According to this post (http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&view=by_date_ascending&message.id=1169877#M1169877) on the Official Sony PS3 Forum, the March 3rd Firmware Update will include the following:

On March 3rd..
* Multi-tasking (included will be audio/video conferencing while browsing the Cross Media Bar (aka XMB) and its features/gameplay).
* New XMB display options (New Theme Settings).
* New Visualizers for audio playback.
* New photo album options (Slideshows added).
* PlayStation Store auto-resume.
* PSP remote play advanced access option, so you can have access to your PS3’s content anywhere where there’s an internet connection."

In the same week as the European PS3 launch Sony hope to see a worldwide launch of the PS3’s HDip Camera (specifications to be announced at a later date).

An extension to the Sony online store will also make its debut in March. Titled ‘Sing Store’, PS3 owners will be able to purchase songs for their ‘Sing Star’ karaoke game from a slew of artists and will also be given the option to view the songs purchased as music videos via the video playback option within the XMB.

And In Quarter 3 of 2007:
Firmware will be constantly updated, with the view of a TV tuner and TiVo-like service to be available in the 3rd quarter of 2007 PS3 Games released in March:
1. Mar 5th: Major League Baseball 2K7
2. Mar 6th: Motorstorm
3. Mar 6th: NBA Street Homecourt
4. Mar 6th: Def Jam: Icon
5. Mar 12th: Calling All Cars
6. Mar 13th: Enchanted Arms
7. Mar 13th: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
8. Mar 13th: F.E.A.R
9. Mar 20th: Tom Clancy's Rainbox 6: Vegas
10. Mar 20th: Godfather: The Don's Addition
11. Mar 20th: Virtua Tennis 3
12. Mar 27th: Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent.

FYI: The original poster still has not posted an official link to his source.

Sounds like a bunch of minor crap that doesn't address any of the major issues.

How about being able to organize your videos into folders???

It is supposed to be a media center machine and yet when I put my videos on it (140 of them) which were already organized into folders, the folder organization is gone and they are just listed INDIVIDUALLY!! :eek:

The only way of organizing them is alphabetically or by import date. Ridiculous.

I put all my vids on then deleted them when I realized how lacking the media options were.

Get on it Sony.

Sony broke the best selling Blu ray player on the market with an update. When will they fix that?

All I need is custom wallpaper.

Sounds like a bunch of minor crap that doesn't address any of the major issues.

How about being able to organize your videos into folders???

It is supposed to be a media center machine and yet when I put my videos on it (140 of them) which were already organized into folders, the folder organization is gone and they are just listed INDIVIDUALLY!! :eek:

The only way of organizing them is alphabetically or by import date. Ridiculous.

I put all my vids on then deleted them when I realized how lacking the media options were.

Get on it Sony.

I'm just wondering what happened to the DTS-MA feature which many were claiming would be enabled with the March update...hopefully they didn't forget to add it.

Sony broke the best selling Blu ray player on the market with an update. When will they fix that?
I believe all the reports but am confused because mine plays BD movies fine.

Why would I want to pre-purchase songs for "sing-star" on the PS3. Hasn't that game been delayed to 6/1/07?.

It is usually nice to have the actual game out before the content and expansions start showing up for sale.

I believe all the reports but am confused because mine plays BD movies fine.

Mine worked with 1.5 where the original problem arrived, the patch to fix the problem caused mine to pause!

Sony broke the best selling Blu ray player on the market with an update. When will they fix that?

Hopefully that will be in the next release. Sony will not announce that the problem is fixed in a future update, however, because that would be an admission that the they created the problem in the first place.

* Multi-tasking (included will be audio/video conferencing while browsing the Cross Media Bar (aka XMB) and its features/gameplay).

So, they mention the audio/video conferencing (...exactly why I bought a PS3) but does this include multi-tasking for downloads? i.e. downloading while playing a game?

I wish they fix the 5.1 to 2.1 downmix issue for personal HD files. Hi-def MPGs on DVD-Rs play great, even full length movies, but the 2.1 downmix is annoying.

How about the scaling issue for those with older hdtv's that don't support 720p? Will they ever make it to where they can scale these images up to 1080i instead of downgrading to 480p?

How about the scaling issue for those with older hdtv's that don't support 720p? Will they ever make it to where they can scale these images up to 1080i instead of downgrading to 480p?


Oh yeah, they could do it now. There is a dedicated hardware scaler. :p But holding out is just part of their master plan of PR and marketing genius. ;)

Sony combs forums, websites, and talks to the man on the street, dogedly trying to figure out what the consumer wants. Then they pounce on it and fix or address it. If they can't immediatley fix something they acknowledge the concern publicy rather than burying their heads in the sand. :p

Hopefully that will be in the next release. Sony will not announce that the problem is fixed in a future update, however, because that would be an admission that the they created the problem in the first place.

Got to love corporations. Admitting you did something wrong and addressing it is one of the things that makes humans somewhat redeeming and noble. Apparently, once you get a group of them into an organization it provides enough cover to where they no longer feel it is the right thing to do.

What about DTS-HD MA Decoding so it can be passed to the received as LPCM ??

