PlayStation Update 2.80 Is Now Available And Now We Actually Know What’s In It
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Only hours after announcing that a new update would be coming, the update is available for download. I just downloaded it a few minutes ago and it is installing now. We think that the surprise that was included that PS3 owners had been asking for is new avatars. There is also some reports of cross-game invites now working but ZKG has yet to confirm that. More details to come.
Just a quick shot so that everyone knows this is for real.
Update: More than a day after the update become available in some places, Sony has finally decided to tell us what’s in it. You can read the whole list below but probably the biggest thing is that you can now do in-game chat. The other biggie is that you can now back up content you have downloaded from the video store which folks have been asking for because if your system crashed Sony would NOT let you download that content again without paying for it if you didn’t deactivate your old PS3 from video but that’s another story read that here. Everything else is pretty much cosmetic.
The PLAYSTATION®3 system software version 2.80 (with 2.76 and 2.70) update includes the following:
Friends
Text chat
You can now do text chat with people on your Friends list. You can also participate in text chat during gameplay.
Other new or revised features in version 2.80 (with 2.76 and 2.70):
Settings
Video
Game
Network
Friends
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15 Comments
Ooo, thanks something useful from you
Anytime WoWdude
Find any new features.
It messed up my PS3 =[
It gets stuck at 67% when installing, then error 8002F1B0…..then I have to switch off, then it goes through the same loop when I fire it up again! I can’t access the XMB or do anything at all. I’m completely stuck!
Did AJ’s suggestion help?
@ anon
turn off ur ps3 then hold down the power button until it beeps like three times. U should get a recovery menu. Chose to restore system files or update.
its not there for me! im playing MGO right now
is it only for USA? i thought firmware updates were worldwide. i also thought u couldnt play online games without having the latest updates? weird.
I am not sure. We have inquires in to Sony right now trying to find out what’s really going on with this update but as you can see from the graphic it is definitely real and available in some places. Stay tuned.
I just downloaded and updated the update successfully, so it definitely works.
is it only for USA
Somehow, when I fired up my PS3 again, it worked without giving an error o.O Thanks anyways
No, it is not only for US….I am in a pal area and downloaded it immediately
Thanks for clearing that up Anon, its not US only.
This is all stuff that was in 2.76
Hey we didn’t say it was a major update as you obviously picked up on.