Firmware 2.01 is now available for download

by Andrew Yoon { Nov 20th 2007 at 12:24AM }

PS3 firmware 2.01 is now available via Network Update. This minor update will fix a few glitches noted in the big 2.00 release. Hopefully, those that have reported game freezing, and other performance issues, will be able to sigh a breath of relief. Update: Here's the "official" word on what's new:

Improved stability when playing some PS3 format software
Improved stability of some system applications, including the Internet Browser and Information Board
Improved stability of the upscaler for PlayStation format software when played on PS3 models that are backwards compatible
The new Remote Start feature has been changed to avoid an unintentional power-on. Remote Start was introduced in firmware version 2.00 to enhance the Remote Play feature by enabling users to turn on a PS3 system remotely with their PSP system from an Internet hotspot.

[Thanks to everyone that sent this in!]

Tags: 2.01, network-update

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

Sketch @ Nov 20th 2007 12:36AM

I didn't have any problems in the first place. Too bad there's no in-game messaging :(

Daniel @ Nov 20th 2007 1:03AM

nice, i was one of the ones that sent this in :)

themeanpig @ Nov 23rd 2007 12:51AM

Yay! I was also one of the ones who did this.

krill @ Nov 20th 2007 1:09AM

geez... now i can't connect to psn and dolby digital in xmb is bye bye

Fohacidal @ Nov 20th 2007 1:09AM

Thats the second FW update this month and Im still not seeing the most requested feature by all PS3 owners, in game XMB. Is it that hard to apply part of a core for such a simple task which WAS possible even before the release of the PS3...?

stevie @ Jul 25th 2008 9:46PM

what the hell nothing works i can't even turn the ps3 on or buy stuff rom the ps3 store i dont' get what happend maybe i should call sony in the morning but its weird because warhawk won't let me get in the tank and ratchen and clank its super hard to find bolts i hve school in the morning but iu seriluslu think i shoul d not have these problems with firmawre and i mean wtf wheres my abiliity to play fall out boy in game all i want to do is be able to motorstorm androck at thes ame time jesus christ

James @ Nov 30th 2007 1:46PM

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/10/11

That is all.

Justin @ Nov 20th 2007 1:23AM

mine works fine after 2.01

Fohacidal @ Nov 20th 2007 1:27AM

@ 5

Drugs are bad for you.

stevie @ Jul 25th 2008 9:47PM

not cool fohacidal sieriously guys is anyone else having problem my ps3 won't turn on now and it really piss me off i can't play drake and my game saves arent there you guys think if i upgrade my drive i can copy and then boot to new drive and boot okay maybe if I can downgrade too old firmwear or what please come on help out jesus christ

mccarj7 @ Dec 1st 2007 7:33PM

You probably shouldn't turn it on while it's sitting in water.

reuel @ Nov 20th 2007 1:54AM

FALL OUT BOY HAHAHAHAHAH

skywalker6705 @ Nov 20th 2007 1:54AM

@9

O_o

krill @ Nov 20th 2007 1:57AM

can´t connect to psn and dolby digital i xmb is out..the strange thing since playstation.com says psn is "on"

Neil @ Nov 20th 2007 2:04AM

Can't log onto the PSN now.

stevie @ Nov 20th 2007 2:07AM

yeah but gusy who cares about the stoopid psn all i want to do is motorstorm too my own muwsic. i tond think thats a tlot to as jesus christ

Daniel @ Nov 20th 2007 2:10AM

I'm not having any problems at all...hmm.

And about in game XMB...maybe it's a game to game thing. Smackdown Vs Raw 08 allows you to view your frineds list and access all features of the friends list from in game. Of course only when you go to online and are in a room but it still allows it.

stevie @ Jul 25th 2008 9:49PM

guys i think i noticed something i torned the ps3 back on and it made a few weird noises and some light came out of the bottum i think its elektrisity or whatever but now it came on and i can't get the thin to play warhawk online but its on at least i can hear my musc. its weird to hear fall out boy after it didnt work so long its like god is speaking to me lol. does anyone else have prloblem like this i mean sony should test this before hand jesus christ

Daniel @ Nov 20th 2007 2:13AM

The latest System Software Update is now ready for download for the PLAYSTATION 3. Here are the details of what this firmware accomplishes:

• Stability during playing some PLAYSTATION 3 format software has been improved.

• Stability of System Software including Internet Browser and Information Board has been improved.

• Stability of the upscaler for PlayStation 2 format software has been improved. (Playability of PlayStation 2 depends on model)

• [Remote Start] feature is changed to avoid unintended power on.

As always, we’re continually evaluating and improving your PLAYSTATION 3 experience. We will continue to share similar updates like this on the blog, so keep an eye out. Thanks for your ongoing feedback!

turd_facist @ Nov 20th 2007 2:14AM

Stevie, it's a bummer your parents weren't pro-abortionists. That said, I do have to say I've noticed some weird problems going on. I can't seem to expand certain parts of the xmb and tversity seems to broken. Anyone else?

kalsey @ Nov 20th 2007 2:22AM

Sounds a lot like the errors people got on a past firmware update. Here's what sorted my problem out after I updated and I couldn't access the PSN Store or use the Internet Browser.

- Clear the browser Cache: Simple. Start Internet Browser, go to the little options bit and clear the cache, totally rinse the thing. Should help immediately.

Sketch @ Nov 20th 2007 2:27AM

@17

LMAO!!!

