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PS3 firmware upgrade at EU launch

Sony has announced firmware upgrade for the launch of PlayStation 3 in Europe. The v1.60 firmware features patches for backwards compatibility, Folding@home connectivity, background downloading and internet browsing. The company also launched the PS3 Compatibility Site that lists PS2 games playable with the new European hardware PS3 model.

The firmware upgrade will be available at midnight on March 22 via PlayStation Network, http://www.PlayStation.com, or for those without access to the internet, on a disc from local customer service.



The version 1.60 features support for Bluetooth keyboards and mice, and an additional QWERTY on-screen keyboard, as well as background downloading for up to six items simultaneously. Folding@home feature allows PS3 owners to sign up to Stanford University's program by clicking the logo on the XMB (XrossMediaBar), and contribute while the console is in idle mode.

"Stanford University’s Folding@home program, a distributed computing project aimed at understanding protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and many cancers. Using the power of the Cell Broadband Engine™, PS3 system can perform computer simulations for the Folding@home program ten times faster than your average home PC."

Source:
Press release

Written by: Matti Robinson @ 20 Mar 2007 4:18

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• Gradical

  Wow this really Sucks!!!
  I just checked the compatibility list and it says
  
  Kingdom Hearts - Should play on PLAYSTATION®3 with noticeable issues
  Onimusha 3 - Should play on PLAYSTATION®3 with noticeable issues
  
  and not only that but guess what? in the compatibility web it apears that:
  Should play on PLAYSTATION®3 with noticeable issues
  translates to spanish in
  Compatible con PLAYSTATION®3 pero con problemas esporádicos
  wich if you translate it with google translation means
  Compatible with PLAYSTATION®3 but with sporadic problems
  
  hahahahaha what a joke!!! they dont even care what is posted on their website

  20.3.2007 06:34 #1

• SilvaJDS

  im going see if an iso loader comes out first , dnt wanna have to wait for a downgrader or something like the psp

  20.3.2007 07:15 #2

• i1der

  Quote:PS3 system can perform computer simulations for the Folding@home program ten times faster than your average home PC What is the spec of this "home PC" if is a good one, this really means they still using 1/4 of PS3 power.. WOW cant wait to see 2nd and 3rd waive of games!!!!

  20.3.2007 07:51 #3

• georgeluv

  Originally posted by SilvaJDS:im going see if an iso loader comes out first , dnt wanna have to wait for a downgrader or something like the pspim going to wait till it only costs 250 and copied games can be played online, just like i did for ps2.

  20.3.2007 08:34 #4

• pigfister

  £250 and easy backups i hear that. looking through the list is more depressing sony hiding the truth i mean all the ff series are glitch at best and ff12 that was only release 3 weeks ago isn't compatible i mean wtf

  20.3.2007 09:29 #5

• oofRome

  Some noticeable titles tha have glitches were
  
  GTA San Andreas
  The Madden series
  Killzone
  MGS snake eater
  the need for speeds
  prince of persia
  RE4
  (And there's no guitar hero, period)
  
  Although I'm sure half of those aren't as popular in Europe as they are in North America.

  20.3.2007 17:03 #6

• rihgt682

  It's going to take more than a year to fix ps3. Still not complete system.

  20.3.2007 17:59 #7

• azndrake

  O.o check this out
  The Cell Broadband Engine in the PS3 is powerful enough to be useful for the ambitious Folding@Home project, says Sony. Originally announced a few days ago, the firmware update will be able to perform calculations and simulations for the research at 20 - 30 times faster than an average PC.
  
  http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/03/20/sony_ps3_update_firmware/
  
  cant believe the ps3 is 20-30 times what a AVG pc can do.

  20.3.2007 20:57 #8

• pigfister

  what's the average pc? your kids pc for home work that you paid £300 with a 128 vga card 512 mb ram from pc world
  (critical error world!) for or the gamers pc running dual/quad core sli 4 gig ram ect?

  21.3.2007 01:35 #9

• DJGEOJOE

  Yea! What pigfister said!

  23.3.2007 05:32 #10