<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
the	O
updatable	O
firmware	B-Application
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
used	O
by	O
Sony	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
both	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
and	O
NetBSD	B-Device
known	O
internally	O
as	O
CellOS	B-Operating_System
or	O
GameOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
as	O
its	O
graphical	O
shell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
process	O
of	O
updating	O
is	O
almost	O
identical	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
may	O
be	O
updated	O
by	O
downloading	O
the	O
update	O
directly	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
downloading	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
local	O
Official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
website	O
to	O
a	O
PC	O
and	O
using	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
storage	O
device	O
to	O
transfer	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
installing	O
the	O
update	O
from	O
game	O
discs	O
containing	O
update	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
slim	O
PS3s	B-Operating_System
SKU	O
shipped	O
with	O
a	O
unique	O
firmware	B-Application
with	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
also	O
seen	O
in	O
software	O
3.00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
native	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
is	O
CellOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
is	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
;	O
TCP/IP	B-Protocol
stack	I-Protocol
fingerprinting	I-Protocol
identifies	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
as	O
running	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
is	O
known	O
to	O
contain	O
code	O
from	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
and	O
NetBSD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3D	B-Library
computer	I-Library
graphics	I-Library
API	I-Library
software	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
is	O
LibGCM	B-Operating_System
and	O
PSGL	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
and	O
Nvidia	B-Language
's	I-Language
Cg	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
LibGCM	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
low	O
level	O
API	O
,	O
and	O
PSGL	B-Application
is	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
API	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
developers	O
preferred	O
to	O
use	O
libGCM	B-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
higher	O
levels	O
of	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
later	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
which	O
also	O
has	O
two	O
APIs	O
,	O
the	O
low	O
level	O
GNM	B-Application
and	O
the	O
higher	O
level	O
GNMX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Software	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
for	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
SDK	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
to	O
registered	O
game	O
development	O
companies	O
and	O
contains	O
software	O
tools	O
and	O
an	O
integrated	O
hardware	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
it	O
requires	O
a	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Sony	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
expensive	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
and	O
homebrew	B-Application
PS3	B-Operating_System
SDKs	O
are	O
available	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
leaked	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
SDKs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
(	O
XMB	B-Device
)	O
as	O
its	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
)	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
,	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Sony	O
BRAVIA	O
HDTVs	B-Device
,	O
Blu-ray	O
disc	O
players	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
Sony	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XMB	B-Device
displays	O
icons	O
horizontally	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
that	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
navigate	O
through	O
them	O
using	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
right	O
buttons	O
of	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	O
which	O
move	O
the	O
icons	O
forward	O
or	O
back	O
across	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
highlighting	O
just	O
one	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
using	O
any	O
kind	O
of	O
pointer	O
to	O
select	O
an	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
navigate	O
among	O
these	O
options	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
up	O
and	O
down	O
buttons	O
of	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
features	O
offered	O
by	O
XMB	B-Device
implementations	O
varies	O
based	O
on	O
device	O
and	O
software	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
those	O
appearing	O
in	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
console	O
such	O
as	O
category	O
icons	O
for	O
Photos	O
,	O
Music	O
and	O
Games	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
added	O
Users	O
,	O
TV	O
and	O
Friends	O
to	O
the	O
XMB	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
XMB	B-Device
offers	O
a	O
degree	O
of	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In-game	O
XMB	B-Device
features	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
properly	O
with	O
firmware	B-Application
version	O
2.41	O
after	O
causing	O
early	O
implementation	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
XMB	B-Device
proved	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
successful	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
Sony	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
next	B-Application
generation	I-Application
Sony	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
such	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
no	O
longer	O
use	O
this	O
user	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
supports	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
with	O
Sony	O
's	O
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
the	O
problem	O
with	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
was	O
that	O
it	O
only	O
supported	O
a	O
"	O
select	O
"	O
few	O
titles	O
and	O
results	O
were	O
often	O
laggy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
clear	O
that	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
testing	O
bed	O
for	O
its	O
much	O
better	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
for	O
users	O
having	O
both	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
share	O
media	O
files	O
videos	O
,	O
music	O
and	O
