Rumor: PS3 Firmware 2.80 Update is No Longer Optional?

I just checked going online to Home and the PS Store, no forced update yet. 40gb PS3 / North America / Canada

Thanks and +Rep red8316.. not sure what these other sites are smoking, but let's hope they pass it to the left. :stoner: :chill:

In any case, it's good to hear a confirmation that Sony hasn't 'forced' the 2.8 update yet! :tup:

I just checked going online to play Battlefield 1943 and no forced update yet. 60gb PS3 /Germany

i can connect to PSN play use home, with no problem at all.... PS3 60GB model/North American Account.

80 gb PS3
It has been optional in canada for some time now!

I was forced to update to 2.8 when i updated vidzone at the weekend.

I updated a while ago, made a huge difference for playing videos. Before I could not fast forward/rewind/resume HD videos on the HDD, now it works perfectly.

me2 :hmm:
/ europe vers. / Germany / 40GB Edt.

why would they force you to update??

Various reasons. Mostly because they can or the updates build upon each other.

I have not been asked to upgrade yet. US.

Just checked, still running on 2.76 with no forced update.

40GB PS3, USA, FW 2.76 - Logs in, playing socom now.

I've read rumors about 2.80 containing some updates for vidzone, maybe thats why you had to update your firmware. Still waiting for vidzone to come out in Sweden.

The same here - I was pushed to update my second PS3 (80 GB EU model) to 2.80 yesterday evening after VidZone update - so it IS (semi)mandatory now ...

My first (60 GB EU Model) was updated already for a while as I'm using the Text Chat a lot and it was improved considerably with 2.80 ... ;)