The highly anticipated Playstation 3 received it's first ever software update from Sony today, Shortly after its release in Europe. The firmware upgrade which all internet enabled machines are forced to download enabled background downloading, allowing your console to download content while it is on standby and not being used.

The only downside to this is that your Playstation 3 will decay your bandwidth even when it is not functional. The Version 1.60 Firmware is now available for download via your Playstation 3 console.