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Rumor: Sony leaks PS3 Facebook integration, gamercard customization features

Posted Nov 11, 2009 at 9:48AM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: Facebook, playstation 3 updates, Sony, Twitter, UK, XMB

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PS3 users have had access to Facebook and other social networking sites like Twitter for a while now thanks to the console's web browser. It looks like Sony wants to take it a step further though by integrating a Facebook icon directly into the XMB.

Some images found on the UK Playstation website points to the integration. Other images show other new features, including the ability to change gamercard colors. I'm tagging this as a rumor for now since nothing official has been announced, but hey! Official site!

The Facebook icon image first reported by ScrawlFX was in Portuguese (?), but I did a bit of poking around and turned up one in English.

New PS3 features? - Image 2 New PS3 features? - Image 3

You can view the images on the UK Playstation site here, here, and here. That is, if they haven't taken them down yet. No word on when these features will be added, but seeing as how they're already on the official site's server it could very well be in the next firmware update.

SCEA clarifies: PS3 and Facebook not in talks, but there could be in the future

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Yeah, so now I've officially stopped caring for these firmware updates. Instead of just adding cross-game chat, and getting it over with, they just wanna work on stuff like the Photo Gallery and letting us change the color of our Gamercards. Good job Sony, you guys just keep the good work up.

And looks like they pulled the images as well. They couldn't hide a barn from a trained sniper. They're the types who would wear snow-camo in a jungle environment.

# w-hat? — JOshISPoser 2009-11-11 12:34

could anyone hide a barn from a trained sniper?

the snow-camo thing was funny, but yeah...

how do you know these photos aren't supposed to distract us from cross-game chat? that might have been the plan but obviously it failed.

i'm under the impression maybe they have a lil difficulty with it atm so they're getting these features in. i personally would love facebook on my ps3. one less reason to turn on the ol' comp and keep on gaming instead

# WTF!?!?!?!?! — ISOHaven 2009-11-11 13:06

You act as if only one person is working on features at a time. I think sony's R+D can work on everything at once.

# it's not bad but... — SuperSZ 2009-11-11 13:09

What they are doing is ok... but I kinda agree with you, but instead of Hulu they should enable the HD in youtube in the PS3

# ... — FelisCatusLover 2009-11-11 13:28

You know, this *****book revolution is really starting to piss me off. Facebook is nothing but a crappy rip off of MySpace, why the ***** is everyone all of a sudden going crazy over it? Its pathetic and destroys the exact meaning of social networking. Absolutely pathetic website, filled with tons of spam apps that suck big time. Give us a damn MySpace app for gosh sakes.

# you are right. — bmxadan 2009-11-11 13:33

facebook sucks,myspace is the shizz

# I don't mind — Eclipze_ 2009-11-11 13:34

Social networking isn't for everyone, especially if your already using another form of it: gaming. But some people like it out there and it actually caters to a large crowd of people. I understand that if I don't find any use for it at least someone else will.

Me personally... I'd rather them put Skype on the PS3, you can just do way more with it.

# facebook revolution? — JOshISPoser 2009-11-11 14:39

it's been big for a while and it's soooo much better than myspace. myspace has been copying facebook for it's features lately.

myspace is like still for teens and stuff whereas i feel facebook is more mature but everyone's on it since it is a great site.

# skype — JOshISPoser 2009-11-11 14:42

that's genius since they have it on PSP. that'd actually work quite well. i could see like a pop-out friends list for skype kind of like how the text-chats and video-chats pop out.

so, great idea for that.

# Hmm.... — Bountyhunter53 2009-11-11 15:31

Whats the point of adding Facebook to the PS3? I seriously have enough stuff on my wall already with Mafia Wars and other applications. This would just make it messier unless Sony is willing to get Facebook to make there own status thing which isn't recorded.

BTW people with 0 friends on Facebook are lucky cause having 300 Facebook addicts as friends seriously annoys you. They update there wall every 30 secs.....

# ... — FelisCatusLover 2009-11-11 16:21

All facebook is is those stupid apps which are so damn dumb. They have nothing to do with social messaging. I actually have a facebook profile but never use it. You cant even link to it or search for people without being registered. They make it so difficult to do basic things like talk to people, which is what SOCIAL NETWORKING is supposed to be about. And as for MySpace ripping it, your right, they have been recently, but luckily on MySpace the *****ty apps can be turned off, they cant be on facebook. Even uploading a simple picture on facebook is a difficult task. Whenever I do login to facebook, the first thing I see is a ton of messages saying stupid ***** like "so and so bought you for $$$" I mean give me a break, you say THIS is more mature?

# Avatars — SSJGoku786 2009-11-11 16:52

When do they planning on releasing new avatars?

# Whoops — SSJGoku786 2009-11-11 16:54

I meant "plan on".

Where's the edit button?

# meh — ADblakejelani 2009-11-11 17:01

All the better as long as i don't have to pay for sh*t :)

# felis — JOshISPoser 2009-11-11 17:05

i think you're just retarded and don't belong on the internet

# !!! — GodGates 2009-11-11 17:44

Hear hear!!

Or is it "Here here"? ._. W/e, you get my point.

# Order-Sol, I agree with you — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2009-11-11 18:11

So many networking sites and facebook is low on my list. I do think it would be cool if they made applications available for download off the Playstation Store and a facebook app could be one of them. I hope they go that route instead of forcing us to have clutter we don't want.

# ^^ — truk 2009-11-11 18:13

agreed.

# SSJGoku786 i'm with you — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2009-11-11 18:17

A lot of the avatars are horrible. Some are plain or look sickening. What is so hard with giving us more avatars?

# Oh god no — chessboxer 2009-11-11 22:41

Do we have to put up with myspace fanboys?

# sick — MorbidAugie 2009-11-16 11:43

of all these people wanting me to join another *****ty networking site -facebook *ugh* telling me its so much better - hey cram it! not interested ok. As if i was so pleased with myspace to begin with. idk maybe its just not for some like me. Imo gaming is the best social networking out there! lol

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