As usual with firmware updates, version 3.40 brings with it some hidden features not mentioned on any of the pre-launch changelogs and Blog posts. Alongside the new stuff we learnt about last night – Facebook, video editing, rating and photo uploading are the following minor tweaks and additions:
- Your Friends List will now show Trophy levels as you hover over them.
- Friends Lists now have a golden ‘plus’ on them for anyone subscribing to PlayStation Plus.
- The colours of your Friend’s boxes faded in, rather than ‘jumping’ from the normal grey.
- There’s an option to calibrate the sensors in PlayStation Move controllers.
- Deep Color Output has been added for TV sets that support the feature over HDMI.
- The Video Editor cannot be used on videos installed on the hard drive before Firmware 3.40.
- A few PlayStation Plus items have appeared in the menus, such as Automatic Downloading.
If any more appear, we’ll let you know.
yl_ksaa
Another hidden feature is problem reporting option when ur ps3 gets stuck and turns off
http://ylksa.com/ps3/photo.JPG
nofi
No, no it’s not. You might have fooled Kotaku, but that’s been there since 3.10.
yl_ksaa
didnt know that, cuz yesterday my ps3 got stuck and when i restarted it just told me that i shud turn my ps3 off properly, but when it got stuck today it showed me this msg.
anyways sorry about the wrong info, i got too excited a bit too fast. take it easy, i wasnt trying to fool anyone.
Deathbrin
Sometimes it appears, sometimes not, it’s quite picky.
DelBoySmiffy
Thats been there for a while, i’ve had to use it. :(
JKL6939
I wonder why the ps 3 firmware taking so long to download. Using my ps3 to download firmware is long, and using my laptop to download takes even longer—and I have a wireless n router.
TSBonyman
Mine took less than 10 mins to download direct to ps3. 7Mb broadband and not wireless n.
Jas-n
their servers aren’t fast enough, that and traffic.
Jetpaq
Hmm, not Auto Syncing Trophies yet? That would of been nice.
Great update overall, though.
Jetpaq
no**
SleepMachine
i did notice that there was an extra trophy sync made after i installed the firmware. Like it resynced/updated all my trophies. It also went smoothly from 0 to 100 instead of the usual stop/go when it finds some new trophy that needs to be added.
Winkle
Any chance TSA could use their influence and find out what happened to cross gamer chat from Sony or from one of their other sources. Really puzzling as to why they are so quiet on the subject again after even advertising on the euro playstation plus sites.
debasemasonsgrog
Sounding like a good update!
kivi95
Euro store now have a Demo Section.
TSBonyman
Huzzah!
Charmed_Fanatic
Just downloaded, pretty quick!
squashme
Since when does KZ2 have custom music direct from the XMB ?
Dexter17
Just seeing the PSN+ options will make me want to subscribe.
SpikeyMikey23
cant wait to get home and update, then purchase ps+