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Thursday, April 02, 2009

PlayStation 3 firmware update v2.70 details - New chat and friends list - video preview

playstation 3 firmware updateThe latest PlayStation 3 firmware v2.70 update is now available.

It brings a new text chat feature to communicate online with your PSN buddies, now you can chat with up to FIFTEEN people and access text chat while playing games.



In addition to this, the following has been updated: friends list on the XMB (sort by online status, 3MB file size limit), video delivery: video files you've purchased from PlayStation store can be backed up to an external device and then restored on the PS3's hard drive for playback, and videos purchased for PSP can be transferred to PlayStation 3 for playback!
  • Friends list on the XMB (XrossMediaBar)
  • Sort your friends via their online status
  • Attach larger files to the messages you send to your friends (file size will increase from 1MB to 3MB)
  • Video delivery service on PlayStation Store
  • Videos you’ve purchased for PSP (PlayStation Portable) system can now be transferred to PS3 for playback