What Do You Think Of PS3 Firmware 3.0?

[wraggster]

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The royal we have updated our PS3. There are little things we've noticed, little things we like, little things we don't. What about you?

Things that stuck out: More sparkly, less smokey. New PS3 logo. No more Spider-Man PLAYSTATION logo when you start up a game. We kind of miss that! It had an awesome jingle chime. We love that jingle chime. It relaxes us.

The interface seems, I dunno, a little more cluttered? There's more emphasis on the PSN store — which is now the default for games, instead of, you know, the game you put in the machine. Putting the PSN Store as the default makes sense only to the PSN Store, not to players. (Can this be turned off or changed?) And then there's that friend's list and background blur. Hello headache town!

One thing we dig: New loading icon with a little clock hand in there. Much better than that pulsating blob in the upper corner! That always used to freak us out.

I'm sure we'll all get used to this, slowly, bit by bit, you and me, together.

http://kotaku.com/5350587/what-do-you-think-of-ps3-firmware-30

So What Do You Think Of PS3 Firmware 3.0?

[Stew2000]

Over hyped. It's just a normal firmware update.
Not too keen on the new start-up sound.

[MasterMunt]

I like it, and i love the fact you can have 2 sound outputs at the same time (HDMI and Optical), it just makes sense and saves time. The fonts are also bigger and clearer, which i prefer...

[Malksta]

I like it, the new look is awesome.

[ElRazur]

I do not feel one way or the other. However, the firmware appears to have bring about improvement that would enhance my overall experience of the PS3 machine, and that is welcomed.

[ICE]

New info board is great. You can quickly see how many people are on or if you have a message rather than combing through your list. Also its glittery.

[sorceror]

Also its glittery.

I'm going back to the 'classic' theme. All those sparklies remind me of a 10-year-old girl's locker or something. Makes me think of this:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/08/27/