Spartan_X Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 Sony trying to cut down on firmware updates The man behind the PS3 updates says they are trying to cut down on the amount of times they release a firmware update. He also said plans are underway to make updating easier and faster and they will probably be rolled out next year. Multiplayer: There?ve been a lot [of PlayStation 3 firmware upgrades] and it?s certainly improved the machine. I can?t say that I love every time I turn my system on ? well not every time I turn my system on ? but when I turned my system on last night to check something needed an upgrade already. I just got 2.0. Lempel: Right. Right. We?re trying to certainly cut down on the amount of times we do it. But on occasion when we?ve got these good features ready to go, let?s give them out to the consumers. Let?s get them out there. We definitely understand that it does happen frequently and that can be somewhat annoying to some users. Read on for our full exchange. Multiplayer: I was wondering if this whole PSP PC store was just a way for you to be able to write a blog post that didn?t involve firmware upgrades. Eric Lempel, Director of PlayStation Network Operations: [laughs] That was a way so that somebody couldn?t say to me ?we want the in-game XMB.? Or that I could just put one out and not hear that.[Editor?s Note: At this point we talked about firmware for a bit, which I?ll cover in a future post] Multiplayer: It?s coming right? 2-point-something, someday? Lempel: We hear you. We hear everyone. Yeah. There?s some challenges, but we definitely hear you. ?. Multiplayer: How many more firmware upgrades are we getting this year, Eric? Lempel: Oh, let?s see. Multiplayer: Where are we now? We have a month to go? Lempel: You might see a couple more this year that will have some cool features. I?ll just say that. We?re hoping to release a couple more and maybe by a couple, one for each platform that will have some good features, some good stuff that hopefully people will enjoy. [NOTE: This interview took place on November 29, the day a new PSP firmware update was issued.] Multiplayer: I kid you not, I?m considering in one of my Year-End things maybe a run-down of all of the firmware upgrades on the PS3. Lempel: I think that would be great. Multiplayer: There?ve been a lot and it?s certainly improved the machine. I can?t say that I love every time I turn my system on ? well not every time I turn my system on ? but when I turned my system on last night to check something needed an upgrade already. I just got 2.0. Lempel: Right. Right. We?re trying to certainly cut down on the amount of times we do it. But on occasion when we?ve got these good features ready to go, let?s give them out to the consumers. Let?s get them out there. We definitely understand that it does happen frequently and that can be somewhat annoying to some users. Multiplayer: The servers do seem to be getting faster. I?ve noticed that. My downloads of those firmware upgrades do seem to be speeding up. Lempel: Yeah, and the process has been improved a bit. People may not have noticed this, but if you look at the process under a microscope you no longer have to hook up the controller to the PS3. Little things like that to make it easier and faster. We?ll continue to work on other ways of making it easier and faster and we?ll probably roll those out some time next year. News Source: Source:[/b]tes-and-maybe-fewer-for-2008/"]mtv Source: MaxConsole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WooSH Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 plans are underway to make updating easier and faster and they will probably be rolled out next year. ...which will be implemented in the future with another firmware update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 About time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'd rather have many updates then no updates, but I do agree they happen more often then I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Ryu Posted December 7, 2007 Share Posted December 7, 2007 I'm all for the updates! Keep them coming fast. I really don't notice the inconvenience of its frequency. Then again, I don't play my PS3 much either. Hah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 7, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 7, 2007 Thank f*** for that. Maybe we'll see something interesting and useful for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted December 7, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 7, 2007 You know I don't care. I'm ok the way the are updating it now. Its like an update per month, not a big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDQuiksilver Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Thank f*** for that. Maybe we'll see something interesting and useful for once. Even though you never seem to be pleased with anything they have offered, some of us do appreciate and/or use the new features that have implemented. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 8, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 8, 2007 Even though you never seem to be pleased with anything they have offered, some of us do appreciate and/or use the new features that have implemented. ;) Just my opinion dude. All I see in these firmwares are fixes for problems which have been in the XMB since launch, which btw is great, but I want to see more new features. A news feed doesn't cut it in my book.