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Sony To Upgrade PS3 Consoles To 3D

2:00AM Mike Fahey | In a presentation detailing Sony’s plans to become profitable by the end of 2010, Sony revealed plans to upgrade PlayStation 3 consoles with full 3D support. More »
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PlayStation Europe Product Manager On PS3 Cross-Game Chat

7:40AM Michael McWhertor | PS3 firmware 3.10, announced last night by Sony, does not appear to bring oft-requested cross-game to the console that only does everything. But according to comments from the European version of the PlayStation.blog, it’s too early to give up hope. More »
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PS3 3.10 Update Adds Facebook Features, Fixes Up Friends List

1:40PM 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 »
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PS3 Cross-Game Chat Coming In Firmware Update?

7:40AM Michael McWhertor | PlayStation 3 owners may be getting a long-requested feature with the console’s next firmware update: cross-game voice chat. More »
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Guy Sues Sony, Saying Firmware Update Bricked His PS3

3:30PM Owen Good | You read enough of these and you begin to understand why giant corporations have huge legal divisions. A Florida man filed a class-action suit on Friday saying his PS3, purchased January 3, 2009, was bricked by September’s firmware 3.0 update. More »
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New PSP Firmware Adds Bluetooth Tethering, More For PSPgo Launch

10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Sony is rolling out new firmware—version 6.10 for those keeping track—for the PlayStation Portable any minute now in preparation of the launch of the PSPgo. What’s new? Bluetooth tethering for one. More »
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Firmware Update Hits The 360

2:00AM Owen Good | An Xbox 360 firmware update went live overnight/early this morning. Although it lays the foundation for the 360’s Facebook and Twitter capabilities, no new features are included in this download. More »
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Sony Looking Into PS3 Firmware “Concerns”

7:40AM Michael McWhertor | PlayStation 3 firmware 3.0 brought with it many changes, some of them good and some of them being the Friends List update. Rarely can people universally agree on something, but it appears that everyone hates those Friends List changes. More »
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PSP Firmware 6.00 Is So, So, So Out

4:30PM Luke Plunkett | Go plug your PSP into something. If it’s the right thing, you’ll be able to upgrade your PS3 to firmware v6.00, allowing you to do a few things you couldn’t previously do on your PSP. More »
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PS3 Firmware Q&A Addresses Glitter, Jingles, Uncharted Problems

12:20PM Luke Plunkett | The PS3’s last big firmware update, from 2.8 to 3.0, brought with it a lot of neat changes. It also, however, brought with it a few niggling annoyances, like a glittering background and the loss of the distinctive Ps3 “chime”. More »