images	O
between	O
them	O
by	O
transferring	O
multimedia	O
files	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
or	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
cross-play	B-Application
(	O
or	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
)	O
covering	O
any	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
software	O
title	O
that	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
software	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
software	O
titles	O
use	O
Cross-Play	B-Application
in	O
different	O
ways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Ultimate	B-Application
Marvel	I-Application
vs.	I-Application
Capcom	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
title	O
supporting	O
the	O
Cross-Play	B-Application
feature	O
,	O
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
some	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
streaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
is	O
capable	O
of	O
photo	O
,	O
audio	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
playback	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
is	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
and	O
DVD	O
movies	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
audio	O
CDs	B-Device
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
capable	O
of	O
adopting	O
streaming	O
media	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Netflix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
NetFront	B-Operating_System
browser	I-Operating_System
,	O
although	O
unlike	O
its	O
successor	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
which	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
modern	O
Webkit	B-Language
core	O
as	O
Safari	B-Application
from	O
Apple	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
receives	O
a	O
low	O
score	O
in	O
HTML5	B-Application
compliance	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
is	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
full-screen	O
flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
also	O
provided	O
a	O
feature	O
called	O
OtherOS	B-Application
that	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
systems	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
slimmer	O
models	O
launched	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
enabled	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
an	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
but	O
due	O
to	O
security	O
concerns	O
,	O
Sony	O
later	O
removed	O
this	O
functionality	O
through	O
the	O
3.21	O
system	B-Device
software	I-Device
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
SCE	O
)	O
,	O
disabling	O
this	O
feature	O
will	O
help	O
ensure	O
that	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
owners	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
broad	O
range	O
of	O
gaming	O
and	O
entertainment	O
content	O
from	O
SCE	O
and	O
its	O
content	O
partners	O
on	O
a	O
more	O
secure	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
agreed	O
to	O
pay	O
up	O
to	O
$55	O
to	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
10	O
million	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
owners	O
but	O
denied	O
wrongdoing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
provides	O
printing	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
for	O
example	O
print	O
images	O
and	O
web	O
pages	O
when	O
a	O
supported	O
printer	O
is	O
connected	O
via	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
or	O
a	O
local	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
only	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
printers	O
from	O
Canon	O
,	O
Epson	O
,	O
and	O
Hewlett-Packard	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
original	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
games	O
(	O
PS	O
One	O
discs	O
and	O
downloadable	O
classics	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
models	O
are	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
summary	O
,	O
early	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
20GB	O
and	O
60GB	O
launch	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
were	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
because	O
they	O
had	O
PS2	B-Device
chips	O
in	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
later	O
models	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
the	O
80GB	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
PS3	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
are	O
also	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
,	O
through	O
partial	O
software	O
emulation	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
since	O
they	O
no	O
longer	O
had	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
CPU	B-Device
in	O
them	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
do	O
have	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
GPU	B-Architecture
in	O
them	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
reduced	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
through	O
hardware-assisted	O
software	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
other	O
later	O
models	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
40GB	O
,	O
140GB	O
,	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Slim	O
,	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Super	O
Slim	O
are	O
not	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
,	O
though	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
enjoy	O
PS	O
One	O
and	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
when	O
they	O
removed	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
,	O
they	O
had	O
already	O
been	O
at	O
a	O
point	O
where	O
they	O
were	O
three	O
years	O
into	O
its	O
lifecycle	O
;	O
by	O
that	O
time	O
the	O
vast	O
majority	O
of	O
consumers	O
that	O
were	O
purchasing	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
cite	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
as	O
a	O
primary	O
reason	O
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
compatibility	O
was	O
no	O
longer	O
necessary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	O
which	O
are	O
playable	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
have	O
officially	O
been	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
purchase	O
afterwards	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
are	O
only	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
republished	O
in	O
digital	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
unlike	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
they	O
lack	O
Trophy	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
when	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
backward	O
compatible	O
with	O
