The Playstation 3 received a firmware upgrade today and below is the full list of features PS3 owners can expect to see when they upgrade.

• Ability to rearrange games on the XMB
• Option menu now includes “eject disk”
• Press triangle to eject games/CDs/movies in the XMB
• XMB backgrounds
• Change the folder classification
• Emoticons
• Change CD output to 44.1/88.2/176.4kHz
• Force 24Hz output for Blu-ray over HDMI
• Change PS3 video settings in-game
• “Bit Mapping” in the “Music Setting”
• Save AVCHD type animations from a Memory Stick
• Change settings like upscaling while playing PS and PS2 games
• Add bookmarks
• Web browser security function in the browser’s tool section
• Avatar moves during audio visual chat

As you can see from the list, the new firmware adds the ablility to customise your background, as well as send emotion icons in your messages, we are sure PS3 fans will be happy with this.

What are your thoughts on the upgrade? leave a comment and let us know as usual.