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PS3 Firmware Update Adds Cool New Features (For Some)

12:30PM August 10, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The newest PS3 firmware update (v3.70) adds auto-syncing trophies and an auto-upload function for online save data… but only for PlayStation Plus subscribers. A PlayStation Store “recommendations” feature, a “TV/Video Services” XMB section and Blu-ray 3D enhancements are for everybody. More »


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Seriously. This Should Be Illegal. Part II.

1:30PM October 6, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

I don’t want to tell you how to spend your money, but don’t ever spend 30 bucks of it paying someone else to upgrade the firmware on your PlayStation 3. (I’ll show you how to do it for free!) More »


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PlayStation 3 Firmware Update Goes Live

1:30PM September 21, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Your PlayStation 3 has just graduated to version 3.50, adding 3D Blu-ray support, more Facebook integration and better griefing reporting. More details at the official PlayStation.blog.


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You May Like The Next PlayStation 3 Firmware Update

11:00AM July 27, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Someday soon, you’ll be asked to update your PlayStation 3′s software. When you do, you’ll be ready for the PlayStation Store’s new recommendations feature. Consider it new for you to be sold things via the console’s PlayStation Network. More »


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PlayStation Plus, New Features Added To PS3 ‘Soon’

7:40AM June 29, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Sony’s new PlayStation Plus subscription service is launching, officially, in North America on June 29. That means a new way to spend 50 bucks a year on your PlayStation 3 and a new firmware update will all-new features. More »


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PS3 Loses Linux Support

4:00PM March 29, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Ever since it launched in 2006, one of the neater features of the PlayStation 3 has been its ability to run operating systems other than its own. Like Linux. Next month, however, the console will ditch that compatibility. More »


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You Will Download PS3 Firmware 3.15 And Like It

10:40AM January 16, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

PlayStation 3 owners, you must download the latest firmware for the console, whether you want to play PSP minis on the thing or not. The previously optional firmware update (v3.15) has been upgraded to mandatory. Download now! [PlayStation.com]


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Firmware 3.10 Update Is Live

3:00PM November 19, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Just a heads up — PlayStation 3′s 3.10 firmware update is live. Go check it out with Facebook integration with your trophies, store purchases and in-game progress. More »


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Facebook Comes To The PS3 Today

8:30PM November 18, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Having only been announced on Monday, Sony’s Eric Lempel has told 1UP that the PlayStation 3′s 3.10 firmware update will be released sometime later today. More »


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PS3 3.10 Update Adds Facebook Features, Fixes Up Friends List

1:40PM November 17, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

The PlayStation 3 is due for a firmware refresh “soon”, with version 3.10 of the console’s software adding Facebook integration, improved photo browsing and an updated look for the system’s Friends list. More »