The PlayStation 4 may be out, but Sony won’t be stopping with the PlayStation 3 system software updates as the optional 4.53 is now available to download for everyone.
SuperFastZombie, Online Support Co-ordinator for the EN PlayStation Community, tweeted about how 4.53 (US Download Link, UK Download Link) “improves system stability,” but the official PlayStation website has posted a few more notes for the update (some is just a repeat of 4.50):
Main Features
- You can now set the group of players who can see your trophies. You can also specify for each game whether to show trophies.
>See details - The PS3 system can now perform the following operations when you set [Settings] > [System Settings] > [Automatic Update] to [On], even if you do not subscribe to PlayStationPlus. When this setting is [On], the PS3 system will automatically start each day at the specified time, perform these operations, and then turn off:
- Download content items purchased with other devices
- Download the latest system software
- Support of Closed Captions function on playing Blu-ray Disc videos and DVDs (SCEA UC model only).
Other New or Revised Features
- [Closed Captions Settings] has been added under [Settings] > [Video Settings]. Set [Display Closed Captions as Specified by Content] to [Off] to adjust advanced settings for the display method.
- “PlayStationNetwork” has been renamed “PSN”.
- System stability during use of PlayStation3 format software and network services has been improved.
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