Rant: PlayStation 3’s 3.0 Update. What is It Good for? (Absolutely Nothing?)
Tonight’s update is brief, and comes to you courtesy of the latest Sony demonspawn…which this household has spent much of the past 24 hours trying to conquer.
The new PlayStation 3’s 3.0 firmware update has come out, and a lot of gamers are wishing it’d go back in. Suddenly, our Friends lists have become big and blocky hot messes, each name trapped inside a gray box that would have looked slick on a website back in 2003.
And apparently, Sony must’ve felt that the PlayStation Store was too difficult for gamers to find; now, there are multiple Store links, scattered throughout your menu. Browsing your videos? You can jump straight to the PlayStation Store’s video department and buy more! Deciding which game to play? Well, why not just leap right into the Store’s game section and buy a brand-new one? BUY, PEOPLE, BUY! No, that’s not enough! BUY EVEN MORE!
The most irritating part of it all is that Sony seems to have overloaded itself with its high-reaching ambitions. While some people seem to have had a flawless update, many others report being unable to connect to the PlayStation Network, or appearing to be connected despite no one else seeing their status as online. Which, I don’t need to tell you, puts a serious damper on multiplayer gaming with your friends when you can’t find one another. Our own PlayStation 3 has been stubborn about connecting since the update. If it connects at all, it’s a long, slow process, but usually it just times out. Or disconnects within minutes. While I’m sure we’re stuck with the other changes, I hope the PlayStation Network connection gets back up to speed soon.
That said, the changes aren’t all bad–I like the new startup sound. The old rising orchestra was far too loud. Now, we don’t have to scramble for the speaker system’s remote every time the game console boots up. And the sparkles are a nice visual touch.
So, if you guys will excuse me, it’s back to trawling threads for more information on what good this 3.0 update is going to be. By which I mean, when the heck we can expect normal connectivity to the PlayStation Network.
Till next time!
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September 2nd, 2009 at 3:01 pm
“And the sparkles are a nice visual touch.”
So you’re admitting you like Twilight, are you? HRMMM?!
*smirk*
September 2nd, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Twilight? http://www.crumpetmlp.com/Year2.html
Oh, yes, I love her very much. AND her sparkles!
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:06 am
Hey Red,
I’ll add a couple of things to note. First I actually like all the XMB updates, but that might be cause I still have a rather small SD set. Stuff is much more visible now. That said on a bigger HD set, I didn’t have a problem with the interface before. I suspect when I see it on the projector again I may find it bulky and would like to see it as an option in which one to use.
I kinda like the contextual store menu, saves me time, but that’s just me.
AS for the network stuff, hopefully that will die down soon. I actually started noticing it before the 3.0 update hit (or at least before I applied it). The authentication servers have been acting hinky for about a week. I don’t know if its the ps3 slims, or the 3.0 update but it seems to me that load ramped up on them a heck of a lot more than anyone expected. Which is to say, a lot more people are trying to log into the network than before…
Cheers
September 3rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Hey, I didn’t know you had a PS3, ZZ! You must keep your gaming life private, behind closed doors, as it seduces you, flashing you…with its lights.
Is it just me, or is it a little warm in here?
I also like that things are bigger and easier to see–we’re using an HD screen in this house, but it’s actually a small computer monitor that’s not really big enough to be used as a gaming TV.
Our problems with connectivity are still going on, though. They didn’t start until immediately after we updated, and things are still a bit wonky, though a bit better after some random tweaking on our end. Some people aren’t reporting any problems at all, and others are reporting destabilized connections. Whatever’s going on, I hope it’s fixed soon!
September 8th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
[...] didn’t have time to write up a substitute review for another comic, but “luckily” the woes of PlayStation 3’s 3.0 firmware update made for an excellent speedy filler. So let’s get back on track this week, eh? (And hope that this review doesn’t jinx the [...]