PSP firmware 4.00 out, PS3 2.40 in-game XMB and trophies confirmed

Sony's firmware development for its game consoles is bearing fruit on two fronts today. First, the PSP firmware 4.00 network update is up and dancing for your XMB Googling pleasure. Next, and more importantly, Sony has confirmed in-game XMB and trophies in PS3 firmware 2.40 -- details promised shortly. Tap tap tap... ok, not that shortly.

[Thanks, 94 taurus owner]

Read -- PSP 4.00
Read -- PS3 2.40

[McBUNT @ Jun 19th 2008 6:30AM]

Not BREAKING?

[Mic2000 @ Jun 19th 2008 6:31AM]

Well I guess they will bring it live after the E3, so they have some stuff to present at that moment.

[Ace b @ Jun 19th 2008 6:32AM]

Finally.Now I'll get a ps3.


But seriously,4.00 and nothing but some google action?tsk,tsk.

[Plothole @ Jun 19th 2008 6:55AM]

Yeah honest, why even waste a whole version number on that?

[McBUNT @ Jun 19th 2008 6:56AM]

Wait, what? You didn't want a PS3 because it didn't have in game XMB? I have to call bullshit right there, Ace.

[aMac @ Jun 19th 2008 9:34AM]

@ McBUNT and anyone who voted him up

Honestly, how could any of you miss the obvious sarcasm in Ace's post? He even followed up by saying "But seriously"

[Chris @ Jun 19th 2008 7:05AM]

Trophies may just be the lamest idea I've ever seen. It's one step up from "do you want to see my pokemon"

[Ace b @ Jun 19th 2008 7:23AM]

Man,you could say the same thing about "achievements".

Same crap,different name.

[Panathas17 @ Jun 24th 2008 1:12AM]

Same sh*t different day?

[Rob Bourne @ Jun 19th 2008 7:17AM]

Gah, still miles away though. 2.36 will drag it's feet then we'll have another looong wait until 2.4 eventually turns up :(

Not too fussed about the trophies, just want the damn XMB update!

[Brandon @ Jun 19th 2008 7:46AM]

Cool, I guess I'll go another 6 months without turning on my PSP.

[Ace b @ Jun 19th 2008 7:54AM]

Dude,I think ya got a psp for the wrong reasons.

Might I suggest a netbook or a notebook?

[Maestro @ Jun 19th 2008 7:47AM]

The 3 good games for the PS3 are excited about XMB!

[Hunts314 @ Jun 19th 2008 8:18AM]

ooooo look what we have here. I guess that was supposed to be funny?

[Jhongerkong @ Jun 19th 2008 6:32PM]

How are games supposed to be excited about a new feature?

[94 taurus owner @ Jun 19th 2008 7:50AM]

This update would help if the Wifi in my house worked.

Fast and Slow feature is pretty neat though not perfect but it works.

[slarity @ Jun 19th 2008 8:09AM]

I'm thinking 2.4 pushes PS3 past 360 in every aspect now. Now the only reason to have a 360 are those exclusives you cant get on PS3 or PC.

[Chad @ Jun 19th 2008 9:41AM]

I wouldn't say every. I still want to be able to play my own music in games.

[Mark @ Jun 19th 2008 1:16PM]

so you're saying that the only reason to get an xbox 360 over a PS3 is the games? Isn't that kinda what the "game console" is about in the first place?

[Andrew @ Jun 19th 2008 6:25PM]

...except that there's a lot of them. Not to mention that non-exclusives look and play better (or at least the same) on Xbox360 9 out of 10 times. I played close to 30 games on Xbox360. Compared to maybe 6 on PS3.

Xbox360 wins hands down this generation so far as I'm concerned.

Now if you're talking OVERALL utility of the console and not "just" games, then things are a bit different.

[Danakin @ Jun 19th 2008 8:29AM]

Call me when there is a way to earn "Playstation Money" so I don't have to pay real money for the sh*t off the store...or can I melt down these trophies and sell them for that?

[Teetdogs @ Jun 19th 2008 8:52AM]

As the owner of both a PS3 and 360 and PSP I must say this is pretty dissapointing while these are cool features, they really dont deserve a whole new firmware update. These should be the extras that come with the firmware there should be some major updates like say...Home? But hey its something at least they put out a recent update unlike some companies *cough* Microsoft *cough*

[stardash @ Jun 19th 2008 9:08AM]

Ohh man time update your PS3 to a PS360!

