Rumour: First PS3 firmware 2.5 details

[red.]

I suppose you might want to view images while in a game now that they've possibly added the ability to take in-game screenshots.

[00000]

We already get access to the XMB in game? What other things do you need access to in game?

You can see the XMB but can only interact with about half of it without quitting the game. It would be nice to be able to fire up the web browser and check game wiki's, access mediatomb and see if a file I'm downloading/ripping is available yet, or run the network troubleshooter without having to quit and relaunch the game. If RAM is an issue they could just cache the state of the game to the harddrive and then retrieve it when you're done so that you don't have to go through the title screen again and don't lose any progress from the last save point.

It would also be nice if they used your themed icons in the in-game XMB instead of reverting to the gray ones.

[The Teej]

But then Microsoft could be a dick and patent it, so Sony would have to take it out of their firmware.

That's impossible. Print Screen (the PC equivalent of screen capture) has been in PCs since forever. It would be impossible to patent it.

[ambiance]

That's impossible. Print Screen (the PC equivalent of screen capture) has been in PCs since forever. It would be impossible to patent it.

http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7415666.html

[PyX]

I hope it's PNG format and not JPG. PNG FTW.

[Xerxes]

:unsure: hardly anything to be excited about nor do I feel it deserves a .5 increment. Here is hoping it's just one of a few new features!

[strotee]

nor do I feel it deserves a .5 increment.

_.x0 = new minor features, (e.g. 2.40 added in-game XMB)

_._x = bugfixes (e.g. 2.41 fixed freezing issues)

2.50 would be a valid, next step in their numbering scheme.

[MightyJordan]

I really hope this rumour is true, but how would they implement the screen grab in game? I mean, what would the command be to take a grab? The best option I can think of without disrupting the game is two quick pushes on the PS button.

[Kenji]

Id like to be able to go to the XMB while im playing a PS1 game.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

You can see the XMB but can only interact with about half of it without quitting the game. It would be nice to be able to fire up the web browser and check game wiki's, access mediatomb and see if a file I'm downloading/ripping is available yet, or run the network troubleshooter without having to quit and relaunch the game. If RAM is an issue they could just cache the state of the game to the harddrive and then retrieve it when you're done so that you don't have to go through the title screen again and don't lose any progress from the last save point.

It would also be nice if they used your themed icons in the in-game XMB instead of reverting to the gray ones.

You = ftw (Y)

:yes:

So yes, full XMB please, no crappy prnt scr

[Eric Veteran]

This.

In-Game music as a universal system is patented by MS, therefore the only way Sony can do it is by telling developers support is there, code it into your games.

I don't think there is in-game picture patents, as no system even has that ability.

Let's hope Sony DON'T file a patent, as to me making patents over these things is absolutely stupid (N)

Hmm.... I can find prior art to invalidate that patent in about 30 seconds. ;)

[Kreuger]

I don't mind the print screen but I'd likely not use it. I do agree about the full XMB in game thing though. One thing I'd like to see is a document viewer (doc, rtf, pdf, etc). I know a lot of people are likely against it because they'll just say print it off but if it's large enough, I'm not gonna print it. It'd be nice to display it on my tv rather than on my computer monitor. But hey, that's just me.

[Dirk]

I want them to add an option to scale the screen like you can do in some games. My stupid tv doesn't hold the overscan option on.

[Dc'1]

Id like to be able to go to the XMB while im playing a PS1 game.

Agreed :/ a screenshot really doesn't matter that much :| Maybe It'll come in useful once or twice but an XMB in a PS1 game should be faster and better than a PS3 game being run, wouldn't use as much RAM so why can't the implement it? Unless there is more to the story, lol.

[Piggy]

Give me MKV support.

[soniqstylz]

I like the idea w/ the browser, it shouldn't be that hard. It's already coded into games as it is (PAIN, Metal Gear Online, etc.)

[s.L.m]

can't they just make the controllers turn off automatically ...

can't believer that something this important and this simple isn't there yet

[abysal]

can't they just make the controllers turn off automatically ...

can't believer that something this important and this simple isn't there yet

+1

[Kenji]

can't they just make the controllers turn off automatically ...

can't believer that something this important and this simple isn't there yet

That too..

Its so annoying when I pause a game for a few days that when i go back to play it the controller is dead. >_>

[Sethos]

can't they just make the controllers turn off automatically ...

can't believer that something this important and this simple isn't there yet

+2

Hate when I'm watching a movie, forget to turn it off. Then a battery charge doesn't last long.

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

+3 With the controller shutting down on its own with inactivity.

[AbandonedTrolley]

+3 With the controller shutting down on its own with inactivity.

+4 Im constantly having to turn them off with little girls about and using the Bluray remote instead as they forget to turn them off.

[popisdead uk]

It's a useful feature, hopefully we will get it soon

[MightyJordan]

can't they just make the controllers turn off automatically ...

Isn't that already there? My controller has turned itself off a few times before when left alone for a short while. It isn't low on charge, BTW! :D

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

Yeah I really need my controllers to turn off.

I watch a lot of media through my PS3, and I NEVER remember to manually turn it off ending up with me charging my controller every few days.

I have no idea why something I suspect is fairly simple to manage, hasn't been implemented or even highly requested? I don't see much complaining about it...