Sony has released a software upgrade for the PS3, which will update the system's firmware to version 1.81.

According to a message from Sony's official PlayStation.blog (as well as the multitude of PS3 owners that happened to turn on their consoles sometime today), Sony has released a software upgrade for the PS3, which will update the system's firmware to version 1.81. Of course, Sony fans must be wondering the same thing: isn't it uncharacteristic of them to update on any day besides Thursday, the day of the week usually reserved for all of Sony's software updates?

The reason is that this latest upgrade only fixes a handful of teeny tiny problem brought about by the last upgrade, version 1.80. According to PlayStation network operations director Eric Lempel, at the forefront of these problems was one of the system setting options in the cross media bar.

Lempel then concludes by adding that his team is continuing to enhance backwards compatibility with PS2 games, which could possibly become the target for the PS3's next firmware upgrade.

Source : Pc world & Playstation blog