either	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
1	I-Device
games	O
,	O
although	O
limited	O
PS2	B-Device
backward	O
compatibility	O
was	O
later	O
introduced	O
,	O
and	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
owners	O
might	O
play	O
a	O
selected	O
group	O
of	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
by	O
streaming	O
them	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
using	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
cloud-based	O
gaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
LV0	I-Operating_System
keys	I-Operating_System
are	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
cryptographic	O
keys	O
which	O
form	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
's	O
security	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LV0	O
keys	O
were	O
released	O
online	O
by	O
a	O
group	O
calling	O
themselves	O
"	O
The	O
Three	O
Musketeers	O
"	O
,	O
granting	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
sensitive	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
access	O
to	O
these	O
areas	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
decrypt	O
security	O
updates	O
and	O
work	O
around	O
the	O
authorized	O
PlayStation	B-Device
firmware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
firmware	I-Operating_System
updates	O
to	O
be	O
modified	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
modified	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
hacked	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
custom	O
firmware	B-Application
—	O
and	O
the	O
LV0	O
decryption	O
keys	O
in	O
particular	O
—	O
poses	O
serious	O
issues.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
initial	O
"	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
was	O
version	O
1.10	O
as	O
appeared	O
on	O
11	O
November	O
2006	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
17	O
November	O
2006	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
that	O
provided	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
services	O
and	O
the	O
Remote	B-Device
Play	I-Device
for	O
the	O
60	O
GB	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
updates	O
in	O
the	O
1.xx	O
versions	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Account	O
Management	O
,	O
compatibility	O
of	O
USB	B-Protocol
devices	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
format	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
webcams	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
keyboards	O
and	O
mice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.90	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
May	O
2007	O
further	O
added	O
the	O
Wallpaper	O
feature	O
for	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
XMB	B-Device
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
eject	O
a	O
game	O
disc	O
using	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
to	O
re-order	O
game	O
icons	O
by	O
format	O
and	O
creation	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
forced	O
24Hz	O
output	O
for	O
Blu-ray	O
over	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
introduced	O
bookmarks	O
and	O
a	O
security	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
quite	O
a	O
few	O
noticeable	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
version	O
2.10	O
alone	O
there	O
were	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
additions	O
of	O
the	O
Voice	O
Changer	O
feature	O
with	O
the	O
power	O
to	O
make	O
users	O
sound	O
like	O
a	O
person	O
using	O
a	O
voice	O
changer	O
with	O
five	O
presets	O
over	O
hi	O
and	O
low	O
tones	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
music	O
bitmapping	O
process	O
specifically	O
designed	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
to	O
provide	O
enhanced	O
audio	O
playback	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
supports	O
for	O
DivX	B-Application
and	O
WMV	B-Device
playback	O
and	O
Blu-ray	O
disc	O
profile	O
1.1	O
for	O
picture-in-picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.50	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
October	O
2008	O
was	O
the	O
update	O
in	O
the	O
2.xx	O
series	O
that	O
contained	O
the	O
largest	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
or	O
changes	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
were	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
official	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
headset	O
,	O
in-game	O
screenshots	B-Application
and	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
recovery	O
menu	O
(	O
or	O
safe	B-Operating_System
mode	I-Operating_System
)	O
was	O
also	O
introduced	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
versions	O
in	O
the	O
2.xx	O
series	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
2.7x	O
,	O
2.85	O
or	O
2.90	O
were	O
distributed	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
"	O
slim	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
versions	O
such	O
as	O
2.00	O
,	O
versions	O
such	O
as	O
3.00	O
,	O
3.10	O
,	O
3.30	O
,	O
3.40	O
,	O
and	O
3.70	O
all	O
introduced	O
relatively	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
or	O
changes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
supports	O
for	O
new	O
Dynamic	O
Custom	O
Themes	O
,	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
,	O
Trophy	O
enhancements	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
[	O
Video	O
Editor	O
&	O
Uploader ]	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
noticeable	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
version	O
4.00	O
released	O
on	O
30	O
November	O
2011	O
was	O
the	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
[	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
System ]	O
was	O
added	O
as	O
an	O
option	O
and	O
[	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
System	O
Application	O
Utility ]	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
feature	O
under	O
 [ Game ] 	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
update	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
also	O
gained	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
videos	O
,	O
images	O
,	O
musics	O
,	O
and	O
game	O
data	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
4.10	O
released	O
on	O
8	O
February	O
2012	O
also	O
added	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
including	O
some	O
support	O
for	O
HTML5	B-Application
and	O
its	O
display	O
speed	O
and	O
web	O
page	O
layout	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
is	O
currently	O
still	O
being	O
updated	O
by	O
Sony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Device
software	I-Device
version	O
2.40	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
in-game	O
XMB	B-Device
feature	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
