(neoGAF)PS3 Firmware update 2.10 coming tomorrow and yeah, divx playback is there!

PS3 Firmware update (2.10) coming tomorrow (and yeah, divx playback is there).

A link to the spanish PLAYSTATION 3 posted on NeoGAF,points out that The New FirmWare 2.10 which includes DivX Playback, might just arrive sooner then many of us thought.

[crazy25000]

nice update......and i cant believe ppl are complaining about updates.....

[lynx1halo]

Your just so good to us......you hear what we say on forums and within weeks.....the updates are out.....ive never seen microsoft move faster than its current SNAIL PACE LOL

@DARKKNIGHT

let me be the first to welcome you to the PS3 Family.......OH AND GREAT NAME batman > all other heroes

[DARKKNIGHT]

i cant holdout anymore, i have to get a ps3 this week!!!!!!!!!you guys always get cool and useful updates

[Chris_GTR1]

lmfao @ darknight

[whoelse]

This is a great update. I hope the next one though will be network/game orientated.

[mesh1]

360 got this weeeeeks ago nice try tho ps3 is a waitsation 360 leads ps3 follows

[tatical]

I've updated my 360 and it wouldn't play my 'Street Fighter Alpha Movie' that I recently downloaded. I'll give it a try with the PS3 tomorrow.

[Fedorov]

it's out now

[Meus Renaissance]

I don't think that's such a good idea for Sony to implement.

[bym051d]

Maybe the next Scream movie will use the PS3 instead of a voice box.

[Sangheili85]

If you recall Microsoft included a Voice changer when it first launched XBOX Live. oh boy was it a bad idea. People nonstoped used the little kit or girl voice and would scream in games with the most loud pitched voice.. Oh man did it ruin games... It was also racist. People would use the deep voice and go play as a black man talking crap. I'm so happy MS removed it early on!! oh man happy.

[THC CELL]

1 up for ps3 and a better divx player

[predator]

i am in work and therefore unable to go onto forums, could someone post the details of whats in this firmware update?

[Kleptic]

Spanish is a little rusty...but...

Divx support is being added (both playback and the ability to store it on the HDD...as well as updates to the xmb browser for streaming I would assume), as well as Blu-Ray Profile 1.1...which allows pip support for upcoming blu ray 1.1 software (1st wave of them are released January 1st 2008...basically adds cooler extras and interaction with BD movies)

also it appears a "voice changer" is being added...didn't go into details on that though...

thats all that is really worth mentioning...most likely going up on Wednesday, but possibly tomorrow...still no in-game messaging, music, etc. yet...and wierdly no DTS: MA support yet...but still most likely coming...

[DARKKNIGHT]

thank you kleptic and unblessedsoul, bubbles for your translations

[Mainman]

PS3 is getting DivX, I know, but will it be able to play Xvid as well?

Are DivX and Xvid the same thing?

[Kleptic]

sort of...but yes it will be able to play both according to the information released so far...thats play and store by the way...

[UnblessedSoul]

Translation

A Voice Changer feature has been added to the Voice and Video Chat menu. If you want more information visit eu.playstation.com and consult the "Voice Changer" guide included in the "Help and Technical Assistance for PS3" section.

This feature allows you to change the tone of the sound originated by audio devices, like microphones. It has 5 preset levels and a bass and (what's the opposite of bass? :p) scale.

You can alter the tone while using the Voice and Video chat options available in "Friends"

Other 2.10 stuff

Music

- Now you can select the options [Type 3] in Settings > Music Settings > Bitmapping. This bitmapping process has been designed exclusively for the PS3 with the goal of improving the audio reproduction.

Video

- DivX y VC-1 WMV (WOOOOOT) are now compatible. *
- The system is now compatible with the Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Disc. **
- A [BD data tool] option has been added ***

*
- To play VC-1 (WMV) files you will need to select the option [Activate WMA reproduction], available in the Settings > System Settings
- It's not possible to play copyrighted files or files compressed with DivX 3.11
- It's not possible to play files bigger then 2GB
**
- Now you have several additional features, like the simultaneous reproduction of the videos in the Blu-ray Disc compatible with the 1.1 Profile. The available features vary depending on the disc.
***
Stores the management data used by the Blu-ray Disc.

