The PS3's last big firmware update, from 2.8 to 3.0, brought with it a lot of neat changes. It also, however, brought with it a few niggling annoyances, like a glittering background and the loss of the distinctive Ps3 "chime".
You know the one, it'd play every time you booted up a game and the system flashed the old PS3 logo. It was a nice touch! But now, it's gone, and that (and a number of other changes) have some PS3 users feeling a little shirty.
Enter the PlayStation Blog, who are able to address some user's frustrations, while politely fobbing others off.
On the loss of the startup jingle:
One of the reasons we removed the PS3 jingle is that it was created to indicate the start of a game, but now we're offering non-game content such as Vidzone in addition to games. More importantly though, this change makes the loading time a bit quicker than before, which we think will be a noticeable benefit for all game users.
On the awful "glitter" sparkling away in the background:
To turn the fizz off, go to the Theme Settings under Settings on the XMB, you can choose different themes from here. "Classic" is the default theme without the fizz.
Helpful. On the new, larger icons:
Based on your feedback, we are looking at the possibility of making the changes optional.
That would be great, thanks, it currently looks like my pS3 is set to "vision impaired" mode.
On Uncharted freezing for some users since updating to 3.0:
We're aware of the problem with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune following the latest system software update and have a team working hard to isolate the issue. We'll update further information here on the blog, as and when we get it. We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused and appreciate your patience and understanding.
Firmware 3.00 Q&A [PlayStation]