FW 2.53 Coming 11/26/08

There’s a rumor floating around that firmware 2.53 for the PlayStation 3 is going to be coming out 11/26/08.

• New for 2.53: The Internet browser now supports full-screen mode for Adobe® Flash® Player content.*
• Support for Adobe® Flash® Player 9 has been added to [Internet Browser].*
  * “Adobe” and “Flash” are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.

UPDATE: This has now been confirmed by us.playstation.com

From us.playstation.com PS3 update page:

The PLAYSTATION®3 system software update may include security patches, new or revised settings and features and other items, which will change your current operating system. We encourage you to check this page from time to time for software updates and to always maintain your system to use the latest version of the system software.

An update to the PS3™ system software was released on November 26, 2008. You can use this update to upgrade your system software to version 2.53.

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