Firmware Updates \ Firmware 1.70 available now

This all i've seen so far:

Playstation 1 titles downloaded off PS Store now playable

Playstation game saves usable (?) - not sure what this means

Rumble works with PS1 and PS2 accessories

04/19/2007 Sydney, New South Wales

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simond75 says:

WiiMan said:Playstation game saves usable (?) - not sure what this means

I have had trouble with a couple of PS2 games saving to the virtual memory card (games that were reported to run perfectly on ps3). Hopefully this is what is 'fixed'.

Now I can finally play Phantasy Star Universe

... Hopefully

04/19/2007 Brisbane

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piti says:

Yea I added it to the news section ,
www.myps3.com.au/

04/19/2007 Sydney

Is that all? what about more ps2 titles being backward compatible

04/19/2007 perth

They've put it up on the Aussie PS3 site already:

au.playstation.com/

NOTE: To take advantage of these new features please update both your PSP and PS3 if you own both machines.

PS3 ver.1.70 & PSP ver.3.40

• You can now download PlayStation® format software from PLAYSTATION®Store, and play it on the PS3™ system. (PS3 ver1.70 and PSP 3.40)

• You can now use saved data for PlayStation® format software both on the PS3™ and PSP™ system. (PS3 1.70 and PSP 3.40)

• You can now use the vibration function of accessories that are for use with PlayStation®2 format software. (PS3 1.70 only)

Apparenlty there is also new PSP firmware to go with it. Hopefully they will be putting some games up on our store this week.

04/19/2007 Sydney, New South Wales

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pezza says:

So if you've got the PS3/PSP setup, you can take your PSone game with you and continue playing it on the run, so to speak. I like where they're going with this.

04/19/2007 Lilydale, Victoria

useless update I wanted Gran Turismo 4 to work

04/19/2007 perth

In the US they have been able to download PS1 games off the store since it launched, but you could only play them on your PSP.

Now you can play them on both PSP & PS3, the only problem is we don't have any on our store.

04/19/2007 Sydney, New South Wales

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Dante_10 says:

hmm im interested in the new psp firmware aswell can i sitll use homebrew with it ?

04/19/2007 Sydney

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antman1011 says:

Thanks i just downloaded it.

04/19/2007 Melbourne, Victoria

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Mates: 4

maaddog says:

Hmm i was kinda expecting some more features ?

DVD upscaling ? PS2 Upscaling ? Improved Compat ? lol even change the background... add a picture lol.

Well will try when i get home, guess the PS1 to PSP is limited to packages from the store only and not my original PS1 discs ?

peace all
mAAddog

04/19/2007 Sydney

There's nothing exciting about it...Being around 100Mb I expected the update to bring things like upscaling. *sigh* common Sony bring on the UPSCALING!!

Also there's no PSOne games in the Aus PS store.

04/19/2007 Sydney

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reags says:

what a useless patch (for the most part, especially since its 100 odd mbs..)

04/19/2007 Outside your window, behind those trees..

They must be hiding something...

04/19/2007 Sydney

There might be another one in June

04/19/2007 perth

Hopefully they're gonna enable upscaling of old games and DVDs.

04/19/2007 Sydney

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parker says:

i think it will be one update a month.
just like the shop gets updated at the end of each week

04/19/2007 melbourne, victoria

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hugo says:

on the subject of updates what's the difference between gthd 1.2 on the us store and our version 2.0

04/19/2007 Hobart, Tasmania

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ectozar says:

The shop gets updated each week?? I've seen like one update since it launched..

04/19/2007 Sydney

hugo said: on the subject of updates what's the difference between gthd 1.2 on the us store and our version 2.0

I think we get more cars than them.

04/19/2007 Sydney

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ZOIDBERG says:

Doesnt the PS3 upscale normal DVD's? Does the samsung blueray play upscale them??

05/08/2007 Planet Earth, New New York

The PS3 doesn't upscale DVDs YET, but it should be added via an update further down the line.

I doubt that SONY want it to upscale at the moment as they are trying to promote blu ray.

The Samsung BD-P1000 does upscale dvd's to 1080p/1080i/720p.

05/08/2007 Sydney, New South Wales