Trophies	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
July	O
2008	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
later	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
because	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
restart	O
their	O
consoles	O
after	O
performing	O
the	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fault	O
was	O
explained	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
because	O
of	O
certain	O
system	O
administrative	O
data	O
being	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
HDD	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
issue	O
was	O
addressed	O
in	O
version	O
2.41	O
of	O
the	O
system	B-Device
software	I-Device
released	O
on	O
8	O
July	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Device
software	I-Device
version	O
3.0	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Kennedy	O
had	O
purchased	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
January	O
2009	O
,	O
claiming	O
it	O
worked	O
perfectly	O
until	O
he	O
installed	O
the	O
required	O
firmware	B-Application
update	O
3.0	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
the	O
Blu-ray	O
drive	O
in	O
his	O
system	O
ceased	O
functioning	O
properly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
later	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
,	O
"	O
SCEA	O
is	O
aware	O
of	O
reports	O
that	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
owners	O
are	O
experiencing	O
isolated	O
issues	O
with	O
their	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
system	O
since	O
installing	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
system	B-Device
software	I-Device
update	O
(	O
v3.00	O
)	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
released	O
software	O
update	O
3.01	O
on	O
15	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
OtherOS	B-Application
"	O
feature	O
from	O
older	O
models	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
due	O
to	O
security	O
issues	O
(	O
possibly	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
exploit	O
released	O
by	O
geohot	O
)	O
which	O
caused	O
an	O
uproar	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
community	O
,	O
several	O
lawsuits	O
have	O
been	O
filed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
one	O
was	O
filed	O
on	O
behalf	O
of	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
owners	O
by	O
Anthony	O
Ventura	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suit	O
states	O
that	O
removing	O
the	O
feature	O
constitutes	O
breach	O
of	O
contract	O
,	O
false	O
advertising	O
and	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
other	O
business	O
practices	O
relating	O
to	O
consumer	O
protection	O
laws	O
as	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
touted	O
by	O
Sony	O
when	O
these	O
systems	O
were	O
new	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
consumers	O
could	O
turn	O
their	O
machines	O
into	O
a	O
basic	O
PC	O
and	O
cites	O
that	O
the	O
feature	O
was	O
"	O
extremely	O
valuable	O
"	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
reasons	O
that	O
many	O
people	O
paid	O
more	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
over	O
buying	O
a	O
competing	O
console	O
like	O
a	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
or	O
an	O
Xbox	O
360	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
,	O
two	O
more	O
suits	O
were	O
also	O
filed	O
by	O
other	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
newer	O
lawsuits	O
was	O
filed	O
by	O
Todd	O
Densmore	O
and	O
Antal	O
Herz	O
which	O
claim	O
Sony	O
has	O
rendered	O
several	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
features	O
they	O
paid	O
for	O
"	O
inoperable	O
"	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
firmware	B-Application
3.21	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
filed	O
was	O
by	O
Jason	O
Baker	O
,	O
Sean	O
Bosquett	O
,	O
Paul	O
Graham	O
,	O
and	O
Paul	O
Vannatta	O
,	O
and	O
claims	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
things	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
"	O
lost	O
money	O
by	O
purchasing	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
without	O
receiving	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
their	O
bargain	O
because	O
the	O
product	O
is	O
not	O
what	O
it	O
was	O
claimed	O
to	O
be	O
-	O
a	O
game	O
console	O
that	O
would	O
provide	O
both	O
the	O
Other	O
OS	O
feature	O
and	O
gaming	O
functions.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sixth	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
filed	O
by	O
Johnathon	O
Huber	O
and	O
has	O
quotes	O
from	O
both	O
the	O
EU	O
and	O
US	O
PlayStation	B-Device
blogs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
lawsuits	O
by	O
requesting	O
a	O
dismissal	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
that	O
"	O
no	O
one	O
cared	O
about	O
the	O
feature	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
filings	O
cite	O
quotes	O
from	O
3rd	O
party	O
websites	O
,	O
the	O
instruction	O
manual	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Web	O
site	O
and	O
claims	O
they	O
are	O
invalid	O
proof	O
and	O
that	O
Sony	O
can	O
disable	O
PSN	B-Device
and	O
the	O
other	O
advertised	O
features	O
(	O
playing	O
games	O
that	O
require	O
newer	O
firmware	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2011	O
,	O
SCEA	O
again	O
asked	O
that	O
the	O
case	O
be	O
dismissed	O
and	O
made	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
plaintiffs	O
refiled	O
claim	O
was	O
insufficient	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
hackers	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
violate	O
Sony	O
's	O
intellectual	O
property	O
and	O
asked	O
the	O
judge	O
to	O
grant	O
search	O
rights	O
on	O
their	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
settled	O
with	O
users	O
who	O
installed	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
purchased	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
based	O
upon	O
the	O
alternative	O
OS	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	B-Device
software	I-Device
version	O
4.45	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
18	O
June	O
2013	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
one	O
day	O
later	O
because	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
users	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
restart	O
their	O
consoles	O
after	O
performing	O
the	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
June	O
2013	O
,	O
Morgan	O
Haro	O
,	O
a	O
Community	O
Manager	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
issue	O
had	O
been	O
identified	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
update	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