[Sevir04]

i cant wait to update. that divx means all my videos of naruto will finally be availible to watch and i can convert my FFXII and versus trailes to PS3 formate with my upscaler program. so 1080p animes and vids on my PS3 with the help of DIVX... now they need that freakin in game access to XMB come on Sony out with it already.

[Douche]

What kind of converter do you use? Can I dl it for free?

[ancient112]

The naruto files I have don't seem to work, not sure why....I'm think it's some divx/xvid codec issue.

[EZCheez]

Hope it's all true but considering the picture the voice changer option looks like a definite.

I can't for the life of me understand why we need a voice changer though. It kind of pisses me off knowing someone is wasting their time on crap like this when they could be workong on much more needed options like in game friends list.

EDIT Kleptic-That's what the title and the post seem to indicate, and I can see how the implementation of BD 1.1 and Divx would deserve a .1 update of their own considering they are a decent sized change.

[Kleptic]

its not a .1 update is it?...

we are at 2.01 right?...this is a bigger one if going by the scale Sony has usually used...

[Juneyp15]

it is a .1 update.. its simple 5th grade stuff man.. .01 is just that .01 but .1 (notice no "one") is .10 example... 2 and a half gallons is 2.5 but 2.5 is not 2.05 its 2.50

[SabreMan]

@Juneyp15

before you start laughing at other people you should do some basic arithmetic and use some common sense
Kleptic is completely right as it isn't a .1 update i know exactly what he was trying to say as i'm sure you did he just missed the Zero out as he should have said it's not a .01 update that is what he meant and in this respect he is completely right

it's actually a .09 of an update in decimal number terms from 2.01 to 2.10 a .1 update as you claim would make the next firmware 2.11
you are right it's basic fifth grade stuff i suggest when you actually get to fifth grade to knuckle down and learn some basic arithmetic

[aaquib5]

and Flash 9 support?

[allatain]

one at a time man, I personally don't want it to be push out so fast, and plus Sony just started doing th whole ingame thingy

[Douche]

They haven't just started the whole ingame "thingy" as you call it. It's been done by Sony way WAY before the ps3 was even released. Some reason they just won't give it to us. How do I know this you ask? Take a look at the vid through the url below.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=...

After watching that, all I can say is, "What the hell??"

[kspraydad]

In game music and XMB are already possible...SONY doesn't FORCE it on developers so alot of them are choosing not to implement it.

[Ri0tSquad]

Now I dont need to convert my videos anymore.

Voice changer? Should be interesting.....

- It's not possible to play files bigger then 2GB

^ Not to many people are going to be happy with that. =\

www.stage6.com =)

[P4KY B]

Its maybe something Sony have done to discourage HD pirates.

[mighty_douche]

if the 2gig thing is true (remember none of this is even confirmed yet), im sure its been done for reasons such as P4KY said.

But couldnt you simply break it into parts? bit of a pian but no big deal.

[Xemnas]

Nvm

[PimpHandHappy]

in game friends list would be real nice. I would love to be able to reply to ppl sending me emails without having to leave the game.....

Its really the only thing i want and if they make it work i no longer see XBL as having anything on PSN

[EZCheez]

Sony can tell me they "know" what we want all day long. It sure as hell doesn't seem to be getting here any faster.

I'm really glad to get all of the other stuff though. I just hope the rest of it's true.

[PimpHandHappy]

in game voice chat is nice 2

i do like that

and i dont mean in the same game chat. I mean if someone wants to see how long im going to be on and they want to talk with me. In game friends list and messages will make that no so important thou

[mighty_douche]

will you be able to store Divx on the PS3 harddrive and play it straight from there??

As if it "Streaming" only like the 360 its pretty pointless to me.

[aaquib5]

PS3 is actually a multimedia device, and not like 360 where they try getting you to buy Vista so you can "stream" your content. 360 is a games machine. PS3 is an all in one entertainment center, and all of the content you have you can transfer over, so DivX shouldn't be different.

