Firmware Update 2.40 Changelog

The latest System Software Update is now ready for download for the PLAYSTATION 3. Here are the details of what this firmware accomplishes:

* Displaying the XMB screen during gameplay
You can now access the XMB screen while playing PLAYSTATION®3 format software.
* Searching the Internet from the XMB screen
You can now perform an Internet search directly from the XMB screen.

Other new or revised features in version 2.40 after the jump.

[donator]

Great news that 2.4 is out, but I hope they get in-game private/cross-game chat implemented soon. That's all I really wanted.

[tudors]

"Great news that 2.4 is out, but I hope they get in-game private/cross-game chat implemented soon. That's all I really wanted."

So I take it the above has not been implemented yet? so I take it those who disagree don't want private/cross-game chat then?

[King_many_layers]

maybe it's because that they are just haters and don't think it's great that 2.4 is up because it brings PSN closer to the standards of live.

[Jack Meahoffer]

No actually Donator is getting disagrees from Sony brand worshipers because he dared to point out the most important feature that was supposed to be in 2.4 is missing.

The same thing happened to me Monday when 2.4 was confirmed for this week. I simply posted a comment asking "Hey I didn't notice universal in game voice chat in the feature list. Am I missing something?" And the brand worshipers attacked me as a 360 fanboy.

Anything that comes close to be "negative" must be attacked at full force. Doesn't matter if you speak the truth. Truth doesn't matter only blind praise will get you bubbles and agrees.

I'm excited for this FW update as well and I'll be downloading it as soon as I get home from work but I'm hugely disappointed that the ONE feature I REALLY care about is missing.

The PS3 will NOT be complete until it has proper voice chat. Not the weak last generation voice chat you have now where you HAVE to be in the SAME GAME ROOM to talk to your friends. Typing text messages to coordinate a game of COD4 with like 10 people hardly helps. Most people will just continue using the phone like they do now.

Disagree with me all you want you blind corporate worshipers its the truth.

[MikeGdaGod]

yes cross-game voice chat would be nice. i'm sure that's next on their list since alot of people have been asking for it.

at least that's one thing we can say. if you ask sony for it long enough, they will give it to you.

[shine1396]

I'm not even getting the you can download update?

[dantesparda]

"Settings
You can now set the PS3™ system to turn off automatically after updating the system software."

Where is this option? I dont see it.

[amilimos]

Didnt know that there were that much updates... but anyways ... thanks Sony ... more trophies and "real" in game music pleeeaseee :}

ps: did anyone notice that while ur on any category on the ps store, it shows u how many items are in there ... eg 1/27 videos ...(as in ... ur on the first video out of 27)... dont know if im late to notice but i never did before this update.

And also the "square" view mode button on the store as well ... :}

[slave2Dcontroller]

Didnt notice that . The update is Great and much needed. Cant wait for the devs to start releasing the patches.

[derseb]

This is the best update ever!! Give me Home now and I'm completely satisfied...

[slave2Dcontroller]

Your right. I'm lovin Sony so much right now. It seems like there so much to look forward to man. As awsome as 2.40 is we still have HOME to look forward to. We already have MIGHTY MGS4 next is LBP and the Resistance2 and one of my alltime favorites franchises- WipeOut HD Then Motorstorm2 followed by KZ2 and by then a bunch more things will have been announced. I hope E3 is huuuuge for Sony!

[Devilbringer]

to bad none DEV have made a patch for any games with in-game music =/

edit: whats with the disagree:P its true. isnt it?

[joydestroy]

i thought SSHD had in-game music. at least i read that somewhere.
man...time to play some MGO.

PSN: joydestroy. see you online!

[zen_fart]

i saw in the pixel junk monsters video that the guy just turned off the BGM in the options, after that u could play music no problems. maybe this is the way to do it?

and stardust has had custom music for a while, it read a playlist u created in the xmb.

ingame xmb ftw!

[MikeGdaGod]

the custom sound tracks in SSHD doesn't run off the in-game XMB. you have to go to the options menu, then the audio options in the game to turn it on.

same with High Velocity Bowling

[Ninja-Sama]

:)

[thereapersson]

1. Cross-Game voice chat. I know many people who would rather chat it up than sit and type, especially because most of them don't have an extra mouse and keyboard set lying around and when you are in a game it's rather annoying to have to type a message with your controller.

2. In-Game music that works with every game, and not just patched titles. At the very least, I hope a lot more developers start enabling custom soundtracks in their games until a unified approach is found.

3. A better mp3 compression method. The PS3's MP3 encoder just plain sucks at anything lower than 224 kbps and causes files to have noticeable compression artifacts and quality loss. Even 192kbps isn't as good as a dedicated encoder's 192kbps (like LAME). It's why I stopped ripping CD's into my PS3 and started using my computer as my backup device.

4. The ability to utilize media in-game from other sources besides the PS3 HDD. I hate having to copy media to my internal HDD before using music in games that support it (right now, Super Stardust HD is one of them).

I can't really think of much else at the moment, as 2.4 is still pretty complete. We can only hope that Sony continues this trend and keeps listening and responding to user feedback like they did for this update (and many others previously).

[exclusive]

the update is a fine piece of work. but they game developers should have patch the games with at least in game music before they released 2.4. well now we can only wait.

[The Wood]

auto shutdown for pads and download in standby mode and if that isnt possible an auto shutdown after downloads are completed and maybe a expandable xmb similar to windows start menu where only the most used lines in the xmb are shown but the others can be brought up with some kinda prompt

[aiphanes]

That sounds good on the ps3...

[perseus]

I was playing a game, decided to quit, and I pressed my PS button like normal. I didn't see the "quit game, turn off system" thing!

It wouldn't quit! I was sent to the XMB and everything was still running!

Then I remembered the new firmware and I was happy and sent a message to a friend and then played another game just for the heck of it.

Yes. My story sucked.

[patriotZero]

that idiot was you

[King_many_layers]

very brave of you to post your story in here, you are probably going to ripped.

the internet is a harsh invironment.

[DJ]

One of my friends didn't even know about the update until that happened to him as well. He was all freaked out, haha. But he figured out and whatnot.

[Nastycrew]

Hold the PS button.

[mariusmal]

i'm happy with this update. maybe now the psblog is gonna be empty without all the crying and stuff

[OJ_juice]

anyone know where the list of games that support the trophies.

[fadeawayjae]

it is weird how you can't play music if you start the web browser first, but when you start the music first you can go on the web browser also.

[Havocxx]

Man there isn't even in game music which really tics me off, thought i'd finally be able to play some Thriller while whoopin someones ass in MGO or playing " bad bad man" while driving in GTA, BUT NOOOOOOOO. still a good update for what it was. But the patching for older games for achievments and me with no hard drive space left SUCKS!