Tagged "eric-lempel"
PLAYSTATION 3 Firmware v2.42 Now Up
Eric Lempel, Director of PLAYSTATION Network Operations, has updated us on the PlayStation.Blog alerting us that firmware update v.2.42 is now available for download.
He says that the update improves the playback quality of some PLAYSTATION 3 and PlayStation format software. We've also been tipped that it improves trophy loading times.
[Firmware (v2.42) Now Available]
Sony: “Fully Robust” Home Coming This Fall
Eric Lempel has told Next-Gen.biz that “The Home open beta is still on schedule for release later this fall".
Susan Panico once stated that the rollout of Home will be similar to the launch of GMail, in which everything was fully functional, but it was still in beta.
“If you think about Gmail and Susan’s reference, Gmail [...]
Firmware v2.40 FAQ Breakdown
A new FAQ for the upcoming v2.40 firmware has been posted on the PlayStation.Blog. We took the liberty of summing it up for you.
• They are currently evaluating the opportunity for in-game voice chat, but they focused more on text chat for this update.
• In order to browse the internet, you must exit the game.
• [...]
Rumor: Official Firmware v2.40 Walkthrough Coming June 30th
Consoul, a very well-known and trusted member of NeoGAF, stated that the video walkthrough for firmware v2.40 including screenshots of in-game XMB, new profiles and such will all be coming on Monday, June 30, 2008.
"Official announcement on the 30th.
The video walkthrough and official screens of in-game XMB, profiles and trophies will all be out on [...]
PS3 Firmware v2.36 Officially Announced, In-Game XMB, Trophies Confirmed for 2.40
Looks like that NeoGAF member was right. Eric Lempel has officially announced on the PlayStation.Blog that firmware update v2.36 will be coming soon the PLAYSTATION 3 and will improve system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles.
He also went on to officially announce that firmware update v2.40 will include in-game XMB as well as [...]
PSP Update 4.00 Announced
Eric Lempel, Director of PLAYSTATION Network Operations, has updated us on the PlayStation.Blog that a new update should be hitting the PSP soon. That is update version 4.00.
The new update will add Google Internet search directly to the XMB interface. It will replicate the Google search experience, giving the same search results that you'd get [...]
PLAYSTATION 3 Firmware v2.35 Released Tonight
Eric Lempel, Director of PLAYSTATION Network Operations announced on the PlayStation.Blog that firmware v2.35 was just released. Unfortunately, it is nothing special as it just improves the stability of some PLAYSTATION 3 titles.
[PlayStation.Blog]
