Complete PS3 Firmware Changes List

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PS3 Firmware 1.94

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:49 pm

PS3 Firmware 1.94

Included in PS3 Game:
• Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction
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PS3 Firmware 2.00

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:50 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.00

Released Nov 08, 2007

"Overall"
• You can now customize the XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) icons or background design
• You can now create playlists to organize content under [Music] and [Photo]
• [Information Board] has been added as a feature under [Network]. PlayStation® related news can be displayed on the XMB™ screen
• [PLAYSTATION®Network] has been added as a category in the XMB™ home menu
• [Remote Start] has been added as an option under [Remote Play Settings]. A PS3™ system in standby mode can be turned on from a PSP® system used for remote play via the Internet.
• New grouping options for the [Group Content] feature have been added to the options menu

"Settings"
• [Color], [Background], and [Font] have been added as options under [Theme Settings].
You can now select [Brightness] as an option under [Theme Settings] > [Background].
• The procedure for setting [Internet Connection Settings] under [Network Settings] has been changed.
• You can now select Canon printers with the [Printer Selection] option under [Printer Settings]. For a list of compatible printers, select here.

"Game"
• [Vibration Function] has been added as an option under [Controller Settings] in the menu that is displayed when you press the PS button on a DUALSHOCK®3 wireless controller. *
*Available for purchase in early 2008.

"Network"
• You can now view video content (as a progressive download) as it is being downloaded from PLAYSTATION®Store.
• [Trend Micro Web Security for PS3™] has been added as an option under the Internet browser.

"Friends"
• The voice / video chat menu has been changed.
• You can now use the PLAYSTATION®Eye camera for voice / video chat.*
* For details on the PLAYSTATION®Eye camera, select here.



"Undocumented"
• Virtual Memory Manager now part of operating system. VMM allows PS3 games or applications to use more than the available 256MB of XDR memory by swapping unused portions of memory to the harddrive.

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PS3 Firmware 2.01

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:52 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.01

Released Nov 20, 2007

"Overall"
• System stability during use of some PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been improved.
• System stability has been improved for some operations, including the use of the Internet browser and (Information Board).
• System stability during output of upscaled PlayStation®2 format software images has been improved.*1
• Functionality of the [Remote Start] feature has been changed to prevent an unintentional remote start. *2

*1 Applies only to models that support playback of PlayStation®2 format software. > See details

*2 If remote start via the Internet is enabled, the PS3™ system may turn on unintentionally, depending on the type of router in use. (In this case a remote play connection cannot be established.) To avoid unintentional power-up of the system, remote start via the Internet may be disabled automatically if a remote play connection is not established within a certain amount of time after the system is turned on.
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PS3 Firmware 2.10

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:55 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.10

Released Dec 17, 2007

"Settings"
• [Color], [Background], and [Font] have been added as options under [Theme Settings].

"Music"
• You can now select [Type 3] as an option under [Settings] > [Music Settings] > [Bitmapping]. >.
• A new pattern has been added for the visual player. (Rotating Earth)

"Video"
• DivX and VC-1 (WMV) have been added to the types of files that can be played. *1
• Blu-ray Disc Profile 1.1 is now supported. *2
• [BD Data Utility] has been added. *3
*1
- To play VC-1 (WMV) format files, you must go to (Settings) > (System Settings) and set [Enable WMA Playback].
- Copyright-protected files or files that were encoded by using DivX 3.11 cannot be played (nor Packed Bitstream).
- Files that are 2GB or more cannot be played.

*2
You can now use the "Picture in Picture" feature that enables playback of two videos at the same time with some Profile 1.1-compatible Blu-ray Discs. Features available vary depending on the disc.

*3
Management data that is used by the Blu-ray Disc is saved here.



"Undocumented"
• Voice Changer option for making your voice higher or lower in pitch.
• Security hole for letting linux access RSX accellerated graphics removed.
• Webbrowser background no longer gray.
• You can play PS1 games on PS3 using remote play.
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PS3 Firmware 2.16

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:55 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.16

Included in PS3 Game:
• Grand Turismo 5 Prologue
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PS3 Firmware 2.17

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:56 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.17

Released Mar 13, 2008

"Game"
• System stability during use of some PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been improved.
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PS3 Firmware 2.20

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:58 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.20

Released Mar 25, 2008

"Overall"
• BD Live support : Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 (BD-LIVE) is now supported.
• Copying playlists: You can now copy playlists that you create in (Photo) and (Music) to a PSP® system.

"Settings"
• The way you register (pair) Bluetooth® devices has changed, and you can now register more devices.
• A [BD Internet Connection] setting has been added under [BD/DVD Settings].
• An [Audio Output Device] setting has been added under [Remote Play Settings].

"Photo"
• You can now display an image while editing a playlist.

"Music"
• You can now play a music track while editing a playlist.

"Video"
• You can now play DivX and WMV files that are 2 GB or larger.
• You can now display subtitles when playing DivX files. (Needs to be embedded.)
• You can now resume playing a DVD from the point where you previously stopped it.
• A [Mosquito Noise Reduction] option has been added under [AV Settings] in the control panel for standard DVDs.
• You can now play BD-R version 1.2 (LTH* BD-R) discs.
*LTH, or low to high, is a recording method that supports organic dye, write-once BD-R media.

"Network"
• You can now change some PS3™ system settings during remote play.
• [Save Target] has been added as an option under [File] in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser. This option lets you save a file that is linked from a Web page, such as an image or video file, or other type of file, to your PS3™ system's hard disk drive or storage media.
• The Internet browser now displays some Web pages faster.
• Using the Internet browser, you can now play a linked video file* as it is being downloaded.
*Some types of video files cannot be viewed in this manner and must be downloaded completely before playback.


"Undocumented"
• When PS3 is in standby mode, and remote start is enabled, the PlayStation Eye is no longer still on and draining power.
• Streamed Xvid now supported.
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PS3 Firmware 2.30

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:59 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.30

Released Apr 15, 2008

"PLAYSTATION®Network"
• Redesigned PLAYSTATION®Store
• PLAYSTATION®Store has a new design and includes new features.

"Video"
• Blu-ray Disc playback now supports DTS-HD Master Audio™ and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio™ output.*
* The PS3™ system does not support playback of DTS-ES and DTS 96/24 for DVD-Video or DTS-ES Matrix for Blu-ray Discs.
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PS3 Firmware 2.35

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:59 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.35

Released May 14, 2007

"Game"
• System stability during use of some PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been improved.
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PS3 Firmware 2.36

Postby edepot on Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:00 pm

PS3 Firmware 2.36

Released Jun 17, 2008

"Game"
• System stability during use of some PlayStation® format software has been improved.
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