Firmware 2.76 Now Live
Is this the one which contains everything you've dreamed of? Of course not.Published 14/05/2009 at 1:38 by cc_star
Sony have just announced that Firmware V2.76 will be with us shortly, unfortunately the usual popular feature requests will have to wait until next time… or the time after that, as the list of enhancements isn’t the most extensive on offer, see the below for the full details:
- Improves the playback quality of some PS3 format software.
Yep, that is the list in its entirety. We aren’t sure exactly which titles are affected, or whether they’re even released yet. Obviously Sony have never said any of the requested stuff is coming soon, so there’s no need to be disappointed, enhanced stability is a good thing, right.
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forevermacin | 14/05/2009 01:47
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Oh dear Sony. Once again you manage to disappoint me and no doubt other loyal followers of the Japanese patient.
Colinbarr66 | 14/05/2009 01:56
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What are you talking about? This is all I ever wanted
Colinbarr66 | 14/05/2009 02:00
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Na seriously though, if it stops games from crashing and makes everything go along a little quicker and smoother then its a good update, no matter how little new features there are
jamess109 | 14/05/2009 03:12
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LOL! Trust Sony to give us what we didn’t ask us for… (except for a PS3) :p xD
PoolieMike | 14/05/2009 04:18
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You mean THIS is what I just got booted out of a game of HAWX for?
Screw you, Sony.
clank250 | 14/05/2009 05:22
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http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/4/3/
I think that the guys at Penny Arcade pinned what the PS3 firmwares are right on the head. This is of course 2.7 with the introduction of in-game text chat. I laughed for ages thinking of this comic and this article reminded of it.
sfgdfds | 14/05/2009 06:34
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wow, it is live; but a lot of people have trouble downloading/installing:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/05/13/ps3-firmware-v276-update/comment-page-6/#comments
haven’t tried it myself yet…
sfgdfds | 14/05/2009 08:05
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I just updated and all went fine.
Kevling | 14/05/2009 08:38
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People always have trouble. Something goes wrong, and it MUST be the new firmware that broke it
CrazyKrissZ | 14/05/2009 17:08
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I had so much problems with the last one… Had to change my HDD to install it. I feared the day of a new FW update and now it is.
**Jumps down a bridge**
- In mid-air:
“Maybe I should try to install it before commiting suicide. It might work!”
**Splat!!**
3shirts | 14/05/2009 06:36
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Why do the updates have to be some amazing new feature? I mean, I would like cross game chat etc as much as anyone but firmware updates are supposed to be bug fixes and enhancements and I am happy as long as they keep doing that.
It’s yet another case of fans feeling like they are owed something and getting all moody when it doesn’t come straight away.
Tuffcub | 14/05/2009 07:42
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Agreed.
Watchful | 14/05/2009 07:57
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Absolutely. Why should anyone be disappointed with a some bugfixes. Should mean that some people will get more enjoyment and less frustration from their PS3. Like cc said in the post, there’s no need to be disappointed.
Kevling | 14/05/2009 08:39
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I think the issue is more the frequency we get the updates. If the bug fixes are minor, then why can’t they be rolled in to the next X.X0 update?
PrettyVacant | 14/05/2009 08:03
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The 0.0x releases just fix bugs or security holes. I wonder if this might be a patch for PSP remote play (which has been hacked recently).
If SCE stick to their three month release schedule for the proper updates (as they’ve been doing for about a year now) we’ll next see some new features in July.
PSN_KAP | 14/05/2009 08:34
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Im a bit pissed because i heard rumors of a firmware when E3 start and it was meant to be a corker… then again the rumor was from the hiphopgamer so its probably a load of poo
cc_star | 14/05/2009 09:04
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Reidzer-1314 | 14/05/2009 08:35
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Well if we get 2.76 soon then that can only mean 2.8 is just around the corner! Rite?!?
Kevling | 14/05/2009 08:40
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Yes. Once we get 2.77, 2.78, 2.79, 2.791, 2.792
PSN_KAP | 14/05/2009 08:36
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soon? i downloaded the 2.76 an hour ago? the “compare trophies” is alot faster by da way…
Hodgi92 | 14/05/2009 09:01
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I’ve been waiting for this feature for so long…
*sigh*
cc_star | 14/05/2009 09:05
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Paragonknight | 14/05/2009 09:24
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Just that one thing?!
BioEye | 14/05/2009 09:26
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It would just be nice if we knew what it was fixing…
cc_star | 14/05/2009 09:55
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I’m tempted to believe if they don’t specify, that it’s about closing loopholes or exploits, perhaps someone worked out how to get a game or two installed to the HDD, like happened in its infancy.
KittDJW | 14/05/2009 11:52
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agreed cc_star!, compared to the way that the PSP’s were hacked so quickly. I like think Sony’s doing a great job at keeping the PS3 locked tight with these little updates and if they do improve stability it’s better for us all.