I must be lucky because i still play movies fine with all the updates. I would be pissed though, because i mostly use the ps3 for the blu-ray player.

I believe all the reports but am confused because mine plays BD movies fine.

Same. I've had a few pauses, but never a lock up.

So the new HD camera is suppose to debut as well. Here's to hoping :cheers:

Got to love corporations. Admitting you did something wrong and addressing it is one of the things that makes humans somewhat redeeming and noble. Apparently, once you get a group of them into an organization it provides enough cover to where they no longer feel it is the right thing to do.

I'm going to reword some of that but keep the basis and frame it on a wall at work. Exactly and Sony is leading the way with this phenomena.

I followd the link provided and it still doesnt name this informations source. Sounds like a rumor.

Mine worked with 1.5 where the original problem arrived, the patch to fix the problem caused mine to pause!


I agree with your statement. 1.5 did nothing wrong to my BD playback. 1.51 is what messed mine up. Now I get 10sec pauses here and there.

:(

I agree with your statement. 1.5 did nothing wrong to my BD playback. 1.51 is what messed mine up. Now I get 10sec pauses here and there.

:(

Did you call Sony and tell them your problem? If you did not then it is not a problem..

Call Sony tech support and tell them. If you did then good.

this appears to be the original source

http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=219

i thought this was old info :rolleyes: i doubt that we will get this update on march 3rd since europe gets the ps3 on march 23rd :confused:

I followd the link provided and it still doesnt name this informations source. Sounds like a rumor.
It's a total rumour. It was put up on Wikipedia a while ago.

Why would I want to pre-purchase songs for "sing-star" on the PS3. Hasn't that game been delayed to 6/1/07?.

It is usually nice to have the actual game out before the content and expansions start showing up for sale.
because it hasnt? :-). It is rather obvious that when you will be able to purchase the song, then you will be able to purchase the game :-).

Got to love corporations. Admitting you did something wrong and addressing it is one of the things that makes humans somewhat redeeming and noble. Apparently, once you get a group of them into an organization it provides enough cover to where they no longer feel it is the right thing to do.
I'm going to reword some of that but keep the basis and frame it on a wall at work. Exactly and Sony is leading the way with this phenomena.
I'm not trying to defend anything that Sony may or may not have done, but in today's climate where lawsuits are the way to "hit the lottery", no one can ever truthfully admit to anything.

And I, too, lament the death of honesty, responsibility and nobility. But I think the legal "bullies" have far more to do with it than any inherent evil in the corporate world.

--Dwayne

I guess no one has actually ready the Harrison transcripts or seen the videos from DICE yesterday...

I would like some upscaling...please Sony?

It'd be great if they could fix the textures and resolutions on PS1/PS2 games. Give me a "BLEEM!" update.

Sounds like a bunch of minor crap that doesn't address any of the major issues.

How about being able to organize your videos into folders???

It is supposed to be a media center machine and yet when I put my videos on it (140 of them) which were already organized into folders, the folder organization is gone and they are just listed INDIVIDUALLY!! :eek:

The only way of organizing them is alphabetically or by import date. Ridiculous.

I put all my vids on then deleted them when I realized how lacking the media options were.

Get on it Sony.

What kind of videos did you upload? How did you upload the videos?

Have 1.50 and no problems during BD play or games. I do not have internet hooked up yet.

How about they actually start adding DEMOS to the PS store, MS has been real good about releasing at least a few demos each month while Sony is sitting on it's laurels. Also, what genius decided that we shouldn't be able to copy game saves back to the PS2 memory card? I got a PS2 in the bedroom and sometimes I feel lazy and I wanna play my PS2 games while laying down but I can't take my game saves between PS3 and PS2.

I also have no problem playing BR movies, I'm getting Descent from netflix tomorrow and thats supposed to be a problem movie so I'll see what happens. So far I tried Silent Hill, Ice Age2, Into the blue, Omen, Underworld and Saw III with no issues.

any update that doesn't include mention of background downloading has to be false. It would be utterly stupid not to have that by the Euro launch.

The Cell has 6 cores, it shouldn't even cause it to blink and should be extremely simple to implement in software. Especially after all this time.

any update that doesn't include mention of background downloading has to be false. It would be utterly stupid not to have that by the Euro launch.

The Cell has 6 cores, it shouldn't even cause it to blink and should be extremely simple to implement in software. Especially after all this time.

The Cell has 8 cores with 7 active in the PS3...any there might be away to get all 8 cores to be active....

Mine worked with 1.5 where the original problem arrived, the patch to fix the problem caused mine to pause!
Same here

What about DTS-HD MA Decoding so it can be passed to the received as LPCM ??

I must be lucky because i still play movies fine with all the updates. I would be pissed though, because i mostly use the ps3 for the blu-ray player.
This is what I'm looking for.

I think the DTS-HD MA rumor was spread by a single member on this forum, which led others to later spread the rumor as well. His "contact" may be reliable, but I have my strong doubts.

this appears to be the original source

http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=219

Correct. (Which came from here: http://forums.e-mpire.com/showpost.php?p=1329497&postcount=60 )