PS3 Firmware 2.70 Out Sometime This Month?

Psyonix Developers Psyonix-Corey and Psyonix-Jerad posted the following in the SARBPC forum in a thread about a PSN Sign-out Bug.

Psyonix-Corey wrote: "Sony mentioned a bug they fixed with the next system software update (2.7.0) that might resolve these issues, but we have to narrow it down and verify it's the same problem to be sure it's that and not something we need to fix on our end"

Psyonix-Jerad wrote: "IIRC it will drop later this month. And contain lots of fun new fixes. I'm excited about this one, lots of new stuff. :)

Though, I dont think I can mention any of them just yet."

[pwnsause]

well Sony hasnt replyed about the 2.7 and turned them down since it came to fruition about a month ago, maybe its true that its going have lots of neat stuff. Im excited.

[jamesrocks3147]

the rumours of in game chat and 30 second voice clip sending are true some fixes and ajustments are nessary to. like the clock over the battery sign in game awwwh come on sony make this update have what PSN has needed for a long time!!!!

[Panthers]

if they are true then hell yea

[ThanatosDMC]

One thing i want next to the clock is an envelope symbol if anyone messaged me. People message me all the time and sometimes i miss it because i am not notified.

[SCThor]

Exactly, I want that envelope icon too.

[Cicinho]

How many times was 2.5 coming? What about home, it was coming "this month" for about 2 years. I will believe it when my ps3 pops up to tell me to update.

[dantesparda]

Its cross game chat. The ability to talk to other people while youse are playing different games. "in-game chat" is something that is in most PSN enabled games.

[evilmonkey501]

That is such a great idea! I have a buddy that I can pass that on to...
I get frustrated about the lack of alert as well...I have notifications turned off because I have a lot of friends....and they always ruin it when I'm watching a bluray...lol. that envelope idea is the best thing to come out of this site.

[TrueStoryGuy]

"Article has been edited"

Take that in as you will. I think it was "Holy Christ, I was drunk. I think I need to delete that one."

[ape007]

if this "2.7" is the 2.7 we heared about,then psn will get a big 1-up

sony is on a fast pace,resi5 space,warhawk,kz2

go sony go

[Ghoul]

absolutly

sonys pace at improving a free online server and a free 3d community is incredible, actually i tink people from al camps should start recognising this topnotch customer support.

[boodybandit]

one thing Sony does not get enough credit for is this is all out of their own pockets. They have built and are continuing to upgrade PSN at a loss to appease their user base.

This is one area that rarely gets mentioned on N4G when comparing PSN and XBL. MS initially had to spend a great deal to get XBL up and running but they probably broke even with in the 1st year or 2. Now it is a huge cash cow for them.

Any upgrades you get on XBL the consumer has more than paid for and deserve.

Any upgrades you get on PSN Sony pays for and is just a bonus for being a PS3 consumer.

All I want from Sony is private/cross chat while in game. It is cool to chat with a friend while playing different games or if you are online in the same game but don't want to deal with the general public.

[ShadowRyuX]

A universal party system, I never thought it to be that big of a deal but it may make finding games with my buddy easier. Maybe at least have GG patch in a party system! Regardless I am very happy to see the improvements made thus far.

[edhe]

It's not so much customer support as necessity.

Sony need to beat out xbl as fast as possible to get the edge. If they chose nintendo's route instead of this one then they'd be dead.

'course xbl is still evolving.

[Handsome_Devil]

I hope it have some new features in it :D not just fixes.

off topic :

I have their game and its Hell a lot of fun :D

I always play it with my little brothers, its really fun

I'm gonna go ahead and play it all over again when I get back Home.

[kharma45]

I'll just be waiting for the inevitable "2.7 bricked my PS3" threads in the PS forums lol

[-EvoAnubis-]

It's as inevitable as the moon following the sun. People will say it happened regardless of whether they own a PS3 or not.

[ape007]

"contain lots of fun new fixes"

and....

"I'm excited about this one, lots of new stuff. :)"

so,fixes and new stuff

can't wait :) :)

[joeyisback2585]

by Psyonix-Jerad on Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:43 pm

IIRC it will drop later this month. And contain lots of fun new fixes. I'm excited about this one, lots of new stuff.

