Playstation 3 firmware 2.4 video coming tomorrow

[Gutter21]

Social media manager for SCEA, Jeff Rubenstein has confirmed that at around midnight Pacific time - 8 a.m. BST - the Playstation Blog will be showing a video of the new PS3 XMB features in action.

“Planning 2 videos, 5 or so mins each. One for XMB features and one for Trophies,” replied Rubenstein to this Playstation Blog entry.

Jeff Rubenstein replied on June 29, 2008 at 11:30 am
Planning 2 videos, 5 or so mins each. One for XMB features and one for Trophies. None of the previous videos has been a short as 90 seconds, just as long as it takes to show off the features and not make you sit through a lot of fluff.

can’t wait to see it.

[Geonosis]

So 3AM EDT, I might stay up. I wish it weren't so late.

[Bruuce]

Cool. I should be up.

[Blu-Balls]

I still don't get what this update does.

It adds trophy's similar to Xbox 360 but what games are going to support it? Future? Current?

What else does it do?

What is XMB?

[Bruuce]

I'm willing to bet MGS4 and hopefully GTA4 will support them as well.

[Shoeless]

Originally Posted by Blu-Balls

I still don't get what this update does.

It adds trophy's similar to Xbox 360 but what games are going to support it? Future? Current?

What else does it do?

What is XMB?

In answer to the first question, it's fairly likely most recent games (MGS 4, GTA IV, etc) will either be patched for 2.40 or possibly even have the code built in and are waiting for activation. However, earlier games will definitely require a patch. Insomniac, for example, has already said that they won't be patching Resistance 1 for this, so it's up to the individual developers to decide whether they want to do it or not.

As for your second question, the other features that 2.40 will include are in-game XMB, which stands for "cross media bar," which is the "desktop" you see when you turn on your PS3. This essentially means that in-game messaging will now be active so if you receive a message and want to check it out and reply, or feel like sending a message to someone on your friends list you just got notified came online, you won't have to quit out of your game to do it anymore. All you'll have to do is hit your PS button on the controller to call up the XMB. It's also rumored that 2.40 may include a custom soundtrack feature, so that you'll be able to call up that in-game XMB and simply choose tracks from the songs on your PS3 and play those instead of the game track.

[SLARITY]

Figures..Ive pretty much stopped playing my PS3 again in favor of wow. I guess cool anyways, COD4 will definatly benefit from this.

[Badger3920]

Originally Posted by SLARITY

Figures..Ive pretty much stopped playing my PS3 again in favor of wow. I guess cool anyways, COD4 will definatly benefit from this.

Cut that crap out and get back on the triple!

[Gr00v3r]

YEah this is very nice and I can't wait till some of my games get patched. Looks at MGS4, GTA4 and DMC4.

[dominica]

The stuff included in the firmware

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" 1:ingame XMB (for example:ingame messaging,audio setting)
2:trophy support
3:XMB clock
4:XMB google search
5:added "power shut-down" menu on XMB(like PC OS)
6:can also do "auto shut-down" after updating the latest firmware
7: photos in playlists is now printable
8:added sorting way of photos
"sort from the latest date"and "sort from the oldest date"
9:mini music control panel on XMB
10:added support of"MP3 Surround(output as Linear-PCM)"
11:can play a movie in HDD(and storage memory device such a Memory Stick and SD memory) with "Upconvert", "frame-noise reduction"
and"block-noise reduction"
12:can play "BDAV"discs recorded by blu-ray recorder
with upconverting from 1080i to 1080p
(but a retail (copy protected)Blu-Ray disc and BDMV can't do.)
13:added support"DTS-ES"and"DTS-96/24"when playing DVD
14:added support"DTS-ES Matrix"when playing Blu-ray
15:expanded friend-list capacity from 50 upto 100. "

[goshikisen]

Originally Posted by dominica

The stuff included in the firmware

Looks like a significant update... looking forward to the ingame XMB.

[Patsfan123]

Its up now.. I just finished an episode of Mad Men and it informed me.

[taygan315]

Originally Posted by goshikisen

Looks like a significant update... looking forward to the ingame XMB.

Agreed....but does it fix the Grand Theft Auto freeze problem??? I have put off buying this game until a fix is issued.

[Ohgami]

Got this installed last night (a surprise when I booted my PS3 up @ 8:30ish PST to play a PS2 game). I installed it all and fidddled with my profile a tad then started playing my PS2 game. Once I started I hit the PS button and to my dismay it seems that the ingame XMB is for ONLY PS3 games and so my quest for a clock while playing a game is still ongoing. Sad really as this was the main feature I was really looking for and was really the only critique I have with both the PS3 and Wii (Pressing the PS/Home button and not being able to know what time it is). I use the Clock on my 360 almost religiously while playing. I love all 3 of my current gen systems equally I just hope that such a simple feature can be added.