The most recent PS3 firmware update that Sony released, v3.40, was a major one -- it added PlayStation Plus support, Facebook features, and a video editor, among other things. The next one is much less significant, and accordingly, it's numbered v3.41. The update will bring (drum roll, please)... game and video recommendations to the PlayStation Store!
That's right: Sony's making you update your PS3 just so they can sell you more stuff. (This smacks of the "What's New" section that they added to the XMB in the v3.00 update last September.)
You'll notice a "You May Like" section on the right side of the PlayStation Store when you're looking at a piece of content. If you click on it, you'll be treated to an Amazon-like list of items: it'll all be stuff purchased by other PSN users who bought the item you're looking at. To be fair, this is certainly some useful functionality, but couldn't it have been rolled into a more feature-rich firmware update?
The update will be available "shortly," but the actual recommendations won't start showing up until the end of the month. Also on the way: a minor PSP firmware update (v6.31) that improves system stability during the use of PSP games (and likely tries to thwart piracy, too).
Next PS3 Firmware Update Adds PlayStation Store Recommendations [PlayStation Blog]
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8:00 PM on 07.26.2010 | 
I love how you can browse EVERYTHING that has come out in the last two months very easily, compared to the labyrinth of the XBLA.
I hate how there are hardly any demos for any major games, and it's a pain to find specific things compared to the XBLA's easy "Alphabetical" menu (yea, the PSN has an alphabetical menu, but it's "grouped", which gets annoying when I want to find content for a specific game).
Har har.
I bought a watch once on amazon and now they recommend me nothing but watches as if I'm some inhuman freak, locked deep in my basement, putting the final touches on my watch collection...
Well I'm not. >:O
I"m hoping the firmware has fixes regarding that. I don't remember having the problem until after the prior firmware update.
http://gizmodo.com/5588083/customers-who-bought-male-masturbator-kit-also-bought
Why can't they make it that it installs while it downloads (like a certain rival HD Console and Online service)?
or maybe, they can do something so radical as to have the console update itself!
now, I would pay for a feature like that!
To many drinks. :)
So fuck it, I'm testing it with the update - if that doesn't work I'm gonna be stuck with old firmware and possibly not be able to play online - BUMMER.
Fingers crossed guys (at work now, so won't know for 3.5 hours).
Think it was actually a firewall issue on my wireless router.
Either way - I love Firmware updates too. Nice to feel supported.
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Also got it on 360, and I have to admit, we play a lot of Streets of Rage in the house.
Oh, and 12fiftyONE appears to be going for the hat trick