PS3 firmware 3.73 now available

by Andrew Yoon, Oct 18, 2011 7:00am PDT

Related Topics – PlayStation 3, Firmware

It's been nearly one month since the release of a PS3 firmware update. If you miss seeing the soothing firmware installation screen, you're in luck. Sony has released yet another incremental update. But for once, it's not mandatory.

What the update provides is, once again, incredibly vague. "Stability during use of certain PS3 format software has been improved," the patch notes. That's the same line Sony's been using for most of its incremental updates.

The last major update was 3.70, released in August, which added the Automatic Update feature.

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Andrew Yoon posted a new article, PS3 firmware 3.73 now available.

Miss seeing the soothing PS3 firmware installation screen? You're in luck. Sony has released yet another incremental update.

Oct 18, 2011 7:00am PDT

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Andrew Yoon posted a new article, PS3 firmware 3.73 now available.

Miss seeing the soothing PS3 firmware installation screen? You're in luck. Sony has released yet another incremental update. : Shacknews
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  great, more nags and an hour long update next time i turn my ps3 on. i just updated it a month ago :( : dantastic
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    sarcastic, but not far from the truth. : atom519
    - i stretched the truth. probably take 30 mins : dantastic
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    Except that the article says it isn't a mandatory update. : jeffcox111
    - Which makes no sense. Why allow fragmentation like that? Seems like it would create a more complicated ... : daggot
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    it took about 5 minutes last night when I updated : gmd
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      IF I CAN'T SET IT AND FORGET IT LIKE MY RONCO ROTISSERIE THEN FUCK IT : DrWaffles
      
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      I have a Ronco Rotisserie. Trust me, you don't WANT to forget it. : Dschinghis Khan
      
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      Explain more. : Deathlove
      
      I just set some chicken breast, and i forgot about them while they burned. : Dschinghis Khan
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    Just turn it on, start the update, and do something else. It's not like it requires your immediate atten... : DrWaffles
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      I never realize I need it until I go to watch Netflix and then I have to sit through that shit forever because Chinese kid figured out how to watch you pee through your PS3 webcam or something.
      
      Oct 18, 2011 8:13am PDT
      
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      I never realize I need it until I go to watch Netflix and then I have to sit through that shit forever be... : Rauol Duke
      
      Yeah, never fails that a system update is required every time I attempt to watch Netflix. : atom519
      
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      It is annoying when you just want to sit down and start playing/watching immediately. I've gotten into t... : DrWaffles
      
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      it really does piss me off that automatic updates are only available to plus members. automatic updating : vitek r
      
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      I don't like Microsoft as much as the next guy but I gotta give it to them, they're on top of their game ... : Fpsnut
      
      At the same time, I do like how XMB is lightweight, starts up quickly, and has a logical menu layout for ... : the archvile
      
      exactly. : dantastic
    - I think I played Rage when I had to update the PS3 to 3.72 for the GT5 update. It's nice having the gami... : the archvile
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  Playstation plus will have this sorted by the time im home awesome! : Vincenoir
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    Horray paying for something that should have been included in the first place! "We know we suck with ou... : FirstPersonCooter
    - Mmmmm no updates FTW, you can go get angry over there whilst I play through my newly aquired resident evi... : Vincenoir
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    i'm not paying for the convenience for their shitty firmware update system. : dantastic
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      And you hate free games too? : Vincenoir
      
      They're not free if you're paying for a subscription to have access to them : Home Nugget
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  I just noticed for the first time the other day that the default XMB has sparkles to go with the sweeping... : Chipwarrior
  - I think when they introduced the PS3 Slim. : AndrewYoon

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