What is the XMB update for the PS3?

Question

Thank you Dread for that Retarded answer that did not even apply to my question. I know exactly what the 360 had from the start. It was a money pit that ended up getting RROD on me thats why I have a PS3 now and that Peice of c**p 360 is sitting in the corner. A broken 360 does me no good and I will be darned if I buy another one or put more money into getting that one fixed.

Answer 1

It will allow many things.

http://www.us.playstation.com/support/sy...

read and it will explain what the update is for

Answer 2

Its what the 360 had from the start.

Answer 3

PLAYSTATION®3 System Software Update

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2.42

The PLAYSTATION®3 system software update may include security patches, new or revised settings and features and other items, which will change your current operating system. We encourage you to check this page from time to time for software updates and to always maintain your system to use the latest version of the system software.

An update to the PS3™ system software was released on July 30, 2008. You can use this update to upgrade your system software to version 2.42.

This update corrects a problem that prevented a limited number of PS3™ systems from starting properly after updating to version 2.40.

For those users who have updated to version 2.40 and have experienced the problem where the XMB™(XrossMediaBar) screen does not appear, or no images are displayed on the screen, please contact Consumer Services at 1-800-345-7669.

We have confirmed that for those users who have successfully updated to version 2.40 and are able to start the PS3™ system, this problem will not occur on your PS3™ system.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you and appreciate your understanding and continued support.

The PLAYSTATION®3 system software version 2.42 (with 2.41 and 2.40) update includes the following:

game Game

Displaying the XMB™ screen during gameplay

You can now access the XMB™ screen while playing PLAYSTATION®3 format software.> See details.

XMB gameplay



Network

Searching the Internet from the XMB™ screen

You can now perform an Internet search directly from the XMB™ screen. > See details.

XMB search



Other new or revised features in version 2.41 (with 2.40):

Overall

    * You can now see the system clock on the XMB™ screen. The date and time that were set under [Settings] > [Date and Time] are displayed.

    * When using a keyboard, you can now clear the entire text entry field at once.

    * The Users icon is now displayed when you press the PS button for an operation that cannot be performed.

Users Users

    * You can now turn off the PS3™ system from the XMB™ screen using the [Turn Off System] option.

Settings Settings

    * You can now set the PS3™ system to turn off automatically after updating the system software.

    * [Reassign Controllers] and [Controller Vibration Function] have been added as options under [Accessory Settings].

Photo Photo

    * You can now print images from a playlist.

    * You can now sort items that are grouped in a folder by month or year using the

      [Film Date date down] or [Film Date date up] options.

Music Music

    * You can now use a mini-size control panel while playing music.

    * You can now play music content encoded in MP3 Surround format.*

      * MP3 Surround can only be used when playing music content in Linear PCM format.

Video Video

    * You can now use the [Frame Noise Reduction] and [Block Noise Reduction] settings for video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media.

    * You can now play upscaled video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media. When the video content is played, it is upscaled automatically to match the screen size.

    * Upscaling of Blu-ray Disc (BDAV) video content is now supported.

    * For DTS playback on DVD-Video and Blu-ray Disc media, DTS-ES and DTS 96/24 for DVD-Video and DTS-ES Matrix for Blu-ray Discs are now supported.*

      * "DTS" is a trademark of DTS Inc.

Game Game

    * New for 2.42: Playability of some PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation® format software has been improved.

    * The procedure for quitting PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been changed.

    * You can now collect trophies in games that support the trophy feature.

Game Network

    *

      [Search] has been added as an option in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser.

Friends Friends

    * The number of Friends who can be added to a Friends list has been increased from 50 to 100.

    * The [Information] screen has been redesigned and renamed as [Profile].

Answer 4

Game

Displaying the XMB™ screen during gameplay

You can now access the XMB™ screen while playing



Network

Searching the Internet from the XMB™ screen

You can now perform an Internet search directly from the XMB™ screen.



Other new or revised features in version 2.41 (with 2.40):

Overall

You can now see the system clock on the XMB™ screen. The date and time that were set under [Settings] > [Date and Time] are displayed.

When using a keyboard, you can now clear the entire text entry field at once.

The  icon is now displayed when you press the PS button for an operation that cannot be performed.

Users

You can now turn off the PS3™ system from the XMB™ screen using the [Turn Off System] option.

Settings

You can now set the PS3™ system to turn off automatically after updating the system software.

[Reassign Controllers] and [Controller Vibration Function] have been added as options under [Accessory Settings].

Photo

You can now print images from a playlist.

You can now sort items that are grouped in a folder by month or year using the

[Film Date ] or [Film Date ] options.

Music

You can now use a mini-size control panel while playing music.

You can now play music content encoded in MP3 Surround format.*

* MP3 Surround can only be used when playing music content in Linear PCM format.

Video

You can now use the [Frame Noise Reduction] and [Block Noise Reduction] settings for video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media.

You can now play upscaled video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media. When the video content is played, it is upscaled automatically to match the screen size.

Upscaling of Blu-ray Disc (BDAV) video content is now supported.

For DTS playback on DVD-Video and Blu-ray Disc media, DTS-ES and DTS 96/24 for DVD-Video and DTS-ES Matrix for Blu-ray Discs are now supported.*

Game

New for 2.42: Playability of some PLAYSTATION®3 and PlayStation® format software has been improved.

The procedure for quitting PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been changed.

You can now collect trophies in games that support the trophy feature.

Network

[Search] has been added as an option in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser.

Friends

The number of Friends who can be added to a Friends list has been increased from 50 to 100.

The [Information] screen has been redesigned and renamed as [Profile].