Video: PlayStation 3 Firmware v3.00 Update Detailed!

What.. nothing on backwards capablity :confused:

To be honest in my opinion, they have done the same thing again.. they have gone ahead and added features that im sure no one else is paticulary intrested in while not adding features like cross platform voice chat or in game music or backward capability.. what i mean is the fact that they havent listened to what their customers want again.. in my eyes this is another majour FAIL!

Like I've said before, give it some time to get perfected for (most) titles - then a B/C pack will show up in the PSN store for $10-$30, and Sony will make a killing off of it.

Easy for $20 or so to add a PS2 to your PS3, Is it not?

The xmb was fine as it was. i was really lookin forward to some backwards compatibility with this update. oh well.

From JoyStiq: http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/18/firmware-3-00-features-in-development-pre-nxe/

I am sure the people at Sony have the software necessary to fully emulate the PS2 on the PS3. I mean, my POS computer can emulate a PS2 game and the PS3 is more than capable.

They are just waiting for the appropriate time to release it so that they can make maximum profit. I figure once PS3 sales are high enough and PS2 sales decline enough, they will release it.

meh the way i see it is

no ps2 compad
"We need it!"

Buggy ps2 compad like it prob is if it even really exists in a full sense yet...
"we need a better working one!"

sony really cant win =\... i like 3.0 it adds a lot of nice features, im just glad their making the interface nicer =3... its not everything, but its nice to see reguardless

Actually, it's not that simple. The PS2 actually has a higher memory bandwidth than the PS3 (2 1024 bit buses and a 512 bit bus just for the GS) whilst the PS3 has significantly more processing power. So, just in terms of plain emulation of the MIPS chips, the PS3 would have no problems but most PS2 games had extremely optimised GS code to try to hit the maximum memory throughput and so there'll be a lot of games that simply cannot be emulated.

Why did they take out B/C on PS3, I bought my PS3 almost 2 years ago and its got B/C and its still running smooth.

Did anyone else notice that while scrolling through the news page when he went to the LBP GOTY icon it said:

"18 new levels"...I mean thats gotta be more than what was in the MGS pack right?

What I would like to see is a way to make sub folders for my media, so I can store my media where 'I' want it..

To me this update is like 'ok'... but to be honest they have failed... with their big 'update'...:tdown:

They have plenty of time to release more updates for more features folks. why are people treating this update as the "final update"? seriously, they have not even announced "all" of the features of this firmware update anyway. so those expecting cross-game chat shouldn't whine until after the update is actually released.

i know there's not going to be backwards compatibility, but if you want backwards compatibility why not just go out and buy a ps2? i still have mine and haven't complained for day one. i never even used my ps2 since i bought my ps3 however.

point is, the firmware update isn't released, and how many people noticed they have not showed any of the new friends list features? think about that; don't complain.

YES! I've been waiting for a new xmb screen for a long time now!
and what the hell, if your not playing your ps2 games on your ps2 then why would you want to play them on your ps3?

Now..the only thing i wish they would update, is the speed of the internet browser. It's slow as hell..

im not really suprised about no b/c... though the patent thing is kinda wierd...
is it just me or are most of the new "features" in this update useless? well i guess it's better than nothin.

Yeah, wouldnt mind more control over the hdd.

Dynamic themes ? What they have finally add this future to themes ? Cool.

But i wonder will we be able to create our own themes with animation ? I don't want to buy them or use official ones.
DMC animmated theme would be a rocking thing on my TV !