When did Sony downgrade the browser?

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#1 grand17
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So this past weekend I realized that the web browser on my ps3 is now basically useless. It's comparable to a limited browser on old cell phones. I wanted to watch the UFC prelims on facebook thru ps3 so it would be on my tv but its so ghetto that it wont do that anymore.I cant believe they downgraded it! I used to be able to use the ps3 browser to watch live streaming videos off the internet and go on facebook. now when you go on facebook all you have is some lousy text and it looks nothing like it should.what the heck happened???

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#2 PSP107
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So this past weekend I realized that the web browser on my ps3 is now basically useless. It's comparable to a limited browser on old cell phones. I wanted to watch the UFC prelims on facebook thru ps3 so it would be on my tv but its so ghetto that it wont do that anymore.I cant believe they downgraded it! I used to be able to use the ps3 browser to watch live streaming videos off the internet and go on facebook. now when you go on facebook all you have is some lousy text and it looks nothing like it should.what the heck happened???

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Sony didnt downgrade the browser, the problem is they didn't upgrade it. Alot of websites upgraded their sites. I can't even check my email anymore or click search in youtube.
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#3 grand17
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[QUOTE="PSP107"][QUOTE="grand17"]

So this past weekend I realized that the web browser on my ps3 is now basically useless. It's comparable to a limited browser on old cell phones. I wanted to watch the UFC prelims on facebook thru ps3 so it would be on my tv but its so ghetto that it wont do that anymore.I cant believe they downgraded it! I used to be able to use the ps3 browser to watch live streaming videos off the internet and go on facebook. now when you go on facebook all you have is some lousy text and it looks nothing like it should.what the heck happened???

Sony didnt downgrade the browser, the problem is they didn't upgrade it. Alot of websites upgraded their sites. I can't even check my email anymore or click search in youtube.

man thats lame....
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#4 PSP107
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[QUOTE="PSP107"][QUOTE="grand17"]

So this past weekend I realized that the web browser on my ps3 is now basically useless. It's comparable to a limited browser on old cell phones. I wanted to watch the UFC prelims on facebook thru ps3 so it would be on my tv but its so ghetto that it wont do that anymore.I cant believe they downgraded it! I used to be able to use the ps3 browser to watch live streaming videos off the internet and go on facebook. now when you go on facebook all you have is some lousy text and it looks nothing like it should.what the heck happened???

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Sony didnt downgrade the browser, the problem is they didn't upgrade it. Alot of websites upgraded their sites. I can't even check my email anymore or click search in youtube.

man thats lame....

Yea it is. Youtube still works though. Its an optimized version called youtube XL. There is no comments sections.
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#5 GameShtopper
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prawn still works just fine on mine.

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#6 Fightingfan
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prawn still works just fine on mine.

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Same, the Hub has no problems.
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#7 BaraChat
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It always was crappy if you ask me. I just don't use it but they SHOULD update it, I (and probably some other gamers) would be more inclined to use it.

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#8 caketoo
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Yea PS3 browser was always a POS. Anytime ive tried to use facebook thru it its always froze up my console, like many other websites have. The only thing that works are google and the sony blog. If i browse anything other then that im running a crash risk.
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#9 PSP107
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[QUOTE="Fightingfan"][QUOTE="GameShtopper"]

prawn still works just fine on mine.

Same, the Hub has no problems.

Can you check your email? search in Youtube?
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#10 Vari3ty
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The PS3's browser has always been terrible. I think I would go crazy trying to browse the web on that thing.

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#11 LazyShady
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Wow really?? i check my email, youtube, watch videos from other sites, i use it a LOT. I never had these issue nor have i heard of anything that everyone here is saying.

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#13 tommyas
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Yeah its not good to be used for a long time, just to check news etc. Also, a good youtube page is www.ps3youtube.com. That one works quite well and it also supports HD. Plus for basic news browsing its a bit better with Java turned off. But again some pages wont work without Java at all.
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#14 jimm895
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I never use my PS3 to surf anything on the web because a PC of some kind so much better. Companies that use the web have to use what is provided by the main web services and Sony doesn't have all the legal permission to use these services.
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#15 chaotzu
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Yeah, the browser could be better, but it could be worse too. My PC is broken at the moment so the PS3 and my IPhone are th only browsers I have at the moment. Hell, I'm typing this message right now from my PS3. You may not like the changes Facebook made, but it was unusable before on the PS3. You couldn't even type messages before. Now you can. Hopefully we'll get an update soon because Dailymotion no longer works, which alway had better resolution than Youtube.
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#16 BH14
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I never use my ps3 for the internet browser. Maybe once in a while I will check something out for a second and that is it. My computer is just so much better. I have given up hope for the ps3 browser because of the speed, browser, using ps3 controller, compatibility issues with adobe and others, etc. If people want to use internet with television, connect a laptop and use a wireless keyboard and mouse. Best way to go.