PS3 Firmware 4.10 Brings, Wait For It, A Decent Browser!

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The PlayStation 3 has another firmware update, taking the console to version 4.10.

With it, probably one of the best upgrades we’ve seen for a good while – a decent web browser.  “The Internet browser has been improved,” says the German PlayStation site, “which optimizes the display of content and increases the accuracy when viewing page layouts.”

[drop2]”Some sites that previously could not be correctly displayed, including interactive websites, are now supported with the PS3 system software 4.10.”

Indeed, it’s now infinitely better, with a quick HTML5 test kicking out a score of 80 (it had a zero before) and ACID3 scoring 99, which is remarkable (the Vita scores 53).   Better still, YouTube and Twitter now work perfectly.

Oddly there’s no mention of the update on the EU Blog, hopefully they’ll wake up soon enough, but it is on the US version but for some reason they just say it’s “improved display speed” and completely missing the point.

4.10 also includes all the Sony Entertainment Network stuff that we’ve been going back and forth over for a few days.  As you’d expect (before a missing word threw everything off for a few hours) the PSN is still there nice and proud.

The update is live now, as is the update for Vita taking it to 1.60.

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99 Comments

  1. The browser is so much better now.

    I can put Javascript back on now. Before, you had to leave off to get anywhere near something approaching a normal speed.

  2. Wow. Impressed!

  3. Vita next please!

    • It’s probably why it’s there, cause they had to develop one for the Vita anyway?

  4. The main thing is can i comment on the forums on the PS3. If so then i’ll be alot more active as i mainly use the PS3 for my browsing needs (which im on now and it seems alot smoother.

  5. Wow, im actually leaving this message through the ps3 browser! Only waiting 5 years for this Sony thanks……A**holes! :p

    • I’ve left 90% of my comments on here via my PS3 browser. I’ve never had much of a problem with this site using it except occasionally the banner/background on the front page would be really large and push the content down to about halfway down the page.

  6. you can also download the vids too, good for sbs 3d clips !

    • sorry was replying to tsbonyman about ps3youtube.com.

  7. Glad to hear this! On my new Slim 320gb the browser won’t even do a Google search, it always displays the message of a blank screen due to limited memory which is ridiculous since my old 40gb could at least do that.

    • Ever thought of using mobile versions of Google/websites?

  8. Best news I’ve gotten all day

  9. Oh happy day…! Seems a lot quicker and less crashy. I’ve used the browser a lot so I appreciate the fact that it’s better and free! Splendido

  10. I can’t get videos from ScrewAttack to load on this browser? Why?

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