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Sony PS3 firmware 2.53 update to arrive tomorrow

Firmware version 2.53 update for the Sony PlayStation 3 gaming console is expected tomorrow and may add support for Adobe Flash.

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Gaming | by Stephen Schenck | Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:13PM | 3 comments

Rather than releasing big, game-changing console updates like Microsoft, Sony continues to roll out incremental upgrades to its PS3 firmware, with the 2.53 release expected for tomorrow. A future-dated post regarding the upgrade was put up on Sony's PlayStation website, perhaps accidentally, as it now appears to have been taken down. The primary purpose of the update seems to be adding full-screen support for Adobe Flash files, useful for watching screen-filling video content. The upgrade also integrates Flash 9 into the PS3's web browser. It's not clear if Sony has decided to delay the software's release, or simply wanted to avoid looking like it jumped the gun in posting about the update a day early. If the latter is the case, the software should be available on the 26th.

UPDATE: The PS3 firmware 2.53 update arrived later than expected on December 2, 2008.

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external link PS3 firmware v2.53 bringing full screen Flash… [Engadget]
external link PS3 Update 2.53 Makes Flash Bigger [Firmware… [Kotaku]
external link Sony PS3 Firmware 2.53 coming [I4U News]
external link Sony PS3 gets full-screen Flash with 2.52… [SlashGear]
external link PS3 Firmware 2.53 Hits Tomorrow, Supersizes… [Gizmodo]

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Anonymous (10:25 PM on Mon Dec 1, 2008)

This Is A Great Update:) Thanks for the Info!

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Sammys girl (10:39 PM on Mon Dec 1, 2008)

Ya whoop cats go meaow, but seriously kinda lame update

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Anonymous (12:40 PM on Tue Dec 2, 2008)

Only if they opened up the gfxs card to linux. and or added XBMC to the system would it be a dream . and a supper console. if you dont know what XBMC is google it.. ported now to linux windows and mac. built for xbox1 as a hack/mod. then turned into the best media crnter ever

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