What's this...another update for the PlayStation 3? In the immortal words of a certain Alaskan govenor, you betcha! But it looks like Firmware Update 2.60 might be a rather low-key affair to anyone not that interest in displaying and managing their media collections, as the two most critical improvements come by way of a rather ambitious photo gallery viewer and improved support for Divx video. Aside from the upgraded support for Divx 3.11 (thank you Sony gods) the essentially useless 'Guest Accesss' to the PlayStation Store, the largest update is for arranging and viewing photos on the PlayStation 3. According to the official PlayStation.Blog the updated feature is as follows:
The key feature is a new Photo Gallery application, which delivers a suite of tools for sorting through and displaying your digital photo collection. Digital pictures can be organized in groups according to various criteria, including the camera used to take the photos, the event date and time, colors in the photos, as well as the number, ages, or facial expressions of the people pictured. You can also create slideshows set to music and build photo playlists with an easy-to-use interface. The Photo Gallery application will need to be installed separately from the XMB after you update your PS3's firmware. To install the Photo Gallery application, go to the Photo section on the XMB, select Photo Gallery and press the X button.
I'd go into further detail, but why bother when there's a handy instructional video already made up and ready to rock? Scan your eyeballs above and see if micro-managing your digital photo library is your cup of tea. LOTS of options, so better pay special attention. But from one media streamer to another, thank you again for the Divx upgrade!
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