Firmware 2.40: In-Game XMB, Music, and Trophies May not Work with all Titles

by Sal on May 30, 2008 at 6:29 am
PlayStation 3

We are now sure that the firmware 2.40 information from yesterday is pretty legit. Today, some new intel came in. Lets take a look.

• Sony is currently shifting through the PlayStation 3’s library of games in order to see if the XMB is fully compatible or not. It is expected the new menu system, in-game messaging etc will function in all games, though the current black menu screen will likely be retained for the majority of titles.• User music is only included in new development tools, which have only just been distributed to coders. Therefore, existing games won’t utilize the feature unless they are patched to do so.

• The same applies to the new trophy system; developers have only just obtained the tools necessary to input the feature into their software, so it’ll be a while until they show up in games.

• Some elements of the XMB won’t be usable in-game until after the next firmware update, such as the photo viewer.

This is one reason why they should of had these features required in games since launch, because a lot of games will not support it, and we will have to wait to see if they ever get updated.

[In-game XMB, trophies, in-game soundtrack coming in June]

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3 Responses to “Firmware 2.40: In-Game XMB, Music, and Trophies May not Work with all Titles”

  1. Kidfly129
    06.5.08 (
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    7:39 am      | 

    anyone know when this id supposed to even come to the PS3!?*

  2. incredibilistic
    05.30.08 (
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    10:23 am      | 

    Come on Sal give the guys a break. I’m sure everyone saw this coming. Yes, we’ll finally have in-game XMB but I doubt anyone thought it was going to be a smooth transition. My guess is that Sony will tweak the feature several more times before it’s working as well as the blade system on the 360.

    Because they didn’t implement this at the start they’re going to have issues. I’m just glad they’re finally releasing the feature because when it does break or doesn’t work that well they’ll be (seemingly) forced to deal with the problem.

    Again, I’m just happy that it’s coming and I’m sure Sony will get this thing working like a Swiss watch before the year is out. What I’m looking forward to are developers sending down patches that will give me incentives to pick up Uncharted or Motorstorm again.

  3. Fiddlesworth
    05.30.08 (
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    9:57 am      | 

    Still complaining, give me strength.

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