The update we've been waiting a while for is out now, along with some other cool things and a very awesome planet Earth music visualisation.

An update to the PS3 system software was released on December 18, 2007. If you update your PS3 system, the system software version will be 2.10 and the following features will be updated. In order to download PS3 system software version 2.10, you will need a minimum 120Mb of free space on either the PS3 Hard Disk Drive (System Update) or on removable storage media (PC Update).

The PLAYSTATION 3 system software version 2.10 update includes the following:

* Voice Changer

The Voice Changer feature has been added to voice / video chat. Visit the Voice Changer guide in Help & Support under PS3 at eu.playstation.com for more details.

Using this feature, you can change the tone of a voice that is input from an audio device such as a microphone. High and low-pitched tones can each be adjusted to five preset levels. You can vary the tone when using voice / video chat under Friends.

Other new or revised features in version 2.10

Music

* You can now select [Type 3] as an option under Settings > [Music Settings] > [Bitmapping]. This bitmapping process was developed specifically for the PS3TM system to enhance audio playback.

Video

* DivX and VC-1 (WMV) have been added to the types of files that can be played. *
* Blu-ray Disc Profile 1.1 is now supported. **
* [BD Data Utility] has been added. ***

* - To play VC-1 (WMV) format files, you must go to Settings > [System Settings] and set [Enable WMA Playback].
- Copyright-protected files or files that were encoded by using DivX 3.11 cannot be played. - Files that are 2GB or more cannot be played.
** You may now be able to use several additional features such as playback of two videos at the same time with Profile 1.1-compatible Blu-ray Discs. The available features vary depending on the disc.
*** The management data that is used by the Blu-ray Disc is saved.

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lolz even divx was delayed on ps3.

lolz voice changer

- Files that are 2GB or more cannot be played.

Heh that's so weak

Still, sounds like a decent update. I assume that it can also play Xvid if it can play DivX, can anyone confirm? How does it actually work, can you just drop in a DVD with a bunch of divx files on it and then play them from there?

last edited by trog at 22:23:50 18/Dec/07

heh, care to explain how exactly, you think it's a scam?

lolz voice changer

Just what we need, more guys pretending to be girls (I'm looking at you twinsen).

Yeah it plays xvid, i just share the files through windows media player 11.

Heh that's so weak

Indeed, I was trying to decide whether they've purposely done this or it's a limitation of the system, e.g. if the Ps3 is formatted as fat32. I can't think of anything they'd have to gain by forcing that limitation but then this is Sony we're talking about.

heh, care to explain how exactly, you think it's a scam?

It was a joke. Sigh

last edited by Mitch at 23:26:56 18/Dec/07

Just what we need, more guys pretending to be girls (I'm looking at you twinsen).

hahahah man, It fooled you didn't it? I got you to front up @ my house all dressed in a suite with flowers and a 6 pack of beer, hhahahah...

"You had me @ Hello."

you had me at hello kitty

not sure what problems you had drady, but the ps3 is superior in its multimedia capabilities and the xvid playback is much smoother than on the 360, speaking of which, my 3rd 360 got the RROD yesterday. And since its only 1 red light, and not the 3, its out of warranty and they want me to pay $150 to fix the f***er. WTF?! I f***ing hate MS for not testing their machine properly.

last edited by partyhat at 10:49:28 19/Dec/07

Can't you only play XviD if it's copied to the local drive? And smaller than 2GB?

Sure sounds superior. I don't know what problems you've had playing back DivX and Xvid on 360, but it's no different to playing on my PC for me. Sounds like you just have a gay 360.

EDIT: My mistake, looks like the PS3 just doesn't like streaming from WMP11 or something.

last edited by Midda at 14:32:42 19/Dec/07

yay xvid on my ps3 =)

f*** yeah, thanks for that link resonate. Now its doing what I want it to do.