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Date Released
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Description
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| 2.17[1]
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2007-03-12March 13, 2008
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Game changes
- The operating stability of some online PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been improved.[citation needed]
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| 2.10[2]
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2007-12-17December 18, 2007
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Settings changes
- Voice Changer feature has been added to Voice and Video Chat and is available in games that support microphones.
- The tone of the sound that is input from an audio device such as a microphone can be changed. High and low-pitched tones can each be adjusted to five preset levels each.
- Bitmapping [Type 3] has been added as an option under Settings > [Music Settings] > [Bitmapping].
Media changes
- A new visualization (Earth Visualization) has been added. To cycle through available visualizations, press [Square].
- DivX, XviD and VC-1 (WMV) have been added to the types of files that can be played.
- To play VC-1 (WMV) format files, users 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 in size cannot be played.
Disc changes
- Blu-ray Bonus View Profile 1.1 is now supported.
- Users are now 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.
- [BD Data Utility] has been added. The management data that is used by the Blu-ray Disc is saved in this folder.
Game changes
- Users can now play PlayStation game discs on a PSP with remote play. (this feature was not announced)
- Backwards compatibility (via emulation) for PS1 and PS2 games on models lacking the Emotion Engine was improved. (Update was also unannounced but evident in Sony's backwards compatibility search site)
System Changes
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| 2.01[3]
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2007-11-20November 20, 2007
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Settings changes
- The Remote Start specifications have been changed to prevent an unintentional remote start by the user.
Disc changes
- DSD-to-DTS conversion has been removed again. Optical output from SACD remains possible but in stereo only. [4]
Game changes
- The operating stability of some PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been improved.
- The operating stability when outputting upscaled PlayStation®2 format software has been improved.
- Only for models that support playback of PlayStation®2 format software.
System changes
- The stability of the system software has been improved for some operations, including the use of the Internet Browser and information board.
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| 2.00[5]
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2007-11-08November 8, 2007
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Settings changes
- You can now modify the PLAYSTATION®3 XMB Home Menu icons or background design by using a theme compiler designed for the PLAYSTATION®3 released by Sony.
- Remote Start has been added as an option under [Remote Play Settings].
- [Color], [Background] and [Font] have been added as options under [Theme Settings].
- You can now select [Brightness] as an option under [Theme Settings] > [Background].
- The process for setting [Internet Connection Settings] under [Network Settings] has been changed.
- You can now select Canon printers with the [Printer Selection] option under [Printer Settings].
Media changes
- You can now create playlists to group content under [Music] and [Photo].
Disc changes
- You can now play SACD via digital optical audio output. The DSD stream is converted to multichannel DTS or stereo PCM, depending on settings. [4]
Game changes
- [Vibration Function] has been added as an option under [Controller Settings] in the menu that appears when you press the PS button on the wireless controller.
- To use this feature, a DUALSHOCK®3 Wireless Controller is required.
System changes
- New grouping options for the [Group Content] feature have been added to the options menu.
- [Information Board] has been added as a feature under [Network]. PlayStation® related news can be displayed on the PLAYSTATION®3 Home Menu.
- [PLAYSTATION®Network] has been added as a category in the PLAYSTATION®3 Home Menu.
- [Trend Micro Web Security for PS3™] has been added as a security option under the Internet browser.
- You can now view video content (as a progressive download) as it is being downloaded from PLAYSTATION®Store.
- The voice/video chat menu has been changed.
- You can now use the PLAYSTATION®Eye camera for voice / video chat.[6]
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| 1.94
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2007-10-23October 23, 2007
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Game changes
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| 1.93[7]
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2007-09-12September 12, 2007
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System changes
- The stability of the network connection has been improved.
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| 1.92[8]
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2007-09-04September 4, 2007
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Game changes
- Playability status with the PLAYSTATION®3 system changed for some PlayStation 2 format titles. This does not affect titles in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Oceania.
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| 1.90[9]
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2007-07-23July 24, 2007
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Settings changes
- Wallpaper feature for the background of XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) was added.