I haven't tried TVersity since 2.0 so I can't confirm that I'm having the same problem. I'll have to look into that tomorrow...

krill @ Nov 20th 2007 2:38AM

tried that caché trick and didn't work either... i need 2.02 badly!

kentuckyfried @ Nov 20th 2007 3:05AM

Where can I find the wallpaper in this posting? I kind of like it.

krill @ Nov 20th 2007 2:46AM

psn is dead for me..60 gig here

Lithium @ Nov 20th 2007 3:01AM

@3

lol, it's not as simple a devoting a bit of one core's processing power. It's really a matter of memory. To be able to always have to XMB available or be able to msg people in game you need to always have that app running in memory. Doing that leaves less for developers to use for their game. The PS3 OS is already bloated vs the 360s and they have been working on freeing up memory for these exact reasons. That article was on PS3fanboy too.

Umut @ Nov 20th 2007 3:55AM

I was hoping that with 2.01, I can browse to playstation.joystiq.com with my ps3 and succeed viewing the content.

iorkara @ Nov 20th 2007 4:20AM

@23
If your looking for PS3 Wallpapers, huge collection at www.ps3walls.com

CCFC_Nick @ Nov 20th 2007 6:29AM

@23

It's already under themes if you have 2.0 or later

Starfire @ Nov 20th 2007 6:36AM

Kind of ironic- the one and only site that the browser has trouble viewing is this one! But there is a fix- turning off Java and not activating the plugin, when asked to.

As far as this update goes, good to see they are still improving the upscaling of PS2 games. I know it's not a feature on all PS3's, but it could certainly give that library a new lease of life in the world of HD.

Chris @ Nov 20th 2007 7:06AM

What the hell? From reading these posts, I'm terrified to update my PS3!!!
TVersity broke last time too so maybe Sony is trying to deny it's function, since they originally turned down the same formats TVersity supports for piracy reasons.
But seriously! "Won't turn on?!" "No PSN?!" ... No thank you!

RightWingLiberal @ Nov 25th 2007 9:40AM

Hmmmmm... is that why my PS3 has been freezing!!

Its frozen like 9/10 times since I got the update and before that it only froze once, but I never really thought about it cos i only play online so I just restart and enter another game..

Cool, so after this update it will stop freeezing??

Anyone else ever have this problem in England?

babyface @ Nov 20th 2007 7:38AM

Stevie, if you're even remotely interested in people being able to understand what you're whining about, use some punctuation and structuring in our posts (if you know what I'm talking about).

I for one didn't have any issues with 2.0 at all so far. And blaming the firmware for the difficulty of finding bolts in Ratchet and Clank is absolutely ridiculous.

What's next... FW 2.0 is to blame for the Darfur crisis?

Kspraydad @ Nov 20th 2007 7:44AM

If you are old enough to post in a blog you should be old enough to get yourself a spell check plug in too (or use Firefox).

I didn't have ANY problems with 2.0 but I will wait 1 week before going to 2.01 ... need my luck to hold out.

BTW...for Canadians, The Orange Box and CoD are on sale at Dell.ca today for $45 (random off topic but important info)

JerJerBinks @ Nov 20th 2007 9:56AM

I had problems applying the update, completely froze up on reboot. I manually powered the unit down and then back on and it continued with the update. Hopefully I wont get game freezes in Assassin's Creed now, it was getting kind of annoying.

Seminole @ Nov 20th 2007 10:15AM

After reading Stevie's posts I've got one thing to say.

If people like him are the future of mankind, then we are f***ed.

Stevie, my advice to you is to take an Adderall, download a spell checker, and stop sniffing paint thinner.

Kinsey @ Nov 20th 2007 10:38AM

I had no problems with 2.00. Right after I downloaded it. Assassins Creed started to freeze on me. So frustrating. I even had to turn tyhe switch off in the back to turn the bloody thing off.

vegi-saurus @ Nov 20th 2007 10:32AM

I was owning on Warhawk last night and my game froze. What stability FW 2.01?

Sora57 @ Nov 20th 2007 10:36AM

No way am I updating the FW with this release yet.

Popfrogs @ Nov 20th 2007 11:17AM

Uh, you guys KNOW this firmware update is ONLY for the US PS3's right? If you're in Europe and you update to this, there's a chance you'll brick it.

Broken Haiku @ Nov 20th 2007 11:28AM

#17: I think they were, it's just not 100% complete yet.

Evil Forum Troll @ Nov 20th 2007 11:36AM

Hey Stevie!

You ever hear of punctuations?

ahmad @ Nov 20th 2007 11:46AM

i am interesting for update2.01

Sean @ Nov 20th 2007 12:09PM

Here's what I've noticed since updating to 2.01:

1. Warhawk freezes constantly.
2. When connecting a bluetooth headset, the controller is dropped repeatedly and the devices signals are interfering.
3. The ps3 unit was running extremely hot.
4. I'm pretty pissed about the preceding 3.

Everything was working FINE before the update. WTF happened? Does anyone know if you can roll back a firmware update?

disguy @ Nov 20th 2007 12:34PM

I think I'll hold up on updating.

Aren't we supposed to get a PSN update today? I guess I'll have to update if we get something good.

James @ Nov 20th 2007 1:12PM

@41 You're right! Where's the Thursday update (Tuesday edition)?

EDGE @ Nov 20th 2007 1:46PM

Man, I really wanted this to curb the freezing of Assassins Creed, but I still want to play CoD4, arg!!

Wonderflex @ Nov 20th 2007 3:11PM

When the update first posted last night it froze my COD4 match. After the update everything is working fine. No problems at all. I'm running this on a lauch window 60GB.

I sometimes wonder if Microsoft pays people to come into these forums and post false problems to make the system look like it has issues.