PS Fanboy Week in Review: 6/30 - 7/6
This week's big top story was all about Firmware 2.40: its release, initial hiccups, and then getting pulled down. A few people had some significant problems, but the majority saw their shiny new features were running smoothly. For those of you who were able to get this update onto your system, we suggest you start in-game XMBing and grabbing those trophies. For starters, hit up Super Stardust HD and read our guide on how to get those PS3 accolades.
Features
- Everything you need to know about firmware 2.40
- Trophy Guide: Super Stardust HD
"The features to be added in firmware 2.40 represent the biggest jump for PS3 owners, more so than 2.00 released a few months earlier. The key features of the update include the most-wanted things voiced by a majority of PS3 fans."
"With 9 Bronze, 6 Silver and 2 Gold Trophies, we're sure this is going to keep many occupied for quite some time. Here's our guide to unlock all the Trophies. Good luck!"
Screens
- inFAMOUS (PS3 Fanboy Exclusive)
- Madden NFL 09 (PS3)
- Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3)
- Yggdra Union (PSP)
- 2.40 includes hidden PSN Store upgrade
- Confirmed: SOCOM Confrontation gets one month delay
- DualShock 3's available this Friday in Europe
- FIFA Soccer 09 for PS3 will have exclusive game mode
- PS3's Cell processor helps locate oil
- Report concludes PS3 saved Blu-ray
- Rock Band 2 is official and it's coming this year
- Sony acknowledges firmware 2.40 problems
- Sony already denies PS2 games for PSN
Surprises? Oh boy, do I love surprises!
One month delays are tolerable.
Welcome to the party Europe.
Ole, ole ole ole!
"Ladies and gentlemen, if I say, I am an oilman."
Oh? Seriously, it's not the other way around?
The sophomore effort.
You've got problems? Let me tell you about problems. Oy.
Sony flexes their rumor smashing arms.
- 'Devil May Cry series' listed on Capcom PSP release calendar
- Dissidia: Final Fantasy script longer than Crisis Core's
- More Dissidia: Final Fantasy details from Famitsu
- PSP sells nearly 2 million in Japan so far for 2008
- Sony files trademark, gets XAM'D
- Suikoden VI listed, then removed, as a PSP title
- Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 2 announced
Portable cockiness? We're in.
Fighting games with more narrative than Action-RPGs?
Juicy information. We want more!
Behold! Japan's new emperor.
Sounds like somebody is running out of name ideas.
108 more reasons to get a PSP.
Yay for sequels.
PS3 Video
PSP Video