Data transfer utility

• You can now transfer the data that is saved on one PS3 system’s hard disk to another PS3 system’s hard disk using an Ethernet cable.

minis

• Games under the minis category of PlayStation Store are now supported and are available to download from 17 December 2009.

Settings

• The sign-in ID and password for PlayStation Network have been added as items that can be deleted when using [Restore Default Settings]
• [Polski] has been added as an option under [System Settings] > [System Language]

Photos

• Displaying photos in a grid

Friends

• You can now change the background colour of your profile screen

PlayStation Network

• Linking feature for Facebook
• The Video Store of PlayStation Store is now available in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Spain. In PlayStation Store, you can download video content as a purchase or for free. You can also rent content that has time restrictions on playback.

Game

• Improves the playback quality of some PS3 format software

Overall

• The XMB screen has been redesigned.
• You can now access the latest content available from PlayStation Store directly under Game and Video.
• When using storage media that contains folders, the number of folder levels that can be displayed under Photo, Music and Video has been increased.
• You can now copy text using the on-screen keyboard. You can use this feature to copy text on a screen from which the on-screen keyboard is displayed, such as the screen for creating a message under Friends.

Settings

• [Audio Multi-Output] has been added as an option under [Sound Settings].
• [HDD Content Audio Language] and [HDD Content Subtitle Language] have been added as options under [Video Settings].

Video

• You can now use the right stick of the wireless controller to perform fast forward or fast reverse operations during video content playback.

Network

• [Information Board] has been replaced by [What's New] and contains a new design and new features.
• [Print This Screen] has been added as an option in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser.
• [Save Screenshot] has been added as an option in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser.

Friends

• A list of messages that you have exchanged with a Friend can be now accessed from the Friend’s profile screen.

Game

• The playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 software has been improved.

Note: This update is optional – you can access the PlayStation Store and login to the PlayStation Network without updating to this version.

Game

• The playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 software has been improved.

Settings

• [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as an option under [Music Settings].

Game

• You can now easily search the Internet for information about your PLAYSTATION®3 format software, as well as for games you purchased from PlayStation®Store. Select the icon for the game, and then select [Internet Search] from the options menu to get search results based on the game title.

Network

• You can now copy and paste text from a Web page viewed in the Internet browser.
• [Copy Address of This Page] and [Copy Address of This Link] have been added as options under [File] in the browse mode menu of the Internet browser.
• [Browser Security] has been added as an option to the browse mode menu of the Internet browser. The websites for the Web filtering services that used to be listed under [Bookmarks] have been moved under this new option.

Friends

• Text chat
• The order in which Friends are listed in the Friends list has been changed. When you have pending requests to add Users as Friends, the icons for these Users are now displayed at the top of the Friends list.
• The maximum size for files that can be attached to messages has been increased to 3MB.

Other

• Polish, Greek, Czech, Slovak, and Turkish can now be displayed in the Internet browser.

Photo

• You can now use a new application called Photo Gallery to enhance your experience of viewing photos. Using Photo Gallery, you can group photos in various ways and create playlists of selected photos. You can also select a photo frame for each playlist that you create.

Video

• You can now play DivX 3.11-encoded video files.

PlayStation Network

• You can now access PlayStation Store without a PlayStation Network account.

Network

• The full-screen mode setting in Adobe Flash Player is now supported in the Internet Browser.

General

• A text entry issue that occurs when using the on-screen keyboard, USB keyboard or Bluetooth keyboard with some PLAYSTATION 3 format software has been addressed.
• An issue that prevents proper display of video content recorded at 59.94 Hz on some TV models has been addressed.

Game

• The playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 format software has been improved.