Firmware 2.4 PS3 released Wed 2nd July

[MRU]

Well i downloaded my 2.4 firmware (i always use pc as it means I only have to download once for my two ps3's) and I'm please with the 2.4 firmware.

I actually really like some of the subtle changes. Having time and date displayed on xmb is very handy actually.

Yeah so far so good!!

 

[0098386]

Sounds a lot like gamerpoints and achievements, just hopefully not as retarded....

How are gamepoints and achievements retarded? Don't you mean some of the people (as already mentioned) who use it as an ePenis measurement?

 

[spyker3292]

How are gamepoints and achievements retarded? Don't you mean some of the people (as already mentioned) who use it as an ePenis measurement?

Exactly.

 

[asxtb]

Who said NEED....this trophy thing is no big deal or should it be taking as such. I'm just saying IF these trophy do add up to points on the PSN store then I'll be doing my fair bit of search for them...free stuff is always good.

You'll have to point me to the "right" games one of these days.



Bless

If you get points towards the PSN store that is one thing. But your first statement

I think leveling up is cool.....it will give me incentive play the game harder and I also think it will add replay to the games.

kinda implies you buy games but only put in half the effort. That's what I meant by my statement.


I just downloaded 2.4 and played around with it. The in-game XMB is really slow... But still nice to have.

 

[spyker3292]

If you get points towards the PSN store that is one thing. But your first statement

kinda implies you buy games but only put in half the effort. That's what I meant by my statement.


I just downloaded 2.4 and played around with it. The in-game XMB is really slow... But still nice to have.

It's not that slow. Just loading icons sometimes takes a bit. Now I just want games to be patched to work with music! I heard that 2.4 also made the PSN store load faster .

 

[Antares]

I don't see what the whole big deal is about custom soundtracks. I would rather listen to the music that the game developers intended. Custom music kind of ruins the experience.

 

[2nyRiggz]

kinda implies you buy games but only put in half the effort. That's what I meant by my statement.

Understandable but I'm just not the player to get all crazy over scoring the highest points in a game...when I play the game I just play for the sake of entertainment.

I'm not a scoring/medal seeking whore

I downloaded the firmware and its what I'm looking for....ingame messaging. I really don't care about any other feature. The 360 had these features from the jump and I've yet to use them.


Bless

 

[0098386]

I don't see what the whole big deal is about custom soundtracks. I would rather listen to the music that the game developers intended. Custom music kind of ruins the experience.

Just that in a few cases they don't have good musicians or sound designers. I wouldn't have touched Excite Truck if I couldn't play my own music on it. Course it shouldn't be enabled in all games, be cool if they could add effects to it as well depending on where the player is (thinks back to the PS1 CD Players echo options).
As Koji Kondo once said - most game music sounds like it was pumped in from an outside room, failing to match the rhythm or pace of the game.

 

[e²Studios]

Just that in a few cases they don't have good musicians or sound designers. I wouldn't have touched Excite Truck if I couldn't play my own music on it.

No one would have expected you to play Excite Truck without the sounds of The Hoff in the background!

 

[spyker3292]

Just that in a few cases they don't have good musicians or sound designers. I wouldn't have touched Excite Truck if I couldn't play my own music on it.

They obviously understood their music sucked. Otherwise that probably wouldn't be a feature .

 

[Pine-Tree]

Downloaded and installed, so far so good. Some nice improvements like the clock, and instant messaging between friends. The store is slightly improved and I think it even caches the images now so you won't have to wait for all those icons to load up.

There's discussion on the playstation forums that this update has bricked their PS3's (various sizes and config's) and what do you know Sony has pulled the 2.40 update. Go figure...

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/...pdate-after-reports-of-bricked-ps3s/#comments

Good thing mine's ok. I have the original 60 gig, but swapped the HD for a better 7200rpm 200 GB drive, maybe that helped? Has anyone had problems with the 2.40 update? Has it bricked your PS3?

 

[MRU]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/...pdate-after-reports-of-bricked-ps3s/#comments

Good thing mine's ok. I have the original 60 gig, but swapped the HD for a better 7200rpm 200 GB drive, maybe that helped? Has anyone had problems with the 2.40 update? Has it bricked your PS3?

ouch interesting. Like yourself I've updated the HDD in mine too and no problems here.

 

[Agathon]

Meh! I predict Home to be a small wave in a shallow puddle. I really can't see why people are getting hyped about it.

It's an overdesigned solution to a problem which now has a simple solution, therefore it's importance in the scheme of things is negligable.

I see that you don't understand it. No surprise really.

 

[0098386]

No one would have expected you to play Excite Truck without the sounds of The Hoff in the background!

