Net zoals bij releases van nieuwe firmware voor de PSP, is dat ook bij de PlayStation 3 een hele happening. Zo ook nu, want de details van de PlayStation 3 firmware update 2.0 schijnen gelekt te zijn. Ze werden vannacht gepost op de officiele PlayStation fora en zijn door iemand uit het PlayStation Press Center gehaald. Daarnaast zien ze er ook nog eens behoorlijk echt uit, dus het is waarschijnlijk dat deze echt zijn.
- Users
- You can now password-protect user accounts.
- Settings
- [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as an option under [Sound Settings].
- [Energy Saver] has been added as an option.
- [Equalizer] has been added as a feature under [Music Settings].
- [Full] has been added as an option for [DVD Wide Display] under [BD / DVD Settings].
- [Photo Settings] has been added as an option.
- [PS / PS2 Settings] has been added as an option.
- [RSS Channel Settings] has been added as an option.
- [Sample Rate] has been added to [Audio CD Import] under [Music Settings].
- [Screen Saver] has been expanded under [Display Settings].
- The method of selecting an output resolution has been changed in [Video Output Settings] under [Display Settings].
- [Theme Settings] has been added as an option.
- [Zero Unused Disk Space] has been added as an option under [System Settings] > [Format Utility].
- Photo
- Additional slideshow effects have been added.
- [Photo Effects] have been added as a feature.
- Wallpaper feature has been added.
- [Zoom] has been added as a feature.
- Music
- Additional visualization effects have been added.
- CD information can now be entered.
- Three-speed fast forward and fast reverse has been added as a feature.
- Video
- Files can now be played sequentially.
- Three-speed fast forward and fast reverse has been added as a feature.
- You can now select [Zoom] under [Screen Mode] when playing video files saved on the hard disk or storage media.*.
*An appropriate USB adapter (not included) is required to use storage media with some models.
- Game
- Support for PLAYSTATION®3 format software titles has been expanded.
- XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) is now accessible during gameplay.
- Network
- [RSS Channel] has been added as a feature.
- Friends
- You can now have multiple chat sessions.
- You can now select an image to use as your Avatar from [Photo].
- Other
- Date and Time is now shown when the PS button is pressed.
- File sorting has been changed.
- [Help] has been added as a feature.
- Playability status with the PS3™ system has changed for some PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 format titles.
To check on the latest status, visit the search site for compatible titles. - [Secure Delete] has been added as an option.
- Some PLAYSTATION®Network features have been revised.
Er zitten zeker een aantal interessante vernieuwingen tussen. Zo zal de XMB (XrossMediaBar) nu beschikbaar zijn tijdens het spelen van je games en is er eindelijk een RSS-feed. Ook zal je een screensaver in kunnen stellen, en net zoals bij de PSP een theme en een achtergrond invoegen, om je PlayStation 3 helemaal naar je eigen wens te maken. Tot slot hebben de media functionaliteiten wat extra’s in de planning staan, bijvoorbeeld een Equalizer voor het afspelen van je muziek en de mogelijkheden om je foto’s een beetje op te leuken met de Photo Effects feature. Ook is de backwards compitablility met PlayStation 1 en 2 titels vergroot.
Wanneer deze update online zal gaan, is nog niet bekend. Vermoedelijk zal dit wel binnen enkele weken gaan gebeuren.