So Sony have put out a new firmware update v3.0 avaliable to download today. This brings a few new changes to the system. I got the update today, and I am dissapointed with a few things, but there are some other features that are cool. Here’s my review on the firmware.
First off I will start with the negatives. My biggest complaint is the new look of the friends list. I do not like the look of it at all. It used to have a nice simple look, but there’s huge grey boxes around your friends names, and it will take some major getting used to for me.
Also the start up of the PS3 isnt the same, and I don’t really like it. I know it may sound like a little problem, but the music sounds really depressing to me as you start up the PS3. (Hey I just thought of an idea Sony, make it so we have a custom song to start up the PS3 to?)
And when you go to read a message now it goes to copy the original message from your friend. In my opinion that is sort of pointless. But then again it isn’t.
But now some of the good things.
The trophy system has been updated, so that you can see how far you are on your progress on the games regular trophies, and on the games add-on trophies if there are add0-on’s available, separately. Before you saw your progress on all the trophies. Now for example before this update it said I have 70% of LittleBigPlanet trophies. Now I have 80% because it has separated add on trophies from base trophies.
The new status indicator is nice. It was sort of annoying how before when you would use the in-game XMB, it would cover up the clock for a few seconds. That was kinda annoying if you just wanted to check the time right quick. Now with the new firmware, it doesn’t cover the clock. Also the new status indicator tells you how many friends you have online, and if you there are any pending messages.
There are also shortcuts now to the Playstation Store to go to games,or videos. In Canada the video shortcut does not work, but the shortcut to games is a nice addition.
Really this firmware will take a lot of getting used to for Playstation 3 gamers, the new look of the friends list being the main thing to adjust to.
This has not been the best PS3 firmware update made avaliable (thank you 2.4 for in-game XMB & Trophies) and definently not the worst(the updates that have added almost nothing at all)
But that’s what I have to say about the latest PS3 update.