Though, I dont think I can mention any of them just yet.

[Strife Lives]

Why are the 360 updates(with the exception of the NXE1 )so much smaller than the ps3s? Why cant they acess what we have or dont have,and update accordingly?being a student with a 5gb cap,I dont like it.5gb for research and gaming is fine. .but when I update ps3 firmware.. It hurts to download ,and I know its only a few mb thats actually all we need.

[callahan09]

I don't know. When you say you have a 5GB cap, do you mean your own connection that's separate from school, or is that a cap that's imposed on your school internet access?

[whoelse]

Aww, I used to have a 5GB cap at home until recently. It really did suck. I hope you can get a new broadband provider soon!

[iBallZ]

I wonder if its just how they designed the firmware. Samsung on the other hand does this odd thing where you have to install all previous patches in release order.

[No FanS Land]

If I'm not mistaken with the PS3, it is because each update completely reinstalls the entire OS, thus reducing chances of the console being hacked.

[PotNoodle]

Microsoft gradually introduce parts of updates in the background with other updates, so for example - they will of included say the backend stuff for a future update in the NXE update.

[DJ]

Microsoft's OS in the 360 (which is Windows) is modular and recieves smaller Patches as its Spring and Fall updates. But since Sony has a ton of security built into the PS3, they pretty much wipe the internal Flash Memory clean and install an entirely new OS every time there's an update.

It's just easier from a QA standpoint, though I understand why people wouldn't be happy with 100 MB updates. It only takes me 3 minutes to download and install usually, but not everyone is blessed with fast internet.

[evilmonkey501]

Yep.You are correct. Its all about security.

[Strife Lives]

In my country,you pay . . . . .insane prices for bandwidth.my 5gb cap limit. . . .costs about $200 ,and its only a retarded 4mb/s ADSL line, school lol,my uni has an unlimited cap ,but they choose to block lotsa sites,Ive tried connecting to PSN and XBL,it logs in. . .and it blocks you from doing anything.even N4G is blocked.

[Woof]

Which country are you from? I am in South Africa and its the exact same thing over here :(

[WhittO]

wow thats horrible!

lol and i thought my 20mb being capped to 5mb speeds for 4 hours once i download over 7.5gb in a day was annoying !

[devilhunterx]

get a friend to download it. and you share it between each other

[faisdotal]

nice find

although i wish they put Home stuff in.

[SWANN]

Home has it's own separate downloads.

[maverick1191]

should be good i hope, i hope this update wont brick consoles like some of the others glad to see sony are still trying to improve on their system with these updates

[intruder_qc]

Yikes...

I think someone will get in trouble... normally divulging those kind of information will goes against the NDA that normally developer sign with SONY. Even he didnt give out too much details, he still mention that it will be in a month or so and that its also exists. Which afaik SONY never officialy talk about 2.7 yet.

[Hallucinate]

well any one with half a brain knew 2.7 existed as soon as 2.6 was released

[BGDad]

I hate the new guide, its not bad but you can tell it was rushed. Ps3 updates are a pain in the butt sometimes but at least the ps3 gets them my 360 is just screaming for more updates..

[taco_tom237]

cant wait

[Dimitri]

Cant wait for what ?

It wont be the new XMB dont even count on it, I got a word from reliable source that an update 3.20 will contain the new XMB look and the most wanted features like xross game invites.

[Handsome_Devil]

is only a "reliable source" then no one well believe you. and some maybe think you were dreaming. Specially you are talking about "3.20" and we are still at 2.70, if sony had this ready why would they hold it and keep the competition ahead

see where I'm going there, I would think they already started on 2.80, and maybe 2.90, but I really don't think they got to 3.0 yet. and still don't Have a clear idea with what they want to do with 3.0 :)

[Dimitri]

MentalKing666 so is your dad ;)

[evilmonkey501]

A developer friend of mine said something similar to what dimitri has posted, so I am inclined to at least hope this information is correct.
Sony is run by the Japanese and not you. They do things in order of stability, not need or desire of the public. This is what separates them from the "other" company. Reliability . There are people working hard on the features we want most, so don't worry. They will be released when proven stable.