- Support for text entry in simplified Chinese characters has been added.
Media changes
- Playback of AVCHD-format video files that are saved on Memory Stick™ media or on the hard disk of a digital video camera.
Disc changes
- Upsampled output of audio CDs is now supported.
- Ability to eject a game disc using the controller.
Game changes
- Ability to sort games that are saved on the PLAYSTATION®3's hard disk.
System changes
- Emoticons in messages under [Friends].
- Ability to enter text directly into Web page text entry fields using a USB keyboard.
- Ability to use Traditional Chinese characters as a text entry method.
- Browser speed has been improved.
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| 1.82[10]
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2007-06-28June 28, 2007
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Media changes
- Support for playback of AVC High Profile (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC) format video was added.
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| 1.81[11]
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2007-06-15June 15, 2007
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Settings changes
- The method of setting RGB Full Range (HDMI) under Display Settings was improved.
System changes
- The stability of the network connection used during gameplay was improved for some PlayStation 2 format software titles that support online gaming.
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| 1.80[12]
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2007-05-24May 24, 2007
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Settings changes
- Remote Play over the Internet now an option. Broadband connection and PSP firmware version 3.50, or newer, is required.
Media changes
- Ability to print photos via USB. (Currently, only selected Epson printers connected are compatible)
- Ability to zoom and crop images.
- Added a new slideshow type.
Disc changes
- Ability to downscale Blu-ray video to 720p.
- Ability to edit CD information and submit it to AMG.
Game changes
- Ability to upscale PS1 and PS2 games
- Ability to antialias PS1 and PS2 games
- Ability to copy PS1/PS2 game saves from PS3 to Memory Cards using a Memory Card adapter.
- Backwards compatibility (via emulation) for PS1 and PS2 games on models lacking the Emotion Engine was improved.
System changes
- Added DLNA compatibility.
- Added support for the xvYCC color space.
- HDMI driver version updated, providing bug fixes including the notorious blinking problem on Westinghouse 1080p LCD TVs.
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| 1.70[13]
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2007-04-18April 18, 2007
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Game changes
- Added the ability to play original PlayStation format games downloaded from the PlayStation Store.
- Added rumble functionality for USB accessories which support it when playing PS2 games.
- Saved data from PlayStation format software now usable on both PSP and PS3 systems.
- Backwards compatibility (via emulation) for PS1 and PS2 games on models lacking the Emotion Engine was improved.
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| 1.60[14]
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2007-03-23March 23, 2007
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Settings changes
- Added Remote Play support for the 20 GB model.
- Support for Bluetooth keyboards and mice.
Disc changes
- Support for playback of BD-RE (Blu-ray Disc recordable) ver 3.0.
Game changes
- First version to support software emulation on PS1/PS2 games for PAL units.
System changes
- Added Folding@home client.
- Added background downloading feature (ability to download while doing something else).
- Added an on-screen QWERTY keyboard in addition to the standard PlayStation on-screen keyboard.
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| 1.54
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2007-02-28February 28, 2007
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Media changes
- Added individual user icons from the Photo menu.
System changes
- Added USB webcam support.
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| 1.51
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2007-02-02February 2, 2007
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Game changes
- Expanded support for PLAYSTATION®3 format software titles.
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| 1.50
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2007-01-24January 24, 2007
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Game changes
- Fixed graphical glitches on PlayStation and PlayStation 2 format games that may cause jagged graphics.
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| 1.32
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2006-12-21December 21, 2006
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Game changes
- Online gaming functionality was updated.
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| 1.31
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2006-12-13December 13, 2006
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Game changes
- Allowed use of the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for certain PlayStation 2 format games.
- Expanded compatibility of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 format games.
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| 1.30
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2006-12-06December 6, 2006
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Game changes
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| 1.11
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2006-11-28November 28, 2006
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System changes
- Account Management was added.
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| 1.10
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2006-11-11November 11, 2006
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System changes
- PlayStation Network services and Remote Play for the 60 GB model was added.
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