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The Brand New PS3 3.0 Firmware!

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I feel bad for the people who bought a 160GB PS3 with Uncharted on clearance.

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  • PataPata Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    elliotw2 wrote: »
    Make fonts huge, adds annoying ads, and not much else

    :x

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  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I have a hard time believing that that little ticker in the upper right corner is annoying people -that- much.

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    That's not the annoying ads, they are the new store buttons and the What's new crap that you have to go by and wait to load

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  • UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Darth_Mogs wrote: »
    I have a hard time believing that that little ticker in the upper right corner is annoying people -that- much.

    It's not the fact they added a bunch of stupid shit, it's that they added absolutely nothing worthwhile.

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  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    elliotw2 wrote: »
    That's not the annoying ads, they are the new store buttons and the What's new crap that you have to go by and wait to load

    Oh, okay. I can understand the extra store icons. And you know you can set it to -not- default to What's New, yeah?

    Edit: @UV: Yeah, I can understand that, too.

    Eh, maybe I'm just too forgiving because of my awesome Afrika theme.

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  • elliotw2elliotw2 Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Yea, I disabled the What's New thing, but they really didn't do anything that was worthy of the big 3.0, it may be worthy of like 2.8

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  • MazzyxMazzyx Comedy Gold Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    The what's new thing cannot be deleted but you can disable so it doesn't pop up on turning on the machine. I don't even notice it.

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    elliotw2 wrote: »
    Yea, I disabled the What's New thing, but they really didn't do anything that was worthy of the big 3.0, it may be worthy of like 2.8

    How does one do this?

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    elliotw2 wrote: »
    Yea, I disabled the What's New thing, but they really didn't do anything that was worthy of the big 3.0, it may be worthy of like 2.8

    How does one do this?

    Settings -> System Settings -> Display [What's New] -> Off

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  • AbsoluteZeroAbsoluteZero The new film by Quentin Koopantino Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    elliotw2 wrote: »
    Yea, I disabled the What's New thing, but they really didn't do anything that was worthy of the big 3.0, it may be worthy of like 2.8

    How does one do this?

    Settings -> System Settings -> Display [What's New] -> Off

    Sweet. Now if there was an option to turn off the 37 Playstation Store icons.

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  • greeblegreeble Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I like the update, mostly for the Afrika theme. But also because I like the new clock instead of blob, and the universal message indicator. Give end users the ability to make dynamic themes and then you have a real winner.

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  • PasteePastee Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Am I the only one who thinks the new sparklies are obnoxious and annoying?

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2009
    I like them though I can see why people wouldnt.

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  • LucascraftLucascraft Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    What new sparklies? I haven't noticed them.

    However, I will say I liked the old news feed and clock stuff in the top right corner better than the new. And the friends list is terrible.

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  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Pastee wrote: »
    Am I the only one who thinks the new sparklies are obnoxious and annoying?

    I see you've managed to avoid every gaming news site and blog since the update.

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  • PasteePastee Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    God, I wish I had the time to scour sites for infos like I used too.

    Really don't like the new UI. It's not like there is anything wrong with it, just seems obnoxious.

    And sparkly...

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  • DiarmuidDiarmuid Amazing Meatball Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    They just put a Wipeout dynamic theme on the EU store, it's really nice.

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  • UselesswarriorUselesswarrior Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    I dislike how the interface is always Pink now, with various brightness levels.

    Before the color would change based on the time of the day, it was much better.

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  • Unco-ordinatedUnco-ordinated NZRegistered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    What new sparklies? I haven't noticed them.

    However, I will say I liked the old news feed and clock stuff in the top right corner better than the new. And the friends list is terrible.

    Really? I think the new clock is FAR better designed than the cluttered shit we had before.

    As for the friends list, these (fake) pictures have been going aroundthe message boards, so hopefully Sony will be paying attention and do something similar.
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    Gamer ID's:
    Me_Profile.jpg

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    Friends Trophy Compare:
    Friends_Compare.jpg

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  • DarkWarriorDarkWarrior __BANNED USERS regular
    edited September 2009
    Those are pretty cool.

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  • urahonkyurahonky Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    So I disabled the "what's new" thing and it still shows up. Son of a bitch.

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  • Darth_MogsDarth_Mogs Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    What new sparklies? I haven't noticed them.

    However, I will say I liked the old news feed and clock stuff in the top right corner better than the new. And the friends list is terrible.

    Really? I think the new clock is FAR better designed than the cluttered shit we had before.

    As for the friends list, these (fake) pictures have been going aroundthe message boards, so hopefully Sony will be paying attention and do something similar.
    Me.jpg

    Friend.jpg

    Gamer ID's:
    Me_Profile.jpg

    Friends_Profile.jpg

    Friends Trophy Compare:
    Friends_Compare.jpg

    You know, I rarely give 'fanmade' stuff like that a second look because it's usually stuff that is just the wrong direction.

    But that...I could get behind that. I just wonder if it's feasible.

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  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    urahonky wrote: »
    So I disabled the "what's new" thing and it still shows up. Son of a bitch.

    That makes sense. You didn't turn off "what's new." You just stopped the PS3 from defaulting to it.

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  • The Reverend Dr GalactusThe Reverend Dr Galactus Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    Darth_Mogs wrote: »
    Lucascraft wrote: »
    What new sparklies? I haven't noticed them.

    However, I will say I liked the old news feed and clock stuff in the top right corner better than the new. And the friends list is terrible.

    Really? I think the new clock is FAR better designed than the cluttered shit we had before.

    As for the friends list, these (fake) pictures have been going aroundthe message boards, so hopefully Sony will be paying attention and do something similar.
    Me.jpg

    Friend.jpg

    Gamer ID's:
    Me_Profile.jpg

    Friends_Profile.jpg

    Friends Trophy Compare:
    Friends_Compare.jpg

    You know, I rarely give 'fanmade' stuff like that a second look because it's usually stuff that is just the wrong direction.

    But that...I could get behind that. I just wonder if it's feasible.

    Most fan mockups never approach that level of typographic sophistication or usability insight, but those must have been done by a professional.

    The only feasibility problem I could see is the instant trophy info, but that's probably just something that could be cached more efficiently than how they're doing it right now.

    [edit] On second thought, I guess most of the content in those mockups is just grabbed from the Playstation.com web interface, but still, it's a pretty brilliant remixing.

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  • -Loki--Loki- Don't pee in my mouth and tell me it's raining. Registered User regular
    edited September 2009
    According to TSA the guy that did them is a UK based graphic designer.

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