AlphaPrime Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 (edited) The latest PlayStation 3 update has hit for North American users, bringing PS3 firmware to version 1.50. The full change log is, sadly, noticeably absent?please make this available with each update, Sony?but the most noticeable change comes in the form of fixed display of PSone and PS2 games not running in progressive scan mode. That's right. Former eye-poisoning backward compatable games are now fixed. I just popped in Okami and Metal Gear Solid 3, with both displaying on par with their original hardware platforms. In fact, they look pretty fantastic. Amen!Excellent news, meaning one less reason to have my North American PlayStation 2 hooked up to INPUT 2 on my HDTV. Thanks for fixing this, Sony! http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/ps3/latest-ps...sues-231003.php https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=521174 Edited January 24, 2007 by m.redux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Nice, its taking them long enough but they will get there in the end :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 AWESOM'O!! - Altho, I dont give a crap - wont be playing old games anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 yay, getting better every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerhkjp Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 They better keep the patches coming, since they have a long way to catch up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawrens Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Hope firmware 2.0 add in FSAA or upscaler for ps2 games. Meh maybe I'm asking too much :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Dont see that happening since it has the PS2 chips inside the PS3, its not emulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted January 24, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2007 (edited) nice :D updating now EDIT: and they finally added Puerto Rico. Now I can enter my real address and buy Lemmings :p Edited January 24, 2007 by KoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noveed Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 about time, hehehe COME ON RELEASE IT EUROPE NOW !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 EDIT: and they finally added Puerto Rico. Now I can enter my real address and buy Lemmings :p Puerto who? :laugh: :rofl: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted January 24, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2007 Puerto who? :laugh: :rofl: :p Puerto RICO :p Sony released the PS3 in North America and they don't include for most of Caribbean and Central America countries an option to enter your address (to be able to buy things). Someone need to tell Sony that those areas are considered part of NA. :rolleyes: I'm glad they fixed the problem with non progressive scan games. Now FFXII looks great :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Well, I'll say this; whether it should be scary that a console needs this many patches so soon, at least they seem to be releasing them very quickly. Good for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 oh man if only i had ps3 to play MGS 3 snake eater on and see its much improved graphics :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathGod Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 huh?my god of war on progressive scan on the ps3 already looked awesome,guess i gotta wait to get home and update and see how it looks now :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 oh man if only i had ps3 to play MGS 3 snake eater on and see its much improved graphics :( I dont think youll see any difference :s huh?my god of war on progressive scan on the ps3 already looked awesome,guess i gotta wait to get home and update and see how it looks now :p Im not sure all games were affected by the 'uglyness' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted January 24, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2007 huh?my god of war on progressive scan on the ps3 already looked awesome,guess i gotta wait to get home and update and see how it looks now :p God of War, Gran Turismo 4 and other games that support 480p looked fine before the update. The problem was the games that didn't support progressive scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Partial changelog Changelog :1.32 > 1.50 - User can now set an image/photo (off a mem stick etc) for their user id - Edy support added (for payment via card reader) - 'operation sound' added to sound settings - 'delete backup data' added to backup utilities subsetting - WEP128, WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA-PSK(AES) can now utilize AOSS - Can now remember your login password without using automatic login - Korean keyboard setting can be used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin001 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Partial changelog- User can now set an image/photo (off a mem stick etc) for their user id Cool :D didnt know that! i'll have to try it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 God of War, Gran Turismo 4 and other games that support 480p looked fine before the update. The problem was the games that didn't support progressive scan. Shadow of the Colossus is 480P but it looked kinda funny. I can't wait to go home and test out my games. A lot of people say they never play old games, but I play my old games probably as much as I play new games. I love the old classics that I grew up to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhav Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Dont see that happening since it has the PS2 chips inside the PS3, its not emulation. They are still working on the emulation. Once the system is ready, they will stop manufacturing PS3s with the PS2 chip on board and switch over to full emulation. This should be provided to current PS3 owners with a firmware update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreqFace Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Would this cut down costs, or is the PS/PS2 chip cheap anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corris Veteran Posted January 24, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2007 Would this cut down costs, or is the PS/PS2 chip cheap anyway? Yes it should do, how much I don't know, but its still some which is better than nothing, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted January 24, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2007 Good, the only game I'm playing on my PS3 right now is FFXII thanks to the dearth of PS3 games. February and March will fix that but until then this fix makes me happy, makes FFXII a tad better :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 huh?my god of war on progressive scan on the ps3 already looked awesome,guess i gotta wait to get home and update and see how it looks now :p This is for interlaced, not progressive. Progressive scan was fine already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheppard Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 They are still working on the emulation. Once the system is ready, they will stop manufacturing PS3s with the PS2 chip on board and switch over to full emulation. This should be provided to current PS3 owners with a firmware update. Fair enough, maybe they will offer upscaling once the emulation update is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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