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Sure, PS3 Firmware 2.80 didn’t do much - what did it do again? - but if a new rumor out of VG247 is to be believed, firmware 3.0 will deliver “a completely new system” to the PS3 and it’ll do it by Christmas. So, let’s run down this list, shall we? This “huge overhaul” will include “a reputation system,” a “grief reporting system,” support for background patch downloading, and “simultaneous HDMI and digital optical outputting” (we’re assuming this means simultaneous HDMI audio and optical audio output … though we’re not sure who that would be useful to).