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More PS3 FW 2.60 Details Emerge

sev1512 of playstationlifestyle.net:

There are some more details emerging about tomorrows PS3 Firmware Update.

According to our source, on top of the already announced Photo Gallery feature, and Divx 3.11 support, here are some more of the expected feaures of FW 2.60:

* Safe Mode
* Blu-Ray Disc Theme Support
* HDD Data can be accessed and deleted in-game
* 3-D Secure Support
* Improved System Stability

We are not exactly sure what these features offer, especially the Blu-Ray Disc Theme Support, and the Safe Mode, but we are looking forward to finding out.

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Sarick5568d ago

I suppose this is if there is an error. Already we can load the PS3 up while pressing power button on the front while switching it on the back. This recovery mode is rather nice if the HDD or firmware is corrupted.

Lifendz5568d ago

Grrrrr. C'mon Sony, I hate the crap avatars you have on your site. Can I please get the option to use any avatar I want?

Still, PSN is free and the system is great so I'm not complaining.

joydestroy5568d ago

yeah i'm with you on that, dude. right now mine is the killzone 2 avatar and it's been that since i've had my system basically. not complaining, but i'm a lot more creative than that haha.

Marceles5568d ago

I doubt they'll ever allow that since alot of people will start having T&A avatars. They should at least give new avatars all the time. They don't even say anything when they make new ones

GameGambits5568d ago

I'm still new to my PS3, but I haven't found a way to private chat a person on my friends list during a game. I wish they would include that simple feature when they do these updates to the PS3. I know I know, "go play your 360 then", but it's really a pain when I'm playing my PS3 to have my 360 on too so I can talk to friends easier.

Usually if I plan to play a PS3 game with a friend we have to boot up our 360's first to talk until we can get together in a lobby/party, etc.

The day they add this then I can finally keep my 360 off and dusty. ;)

Mr_Bun5568d ago (Edited 5568d ago )

The 'stock' avatars take forever to load up now...imagine if we had custom ones? I would love custom avatars, but that and trophies take too long to display sometimes

Edit: @above

Sorry...no way for cross game chat...yet...hopefully Sony will implement this soon.

rawd5568d ago

As much as I'd love custom avatars, it's not going to happen ppl.

Imagine if they opened that up, people would upload non "user friendly" images and they would have a whole other problem on their hands.

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Lifendz5568d ago

when do they take forever? When you're trying to see your friends avatar or when trying to change your avatar in account mgmt? Either way I don't give your statement much credence. I don't have the fastest connection but I tend to leave my PS3 on. That said, I usually get to see everyone's avatar when I want to see a bud. I think it would be great to have more than Sony's current selection and it maybe taking longer to load is not persuasive at all.

@whoever stated it's because of T&A
Oh yeah, if we're not going to allow avatars because of possible T&A then why not get rid of blu-tooth mics as well? Gotta prevent the possibility of foul language, right? If you don't like someone's avatar you see it for all of one second in only a few games and if one of your buds has a foul avatar then delete them. Fear of stuff like this is why Home is still lame. I can't hang up my own pictures or play my own media (which is what I was most hyped about) because someone might hear or see something deemed offensive.

rawd5568d ago

PS Home and PS3 video games have an ESRB rating. Blu-ray has standard movie ratings. You can't regulate avatars as it's too close to the XMB. Think about it

prunchess5568d ago

Firmware update is available! Go download it now!

Karum5567d ago (Edited 5567d ago )

Playstation Home will soon sort that out, kinda

Meet up in Home, talk away and then setup and launch a game. The full functionality of it is not there just yet but it'll get there. It won't enable cross game chat but you can at least send a PSN text asking if they wanna play and to meet you in Home, then talk it out.

Such features would be nice without the need for Home, it'd be more convenient actually as there would be no need to quit your game if you don't want to load it up (Home) but you know Sony, they have their own way of doing things.

Hopefully they fully implement both ways to do it at some point, would be cool.

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Sev5568d ago

Thanks,
I don't at all like dealing with rumors, but I feel the PS community wants to know, and has a right to know about these features.

No more megatons from me anymore though. Those days are over... :)

Jamegohanssj55568d ago

Ah that sucks dude. I know you went on a hiatus and I was expecting something explosive when you came back as I love your news. It's still good to see you're still around though.

TGSI

TheColbertinator5568d ago

Come on Sev,tells us that Kutaragi is working on those three Cellius projects

meepmoopmeep5568d ago

yeah, thanks Sev

try to put in a word to Sony
to have Flickr integration

k, thnx.