[hardcorehippiez]

so yes you should be able to store and play off ps3 harddrive

[sak500]

Yes its pretty pointless, since it wont be playing all those 8gb+ HD moives anyway. I have HD collection stored on our pc drives and plays all HD movies smoothly. The smallest size is 4.x gb @ 720p. SO i guess u guys will only be able to watch short porn clips or regular 480p max movies.

[Xemnas]

Yeah after ps3 gets ingame XMB XBL has nothing over it well they do have more icons........but you have to pay for them half the time....paying for pictures good job M$....

[DEADEND]

Can anyone tell me whither or not I'll will be able to drag and play any videos now on the PS3 or will I still have to convert them? I will give bubbles to anyone that can explain what this new divx update will mean for us.

[actas123]

I believe that will enable us to play .avi files on ps3 without converting them to mp4s(keeping in mind that converting takes a long time and mp4s are almost double the size of avi's.)

[sajj316]

Since PS3 is fully certified for DivX, you should be able to play .avi files right from your HD. I believe if this format is supported, the assumption is that you should be able to stream also. This is the difference between 360 DivX support and PS3 support. PS3 is play right from the source.

It seems like there is a 2 GB file cap. I've never had a file over 2 GB but then again, I haven't ventured into the world of movie rips.

[EZCheez]

I've had Divx movies but none have ever been over 1Gb. 2Gb must be HD movies. I've never even seen a 2Gb Divx file before. I'm looking forward to this so I can start saving my movies on the HD.

Sony really toys with our emotions, you know. I get upset because we still don't have in game friends list, but then I get over it and I realize how much i'm going to love the other new features they gave me. Damn you Sony!

[titntin]

I can't really believe anyone bothers to covert files for playback on a PS3?

Just put Tversity on your PC. Its a completely free media server that will serve up any file you can play on your PC - to your PS3. It simply coverts the file 'on the fly'. I can watch anything I have on my PC and various servers, on my PS3 - and view any image type and play all my music too.

Just remember to turn up the quality options so you get the full quality served up and off you go. Who needs converters or even native codec support? (though having native support is a good thing!)

[sajj316]

Just wondering what file conversion utility you all use

[Killzownz84]

I also remember when the "Spanish" playstation site also confirmed Haze demo coming last month as download through the Euro PS store, this would be awesome but ill believe it when i see it

[pandabear]

It's also up in the french version of the official site.

[Nameless]

There has never & I repeat never been a Divx / Xvid movie rip over 2 gigs. If there has been then it is extremely extremely rare & I would be happy to just play the files right from a CD or DVD. The only thing Sony "one ups" Microsoft here is the fact that the PS3 should be able to play all versions of Divx. That is the only thing Sony beated Microsoft at in terms of the Divx update.

[EZCheez]

The PS3 will be also be able to play Divx files right from the hard drive, whereas the 360 can't. The PS3 will be able to stream and store the Divx files.

[P4KY B]

I have all the Star Wars films on HD Divx and they are all over 2GB
The same with The Matrix films

Just go onto any torrent search engine and add '720' to whatever your looking for and you'll find them.

[sak500]

All HD wmv or Divx full lenght movies are over 4gb. Superman 8.4gb, Transformers wmv 8.8gb, Transformers divx 4.5gb etc. You just chk out the torrents sites to get this kind of info. Goodluck playing HD on your 1080p TVs.

[Darkiewonder]

Psp will get a small update as well tomorrow too.
Even though they listed the "Major" update there may be smaller ones they don't speak of usually! ;3

[rev20]

Nice feature, but if you use TVersity with your ps3 or something similar their is no need to store films etc on your ps3 hdd.

I personally will never use the divx playback unless you can use the webplayer for stage6 that would be cool

[Karebear]

If you don't want to be leg humped by all the immature boys, a voice change would let you sound like "one of the guys" and just let you enjoy the game.

[EZCheez]

Then you'd get a bunch of weirdos who sound like their hitting on Optimus Prime over the PSN.

[Maddens Raiders]

Woo-Hoo!

[predator]

sooner they get in game XMB the better, its so weird going back and fourth from live to psn, it actually makes you appreciate live so much more.

so sony get xmb sooner rather than later

[hfaze]

After seeing the video link in 8.2, I truly must agree... Seeing an alpha PS3 devkit with a nice selection of the XMB options in-game (and a FAR more elegant presentation than what ended up in the release hardware)... You really have to wonder WHY Sony would not have just left things the way they were early on in development.

