Playstation 3.41 update now smaller

Another update to the Playstation system software only a minor upgrade from 3.40. It's not been released to fix a problem caused by the previous upgrade as so many other minor releases have been (or at least it doesn't mention any) all it does is update the Playstation Store. Huzzah does this mean they're finally showing file sizes on the description page? Nope they're showing recommended products a la Amazon based on what you're looking at and your purchase content history.

The last update was around the 170Mb mark and as each update contains all previous updates this means a download of over that just to get pressure sale-ed. Of course you can choose not to download it, if you don't want access to the store or online gaming, because you can't sign in without it.

However a new twist comes into play. Reports on the forums that broke the news suggested the download wasn't that large and it seems that's true. It looks like Sony have taken a leaf out of Microsoft's book and the PS3 will now download only what is necessary to take you to the next version. I'm unsure of the size, but unlike the previous downloads where I could eat a meal and still have to wait for the finish this one was pretty much over by the time I'd changed clothes.

So well done Sony for the incremental upgrade ability, shame you premièred it with such a naff reason.