Firmware History

System Software Ver. 4.50

The official changelog for PS3 Firmeare 4.50 has been revealed, and allows all users to now take advantage of automatic updates – a feature that was previously exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers.

Trophies

• You can now set the group of players who can see your trophies. You can also specify for each game whether to show trophies.

Settings

• The PS3 system can now perform the following operations when you set [Settings] >  [System Settings] > [Automatic Update] to [On], even if you do not subscribe to PlayStation Plus. When this setting is [On], the PS3 system will automatically start each day at the specified time, perform these operations, and then turn off.
  • Download content items purchased with other devices
  • Download the latest system software
• [Closed Captions Settings] has been added under  [Settings] >  [Video Settings]. Set [Display Closed Captions as Specified by Content] to [Off] to adjust advanced settings for the display method.

PlayStation Network

• “PlayStation Network” has been renamed “PSN”.