Adding just the simple XMB options shown in the video would be a VERY welcome change to the PSN online experience. All I'm asking for is an XMB presentation of the current options when you hit the PS button, and access to my friends list with basic messaging.

I understand that Home should add a lot of community functionality, but this is a basic online feature that should have been there from day one. Cross-game communications is one of the foundations of Live...

Makes ya wonder what happened behind the scenes to cause something like this to get pulled from the pre-production systems...

[ActionBastard]

Nice update.

[hok_22]

awsome news for ps3 am i missing somthing ohh where is mart zhuk the fhuk bloodmask and all the fangirls making n4g look bad

[redmamoth]

... smashing open their piggy banks to see if they have enough for a PS3 yet!!!

[Premonition]

Im gonna try that voice changer thing lol, my voice is so deep they call me whale man on PSN, but I wonder if i might sound like monster if i change it deeper :)

[DARKKNIGHT]

lol, that was funny

[DiLeCtioN]

too bad am on holiday, well when i get back it will be waiting with my burnout demo lol

[Lucifous]

PS3 doesn't have native ingame XMB support or ingame music from harddrive. However, it's possible to bring them up in games if the game is programmed to. I think it was that bowling game which adds an option to play your own music, annnnd I can't remember the ingame chat; but it's all there if developers implement it.
Native ingame XMB access would be better though.

[Mercutio]

Whats this WMV playback, will it work on PS3 that would be so awesome..

[Ghoul]

how can anyone downtalk the ps3 now ?

exactly you cant

ps3 is clearly my weapon of choice

[carl ps3]

hope they fix my videos/films in my folder i.e when you open the folder the videos don't move??? games in my game folders move.
good update tho if true;-P

[carl ps3]

DON'T TELL BILL(MONEY)GATE$! ABOUT WMV PLAYBACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-D

[Mercutio]

Man, thats funny...lol

[PS3 Limps on and on]

So what if it has divx playback? What will it do different?

[mighty_douche]

noob^^

just joking dude, without going into detail, Divx is just a file format that allows high quality video/sound with good compression, its a favourite with people who use peer2peer downloading (aka robbing stuff off the net).

Just Google Divx mate, there will be plenty of imformation avaliable.

[Nameless]

EZCheez I would rather use that hard drive space for mp3s for when Sony finally allows the whole Custom Soundtracks thing for all games then wasting time & space putting full movies on the hard drive when I am perfectly happy with viewing them right from the CD or DVDr. But that is just me.

[EZCheez]

I love that games are now offering custom soundtracks like High Velocity Bowling and Super Stardust HD. I don't think it will be long before every game gets this option.

I'm just looking forward to having both on my PS3. Yet another perk of having not only a big hard drive, but the option to get an even bigger one at any time.

[Grassroots]

full divx support, and profile 1.1 sweet. Can't wait for Sunshine next month.

[DJ]

I was worried that I'd have to wait until like March for Divx compatibility. I got a bunch of anime that needs to get stored, like 30 Gigs worth. Still wondering if I should get a bigger HDD...

[Nameless]

Unfortunately XviD is still not supported, which means that people with a large number of anime fansubs (not naming any names here) will have to stick to computer viewing for the time being. *sigh*

http://kotaku.com/gaming/ps...

So use the 360 for Xvid & the PS3 for Divx. The 360 can not play all versions of Divx & the PS3 can not play Xvid like the 360 can. That sounds like a good trade off & no udpate is perfect.

[J@D]

Hmmm, u could wrong on that I'm using the last version of the Divx and all my fansub anime play absolutely outstanding on my PC (Xvid codec all of them). So it probably work with the PS3 on the same way (I hope).

[Nameless]

Hey I am just the messenger & it works on the PC because you installed the Xvid Codec. If the PS3 does not have the Xvid Codec then it will not work. All news is saying the PS3 will just have Divx & no mention of Xvid.

[zonetrooper5]

Well that is pretty awesome, I will see if its out today or do they mean it will be out on Tuesday 18th December 2007?

