Rumour: First PS3 firmware 2.5 details

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AbandonedTrolley

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Because the likelyhood is that the PS3 controller works independently of the PS3 and is a BT device, maybe you can't send a 'kill' signal to it.

The controllers will turn off automatically if you shut down the PS3 so they should be able to impliment something.

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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

I've mentioned that before in these forums, a friend of mine has a JAP 60GB and his controllers power off automatically.

Would be much better than taking screen shots.

But I think Sony just have other priorities, think they gave this feature a back-seat for now.

Yeah, it took them months just to let you update the firmware without having to pair a controller, or navigate the XMB with the analog. They must be busy making couches and other virtual furniture.

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I don't suppose there's anyway to get optical and hdmi outputs working at the same time correct? I have no receiver. I just want my TV speakers to have sound too.

Sure there is, as that is how my setup is, HDMI for the Video, Optical for the Audio.

I believe you just choose each setting as such in the settings and you are good to go.

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Sure there is, as that is how my setup is, HDMI for the Video, Optical for the Audio.

I believe you just choose each setting as such in the settings and you are good to go.

Isnt optical supposed to be of lower quality than what HDMi 1.3 carries?

I looked into this, but read that HDMI was actually better quality.

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Then a battery charge doesn't last long.
Something wrong. I've sat and played COD4 for 3 or 4 hours straight once or twice and it never even got below 2 of 3 little blocks. Mine holds for seemingly a long time, unlike I found with the xbox 360 controllers. Anyways, I'd also like to have the ability to press the PS button when a message is received and have it bring you directly to the message.
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Sorry about my unclear question.

Can I use HDMI and optical for audio at the same time? My 5.1 speakers use optical, and I want my TV to have sound through HDMI

I do not believe so, you have to choose the output setting and you can only select one.

For the above posters questioning which is better to use.... unless you have a receiver that is capable of receiving the 5.1 audio via HDMI, you are better off using optical for 5.1 surround.

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Isnt optical supposed to be of lower quality than what HDMi 1.3 carries?

I looked into this, but read that HDMI was actually better quality.

Yep, its better to be using HDMI then using the Optical. There is a level of quality loss when using an optical cable versus a HDMI cable.

My battery lasts atleast 8-10 hours...

I do not believe so, you have to choose the output setting and you can only select one.

For the above posters questioning which is better to use.... unless you have a receiver that is capable of receiving the 5.1 audio via HDMI, you are better off using optical for 5.1 surround.

What jerzdawg said. My receiver was nothing super fancy, so for the 5.1 Digital Dolby, I need to use Optical. And I will tell you what, it sounds pretty damn good to me either way.

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jerzdawg

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What jerzdawg said. My receiver was nothing super fancy, so for the 5.1 Digital Dolby, I need to use Optical. And I will tell you what, it sounds pretty damn good to me either way.

I forgot to tell you DL.. I finally picked up a new receiver... this one can accept the digital audio via HDMI so I have been able to hear the dolby true hd and dtshd or whatever they call it for bluray, it def sounds great... but I still don't know if it is due to that or that it was an upgrade from my aging sony receiver...

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I forgot to tell you DL.. I finally picked up a new receiver... this one can accept the digital audio via HDMI so I have been able to hear the dolby true hd and dtshd or whatever they call it for bluray, it def sounds great... but I still don't know if it is due to that or that it was an upgrade from my aging sony receiver...

Nice. I gotta check it out one day and see if I can hear the difference.

The only thing I can really notice is a lot of newer games are actually made in Dolby Digital, where even games released earlier this year were not, so the new games it does make a big difference in the sound.

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jerzdawg

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Nice. I gotta check it out one day and see if I can hear the difference.

The only thing I can really notice is a lot of newer games are actually made in Dolby Digital, where even games released earlier this year were not, so the new games it does make a big difference in the sound.

hmm... perhaps our resident ps3 expert AB can answer this.... is there any plans for a game to be released with the audio formats such as TrueHD or DTS-HD ..

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soniqstylz

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hmm... perhaps our resident ps3 expert AB can answer this.... is there any plans for a game to be released with the audio formats such as TrueHD or DTS-HD ..

MGS4, Uncharted, and R:FoM were PCM 7.1, according to a couple posts on Blu-ray.com.

I remember Kojima saying they were using PCM 7.1 a long time ago, tho, so I know that holds up.

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jerzdawg

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MGS4, Uncharted, and R:FoM were PCM 7.1, according to a couple posts on Blu-ray.com.

I remember Kojima saying they were using PCM 7.1 a long time ago, tho, so I know that holds up.

nice... i only have mgs4... but I would like to see if there is any difference at all ... thanks.

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