The "soon" to be released PS3 system software update v3.56 will introduce a new security patch, Sony has announced.
"A new PS3 system software update, v3.56, will be released soon," says Eric Lempel, VP of US network operations for PlayStation. "This is a minor update that adds a security patch."
According to rumours earlier this month, Sony is planning to combat PS3 security exploits by shipping new games with unique PC-like serial codes which users will have to input on their consoles to launch titles.
Comments
32 comments so far...
slick loose on 27 Jan '11 said:
This was released at like 2 am this morning...
monkeyd_93 on 27 Jan '11 said:
i've read that it blocks homebrew apps and makes it a little easier to catch current offenders to console ban them, but hackers have already found the keys, so the war continues
890WERT on 27 Jan '11 said:
Have already downloaed it what i would like to is when are we going to see the next Major update i mean version 3.66 have not seen one in ages hopeful the next one will bring back PS2 gaming to the next generation console
Laughlyn on 27 Jan '11 said:
new update means jack **** now the hackers have a way to bypass the firmware updates, dunno if they released them yet but chances are there will be custom firmwares like there is with the wii and we all know that serial number on pc games work.....
ensabahnur on 27 Jan '11 said:
I think its about time this was laid to rest, backwards compatiblity will never be put back in to the ps3 (in fact i'm sure if they could release an update to take it out the original machines they would). They want to sell you the HD remakes and they ain't never gonna do that if you can still play those originals. I'm not saying this was the reason it was removed in the first place but why on earth would they do put something back in which would result in loss of earnings from reselling you the games you already owned.
Someone may well manage to get some sort of emulator up and running on a homebrew app but its never gonna be perfect and tbh neither was Sony's stab at it in those original machines. Some games were near unplayable even if they did work.
mlamoon on 27 Jan '11 said:
i wonder how the lil nooby hackers are goin to explain that the ps3 they got for xmas has turned into a 'brick'.
denniscoyle on 27 Jan '11 said:
Has anyone had a problem with their video output display? I uploaded the latest firmware update and my ps3 will not display hdmi outputs any more. Was working fine before.
slick loose on 27 Jan '11 said:
Nope, mine is fine.
ensabahnur on 27 Jan '11 said:
has it just not reset the setting back to a SD option? If you hold the power button down to reset it will it not recognise an HD output?
Bloody hope this isn't a widespread problem if it doesn't, my copy of Dead Space 2 should be sitting waiting for me.
denniscoyle on 27 Jan '11 said:
I tried setting the output back to hdmi, but screen just went blank. Now having to use it in sd mode!
ADF86_123 on 27 Jan '11 said:
Has anyone had any problem downloading it, it keeps trying to install it but it gets to bout 72% then it keeps saying error, I've tried everything and I can't get back on the home page.
Windowlicker79 on 27 Jan '11 said:
PS2 backwards compatibility will NEVER be re-introduced. On the original release of the PS3, the PS2 backwards compatibility was done with hardware (it basically had a PS2 on a chip inside). PS1 playback is done by software emulation.
This is why when they released the cheaper, cut down versions of the PS3 they took out the option to play PS2 games, they just took out the PS2 chip to reduce costs (along with memory card slots, USB ports and other stuff).
Thats why even the latest PS3 slim can do PS1 games but not PS2.
mfnick on 27 Jan '11 said:
Actually, on the PAL 60gb PS3 its software emulation. The original PS2 chip was only in the US & Jap consoles. So they could easily re-introduce it or sell PS2 games through PSN.
Windowlicker79 on 27 Jan '11 said:
Really? I'd never heard that before. From what I read at the time, taking out the PS2 chip was the first thing they decided to do when bringing out a reduced price version. Also why would they use a completely different method in PAL regions? That really doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
Anyway, who wants to pay out for a PS3 just to play crumbly old PS2 games on it? Leave the past in the past.
WHERESMYMONKEY on 27 Jan '11 said:
you're half right. as in it's sort of half software emulation. the US and JAP 60gb machines basically had a full PS2 inside them as well (as in both the processor and gpu). But the PAL ones had the Processor removed but still have the graphics chip.
Then they removed that.
Whoever said they wanted PS2 compatitibility back you've got no chance of sony putting it back on. Some group on the homebrew scene making an emulator though... i'd say you'd have a high chance of that happening.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 27 Jan '11 said:
'' Anyway, who wants to pay out for a PS3 just to play crumbly old PS2 games on it? Leave the past in the past. ''
Theres nothing '' crumbly '' ( is that even a word ? ) about MGS3 and Vice City.
I know I'd rather play Vice City over something like MW2 any day. We need to have BC because it reminds us how games used to be.
Besides if they were going to remove Ps2 BC then they might as well have removed PS1 BC as well.
It just makes Sony look extremely greedy removing PS2 BC and not PS1 BC.
Windowlicker79 on 27 Jan '11 said:
Yes it is a word!!
Has education really got that bad that people don't even know the simplest words. Oh dear.
Yes, they're great games, but being able to play them on a new system isn't really that big a deal. If you really wanted to play them then pick up a PS2 for about £20.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 27 Jan '11 said:
ok no need to go overboard. buying a ps2 isn't the problem. playing 3 gens of games on 1 console is convenient.
then add unlimited memory cards, wireless controllers and its easy to see it would be great to have.
why doesn't everyone buy a ps1 to play ps1 games ? yes thats convenience.
having 3 different consoles from the same manufacture is inexcusable.
edit: why dont people buy stand alone blu ray players instead of playing them on a ps3 ?
