PS3 to get firmware update on day one

Author: Wil Harris
Published: 10th November 2006
Comments (13) Stumble
The PS3 is out in mere days. Anticipation++

The PS3 is out in mere days. Anticipation++

The PS3 will require a firmware update the second you connect it to the internet to enable PlayStation Network support, say the bods at Sony.

The initial update will take the firmware from 1.0 to 1.1. It will be a required update for PSN support, but there is no news on whether Sony will adopt the PSP strategy of including firmware updates on game discs for forced updates and control of the platform.

The PSP will get a 3.0 firmware update at the end of November to allow it to connect to PSN and the PS3. A new feature called Remote Play will allow the PSP to play content stored on the PS3, and the PSN update should add the PSOne downloadable content many PSP owners have been waiting for - Final Fantasy VII, for example.

In related news, Sony's Phil Harrison refused to confirm a March release date for the PS3 in Europe, leading to renewed speculation about whether or not the console could be delayed further.

"Given that all of our previous statements about launching in Europe simultaneously with the US and Japan turned out not to be the case, I would not like to make any definitive statements on that. It's not my job to comment on hardware supply issues other than to say some very smart people are working very hard to catch up," Harrison said.

Gamers are already starting to queue up to get systems, in the hope that stores will have allocations beyond pre-orders. Will you be trying to get a PS3 on launch day? Let us know over in the forums.
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Quote mikeuk2004 10th November 2006, 12:08
Thats good news for me regarding the new firmware for my PSP. I cant wait to see which games will be available for me to download on the PS1 emulator.

so what if the PS3 needs a update in firmware to use the PSN. Hell all my motherboards have needed bios updates from day one of me buying them and my DVD writers ahve needed firmware upgrades as they retailed with older versions.
Quote neocleous 10th November 2006, 12:20
Its no different really from what MS do with dashboard updates for the 360
Quote mclean007 10th November 2006, 12:23
Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeuk2004
my DVD writers ahve needed firmware upgrades to make them multiregion.
Fixed :D
Quote rupbert 10th November 2006, 12:24
My post was deleted? :?
Quote riggs 10th November 2006, 13:00
No doubt it'll be up to v1.3 or so by the time it hits european shores, and v3.? by the time I buy/receive one.

This is further proof that they're really struggling to hit deadlines, and are rushing the consoles release. Similar to FEAR I suppose - that was a very rushed release, with a v1.1 patch available to download on the day of release.
Quote Djpuk 10th November 2006, 14:15
Should be completely free of bugs then by the time we see them, a slight positive?
Quote DXR_13KE 10th November 2006, 14:27
let it settle down a little before you buy it.... it will be a lot better then.
Quote DJMyst 10th November 2006, 15:15
Quote:
Originally Posted by riggs
No doubt it'll be up to v1.3 or so by the time it hits european shores, and v3.? by the time I buy/receive one.

This is further proof that they're really struggling to hit deadlines, and are rushing the consoles release. Similar to FEAR I suppose - that was a very rushed release, with a v1.1 patch available to download on the day of release.

Since when have firmware updates been a bad thing??? Wether it was on day 1 or not?? At least issues are being resolved. I swear to god, MS could have released the 360 as a build it yourself kit and you people would worship the ground they walk on. But let Sony have *1* issue, and it's the end of time.

I can't believe this is the same bunch of people that hated MS so bad when they released the original XBox. 'stay out of consoles' 'dont try to turn this into a monopoly to' and blah blah blah. NOW MS is just wonderful and Sony sucks. I'll never get it. But I'll be happy when the PS3 is released, so I don't have to support MS MORE just to play video games on something besides a PC.
Quote koola 10th November 2006, 19:13
So technically, your buying a product that doesn't do what it claims on the box until you update the firmware - LOL Sony!
Quote r4tch3t 10th November 2006, 23:41
Well since it updates when you connect to the internet, and assuming its very simple, I don't see a problem. Plug PS3 in, connect, popup says you need to do this to get online. Click OK, done. No problem.
As for release, ummm... nope definitely not, going to wait until I can afford it.
Quote Colonel Sanders 11th November 2006, 05:56
Good to see Sony fixing problems. Updates are actually a good thing, they improve security, performance, of functionality. Now a new update every single day that takes hours to download sure sucks, but I really don't see why this is update is considered news- except for the fact that it gives Sony bashers something more to complain about.

L J
Quote Narvi 13th November 2006, 06:34
...do they finish coding the update on the release date, or what? Shouldn't this update be able out-of-the-box?
Quote Colonel Sanders 13th November 2006, 07:45
Narvi- my best guess would be that the update is probably something small and unimportant. I would also assume that the update is aimed mainly at the PS3s already boxed up in a warehouse somewhere- unboxing and updating the firmware on a bunch of PS3s would be pretty difficult if you could simply let the customer fetch the update from the web instead.

L J
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