We're not sure if you can really engage in downloadationism, but without the downloadation, there is no -ism to -ation and there cannot, nay, shall not, be any PS3 firmware version 1.70 for you. You may be wondering what has changed in this surprise update -- we were, too. Luckily one of our tipsters saved us the research and let us know directly.- You can now download the PlayStation software from the PS-Store and play them directly on the PS3, if you don't have a PSP.
- You can use saved data for the PlayStation software on the PSP (so, saves from the PS3 transfer over to the PSP?)
- You can use the vibration function of accessories that are for use with PlayStation and PlayStation 2 format software.
This addresses two very big issues many people have had with the PlayStation Network and the PS3 as a whole -- downloading the PS-Classics and being able to play them on the PS3 and utilizing that old school vibration. So, if you've got a USB connector for the Dual Shock 2, let us know if it works. Because I'm too poor to go get a USB connector and would probably not be able to find one.
[Thanks, sullyj!]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
4-18-2007 @ 11:21PM
Macrike said...
Whoops, I just sent the tip and then saw this. Sorry. :S
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4-18-2007 @ 11:48PM
TheGuy said...
"You can now download the PlayStation software from the PS-Store and play them directly on the PS3, if you don't have a PSP."
Apparently you still need to have a PSP hooked-up to your PS3 in-order to download PSOne games, so non-PSP owners don't have the luxury of playing PSOne games on the PS3 without a PSP yet. Hopefully this can be changed with a future firmware update, so all PS3 owners can play these games with or without a PSP.
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4-18-2007 @ 11:48PM
humpty said...
The fw updates now include a short blurb on whats new, before you do the install.
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4-19-2007 @ 12:00AM
el tonto said...
""Apparently you still need to have a PSP hooked-up to your PS3 in-order to download PSOne games, so non-PSP owners don't have the luxury of playing PSOne games on the PS3 without a PSP yet. Hopefully this can be changed with a future firmware update, so all PS3 owners can play these games with or without a PSP.""
THAT MAKES NO SENSE!!! Its already been like that since launch day...duh. It says what it says you can download PS one games and play them NOW on your PS3 with 1.7
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4-19-2007 @ 12:12AM
chris said...
you can get a usb to pc adapter that works with dual shock for $6 at radioshack
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4-19-2007 @ 12:18AM
idz said...
Nice! My Rez Trance Vibrator works now. =D
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4-19-2007 @ 12:20AM
Colin said...
Wow, that this is crazy. I didn't expect them to release this with so little fanfare! Downloading now. :)
-Colin
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4-19-2007 @ 12:29AM
seamonkey420 said...
hmm.. i wonder if my autopopstation'd PSone games will play on my PS3. hmm.. :P
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4-19-2007 @ 1:40AM
cheese said...
I'm not surprised that Sony didn't trumpet this, like many of the minor things it updates regularly. It's not like they have a full time PR whore like Major Nelson to gush about every 25 yr old arcade game that gets released on XBLA. I have a few original XBLA titles, but seriously, stop releasing the old games that really show their age after a few minutes of play.
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4-19-2007 @ 1:57AM
Kevin said...
@5
apparently you're wrong.
3 is right.
I just updated my ps3 and then purchased MediEvil.
then when i tried to download it, i was told to connect my psp.
WTF!!!
:[
i'm pissed
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4-19-2007 @ 2:37AM
Extinction said...
The store is being updated tomorrow to let you download PS1 titles without a PSP connected
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4-19-2007 @ 3:18AM
scott said...
"I'm not surprised that Sony didn't trumpet this, like many of the minor things it updates regularly. It's not like they have a full time PR whore like Major Nelson to gush about every 25 yr old arcade game that gets released on XBLA. I have a few original XBLA titles, but seriously, stop releasing the old games that really show their age after a few minutes of play."
This is a PS3 site, why are you going off on a rant about 360? And bashing them? Nobody even mentioned 360 in the thread, and you start with your fanboy attitude? PR Whore? Because he's got a PR job? His job is to communicate with Microsoft and customers. Don't see why you're flaming him for doing his job, all he does is interviews and regular updates to his webpage. I'd love to see Sony implement something like him, so we had a clue what was coming and what was going on, isntead of having to read news sites to find out what's been updated.
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4-19-2007 @ 3:22AM
Gamesblow said...
Skating games are all garbage... What kills me most, however, is that everyone keeps saying this is EA's 1st venture into the genre and it's not. They did Street Sk8ter back on the PS1 and it wasn't that bad of a game... easily more enjoyable than Tonhy Hawk games.
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4-19-2007 @ 3:52AM
Beano said...
And when will it be possible for EURO PS3/PSP owners to download PSone titles from the PlayStation Store?
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4-19-2007 @ 4:11AM
andy said...
Yeah Beano,
What about us frogs?
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4-19-2007 @ 5:06AM
XDamage said...
Ok, now we Europeans just need to be able to buy and download the PSOne games in the first place... And where the crap is Mortal Kombat II?! US gets MKII, and EU gets Sudoku... Maybe after they've fired the top executives etc, they can get someone who can work with the EU PS Store, it's so irritating to always be a few months behind all the time!
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4-19-2007 @ 5:21AM
IanC said...
I just hopew this fixes the game stopping bug when you play Kingdom Hearts 2 on a PAL PS3
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4-19-2007 @ 7:01AM
cheese said...
@#14,Scott, Major Nelson is a ‘Xbox Live Director of Programming’, and I can bring up the 360 if I damn well like to, because he takes every opportunity to bash the PS3 and the PS3 community with smartass postings and innuendo.
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4-19-2007 @ 7:34AM
KJ said...
@ 16, 17, 18 : Indeed. Where are our PS1 games?
@ cheese: Justifying stuff with "someone else did it too!" is forever childish.
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4-19-2007 @ 8:07AM
Colin said...
From what I understand the games will start to work (without the PSP) as of April 26th... Ass backward way of doing things but...it is SONY.
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