Kain815568d ago

WHY.....WHHHHYYYYYY????

What happen to the good old days???

Bring the Megatons Sev1512^^

THX for the news^^

Deviant5568d ago

@Kain81
u know what happened ..
theyve spread BS
-remember their secret game
-remember FF7 xD

Sev5568d ago

@ Deviant,

Thanks for providing an example.

There are certain trolls that cannot realize that those two BAD rumors were from authors who aren't with PSLS any longer. I removed them, what more can I do.

Sev5568d ago

Meh, no need. The funny part is these trolls think they are that important that I would actually be bothered by what they think.

The point is I am better than them, and so is my site. I am happier without them visiting. Even though, they do visit and often, you should see my spam filter.

UnSelf5568d ago

Why is every1 hatin on Sev, we get a guy who trys to explain to us the features of updates before we get em and yet ppl still complain. I can't wait til feb 27th so I can finally stop comin to this ugly site

Jamegohanssj55568d ago (Edited 5568d ago )

Hey Steven thanks for bringing that up because I always for get the name of the developers. I just know it was using the Kutaragi engine or something like that. It's a cop game and two others am I correct?

Cellius the team that was created from the Sony and Namco Bandai merger have been quite for a long time but it seems there on there way to delivering 3 titles for the ps3. Brave Arms, Chain Limit, and Second Season 01 are the name of the three titles. Here is what is pretty much known

* Brave Arms - What appears to be a third-person action game in the vein of Ninja Gaiden. One man takes on an oppressive regime in revolt.
* Chain Limit - A James Bond/Jack Bauer style, spy adventure type of game.
* Second Season 01 - A first person, drama/sci-fi action title.

Apparently, these three games represent different narrative genres - one is action, the other survival, the other is investigative. All of them are QTE (Quick Time Event) fests wherein all its gameplay will involve selecting the available targets on screen and pressing buttons to do different actions to change how the scenes play out.

BRAVE ARMS
Brave Arms is a 3rd person adventure in which you seemingly have no ranged weapons, so you attack by getting in close and fighting at ultra-close range with context-sensitive attacks. You can see a "guide line" of your enemies' attacks that tells you what they're about to do and if you react with proper timing you can counter it by pressing the Juggle Button at the instant it would hit you. So it's about getting in close, then it becomes a context-sensitive fighter. It sounds quite similar to Cipher Complex, actually.

CHAIN LIM!T
CHAIN LIM!T uses the Target Link system, which is SORT of similar to QTE, but far more advanced. It looks like you use the two sticks; the left stick chooses areas you can interact with in the environment while the right chooses your action. In the middle shot of the first page, the guy is choosing "Bite" and the tape on his girl's pants. But he could choose to throw some other object or combine two other objects or whatever. Not exactly a linear QTE sort of thing. In the airplane engine thing, we're seeing three scenarios. One where it looks like he dodges a falling box that hits the guy holding his legs, one where he messes up and dies, and one where he selects "remove" while targeting his own belt to drop his pants along with the guy holding them. So theoretically, you can choose any option at any target point, giving you 20+ possible actions. So instead of simple QTE multiple choice, you can combine your options in creative ways.

SECOND
Second is an investigation/adventure game with multiple game modes. One is exploration, one is shooting, and one is selecting voice responses in realtime, which is very similar to Indigo Prophecy. The modes can happen on top of each other, so you can have gun shooting while choosing voice responses. So in the shooting scene they show, you can either blow the target away with your gun (by physically doing it, not selecting it as an option), or try and negotiate with him by selecting your dialogue. You can always change the camera with the right stick, and the options/voice commands change based on what you're facing.

http://ps3.qj.net/Scans-of-...

http://www.joystiq.com/2007...

http://forum.teamxbox.com/a...

http://boards.1up.com/zd/bo...

That's all I could find about the games.
TGSI

Jamegohanssj55568d ago

Okay I posted for you guys.

TGSI

Shadow Flare5568d ago (Edited 5568d ago )

i wasn't hatin on sev if you were including me. I think playstationlifestyle.net is a cool website. That ff7 rumour got my hopes well up though lol. Nah, keep the articles coming sev, they're good. Forget the trolls. You're sites one of the better ones out there. Allow me to reminisque of the days where every other site and their grandma bashed the ps3 for no reason......so yes, your site is one of the better sites sev

Kain815568d ago

yes there was a Fiyasco,but Sev cleared it, and for me it was OK.

