PS3 2.10 Tomorrow

[bontakun]

Find out what features are included in PS3 system software update 2.10.

An update to the PS3 system software was released on December 18, 2007. If you update your PS3 system, the system software version will be 2.10 and the following features will be updated. In order to download PS3 system software version 2.10, you will need a minimum 120Mb of free space on either the PS3 Hard Disk Drive (System Update) or on removable storage media (PC Update).

The PLAYSTATION 3 system software version 2.10 update includes the following:

Voice Changer

The Voice Changer feature has been added to voice / video chat. Visit the Voice Changer guide in Help & Support under PS3 at eu.playstation.com for more details.

Using this feature, you can change the tone of a voice that is input from an audio device such as a microphone. High and low-pitched tones can each be adjusted to five preset levels. You can vary the tone when using voice / video chat under Friends.

Other new or revised features in version 2.10

Music

You can now select [Type 3] as an option under Settings > [Music Settings] > [bitmapping]. This bitmapping process was developed specifically for the PS3TM system to enhance audio playback.

Video

DivX and VC-1 (WMV) have been added to the types of files that can be played. *

Blu-ray Disc Profile 1.1 is now supported. **

[bD Data Utility] has been added. ***

*

- To play VC-1 (WMV) format files, you must go to Settings > [system Settings] and set [Enable WMA Playback].

- Copyright-protected files or files that were encoded by using DivX 3.11 cannot be played. - Files that are 2GB or more cannot be played.

** You may now be able to use several additional features such as playback of two videos at the same time with Profile 1.1-compatible Blu-ray Discs. The available features vary depending on the disc.

*** The management data that is used by the Blu-ray Disc is saved.

Note:

This system software update includes all features contained in previous versions.

The new system software will preserve any settings previously made to the PLAYSTATION 3. Depending on the software title, you may not be able to play without first updating the PS3 system software.

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 in 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.

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[Neil]

Sounds good! Will be looking out for it tomorrow.

[KoL Veteran]

Divx and Blu-ray Disc Profile 1.1 niceee :)

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

wow. theyre finally rolling out Profile 1.1 (Y) good stuff :yes:

[williamhook]

Ah, fantastic news, I've got tons of VC-1 files that I can play now. :D YAY!

[Keito]

DivX 3.11 is kinda sad tho :\ and the 2GB file limit too

[Narc2500]

Good news! But I still want more multitasking capabilities... and... HOME! :D :laugh:

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

DivX 3.11 is kinda sad tho :\ and the 2GB file limit too

Good news!

but,

To date, over 100 million DivX Certified? products have been shipped into the market, and it is anticipated PS3 will significantly expand that number.

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Originally Posted by divx.com:

DivX Certified home theater products are required to play DivX 3.11

Strange... we'll need to wait and see!

Also the 360 is in the same boat as the PS3 with DivX 3.11... so if you're stuff plays on your 360, it will play on your PS3!

Also

DivX andVC-1 (WMV)> have been added to the types of files that can be played. *

Used by Blu Ray and HD-DVD. The problem for consoles though is the mkv container... Use this app for 720p files

Easy and Fast x264 .MKV to PS3 and Xbox 360 compatible MP4 and PS3 compatible VOB/AC3 conversion.> - http://sentry23.googlepages.com/

All it is doing is changing the container, no transcoding involved. Will work with the majority of 720p stuff, 1080p won't work though.

[Julius Caro]

Isnt divx 3.11 old-as-f*** ? Wasn't that the "DivX ;-)" thing back in early 2000?

Anyway, good news. This is what firmware 2.00 should have been all along

[Lexcyn]

Nice! Can't wait to install this.

[sin-ergy]

I wonder how picky the divx playback is going to be.... if I have a tv show encoded in xvid, will that work? o_O

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

I wonder how picky the divx playback is going to be.... if I have a tv show encoded in xvid, will that work? o_O

Yes!

The PS3 is going to be officially DivX certified - So it will be exactly the same as all those DivX logo DVD players you can buy nowadays.

Ahhh I can't wait! Mainly because my 360 won't work with TVersity on my PC for some reason - Think it's cause I have an nlited XP and the 360 needs "media sharing" to work on a windows platform...(I probably removed services/functionality in nlite) I also use WMP10, not 11.

I've been putting stuff on mem sticks to watch on my 360 so far. If playback on the PS3 is identical, ill just turn to streaming videos on it - PS3 works with TVersity fine on my setup.