My word, you remembered

And for the Home discussion I can't see what the point of it is either. Unless it's going to be 100% free (ie not having to buy virtual clothes and wallpaper) and purely run off the Trophy/Score points for currency. A massive design overshot. *shrugs*

Another shrug would be our system has been updated and all's well.

Edit: Ouch! It'll cost you $150 for Sony to fix it?

 

[MattZani]

And now its been unreleased!

2.40 is no longer available to download, and 2.36 is the official highest firmware! Seems 2.40 was bricking systems and making them unstable.

 

[MRU]

I see that you don't understand it. No surprise really.

I don't get what you mean. Are you being insulting or do you mean something else - your tone in the post is open to subjectiveness.

 

[e²Studios]

My word, you remembered

Of course I did, don't be silly Those were memorable times, hehe.

I don't get what you mean. Are you being insulting or do you mean something else - your tone in the post is open to subjectiveness.

rut roh, someone messing with MRU!! Quick hide the leprechauns!

 

[Diatribe]

Yeah mine has been bricked by the firmware. Just awesome, now as I am not in the States there is no way to exchange it. Just awesome Sony, just awesome.

 

[KurtangleTN]

Mine worked fine and is working fine now.

I like all the new features, but I question the music move.

How many developers are going to add it in, and how come Sony couldn't just make it play over the in game music and have people manually turn down the soundtrack as a second option while waiting for patches?

Trophies are pretty cool but I'm not going to become a slave to them like some 360 users are. I figure it's good if you like a game a lot and want to play through the game a couple of times to do it.

Please bring them to Oblivion, MGS4, and CoD4!!

 

[Ivan P]

Sorry to hear people, including members here, had problems updating to 2.40.

Personally I don't like the new firmware all that much, I feel the friend profiles look so out of place. The main features I like are the small media player, and, in all honesty...the clock.

 

[Agathon]

I don't get what you mean. Are you being insulting or do you mean something else - your tone in the post is open to subjectiveness.

"Subjectiveness" isn't an English word AFAIK.

Tell me what you think Home is about. I think you don't know. You have form here.

 

[MRU]

"Subjectiveness" isn't an English word AFAIK.

Tell me what you think Home is about. I think you don't know. You have form here.

Have I insulted you in a past life or some such, because your tone and manner lately indicate a serious chip on your shoulder.

1) subjectiveness is the noun of subjective. It is from the latin 'subjectivnus'

2) OK short answer because I cant be bothered to regurgitate pages of previews and blogs that I have read. Home imo started off life as a glorified over designed concept, a pseudo 3d front end to address the issues a lot of users had with PSN over Live (lack of friends interaction, achievements and such).

Sony seemingly appeared to be saying, well look here we can go one better and have a world where you can do those things. Remember up until 2.40 we assumed the only way we would have access to trophies and such would be through HOME.

It has since adapted into a world of marketing opportunities for Sony and it's partners.

Home to me is nothing more than a pseudo mmo Sims/Second Life arena - where microtransactions and advertising will rule the day.


Correct me if i'm wrong.

3)

You have form here.

What the heck?

 

[Agathon]

Have I insulted you in a past life or some such, because your tone and manner lately indicate a serious chip on your shoulder.

1) subjectiveness is the noun of subjective. It is from the latin 'subjectivnus'

I believe the usual English term is "subjectivity", and you were misusing the word in the previous post in any case. Idiomatic English would be: "The tone of your post was open to interpretation".

You haven't insulted me at all. I just think you are full of it most of the time.

2) Home imo started off life as a glorified over designed concept, a pseudo 3d front end to address the issues a lot of users had with PSN over Live (lack of friends interaction, achievements and such).

Sony seemingly appeared to be saying, well look here we can go one better and have a world where you can do those things. Remember up until 2.40 we assumed the only way we would have access to trophies and such would be through HOME.

It has since adapted into a world of marketing opportunities for Sony and it's partners.

Home to me is nothing more than a pseudo mmo Sims/Second Life arena - where microtransactions and advertising will rule the day.


Correct me if i'm wrong.

You're wrong. I'll be sporting and give you another try.

Why would they want to make a world? What possible problems might it solve?

Actually think this time.

 

[MRU]

I just think you are full of it most of the time.....

Why would I bother when you clearly have some pent up issue with me.

In future I suggest you add me to your ignore list and keep the attitude and personal attacks out of threads which I have started, otherwise one could assume your just trolling.

 

[asxtb]

Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; Google Wireless Transcoder)

You're wrong. I'll be sporting and give you another try.

Why would they want to make a world? What possible problems might it solve?

Actually think this time.

What possible problems could it create?
They couldn't even get 2.40 right.