Windowlicker79 on 27 Jan '11 said:
OK, so is it inexcusable that I own a NES, SNES, Nintendo 64 and Gamecube? Plus a Master System, Megadrive, Saturn and Dreamcast? They are previous generations with no backwards compatibility. What is your point?
And people who actually care about quality (such as myself) DO use a standalone Blu-Ray player. Compared to a decent Denon, Samsung or Sony Blu-Ray player, the PS3 is shocking. Its noisy, slow to load, has clunky playback menus, no coaxial digital output..... the list goes on.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 27 Jan '11 said:
'' OK, so is it inexcusable that I own a NES, SNES, Nintendo 64 and Gamecube? Plus a Master System, Megadrive, Saturn and Dreamcast? They are previous generations with no backwards compatibility. What is your point? ''
well not everyone wants 50 consoles lying around. BC for PS2 is important because unlike MS or Nintendo, Sony dominated last gen and had the greatest games on it.
just because you dont want BC doesn't mean everyone doesn't. there are people who use gaming more then a disposal hobby. In a time were there are 5 hour campaigns with tacked on mp it would be good to go back to games when they were made to be fun not interactive movies.
Gaseous Snake on 27 Jan '11 said:
When people talk about backwards compatibility being taken out, are they talking about the slim PS3s? Because the reason they don't have backwards compatibility is that the laser can't read the discs (they took it out to save cost).
Windowlicker79 on 27 Jan '11 said:
I own pretty much every console released in the last 20 years! Do you really think I see gaming as a disposable hobby?
What I'm trying to say is that old games should just be played on old consoles. Backwards compatibility was never an issue before.
Do you also spend your time moaning that you can't play VHS tapes in your DVD player? Or audio cassettes in your iPod?
The reason they took it out is because it was too expensive to produce it that way. People were moaning about the price so they had to take some things out. PS2 compatibility was the first obvious one, because for most it was a luxury, not a necessity.
Sony's dominance of the previous generation has nothing to do with it. Its still long dead technology that is no longer being supported by them.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 27 Jan '11 said:
'' When people talk about backwards compatibility being taken out, are they talking about the slim PS3s? Because the reason they don't have backwards compatibility is that the laser can't read the discs (they took it out to save cost). ''
only the 20GB, 60GB and some 80GB play ps2 games but the only one that is worth playing is the 60GB which basically has a ps2 inside it.
'' I own pretty much every console released in the last 20 years! Do you really think I see gaming as a disposable hobby? ''
good for you but funny you didn't mention me saying not everyone wants 50 consoles lying around.
'' PS2 compatibility was the first obvious one, because for most it was a luxury, not a necessity.''
that doesn't make it any right. it was already in the console and was touted by Sony that they are the only console that did BC and bashed MS yet MS and Nintendo are the only ones that are supporting BC and ironically Sony is the only one that doesn't.
Mmmmgrolsch on 27 Jan '11 said:
I don't know where you heard that mate. The reason has already been told, the old 60GB models half emulated the games they still had the GPU of the PS2 in. I will be very surprised if the PS3 is powerful enough to fully emulate PS2 games.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 27 Jan '11 said:
'' I will be very surprised if the PS3 is powerful enough to fully emulate PS2 games. ''
If the PS3 is as powerful as Sony says it is the PS3 will have no problem emulating last gen games.
Mmmmgrolsch on 27 Jan '11 said:
You already need a powerful PC to emulate PS2 games, remember emulating games uses alot of resources! When the PS3 was half emulating them they still had a lot of issues with the majority of the games.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 27 Jan '11 said:
well the jap and us emulation for ps2 games is as good as playing them on a ps2. the jap and us basically have a 60GB PS3 which has a ps2 built in and the there are no slowdown or anything.
sony should have put back the ps2 hardware in the ps3 slims at least.
Mmmmgrolsch on 27 Jan '11 said:
That's because it was hardware emulation, not software emulation.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 27 Jan '11 said:
'' well the jap and us emulationfor ps2 games is as good as playing them on a ps2. the jap and us basically have a 60GB PS3 which has a ps2 built in and the there are no slowdown or anything.That's because it was hardware emulation, not software emulation. ''
yeah that was what I meant. they got ps2 games running decent with the ps2 hardware and they could have easily put it back in th slims.
Mmmmgrolsch on 28 Jan '11 said:
Ah cool. I agree or they could have at least had 2 models one with and one without.
Windowlicker79 on 28 Jan '11 said:
[quote="Very_Silver_Ownz"that doesn't make it any right. it was already in the console and was touted by Sony that they are the only console that did BC and bashed MS yet MS and Nintendo are the only ones that are supporting BC and ironically Sony is the only one that doesn't.
Microsoft don't support Original Xbox on the 360 any more. They stopped all online services sometime last year and they aren't writing any more updates to allow old games to be played. They're concentrating on current and developing technology, which I would think most PS3 owners would prefer Sony to do.
Very_Silver_Ownz on 28 Jan '11 said:
'' Microsoft don't support Original Xbox on the 360 any more. They stopped all online services sometime last year and they aren't writing any more updates to allow old games to be played. They're concentrating on current and developing technology, ''
new doesn't always mean better. and what is this developing technology ? Move ? Playstation Home ? yeah thats great ways of developing technology