PlayStation 3 Firmware 3.0 Released

is it me or is this ps3 ui just a no0bified pc?

lol, i don't own a ps3 or xbox360 or... but everything in that video i use my pc for. why the hell would i need all that crap?

I own a 360 and not a PS3, but I've used this PS UI and I much prefer it to the crappy 360 one:

1. it's so much faster. Using the 360 one is just frustrating due to slowness.
2. on the 360 one everything is 7 levels deep
3. The 360 one requires you to click yes about a million times for everything

Of course neither really emphasise the games. I only play games on you 360, what's all this other shit? How come instead of just showing a big grid of all my arcard titles and whatever is in the drive, and maybe all the other games I've played on you via disk so that I can remember them and maybe then think "oh yeah lets play that again" you show me a bunch of stupid crap and force me to fo two levels deep to find my arcade games?

MS are so shit at making software.

There is a ton of backlash against this update in the comments on the official playstation blog: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/08/31/playstation-3-firmware-v3-00-update-imminent/comment-page-25/#comments

Most of it seems to be the same too. People hate the oversized font, the friends list backgrounds, the ticker in the top right along with the box outline, and the playstation store icons littered all over the place. What's really odd to me is the huge font change after all this time. Some people won't notice it, at least not right away. Those who are used to the old look of the XMB and thought it was nice and clean, simple and elegant are going to hate the new cluttered look it brings to everything.

I wonder how soon they'll bring out 3.1 which fixes a lot of the changes. I've really never seen so many fanboys complain about something Sony has done with the firmware on their own site. It's good to see they have a brain and aren't taking it without question as if Sony was infallible. I suppose the same could be said the complaints are trivial bullshit, but the XMB is no longer aesthetically pleasing.

List of changes:

System changes

* [Information Board] replaced by a [What's New] feature.
* When the system is started it will display the [What's New] screen by default instead of the [Games] menu.
* A [Status Indicator] added to the top of the screen showing the user's online status, the number of friends online and an icon indicating if there are unread PSN messages.
* The swirling activity indicator has been redesigned and now looks like an analog clock.
* Analog clock displays current time whilst not indicating activity.
* The [Friends] list has been redesigned.
* Messages from a specific person will now be accessible from that user's profile screen.
* Graphical changes to the XMB (increased font and icon size).
* The default theme has been changed to an updated version of the 'Original' waves theme.
* The previous version of the 'Original' theme is now renamed to 'Classic'.
* [Print This Screen] and [Save Screenshot] have been added to the [Internet Browser].
* [Trophies] now load and display faster.
* Support for new avatars (Note: Avatars are not included in update, will be released in the future.)
* [Remote play] now supports mobile phones. (in preparation for the Sony Ericsson ‘Aino’.)
* The start-up sequence has been updated with the new PS3 logo and sound. (Also on previous models.)
* Battery indicator for wireless controller has been moved.
* There is now a copy/paste function when using the on-screen keyboard.
* A yellow icon is displayed next to the [Text Chat] icon informing user of an invite.
* Pushing triangle for more options, or opening some menus on the XMB now blurs the background.
* On certain menus, the text of inactive items fades out after two seconds if no action is taken.
* Leaning and shaking the controller pushes more sparkles on to the background of the ‘Original’ theme.
* A slider now appears when quickly scrolling through lists containing more than 20 items.
* Icons on the XMB are sharper and display better in high-definition.

Game changes

* A new feature added allowing game developers to display Trophies in different ways, such as grouping them by add-on pack, etc.
* A [PlayStation Store] icon added under the [Game] category.
* "PLAYSTATION 3" is no longer shown when a game is booted.
* Platinum [Trophies] no longer count towards the total percentage of each game. (Note: Still count towards overall user level)

Media changes

* A BBC iPlayer application for users in the UK/ROI.[6]
* An ABC iView application added for users in Australia.
* A [PlayStation Store] icon added under the [Video] category (where available).
* Added the ability to upsample audio stored on the internal or USB hard drive to 88.2kHz or 176.4kHz.
* The Earth [Visual Player] has new images.
* During Video playback, the right analog stick can be used to play content in slow playback, fast reverse, and fast forward.

Settings changes

* Support for new Dynamic Custom Themes.
* [DisplaWhat's New]] added to the [Settings] menu to allow the user to change what the system displays by default on startup.
* [Audio Multi-Output] allows audio output through multiple connectors (e.g. HDMI and optical) simultaneously.
* [Audio CD Output Frequency] has been renamed [Output Frequency] and now affects all music content.
* Under each setting now displays a short description about what the options manipulate. (e.g. Video Settings: Adjust settings for video output.)
* Ability to check your internet connection upload/download speed in [Network Settings].

haven't installed it yet, but as long as it doesn't even remote resemble the candyland horseshit that is xbox360 menu system, i'll be happy.

Wow this design is just obsolete. I have always felt like the XMB worked for the PSP but is to simple for a home console. I'm betting the designers are hating working on this design and really with they could just come up with something else, but since Sony is married to the XMB at the moment... You know since its in there blue-ray players.

Bottom line this thing looks bloated. SONY LISTEN TO ME RE-DESIGN IT.

And not to sound like a fanboy the Xbox interface already has all of this and doesn't look bloated, at least thats my opinion. This update needed something else special. It just feels like a over stuff sandwich.

I dont see 3.0 on Sony's site.

All they mention is 2.8


http://www.us.playstation.com/support/systemupdates/ps3

Looks like I'm going to have to figure out how to make my own theme just so I can hide all those extraneous PS store icons.

One such icon is quite sufficient, and most of the time even that is one more than I require. Having an extra button on every tab of the interface is right out.

Best thing about the "What's New" panel is that you can easily disable it.

Can't find a way to get rid of the scrolling marquee up top, though :(

I can't wait to see how this will nerf even more games, after Rockband was nerfed last with controller assignments.

Big Whoopie Doo!! It has sparkles. Jesus Sony, whats up with this as a major release?