[Steffen Jobbs @ Jun 19th 2008 9:15AM]

I installed the update on my PSP and you get a magnifying glass to do internet searches using Google. It wouldn't be so bad, but I can't stand to input text on a PSP. It's such an awkward system for typing and internet browsing and slow as molasses loading pages even over a broadband connection. You can't tell how much of the page is being completed. Except for that little circle in the lower right hand corner, you can hardly tell if the page has just stalled while loading.

The iPhone is a better game player than the PSP is an internet browser. Not even sure why Sony bothered with adding a browser. Browsing ability is next to useless. Internet radio isn't too bad. It works decently enough over WiFi.

I like my PSP for watching videos, games and listening to music, so for it's cost, it does have it's good points.

[Jhongerkong @ Jun 19th 2008 6:33PM]

Uhh.. pr0nz in the washroom?

[Harish @ Jun 19th 2008 9:32AM]

Sounds like a good update comming up. What is trophies supposed to do. Do you think it will accessed in the game or in the main menu. And what do get trophies for? completing games?
Is there going to be more that one trophy per game?
And how are you supposed to show it with your friends?
Is it just a PS3 version of achievements?

[Danakin @ Jun 19th 2008 9:53AM]

first of all learn you's some grammar.

and for the list of questions...

Trophies will be given for accomplishments in games and beating the games...basically the achievements system for the XBox360.

There WILL be more than one trophy per game...there really wouldn't be a point to them otherwise.

As of now, I am unaware of a "trophy case" to show them off to your friends with this update, but HOME is still in the works, and when that is released, you will have a virtual world to show off your gaming prowess.

Again, Yes.

[Conor Maher @ Jun 19th 2008 9:35AM]

Oh cool, There was a 2.36 update yesterday.. So we will have 2.4 right after

2.361
2.365
2.367
2.371
2.375

..................

[Charles Han @ Jun 19th 2008 9:32AM]

now we wait for the release of darkalex m33 4.00 release in couple days.

[Josh @ Jun 19th 2008 9:57AM]

will this finally fix the streaming .mp4 stuttering and invisible files issue on the ps3?

[Danakin @ Jun 19th 2008 10:05AM]

no

[Josh @ Jun 19th 2008 3:55PM]

eff.

[andre pang @ Jun 19th 2008 10:41AM]

the damn upgrade stops the ps3 from being able to play back all my avi files, not cool at all...

[tracknod @ Jun 19th 2008 11:22AM]

Ugggg... This sucks. It stopped all playback of .avi files for me as well :( Does anyone know of a way to go back???

[Michael @ Jun 19th 2008 11:23AM]

I don't care what anyone else says, this PSP update rocks. Watching The Office on 0.5 speed is piss-funny. Like, it's bloody funny anyway, but this is a whole new dimension of funny.

[Jeff @ Jun 19th 2008 12:43PM]

all i read was "more importantly, Sony has confirmed in-game XMB and trophies"

really? ...because I cant really imagine anything that would be LESS important than that. :P

[sinjinn @ Jun 19th 2008 3:28PM]

is this the thing where like you can make friends and stuff and invite them and they invite you and send messages while in game? cos ps3 online sucked witout that, and 360 sucks with the fan noise ..

i wish ps3 would get thier online shit sorted out OR 360 gets rid of the fan noise .

[tyler @ Jun 19th 2008 4:32PM]

@ aMac

Perhaps he didn't miss the obvious sarcasm in the post and people
ranked him up because he said "I have to call bullshit right there,
Ace."

Hey, it made me laugh..

[tyler @ Jun 19th 2008 4:36PM]

@ aMac

Perhaps he didn't miss the obvious sarcasm in the post and the reason for his high rank is because he said "I have to call bullshit right there,
Ace."

Hey, it made me laugh

[tyler @ Jun 19th 2008 4:36PM]

@ aMac

Perhaps he didn't miss the obvious sarcasm in the post and the reason for his high rank is because he said "I have to call bullshit right there,
Ace."

Hey, it made me laugh

[tyler @ Jun 19th 2008 4:38PM]

You have got to be kidding me..

You have got to be kidding me..

[Poprerty-Select @ Jun 19th 2008 7:29PM]

what the hell happened to divx suuport? idiots!

[BlazerManZQ8 @ Jul 14th 2008 4:19AM]

Don't be hatin' xbots, you can't pull that "PS3 has no games" bit anymore since we have a certain exclusive plus some more a comin, we also don't have to worry about RROD half the time, so.....