Sev your Site is cool, i only miss the megaton news, hope you bring some of this in the future.
see ya

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TheColbertinator5568d ago

I like the hard drive deleting option while your in-game.That could save up some time

M4GN3T5568d ago

PlayStation Lifestyle is needing attention again, visitors gone down sev?

Sev5568d ago

Wow, you are a real winner. That was incredibly disrespectful for no reason.

Actually our visitors are at about the same level, maybe a bit lower but nothing to worry about.

I don't write for PSLS any longer, I don't have the time. I just so happened to have a free day today.

I am a busy guy, I barely have free time. As for you, you submit to N4G everytime someone on your site sneezes, yet I am the one begging for attention.

Pennywise5568d ago

He is giving us info on all of the features early. You guys forget that Sev has nailed some things right on the head. I respect that he no longer gives us rumors, but how is he any worse than patcher, hiphopgamer, or any of the other predictors??

Its a slow news day here and this rumor is welcome. Thanks Sev... ignore the billy goat gruff trolls.

Sev5568d ago

Using my information to write your own article?

I guess I am not that bad after all... LOL

http://translate.google.com...

"As a few minutes ago, this news could read, Sony today officially for the PS3 firmware 2.60 \ announced. De firmware update wordt echter morgen al beschikbaar gesteld. The firmware update is available tomorrow. Sony heeft dit zojuist bekend gemaakt via een officieel SCEE persbericht. Sony has just announced through an official SCEE press release. Het volledige persbericht vind je hieronder. The full press release can be found below. Voor meer informatie over firmware 2.60 zie hier . For more information about firmware 2.60 see here. Tevens duiken er meer geruchten op over de firmware, zo zou 2.60 niet alleen Divx 3.11, PlayStation Store Gasten toegang en een nieuwe foto applicatie bevatten maar ook andere dingen. Also diving more rumors about the firmware, so would not only 2.60 Divx 3.11, Guests PlayStation Store access and a new photo application content but also other things. Zo meldt PlayStation Lifestyle dat ze via een anonieme bron hebben vernomen dat de nieuwe firmware ook de volgende dingen bevat: Reports PlayStation Lifestyle that through an anonymous source told that the new firmware also includes the following:

* Safe Mode * Safe Mode
* Blu-Ray Disc Theme Support * Blu-Ray Disc Theme Support
* HDD Data can be accessed and deleted in-game * Data HDD can be accessed and deleted in-game
* 3-D Secure Support * 3-D Secure Support
* Improved System Stability * Improved System Stability

Wat deze features precies inhouden en of ze ook daadwerkelijk in de nieuwe firmware gaan zitten is nog onbekend en tevens onbevestigd door Sony zelf. What exactly these features mean and whether they are actually in the new firmware sit still unknown and unconfirmed by Sony itself. "

Sev5568d ago (Edited 5568d ago )

Thanks Pennywise,

I appreciate it.

However it pains me that my readers have to defend me constantly here on N4G. It's the biggest reason I do not submit stories here that often anymore. I don't need the extra hits, nor the aggravation that comes with it.

For this though this is info that PS3 owners deserve to know, so I was willing to risk dealing with all the haters.

If you notice most of the people who dislike me are on rival PS sites. It's actually really sad, since, I am supportive to all other PS sites. We are all supposed to be apart of the same community, yet I have people like M4GN3T attempt to kick me when they think I am down.
I am never down, and I am never out.

StalkingSilence5568d ago

You know how I feel about guys like this...

WhittO5568d ago (Edited 5568d ago )

Sev i love reading the news on your site, like i remember you had info on the trophy system and screens before any other site at all, hes just jealous that his site never comes out with any info even close to the same level.

ActionBastard5568d ago

@ StalkingSilence
I just wanted to add...GO STEELERS! #6 is on the way!

poopsack5568d ago

You got owned b!tch!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Panipal20055568d ago

"PlayStation Lifestyle is needing attention again, visitors gone down sev?"

Let me guess, he banned a shedload of people for not being disgusting sycophants AGAIN?

Sev and Siligon sittin' in a tree

kay aye ess ess aye enn gee

cayal5568d ago

"kay aye ess ess aye enn gee "

kassang?

ultimolu5568d ago

Sev, please do ignore this guy. We have some...special ones around here, ya. :/

Thanks for the heads-up though.

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

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VersusDMC4h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC2h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer3h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6023h ago(Edited 2h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya1h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde1h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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JonTheGod1d 8h ago

Why are the Katamari games not on the list??

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GoodGuy093d ago

Odd this and the xillia games still haven't gotten remasters yet.