NOTE: This info is taken from the U.S. Playstation 3 Firmware Update page. Do not download from the links below unless you bought your PS3 in North America!

System Software Update

The PLAYSTATION®3 system software update may include security patches, new or revised settings and features and other items, which will change your current operating system. We encourage you to check this page from time to time for software updates and to always maintain your system to use the latest version of the system software.

An update to the PS3™ system software was released on March 25, 2008. You can use this update to upgrade your system software to version 2.20.

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Download 2.20 Now! - Only download from this link if you bought your PS3 in North America!

Notices

• Do not perform updates using any data other than the official update data provided by Sony Computer Entertainment over a network or on disc media, and do not perform updates by methods other than those described in the product documentation or on this site. If an update is performed using data from another source, by another method, or with a PS3™ system that has been altered or modified in any way, the PS3™ system may not operate properly and may not be able to install the official update data. Any of these actions may void the PS3™ system warranty and affect your ability to obtain warranty services and repair services from Sony Computer Entertainment.
  
• The system software included within this product is subject to a limited license from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Refer to http://www.scei.co.jp/ps3-eula for details.
  
• This update is for customers who own PS3™ systems sold in North America. DO NOT update your PS3™ system through this Web site if you purchased your system outside North America. There is no guarantee of proper operation with other models sold outside North America.
  
• If your PS3™ system software version is 2.20 (or later), you do not need to perform this update. To check the version of your system software, go to Click to view attachment (Settings) > Click to view attachment (System Settings) > [System Information]. The information is shown in the [System Software] field.
  
• This system software update includes all features contained in previous versions.
  
• Depending on the software title, you may not be able to play without first updating the system software.
  
• Depending on your PS3™ system software version, the screen images and icons appearing on this Web site may differ from the actual product.

The PLAYSTATION®3 system software version 2.20 update includes the following:

BD Live support

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Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 (BD-LIVE) is now supported. > See details.

Copying playlists

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You can now copy playlists that you create in Click to view attachment (Photo) and Click to view attachment (Music) to a PSP® system.
> See details.

Other new or revised features in version 2.20:

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• The way you register (pair) Bluetooth® devices has changed, and you can now register more devices. > See details.
• A [BD Internet Connection] setting has been added under [BD/DVD Settings]. > See details.
• An [Audio Output Device] setting has been added under [Remote Play Settings]. > See details.

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• You can now display an image while editing a playlist.

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• You can now play DivX and WMV files that are 2 GB or larger.
• You can now display subtitles when playing DivX files.
• You can now resume playing a DVD from the point where you previously stopped it.> See details.
• A [Mosquito Noise Reduction] option has been added under [AV Settings] in the control panel for standard DVDs. > See details.
• You can now play BD-R version 1.2 (LTH* BD-R) discs.
  *LTH, or low to high, is a recording method that supports organic dye, write-once BD-R media.

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• You can now change some PS3™ system settings during remote play.
• [Save Target] has been added as an option under [File] in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser. This option lets you save a file that is linked from a Web page, such as an image or video file, or other type of file, to your PS3™ system's hard disk drive or storage media.
• The Internet browser now displays some Web pages faster.
• Using the Internet browser, you can now play a linked video file* as it is being downloaded.
  *Some types of video files cannot be viewed in this manner and must be downloaded completely before playback.
  
  
  You can update your system software by any of the following methods:
  
  • System Update »
    Update using the PS3™ system's System Update feature.
  • Update using a PC »
    Download update data using a PC and save on storage media* or a USB Mass Storage device. Copy the update data to the PS3™ system's hard disk and perform the update.
    *An appropriate USB adaptor (not included) is required to use storage media with some models.
  • Update using disc media »
    Update using update data that is included on a game disc.

Source: http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/About/SystemUpdate

Mods you should sticky this. Definitely important (and Sony thus far has released many updates, so good to keep track).

Yeah I decided to make two separate threads. Its more cleaner and easier to navigate.

Only 3 weeks late!

This was made to be a sticky post by suggestion.. not as a "new" news post. We've already been on top of this since March 22.

We should be seeing another update in a few weeks as this tends to be the current rate.

Thank you
Can someone sticky this?

I hope they improve the video playback. The XMB is tricky about formats (files) and it should upscale DVDs... I think they already said the ps3 would definitely upscale dvd somedays. What I don't get is why video files are shown at HD (maybe there's no picture enhancement, but the output resolution doesn't change) and DVDs need the crappy SD output.

Fantastic thread Will you be keeping the various firmware change logs in the post, just putting the new change log in the post, or will you wipe the post and put the newest changelog in there?


Fantastic thread Will you be keeping the various firmware change logs in the post, just putting the new change log in the post, or will you wipe the post and put the newest changelog in there?

I think we should just wipe the older firmwares when a new one comes around - maybe keep a link to the old one..

I think we should just wipe the older firmwares when a new one comes around - maybe keep a link to the old one..

yeah this should be stick and the Folding@Home thread too

Thing is Sony *will* erase the older firmware changelogs, hence why I asked.

You know Sony isnt the only ones keeping track of the firmware right?
I thought of a link to an unofficial changelog

This is good to know but I am sticking with the original firmware.
Too many of my friends got burned by updating their PSPs to new firmware and then when they finally figured out how to hack them they were stuck because of brand new firmware.

