[PS3] PlayStation 3 Discussion Thread

Originally Posted by AcerBandit

Beautiful Katamari. Awesome. How'd you miss that, Metal Sphere?

That's an awesome revelation too, but the Ace Combat one really got me excited. The ACES team pumped out beautiful games on terrible hardware, and now that they've got something easy like the 360 to work with, we should see something approaching realism.

I'm assuming exclusivity for both at the moment, but I wouldn't be surprised if the announcement means it's multiplatform (same goes for BK).

Umm, looking at the dates for each game: Whoa. This fall is going to be a ball for anyone who's purchased a next gen console.

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Well, good news for all you PS3 owners. The latest update lets you upscale various media up to 1080p, amongst other things. Not as "epic" an announcement as the rumored 2.0 firmware, but it's something:

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Latest PLAYSTATION 3 Firmware Update Provides PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and DVD Upscaling, Remote Play on PSP (PlayStation Portable) via the Internet and DLNA transfer of media content also enabled.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced today availability of the latest version of the PLAYSTATION 3 (PS3) firmware. Version 1.80 features upscaling of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 games, and DVD movies up to full 1080p HD resolution when viewed on a compatible HD TV set.

The capability to upscale DVDs to HD quality is a feature normally only associated with top range DVD players, and its inclusion in the latest firmware upgrade now allows PS3 owners with an existing DVD collection to dramatically enhance the viewing pleasure of their DVD collection when viewed through a compatible HD TV set. Not only can DVD movies be enhanced to full 1080p HD quality but so too will PlayStation 2 and PlayStation games be upscaled to provide much improved gaming pleasure.

In a comprehensive update to PS3’s already impressive capabilities, Version 1.80 also allows users to enjoy Remote Play on their PSP across the internet, allowing them to access their PS3 anywhere in the world where a broadband internet connection is available2.

Version 1.80 also allows users on a home network to seamlessly view and play rich media content such as images, music and video on their PS3, that is stored on their DLNA3 enabled devices such as PCs and laptops elsewhere in the house, reinforcing PS3’s credentials as a home entertainment hub that truly deserves pride of place in the Living Room.

A host of other enhancements include the ability to print photo images stored on PS3’s hard disk or inserted storage media to a selection of Epson printers.

PS3 owners will be able to upgrade their PS3 with the latest Version 1.80 firmware from 24th May 2007.

1. DVD-ROM (including DVD Video content) can only be upscaled with HDMI compatible TV sets.

2. Use of Remote Play requires a powered up PS3 with Version 1.80 as well as PSP firmware version 3.50 which will be available at the end of May.

3. DLNA – Digital Living Network Alliance. For more info on DLNA, please see http://www.dlna.org/en/consumer/home

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Originally Posted by Slayer X

Sony said in a recent release that they're thinking of bringing it stateside. If they do they'll probably just put 80Gb HDDs in the 60GB models instead of going back to 2 SKUs. And no, you won't see a price cut because of this.

As for the new update. When it said that it upscales PS1 & 2 games to 1080p, does that mean that they're in native 16:9, or do I still have to play the games in 4:3?

Apparently, there's two modes you can set it in, Limited and Full. The former seems to be 4:3, while the later stretches the picture to fit a widescreen TV (16:9).

There's already been quite a lot of talk and photo-taking about this latest update. Go here to see some screenshots of this in action. SOTC looks a good deal better, as does FFXII.

For the lazy:

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Originally Posted by BlueBomber

Sorry to get off topic, but check it fools:

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I thought it was cool...

Hey BB, that looks rather nice. Mind if you drop the original on us? While I'm not on my computer at the moment, it'd be a nice addition to the Okami folder I've got.

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Originally Posted by BlueBomber

I did however notice that I could have chosen an S-Video cable, and also know that this big ol’ TV has a couple of S-Video jacks on the back. I really don’t know anything about TV’s and their resolutions or anything, but if I were to go out and buy one of these cables, would the picture quality be any better than my standard PS2 AV cables that I’m using now? I know it probably wouldn’t be anywhere near the 720p HDMI like back at home, but are they capable of putting out a higher resolution than what I am currently using assuming my TV can support this higher resolution?

S-Video cables won't let the PS3 output at a higher resolution than what you're currently seeing with the regular composite cables, but they will improve image quality a fair bit. If you want to go ahead and pick up the cables, it's up to you, but if you don't like the improvement simply return them if you can.

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