The 2.70 update for the PS3 is now available, and includes a host of new features. The update features in-game text chat for up to 16 people at one time, and allows three text chat boxes per PS3, for use with the wireless keypad, the on-screen keyboard, or any keyboard peripheral you might have that works.

Finally, Sony. Sending single message after single message to my friends when trying to set up a game with them was tedious and stupid. See the rest of the new features after the jump (and a demo from Eric Lempel).
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It appears that the on again off again love affair between PS3 owners and their 2.40 firmware update is back on again — in the form of 2.41. Hopefully, this time it will last. Read more…

Less than a day old, Sony has reportedly taken down PS3’s 2.4 Update. Users on the Official Playstation Message Boards have claimed that after installing the update, their PS3 would fail to boot up. Read more…

Will this discovery change the world as we know it? Probably not, but it may prove to be pretty cool for PSP owners seeking immediate gratification. PSP fan site devsgen.com is reporting that user “Dark_Alex” has discovered the an ISO loader inside the Playstation Portable’s new 3.50+ firmware.

The exact file is called “np9660.prx”, and that means nothing to you well then you are in good company. What is this all about? Well, the speculation is pointing to a future of “gaming on demand” with the PSP. Can that be confirmed at the moment? Nope.

The head honchos in the Playstation 3 technology department say that the firmware will undergo yet another round of improvements.

Sony Computer Entertainment’s CTO Kawanishi and Audio Video Manager Kanehide both stated they believe there is still room for improvement by an additional 30 to 40 percent in terms of the visual upscale and overall audio quality. On top of that they added that they can foresee a fanless PS3 as well. Read more…