{"id":4301,"date":"2009-08-19T13:47:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T11:47:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"ps3-firmware-3-0-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/4301-ps3-firmware-3-0-details","title":{"rendered":"PS3 firmware 3.0 details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sony has announced the Playstation 3&rsquo;s next firmware update at the Gamescom Expo which is currently taking place in Cologne, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>The details for the update were put on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.us.playstation.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Playstation blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sony has apparently changed the look and feel of the Xcross Media Bar, as well as made some network improvements and personalization options that will apparently improve the &lsquo;PS3 experience&rsquo;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>List of changes to be made with firmware 3.0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;What&rsquo;s New&rdquo; &ndash; The &ldquo;Information Board&rdquo; will be replaced with a &ldquo;What&rsquo;s New&rdquo; section, which allows you to enjoy interactive PlayStation news every time you start the PS3 system. Located under the PlayStation Network icon, &ldquo;What&rsquo;s New&rdquo; displays the latest and greatest game, video, PlayStation Network and PlayStation news and releases, as well as your recently played games, in a sleek, new animated format.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Status Indicator &ndash; In the top right corner we&rsquo;ve added an indicator bar, which displays your user icon, friend icon, the number of friends you have online and a small message icon to let you know if you have any new messages. The indicator also includes a scrolling ticker that features the latest news from PlayStation Network. In addition, when you press the PS button, the battery life indicator will no longer cover up the clock.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Friends List &ndash; Now your PlayStation Network friends will appear in a slightly redesigned format on your Friends List. Also, messages will now be viewable from each of your friends&rsquo; respective profiles.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; PlayStation Store Shortcuts &ndash; We&rsquo;ve added a handy shortcut icon to the PlayStation Store under both the Game and Video categories so you can access the latest content quickly and easily.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Personalization &ndash; Personalize your PS3 with new dynamic custom themes and avatars. Dynamic themes as well as free and premium avatars will be available through PlayStation Store. A dynamic theme takes your screen to a whole new level as it incorporates animated objects into the background.<\/p>\n<p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Trophies &ndash; Showcasing your hard earned trophies just got better. Update 3.00 gives game developers the ability to modify how they display trophies for add-on content. Base and add-on game trophies will continue to be combined into a single list so you can see where you stand in a game as a whole. Within that list, trophies will be broken out into subcategories&mdash;base trophies and add-on trophies&mdash;that way, you can easily view the percentage of your base game trophy collection, and separately track your trophy progress in add-on packs. Look for this enhancement to be included in upcoming games.<\/p>\n<p>Sony has not given the release a date, stating that it will go live &#8220;soon&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mygaming.co.za\/forum\/showthread.php?t=2313\" target=\"_self\">Discuss PS3 update 3.0 <\/a>in the forums<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next firmware update coming &quot;soon&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11681],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-playstation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4301\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}