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Firmware 2.50 adds hidden recovery menu
ps3fanboy.com - 10/20/2008
Firmware 2.50 adds hidden recovery menu
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It appears that firmware 2.50 also added one other feature, meant to help PS3 owners that are trying to troubleshoot their system. A recovery menu (pictured above) gives users access to a variety of restore features. It will even allow users to install a new firmware update, should anything ...

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Sony Talks Firmware
psp.ign.com - 10/27/2008
Sony Talks Firmware
— psp.ign.com — October 27, 2008 - Version 5.0 and Version 2.5 of their respective firmwares gave the PSP and the PS3 some much asked-for features. So what's in store for Sony's evolving wonder devices? For answers, we turn to Munechika Nishida, who posted his ... (more) Sony Talks Firmware

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blog.us.playstation.com - 10/14/2008
PlayStation.Blog » Firmware 5.0 Demo: PlayStation Store on PSP
— blog.us.playstation.com — + Posted by Grace Chen // Senior Manager, PLAYSTATION Store Hi everyone, as Eric mentioned in his post yesterday , we wanted to give you a live demo of the PSP’s direct access to PlayStation Store, which will be coming with the 5.00 firmware update. ... (more) PlayStation.Blog » Firmware 5.0 Demo: PlayStation ...

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PS3 firmware 2.50 is now available in North America
joystiq.com - 10/15/2008
PS3 firmware 2.50 is now available in North America
— joystiq.com — Ladies and gentlemen of the Western Hemisphere, start your PlayStation 3s. Sony has released released firmware 2.50, which as we told you yesterday. The update includes support for the official PS3 bluetooth adapter, automatic shutdown after ... (more) PS3 firmware 2.50 is now available in North America

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IGN: PS3 2.50 firmware causing video problems
Joystiq — ... for PlayStation 3, which adds a handy recovery menu, but seems to render some home theater setups unusable. After the update, the folks at ...

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