PlayStation 3 Firmware 1.8 Screenshots

Thursday 24th May 2007

The new PlayStation 3 firmware update arrived overnight, and the full feature list has been revealed.

Here are the release notes for 1.8:

You can now upscale the video content of PlayStation and PlayStation 2 format software to HD resolution.
You can now copy saved data from PlayStation and PlayStation 2 format software to a memory card or Memory Card (8Mb) (For PlayStation 2) using a memory card adaptor.
You can now upscale video content of DVDs to HD resolution. However, some DVDs cannot be upconverted when outputting through component or D-Terminal connectors.
Support has been added for remote play over the internet.
You can now display image files and play audio and video files that are saved on a remote device with server functionality (such as a PC or digital video recorder) over a network.
Support for print function has been added under [Photo]. For more information on supported printers, refer to the SCE website for your region.
Support for Zoom has been added under [Photo].*
A new type of slideshow has been added as a feature under [Photo].*

* The two at the end there were included in the 'leaked' firmware 2.0 details. Seems to me like they might have been pushed in at the end of the list in order to perhaps make those 2.0 details seem less convincing, as everything else on this list is new and was not included in the 2.0 list. Remember, Sony still have not denied those 2.0 details. I suppose time will tell and lets hope the other 2.0 details are all heading our way...

And some screenshots...

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