[PS3ROCKS]

Cant wait for 2.70 and then I hope a 2.80 update a month later with a game invite system.

[badkolo]

I hope they can fix the sluggish in game xmb.

a mail thing on top right i guess to see how any messages would be nice.

some type of party feature.

[WhittO]

ye, its meant to be fixed in the FW update, although i dont think there is a party system, which would be nice.

Faster in-game XMB, faster trophy card loading, cross-game chat and improved interface (with maybe the clock, any new messages and number of online friends on the top right of the screen ? )

[samoon]

we shouln't keep our hopes up too high, he did state their would be some much need fixes as well as cool new features, but they said the same thing about the photo gallery as cool as it was, it didn't offer much functionality to the area that firmwares should be implemented to "online gaming"

[Strife Lives]

Yeah buddy,Im in Good Ol Sunny Africa too. . . .prices will come down with the new Seacom cable in June,just hold on till then,Im expecting 20mb lines here atleast

[kharma45]

In-game music in everygame won't happen as long as MS hold the patent for it, it's upto devs to implement it, and most don't really want to do that as it takes away from the soundtrack of their game.

[evilmonkey501]

they have found a way to implement the music feature that doesn't violate the ms patent, but it is very slow... I believe thy are currently researching ways to speed it up without crashing games due to lack of memory.

[BaSeBaLlKiD721]

i think that sony will announce this firmware during the GDC in 2 weeks, maybe pull the video store announcement surprise by saying "v2.70 will be available to download tonight"

[WhittO]

i dont think they will, i thought it would be out in June/July really for E3, suprised if it comes out this month!!

Wonder what they will have in the FW before E3 then?!

I really wish they would include in-game music on every game, if they can have the browser working while a game is running in the background (as the rumoured list of features say) then surely they must be able to run music in the background!!

I think more people want ingame music in every game then to be able to run the browser ingame.

[pwnsause]

in-game music is up to the devs.

[FantasyStar]

The rumors for FW 2.7 is as realistic as a rumored Battletoads: Mudkip Edition. -I'll believe it when I see it.

But inb4"OMFG SOnYZ LIED 2 UZ!"

[pwnsause]

except that battletoads will never happen.

[jack_burt0n]

Supposedly sony made its money back from soho studios home development within a month of the shops in home going retail. Obviously costs are a different story but great news anyway.

[CobraKai]

I don't even know what are in these firmware updates half the time but, for some strange reason, I look forward to em.

[roddigamer]

I hope Sony makes In game-XBM much better
F.eksempel the in game xmb have the same function like the original xmb.
some exempels.
watch a movie in game xmb, picture's, all the thing you can acsess in the setting meny,

[StephanieBBB]

Why would you need/Is it even possible, to watch a movie while playing a game?

Watching pictures is kinda not necessary either, If they made so you could share pictures with each other in a quick and easy way, then yeah it would be hefty to have In-game picture watching.

[Liamabob]

i reckon it'll be the 23rd.
That is, if they're going for the 2 year anniversary of the Europe launch.

[kharma45]

Anyone else noticed that the thread has been modified? It was originally 15 posts, now it's 10.

Someone has removed Psyonix-Jerad's post of; "IIRC it will drop later this month. And contain lots of fun new fixes. I'm excited about this one, lots of new stuff. :)

Though, I dont think I can mention any of them just yet."

:O What can that mean? I smell something fishy going on =P

[pwnsause]

sony forced them, its as simple as that. I posted this on the US PS blog, they probably saw it and went crazy that such info got leaked like this LOL

[wanga412]

Maybe, but maybe they're just trying to track a bug down and they dont want a loose firmware rumor mucking up the works...?

[intruder_qc]

Well its kinda obvious why his post and the related one were deleted. He probably talk too much and he didnt though what he said will be post on the front page of N4G and some other web site. I am sure SONY must be quite piss, remember when Kotaku posted the unanounce Home thing from GDC, they got alot of trouble from SONY.

hmmm SONY must have sent their skillfull ninja to take care of the matter... Well atleast its kinda confirm of what was mentionned though ;-).