PS3 Firmware 3.10 Glimpses
Over at the PlayStation.Blog, they've offered a preview of what we can expect from the PS3 Firmware 3.10 update (which, if you're paying attention, sounds similar to what Xbox Live is also doing):
The latest update incorporates Facebook into the PS3 experience. By linking your PlayStation Network account to your Facebook account, you will have the option for the PS3 to automatically update your Facebook News Feed with Trophy and PlayStation Store activity. This update also enables developers to set specific criteria in their titles to publish additional game information to your News Feed. You can then check out your updates, and those of your friends, on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media favorites through the PS3's built-in web browser.
Their blog post also includes a video, in which you may or may not have interest. Nothing overly game-changing, but it is curious to see how the two console publishers are continuing to both improve their services while competing with each other.
No official word on a when, just the ever-ubiquitous PR word soon.
VorpalBunny
Posted to Miscellany on 17 November 2009
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Just start trouble why don't ya. So PS3 is adding features available on the 360. Who gives a crap. Was gaygamer the first gamer blog. If everyone only did original things there would be alot less things in the world.
Yeah, I'm happy about them allowing us to change the backgrounds of our profile cards and also only having the selected profile show its background instead of the entire list. I'm not gonna use the Facebook stuff (probably), but I understand why Sony added it in - they get heat for every little thing the 360 can do and the PS3 can't, and this is something they can add easily and get people off of there backs over it.
Darksinner, I see it useful as competition driving them both to improve. Your mileage seems to vary.
You can then check out your updates, and those of your friends, on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media favorites through the PS3's built-in web browser.
I feel like they're putting the cart before the horse here. The PS3 browser can't even properly display sites like these, due to minimal (or complete lack of) plug-in support. Methinks they should work on making the PS3 browser fully-functional, first.
Sound good