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Sony Demolishes PlayStation Network, Firmware v4.10 Now Live

Posted on Tuesday, February 7 @ 19:07:30 Eastern by Jonathan_Leack


You want change? You got change! Sony has just released a new firmware update for the PlayStation 3 and they aren't in a mood for messing around!

Firmware update 4.10 is now LIVE and there are several changes you should be aware of. For one, there is no more PlayStation Network. Now before you throw up your arms and scream like Macaulay Culkin in Home Alone, it isn't that there is no more online service for PlayStation, but rather that it's been renamed. As you might have heard during the week, the PlayStation Network has been renamed to Sony Entertainment Network. While it currently is only a change of name and image, this could mean a lot of things for the future of online services on PlayStation hardware. As we saw with the Vita, Sony isn't exactly sticking with the XrossMediaBar forever, and there are plenty of reasons to evolve to today's standards.

Thankfully, the name change isn't the only thing included in PlayStation 3's v4.10 update, which I might add is 180MB large (sorry to those of you still using a 20GB hard drive). The internet browser on your PlayStation devices has received some TLC. Not only is it more stable, but it also supports websites that in the past would fail during query.

So what are you waiting for? Turn your sleek and sexy PlayStation 3 on and start downloading! It'll probably take you all night since everyone is downloading it, so prepare some coffee while you're at it.
Tags:   PlayStation 3, firmware


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  • WILLS_COOL_MODE
    WILLS_COOL_MODE - Joined: Oct 28, 2010
    Wow I wish they had made their interface and online service not suck back when this console generation was still relevant, or I might have had a PS3 right now.
    3 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 7th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting - Joined: Nov 11, 2006
    DO THEY HAVE SUICIDE BOOTHS IN THE FUTURE TOO???
    1 1Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 7th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
  • sandineyes
    sandineyes - Joined: May 14, 2008
    The climate may change
    The tectonic plates may shift
    But haters yet hate.
    0 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 1:05 am
  • warmaster670
    warmaster670 - Joined: Jun 15, 2007
    I really hope you dont have an xbox, the crappy interface would make you kill yourself.
    0 1Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 5:24 am
  • Chunibrow
    Chunibrow - Joined: Mar 21, 2010
    I miss the folder style original Xbox 360 interface
    0 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 10:42 am
  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns - Joined: Jun 30, 2003
    It's better to download the update on your PC and just do it through a flash drive. Much, much faster.
    0 1Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 7th, 2012 at 9:23 pm
  • Bretimus_v2
    Bretimus_v2 - Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    This...this
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    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 8:43 am
  • 213EDD
    213EDD - Joined: Sep 7, 2007
    I'd rather just....play pc.
    2 1Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 12:36 am
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting - Joined: Nov 11, 2006
    It still shows up as PSN. Maybe there's a misunderstanding here, and the PlayStation Network is now simply part of the Sony Entertainment Network.
    0 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 12:50 am
  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino - Joined: Oct 14, 2010
    I spoke to a Sony rep about this. The PSN logo stays, but it's Sony Entertainment Network now. At least that's what I was made to understand. Sony may not even know for sure.
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    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 7:36 am
  • Bras
    Bras - Joined: Jul 16, 2008
    I imagine the conversation:
    Anthony: So... could you tell me what's going on with the new SEN looking the same as the old PSN?
    Sony: 知っている人、私は以下の本当に気にしない !!
    0 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 4:04 pm
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4 - Joined: Jun 20, 2011
    Nominated for TPS.
    0 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 4:56 pm
  • OniAkuma2126
    OniAkuma2126 - Joined: Jun 3, 2011
    Every time i turn my PS3 on i have to sit and wait three hours for an update. Its going to be an amazing thing when i can just turn the damn thing on...play some games and not worry about this constant shifting. Wii doesnt do this as often (( to admit...i dont use the damn thing much )) and Xbox plans these huge shifts well ahead of time to allow for a once or twice a year update. I heart container the new consoles that are out on the market but these downtimes and loading scenarios i ALWAYS seem to have to go through with my PS3 keeps it shut off.
    1 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 8:10 am
  • Bretimus_v2
    Bretimus_v2 - Joined: Jan 29, 2009
    I know. I had to read a book yesterday. What up?
    0 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 8:43 am
  • De-Ting
    De-Ting - Joined: Nov 11, 2006
    Do you play it once every three months or something?
    0 0Like or Dislike?
    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 9:58 am
  • warmaster670
    warmaster670 - Joined: Jun 15, 2007
    I was thinking the same thing
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    Posted: Feb 9th, 2012 at 3:46 am
  • TheJx4
    TheJx4 - Joined: Jun 20, 2011
    FLASH. JUST PLEASE. UPDATE. THE FUCKING. FLASH.

    This thing has the worst memory allocation ever.
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    Posted: Feb 8th, 2012 at 1:58 pm

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