Well have fun waiting until custom firmware appears on PS3
Youre obligated to update your firmware if you want to play the newest games - the updates come with the games
Besides, the newer PSP firmwares will be downgradeable some time in the future

It's much easier for them to force updates on the PS3, given the "always online" nature of it. Obviously if yours is not always connected, then it's fine. But I'm sure you would connect your PS3 to the internet at some point, maybe for PS Store, which is when they'll lock you out of all the online stuff until you update.

uhh, he wont be able to play any games in the future if he doesnt update his firmware

Yeah at some point it will be just like the PSP and updates will come on the disk and will make u update before bein able to run the game!

FIRMWARE 1.70 RELEASED
April 18, 2007

Direct US Download - 1.70

The PLAYSTATION®3 System Software version 1.70 update includes the following:
- You can now download PlayStation® format software from PLAYSTATION®Store, and play it on the PS3™ system.
- You can now use saved data for PlayStation® format software on the PSP™ system.
- You can now use the vibration function of accessories that are for use with PlayStation® and PlayStation®2 format software.

Enjoy.

I was just about to post about this Thanks!

Gah. And my wait continues.

Sounds great - is that the full changelog?
Any word on when we will have downloadable PS1 games in the EU store?

From reading the UK playstation forums there BC has improved aswell

http://community.eu.playstation.com/showthread.php?t=80043

OMG I will try GT4 as soon as it finishes upgrading!

Pretty boring update for me nothing that i'd use! i was hoping for at least customize backgrounds or something

Just wondering why everyone is not able to play Gran Turismo 4. It's one of the games I still play a lot and when I got my PS3 I had the original firmware and it played out of the box.

You got a European ps3?? It also appears that the UK people can now connect online with more ps2 games like Battlefield, Pro Evo etc..

This apparently...doesn't work.

Yeah I read there are some issues but Sony has said to redownload the PS1 games and they will work. I think I read it over at IGN PS3.

Nope US one. Think it was second shipment and I think it may of been second version of firmware now that I think of it. But I see on other forums that people still can't play it on newer firmware. I'm suspecting the people have PAL PS3s or NTFS PS3s and think that the PS2 stuff is region unlocked on the PS3 when only PS3 games aren't region locked. They must of had a Mod Chip in their PS2 and just got a copy of GT4 and didn't notice region on it and it just worked. That or the disc is scratched to all hell.

ntsc, not ntfs

north american and japanese ps3s have the emotion engine chip installed in them. the emotion engine was the one in the ps2. the emotion engine was left out of european (pal) systems, and all their backwards compatibility is done through software, not hardware...meaning not every game is supported completely, and gt4 happens to be one of those games. that's why yours works while others don't.

Updated the main post

Is this thread going to be "un"pinned since 1.8 will be out tomorrow?

Where did you hear 1.8 will be out tomorrow?

check the thread below, there's info on the new update, I don't see a reason why this should be unpinned though...

Doesn't need to be unpinned, just updated with the newest info.

that thread need to be updated b/c there is frimware 1.80 and 1.81 the 1.81 came out this friday 6/15

*UPDATE 2* Confirmed: PS3 Firmware 1.81 available NOW with changelog
Posted Jun 15, 2007 at 07:59AM by Gino D.

Listed in: News, Firmware
Tags: XMB, PS2, HDMI, UK Turns out that PS3 FW 1.81 will indeed roll out this week. In fact, it will roll out tomorrow: June 15! How's that for some good news. And to think that FW 1.80 hasn't been around for a month yet.

The announcement was made by way of the official PlayStation blog, as posted by Eric Lempel. Included in the Firmware update will be a couple of improvements with regards to the RGB settings. Lempel writes:


In 1.80 we added an option to the XMB under settings allowing you to choose between RGB Full and Limited. Basically if you are connecting your PS3 to your TV using an HDMI cable, and if your TV supports RGB full range, the picture quality may be improved when this option is set to Full. Some of you pointed out that the Full setting would sometimes revert back to Limited and 1.81 will address this issue. Please keep in mind that this setting is only effective when the PS3 is connected to a TV using an HDMI cable.



More than this, the author of the blog entry drops a rather intriguing hint at what the devs are working on right now: improvements on PS2 compatibility. Is there something more to PS2 upscaling than we previously thought? Hmmm...


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UPDATE:PlayStation 3 Firmware 1.81 is now up! In fact, we're downloading it right now. We're not sure if this update is green for all regions, but so far it looks good on our end. How about yours? None of the official PlayStation portals have listed this update nor is a changelog present, but we'll update you all on that soon.

Thanks to Baz for the tip!


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UPDATE 2: Like we said in the previous update, PlayStation 3 FW 1.81 is now live. Despite that, however, it's still unknown what are the real changes made in this upgrade. All of that is about to change as the official PlayStation site in UK posted the changelog for the said firmware.

Settings
The method of setting [RGB Full Range (HDMI)] under [Display Settings] has been improved.
Other
The stability of the network connection used during gameplay has been improved for some PlayStation 2 format software titles that support online gaming.




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Updated

looks like we're getting a new firmware soon



http://blog.us.playstation.com/2007/07/20/.../#comment-10131

Wicked maybe we'll see this....





Got this from Neogaf

its good to see about new firmware hopfully now some bugs will remove from new ps3

its good to see about new firmware hopfully now some bugs will remove from new ps3


sorry for the again post it was a mistake

aren't we up to 1.9 firmware?

I know my ps3 is on 1.9

Isn't the newest one 1.80? I'm to lazy to turn on my PS3 to check.

1.90 http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Network/Updates

I will update the post soon

Come on son! I leave this thread to you and you're this far behind? Sheeeeesh.

Not anymore. I'm currently downloading 1.92.

Yep.

updated .avi support, Warhawk fix, and more...

got a source for that?