Less than eight hours ago, webrought you the newsthat Sony would be updating the PS3’s system software to version 2.36 “soon.” Well, they weren’t kidding; PS3 owner (and Vent lifer)cjpkillerlet us know around 11:30 PM EDT last night that the v2.36 update was available for download through the ‘System Update’ option in the Settings tab of the XMB.
I just downloaded and installed the new software update myself. For a minor update — it’s aimed at “improving system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles” — it sure took its time. I clocked the download at 16 minutes, and the installation took an additional three and a half minutes.
At this point, as with all firmware updates, v2.36 is only available through the XMB. It takes some time (usually about a day) for Sony’s official site to be updated; right now, onlyversion 2.35isavailable for download.
I gotta believe that your problems playing that decade-old copy ofPaRappa the Rapper— if you were having any — have now disappeared.
[Much obliged,cjpkiller]
[Update:According toY0j1mb0, Sony has also released thev4.0 firmware updatefor the PSP. I can’t verify this myself, since I don’t own a PSP, but Dtoid’s resident geezer is a trustworthy source. As for downloading the v2.36 PS3 update from the Internet and updating your console that way,ParaParaKinghas graciously provided adirect link to the update file(apparently, it’s already available on theJapanese PlayStation Web site). Thanks, guys!]