[hitthegspot]

But please keep checking...

http://www.us.playstation.c...

[BestGamerAlive]

PLAY BEYOND

[mario888]

Forget what I just wrote, I didn't read waht was sasid above about AVI Files.

Anyway, can't wait for the update.

[FullyLoaded420]

1) Remove the jaggies?!!
2) Make the PS3 owners (other than the N4G SonyB!tches) out there buy games?

also...

Will this Firmware FINALLY show the "BLOW 360 out the WATER" graphics?? (serious question here)

[hfaze]

But you did ask it as a serious question, so here we go..

Will this....
1) Remove the jaggies?!!
Have you honestly played any of the recent PS3 titles? CoD4 is a testament to developers really getting a good understanding of the PS3 hardware. CoD4 is a great looking and playing game on both platforms, and is identical on both platforms (I own it for both systems). And need I remind that the 360 had some development hiccups in its first year as well...

2) Make the PS3 owners (other than the N4G SonyB!tches) out there buy games?
Will this firmware update make more PS3 owners buy games? Doubtful... Although with some big blockbusters coming just a few months away, I'm willing to bet that PS3 software sales will pick up nicely. And SonyB!tches? LOL...

also...

Will this Firmware FINALLY show the "BLOW 360 out the WATER" graphics?? (serious question here)
Considering that CoD4 is a cross-platform game that's SPOT-ON with the 360 version (with both versions having great graphics and a stable frame-rate), with the 360 being two years in, and the PS3 only one year in... I rest my case... MGS4 will truly show this.

Both the PS1 and PS2 took a year to truly start hitting its stride, and the PS3 is no different. 2008 will be an exciting year...

[Wolf873]

I truly hope it does happen, waiting for official announcement though.

[BestGamerAlive]

our version of divx is the real deal PLAY BEYOND witness the POWER OF THE CELL

[Silvia007]

If not, still doesn't compare to my $200 HTPC. Wait... doesn't even come anywhere near close to my $200 HTPC... for streaming media that is.

[Lord_Mike]

I've been waiting for this update, can't believe its coming so soon. DivX rocks =)

[xplosneer]

Whoops didn't see the other article about it being official. NVM then.

[DFresh]

A better DivX player
good news for Sony
bad news for MS
Taking their program and making it twice as good on the PS3

[Rice]

Yes, another sick update!

[FamilyGuy]

A Voice Changer feature has been added to the Voice and Video Chat menu. If you want more information visit eu.playstation.com and consult the “Voice guide included in the “Help and Technical Assistance for PS3″ section.

This feature allows you to change the tone of the sound originated by audio devices, like microphones. It has 5 preset levels and a bass and (what’s the opposite of bass?) scale.

You can alter the tone while using the Voice and Video chat options available in “Friends”

Other 2.10 stuff

Music

* Now you can select the options [Type 3] in Settings > Music Settings > Bitmapping. This bitmapping process has been designed exclusively for the PS3 with the goal of improving the audio reproduction.

Video

* DivX y VC-1 WMV are now compatible.
* The system is now compatible with the Profile 1.1 Blu-ray Disc.
* A [BD data tool] option has been added.
* To play VC-1 (WMV) files you will need to select the option [Activate WMA reproduction], available in the Settings > System Settings
* It’s not possible to play copyrighted files or files compressed with DivX 3.11
* It’s not possible to play files bigger then 2GB
* Now you have several additional features, like the simultaneous reproduction of the videos in the Blu-ray Disc compatible with the 1.1 Profile. The available features vary depending on the disc.
* Stores the management data used by the Blu-ray Disc.

[potepenko]

firmware 2.10 is OUT NOW in NORTH AMERICA

[ktr]

YEA, update is out...and xvid works!

[DARKKNIGHT]

fraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaackkkkkkkk! !! i get my ps3 tomorrow.....

sux man, i should have bought it today......AANYWAYS, tonight my ps2 retires. it has served me well for 7 years. *cries ps2 tears

[Lord_Mike]

Wow it lasted 7 years? Thats what you call bang for your buck! Glad your gonna get your PS3 =)

[redmamoth]

And I hope your PS3 lasts you another 7, Sony really do build em to last.