PS3 Firmware 2.80 Update is Now Available!

Thanks for posting the news 51N15T3R and +Rep! :tup3:

I wonder how long until 2.80 Debug leaks, considering it is already on the SCEA Press site. :shhh: :p



It also appears they have put a damper on Open Remote Play according to PS3 Hacks:
This is what Dashhacker had to say (basically the same thing):

werd... i was just online 2 hours ago and it didnt asked me to upgrade my fw.

i'll check now..

Please let it include mkv playback.. It cant be that hard to integrate.

Alright, I updates this damn thing, what do I win... a bricked PS3, I for sure will sue those bastards if that ever happens, damn mandating an update.

I am worried about that EVERY time I update.... I paid alot for my irreplacable 60gb model and I dont want to lose it cuz $ony got its panties in a wad over ORP.... whatever. It had better contain something better than "system integrity enhancement" or whatever they call it.

All the security will bite sony in the arse soon enough when ppl realize the console isn't theirs. I've felt the urge to buy a 360 for a while now. Mandatory firmware updates just seems stupid for real and i havent turned on my ps3 since i saw this because i cant bother with the prompt and not being able to go online when i don't want to upgrade.

1. Text chat increased the maximum limit of characters from 32 to 64 ... :chill:
2. Update is NOT (as of yet) mandatory ... :confused:
3. It seems to lock (for some users) the Mic volume at level 3 ... :hmm:

I've noticed that my fan has gotten quite louder after the update. Coincidence?

This firmware version is not mandatory.

So, there are some people saying there is a evident "backdoor" posibility in this update... Maybe Sony wants to open his hand a little bit... :D

You should know before you splash out on a 360 that their firmware updates are mandatory too, if you want to stay connected to Xbox Live. Exactly the same as PS3.

Who said this?
Was it one of our devs or an underground hacking group?

Not for the mandatory update... the 360 is hacked is why :) I just cannot afford dealing with a RROD where i live.

I don't blame you! On my 4th 360 since launch.. no such problems with my PS3, thankfully! :D

No, i am reading it on another forums, but it´s nothing clear, they are just supposing it, i think... Time to wait. :shhh:

there are a very few people who actually know anything about the PS3 on a programing level... and a whole lot that blow it out their ass.

I want to believe their words. :hmm:

Nah, it's probably just that the patch has very little useful in it.

From the ps3-updatelist.txt file:

# EU

Dest=85;CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion=2.7600-;

Dest=85;ImageVersion=00007f46;SystemSoftwareVersion=2.8000;CDN=http://deu01.ps3.update.playstation.net/update/ps3/image/eu/20090624_d69362743142953be7cb44a5fd5cc888/PS3UPDAT.PUP;CDN_Timeout=30;

The CompatibleSystemSoftwareVersion was used once before, I think around 1.70 or 1.90. I think all this tells us is that PSN hasn't changed since the last release.

Another hidden feature in 2.80 - All the add on controllers (GH / RB, Buzz etc.) are NOT mapped to controller 1 anymore so you don't need to keep pulling them out or changing your normal controller to port 1 everytime you want to play another game now ;)

Apparently all Sony did in 2.8 was just check to ensure if the MAC was the same :p

For those having issues with ORP in 2.8 a temporary fix is detailed here: http://www.ps3news.com/forums/ps3-hacks/open-remote-play-orp-v1-2-beta-now-available-106126-2.html#post265552