{"id":484516,"date":"2010-03-29T00:47:51","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T04:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ps3-firmware-3-21-removes-other-os\/14644\/"},"modified":"2010-03-29T00:47:51","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T04:47:51","slug":"upcoming-ps3-3-21-firmware-update-removes-other-os-functionality-adds-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/484516","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming PS3 3.21 firmware update removes Other OS functionality, adds nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/ps3.jpg\" alt=\"Sony's upcoming firmware update removes the Other OS feature from the non-Slim PS3s which ...\"><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m still rocking a launch-era PS3, and it&#8217;s always felt like an <em>investment<\/em> rather than a money sink. Since launch, Sony has added <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ps3-gets-divx-xvid-playback\/8545\/\" >DivX\/Xvid playback<\/a>, improved PSP Remote Play functionality, the affordable PlayTV PVR, and in Australia, support for the ABC&#8217;s catch-up TV service called iView. So it pains me to report on the upcoming firmware update, which removes the Other OS feature from the non-Slim PS3s which were available until Q4 2009 &#8211; adding nothing in return&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><b>Tags:<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/george-hotz\/\" rel=\"tag\">George Hotz<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/iphone+dev+team\/\" rel=\"tag\">iPhone Dev Team<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/playstation+3\/\" rel=\"tag\">PlayStation 3<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/playstation+network\/\" rel=\"tag\">Playstation Network<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/security\/\" rel=\"tag\">Security<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/sony\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sony<\/a>,<br \/>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/tag\/video+games\/\" rel=\"tag\">Video Games<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Related Articles:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/psp-gets-skype-functionality-we-put-it-to-the-test\/8759\/\">PSP gets Skype functionality &#8211; we put it to the test<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ps3-divx-3-11-playback-firmware-2-60\/10818\/\">PS3 gets DivX 3.11 playback, Photo Gallery in Firmware 2.60<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/ps3-wireless-controller-keyboard-from-blaze\/11574\/\">PS3 Wireless Controller Keyboard from Blaze<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/sony-playstation-move-motion-controller\/14472\/\">Sony Playstation Move motion controller official<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/sony-rock-band-guitar-hero-instruments-compatible\/9828\/\">Sony working to make Rock Band, Guitar Hero instruments compatible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/go\/3273\/\">Playstation 2 trimmed down<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Oxdn4hGvhIFs2hn0jJhZDPBIp38\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Oxdn4hGvhIFs2hn0jJhZDPBIp38\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Oxdn4hGvhIFs2hn0jJhZDPBIp38\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/Oxdn4hGvhIFs2hn0jJhZDPBIp38\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=__6OXPVWRJU:K4gOqM9pPTw:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=__6OXPVWRJU:K4gOqM9pPTw:H0mrP-F8Qgo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=H0mrP-F8Qgo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=__6OXPVWRJU:K4gOqM9pPTw:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=__6OXPVWRJU:K4gOqM9pPTw:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=__6OXPVWRJU:K4gOqM9pPTw:wF9xT3WuBAs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?i=__6OXPVWRJU:K4gOqM9pPTw:wF9xT3WuBAs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?a=__6OXPVWRJU:K4gOqM9pPTw:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GizmagEmergingTechnologyMagazine\/~4\/__6OXPVWRJU\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m still rocking a launch-era PS3, and it&#8217;s always felt like an investment rather than a money sink. 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