop their production cycles and focus on rewriting code for games that have already been out so they use the same uniformed invite system?
Forget about it. The fact that I can communicate with people means I can organize a game with them any time- any place. The fact that this is out means FUTURE games will have a unified system to work with.
Aren't game invites expressed via PSN text messages, that allow you to join through them?
Doesn't this give you cross game messaging?
Doesn't 1+1=2?
I mean... yeah.. not every game has invites, they were finished before this firmware update happened. What exactly were you expecting to happen? Sony to go to every studio that every made a PS3 game and demand that they all stop their production cycles and focus on rewriting code for games that have already been out so they use the same uniformed invite system?
Forget about it. The fact that I can communicate with people means I can organize a game with them any time- any place. The fact that this is out means FUTURE games will have a unified system to work with.
BobTheFork
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What about those of us who DL the firmWare and whored all the trophies dead before daylight?
The Faceless Master
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:lol :lol :lolh3ro said:John Starks in a Bulls jersey...
Classic_Gs
Member
OMG @ the OP :lol :lol :lol :lol
its gonna be sad when some people brick their ps3's going from 2.40 > 2.41. you know its gonna happen to someone.
i skipped the last 2 minor firmware updates, waiting for 2.4 just to lower chances of things going wrong. just my luck that now 2.41 comes out a week later. i swear its starting to feel like all i do with my ps3 is update the firmware.
i skipped the last 2 minor firmware updates, waiting for 2.4 just to lower chances of things going wrong. just my luck that now 2.41 comes out a week later. i swear its starting to feel like all i do with my ps3 is update the firmware.
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