PlayStation 3 Gets Software Update On Launch Day 27
narramissic writes "Just as the long-awaited PlayStation 3 games consoles go on sale in Japan this Saturday, Sony will also be offering the first software update. The firmware update, offered as a free download, adds support for the PlayStation Network online service." From the article: "In late November the company also plans to offer a firmware update for its PlayStation Portable (PSP) games device. The update will bump the firmware to version 3.0 and add PlayStation Network support. With the new firmware in both devices the PSP will be able to access contents stored on the PlayStation 3 via a wireless LAN connection using a system Sony has dubbed 'Remote Play.' It will also make it possible to purchase and download PSP games content."
cool (Score:1)
Rebate? (Score:1)
Good and Bad (Score:5, Interesting)
The Bad News: The firmware needs to be updated to use Sony's online network. That this was not pre-installed indicates the network only recently was finished. The possibility that the network will have issues and growing pains is thus much more likely (though not a certainty).
The Bottom Line: Something is better than nothing.
PC Style (Score:4, Interesting)
Re: PC Style (Score:1)
Tremble at the sound of my silence (Score:3, Interesting)
Why yesterday? Because yesterday, I picked up Gears Of War. When I got home and tore the shrinkwrap off to put it in my drive, as soon as it loaded I was disconnected from Live.
I was like, "WTF, mates?"*
Then I was politely informed that there was a software update for the title. This came as something of a surprise, seeing as how I got it barely 24 hours after it was released. I have no idea what the update did, of course.
Anyway, I was surprised at this yesterday. But I am now inured to this tactic, so I find this news completely boring. In fact, my first response is "figures."
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Ahem (Score:3, Informative)
Why this is good: Adds new features.
Why this is bad: Will likely remove software exploits to allow unsigned code to run (happens each firmare update with PSP).
DUH (Score:3, Interesting)
Hey slashdot, nice to know the verizon ad is more important than this headline that got covered by their ad
The headlines write themselves (Score:4, Insightful)
Since the threading's busted... (Score:2)
If you don't have a net connection for the PS3, I imagine they will be distributing updates with purchased game discs, like they do with the PSP.
Re:Good and Bad (Score:2)
I fear there will be a lot of growing pains with this network. MS when through substa
can't wait (Score:1, Troll)
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Don't worry, I'm sure all the important "security" (keeping the system secure from homebrews) updates will come on game discs as well.
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Wow! It really IS a PC! (Score:2, Insightful)
After all, what veteran computer user doesn't immediatly check for updates upon booting up a new computer for the first time??
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Correction - They found a security hole (Score:2)
Can't have people running Linux on it for free now, can we? Especially of the hundreds of dollars Sony must lose on each PS3.
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Put the tinfoil hat away.
Microsoft did the same thing last year. (Score:1)
The 360 released with an update to the dashboard in november 2005 that needed to be downloaded, on it's launch day.