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cormier6083 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'm glad that Sony is moving upon a brighter and better path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'd rather have many updates then no updates, but I do agree they happen more often then I like. They haven't been coming like they use to when it came out a yr ago tho, lol I remember every Thursday there was one almost, it was nuts! Now it's once every 3-4 weeks or so. The news feed is the biggest feature I find thats a waste in my view. I don't like it. To each his own ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Less frequent updates = more of what the PS3 should have been at launch. It just seems to me that all these updates are actually features that were cut/post-poned in order to make launch dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnerhkjp Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Less frequent updates = more of what the PS3 should have been at launch.It just seems to me that all these updates are actually features that were cut/post-poned in order to make launch dates. I think in retrospect all updates are :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted December 8, 2007 Share Posted December 8, 2007 Well it's pretty sure that were getting at least one more update before the year is over. I'm really hoping the next update has DivX/Xvid and Blu-Ray profile 1.1 support Why do I want profile 1.1 profile when no 1.1 disks are out? A few movies that were planned to come out on Blu-ray were delayed because they said they wanted the features in 1.1 to be used, mainly The Matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L3thal Veteran Posted December 8, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 8, 2007 I'm really hoping the next update has DivX/Xvid and Blu-Ray profile 1.1 support :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 8, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted December 8, 2007 Well it's pretty sure that were getting at least one more update before the year is over. I'm really hoping the next update has DivX/Xvid and Blu-Ray profile 1.1 supportWhy do I want profile 1.1 profile when no 1.1 disks are out? A few movies that were planned to come out on Blu-ray were delayed because they said they wanted the features in 1.1 to be used, mainly The Matrix. :yes: I'm pretty confident we will see both before xmas! (and Sony, chuck in the rumoured Home open beta as well please ;)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted January 11, 2008 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2008 PlayStation Network director talks future firmware plansSony's PlayStation Network director of operations Eric Lempel has told our sister site Next-Gen that we should expect fewer, but more significant firmware updates. "Many of our upgrades have offered tremendous value to our users so I think they appreciate getting these new features as soon as they are ready," he said during an interview with Next-Gen. "We're certainly going to continue to plan on combining features so we can roll out fewer, but more significant firmware updates. "With millions of users using our products in different ways and connecting them to a wide variety of equipment, there is the potential, on occasion, that an unforeseen issue will be brought to our attention. We like to take corrective action as fast as possible to ensure our users are having the best experience with our products. The best way for us to do this is through firmware updates. We are looking at ways of making this process easier going forward." Read CVG's list of features that Sony needs to implement via firmware updates here. Gavin Ogden Source: CVG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 11, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm all for that. I still want more than a few in a year though. However I believe once Home hits, updates will be somewhat skewed between new Home content, and actual PS3 OS/Software changing updates. Home updates sorta being like the weekly store update I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Bah, I liked the frequent firmware updates Bring them back! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 11, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted January 11, 2008 Bah, I liked the frequent firmware updatesBring them back! :( You're only kidding yourself if you think 1/2 a month is needed though. Maybe every 3 months? As if you get a monthly update, some months are just dire in comparison with others. The first year or, 9 months if you're in Europe, have been hectic for the PS3 with updates mainly as soo much was missing that really should have been in there from the start :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Even if the changes were very small Id still prefer it that way.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 Isn't this the same as; https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=605466 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted January 11, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted January 11, 2008 Even if the changes were very small Id still prefer it that way.. Why though? Psychological gain that you are getting something important? :rofl: I'd rather not see the PS3 updating/rebooting just to add some new themes/fonts and a graphical visualization to the music player 2 times a month. Gimme meaty updates every 2/3 months and ill be happy. In the meantime keep me content with weekly store updates and weekly/monthly updates/additions to Home (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted January 11, 2008 Veteran Share Posted January 11, 2008 Bah, I liked the frequent firmware updatesBring them back! :( I like the frequent updates too :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnoj Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 I'm a fan of Sony frequently updating their firmware. That way if something needs fixing, it's done immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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