Settings

• You can now set a custom theme under [Theme Settings]. The Home Menu colour background or icon design can be changed, based on the theme that is selected.

Network

• [Assign Buttons] has been added to the [Remote Play] menu.

Video

• Sequential playback of videos that are saved on the Memory Stick Duo media is now supported.
• You can now search for a scene when playing a movie that is saved on a Memory Stick Duo media.

Other

• Simultaneous playback of content under Music and Photo is now supported

Game

• Support for PLAYSTATION®Network titles has been expanded.

Security

• A patch has been added to address security vulnerability in the system software.

Network

• You can now connect a PSP system to a PS3 system via the Internet using [Remote Play].
• [Communication Settings] has been added as an option to the [Remote Play] menu.
• [RSS Channel Guide] has been added as a feature under [RSS Channel].

Game

• Support for PLAYSTATION®Network titles has been expanded.
• Saved data from PlayStation (PS one) format software can now be used on both the PSP system and the PS3 system.
• [Certificate Utility] was deleted.
  Information that was displayed in [Certificate Utility] can be checked by the following method: select the icon of the game you want to display information for, press the TRIANGLE button, and then select [Information] from the options menu.

Game

• Features for playing PLAYSTATION®Network titles have been enhanced: [Disc-Load Speed] has been added to the menu.

Network

• [RSS Channel] now supports item thumbnail images.

Video

• Thumbnail images of videos that are stored in the ‘VIDEO’ folder of Memory Stick Duo media are now supported.
• The following types of files can now be played in the ‘VIDEO’ folder: MPEG-4 AVC(H.264) video Main Profile (AVC CABAC) files of the following sizes: 720 X 480, 352 X 480, or 480 X 272
  Note: Depending on the data type, some files cannot be played. You cannot choose the thumbnail image for AVI format video files. Only JPEG files with resolution of less than 160 x 200 pixels and a file size of 200 KB or less can be used for thumbnail images.

Game

• Support for PLAYSTATION Network titles have been strengthened
• [Game reset] was added to the menu.

Game

• Support for PLAYSTATION®Network titles has been expanded.

Network

• You can now play MPEG-4 AVC format video files under [LocationFree™ Player].
  * A LocationFree Base Station (a Sony product sold separately) with model number LF-B20 or LF-B10 is required.
• [Conserve Memory] has been added as an option in [View Settings] under [Internet Browser].

Settings

• [Dynamic Normalizer] has been added as a feature under [Sound Settings].
• [Wireless Hot Spot] was added to Network Setting (Japanese Model Only)

Game

• Additional PlayStation Network titles are now supported. PlayStation Network titles can be downloaded via the PlayStation 3.