[Keito]

Isnt divx 3.11 old-as-f*** ? Wasn't that the "DivX ;-)" thing back in early 2000?

Anyway, good news. This is what firmware 2.00 should have been all along

It's old indeed, but was very popular, so older files might be still encoded like that.

[Coldgunner]

It's old indeed, but was very popular, so older files might be still encoded like that.

Isn't divx back compat somehow, will I have issues playing my latest divx stuff?

I assume this is also applicable for xvid and that'll play?

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Isn't divx back compat somehow, will I have issues playing my latest divx stuff?

I assume this is also applicable for xvid and that'll play?

99.9% of your latest "pirated" TV Shows/Movies will work.

Check the feedback on 360 Divx feedback - PS3 will be the same.

The only thing that has miffed me and others is this

What is the DivX Certified Program?

The DivX Certified Program sets standards so consumer electronics manufacturers can make products that support DivX video. DivX Certified products can play all versions of DivX video, including DivX 3, 4, 5 and DivX VOD.

Source: http://vod.divx.com/faq.php

Although further digging has given me info that 3.11 is more of a "hacked" version, and was only used by pirates... any truth there? So maybe the PS3 does support 3.xx, but just not 3.11.

[Julius Caro]

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/new-ps3-firmwar...eace-334704.php

Why is gizmodo reporting that it wont decode Xvid?

Aren't both DivX and Xvid supposed to be standard MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile?? I thought that decoding one meant decoding the other too.

[American Ninja]

oh yeah! :)

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/new-ps3-firmwar...eace-334704.php

Why is gizmodo reporting that it wont decode Xvid?

Aren't both DivX and Xvid supposed to be standard MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile?? I thought that decoding one meant decoding the other too.

Strange, will be suprised if it's true.

Don't know where their proof is...

They say courtesy of http://uk.playstation.com/help-support/ps3...res-(ver-2-10)/ , but that has no indication of xvid support either way - So unless they have tested it...

I'll bet my legs it does support xvid tomorrow - If I lose... well, i'll be disappointed and who needs legs anyway? :p

[Julius Caro]

Who needs legs when you have a ps3? :p

Seriously ,I don't get the xvid thing, I hope it ain't true, unless someone has already tested the FW and confirmed it. But if DivX playback means MPEG-4 ASP playback, then it HAS to decode Xvid. Unless they are specifically "blocking" xvid files (fourCC tag?)

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Who needs legs when you have a ps3? :p

Seriously ,I don't get the xvid thing, I hope it ain't true, unless someone has already tested the FW and confirmed it. But if DivX playback means MPEG-4 ASP playback, then it HAS to decode Xvid. Unless they are specifically "blocking" xvid files (fourCC tag?)

Yeah... someone else said

DivX and Xvid are interchangeable - they are both "weird" formats; being a mish-mash of AVI containers typically holding MPEG-4 Part 2 video and MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3) audio, or occasionally AC-3. I'm not sure why DivX really took off with pirates really, considering they could have used pure MPEG-4/AVC coding instead of the Frankenstein format they did. Anyway, what's done is done and it's too late to change.

Therefore, if DivX-certified support is there - which it is - the the AVI files will work as intended. Xvid should work too as it's just an open-source reworking of DivX, itself a reworking of MPEG-4...

I'm confident we'll be fine with obtained content for the internet ;)

[red.]

Sounds good! Can't wait to see how good the DivX support is.

[Waylander]

just had a look on the eu playstation site and cant see it mentioned, does the ps3 support bd+ bluray's?

[PyX]

DivX OMG. I'll reinstall that cool app to transform my Mac in a streaming media server and I'll probably swear less this time around with DivX being supported :)

[troist]

I highly doubt Sony would add a filter for xvid files considering MS haven't. It wouldn't make business sense at all if there was the capability to play the files and they decide to remove a feature shared by their competitor.

I can't really see any other way for Sony to block xvid files... even if they do block the xvid FourCC you could just rewrite that to divx and it'd work, although that would be really inconvinient (so bad I'd actually use the 360 instead, despite how much I prefer streaming on the PS3).

[Novaoblivion]

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The problem for consoles though is the mkv container... Use this app for 720p files

Easy and Fast x264 .MKV to PS3 and Xbox 360 compatible MP4 and PS3 compatible VOB/AC3 conversion. - http://sentry23.googlepages.com/

All it is doing is changing the container, no transcoding involved. Will work with the majority of 720p stuff, 1080p won't work though.

Thanks for this link, MKV is the bane of my existence lol. I cant wait until tomorrow! :D