Firmware 2.40: The Ultimate All-You-Need-To-Know Guide

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Firmware comes out July 2nd

What we know is in 2.4:

In-Game XMB

* In-Game XMB displays everything that's in the XMB, some functions (playing a video, slideshow, voice chat, etc.) require the you to exit the In Game XMB and use the regular XMB
* Custom Soundtracks for supported games (released games must be patched to support the feature)
* Music player controls for Custom Soundtracks
* Full access to the Friend List/Inbox
* Access to the Accessory Settings
* Ability to launch into a different game while playing a game
Runs as smooth as the regular XMB
* The old PS button menu (Controller Settings, Shut Off System/Controller) can be accessed by holding the PS button for a couple of seconds instead of tapping the button.​


Trophies

* 4 Trophy types: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum
Bronze trophies are the easiest to get, Silver is harder to get, Gold is the hardest, Platinum is only awarded when you have obtained all the other trophies in a game
* Each user will have a PSN "Profile" that keeps track of your trophies
* Each trophy type has a different value that goes towards your Profile's gamer "level" (Bronze adds less points than Silver, Silver adds less points than Gold, Platinum adds a significant amount of points towards reaching the next gamer level)
* All games will have restrictions on how many trophies they can offer (small scale games will offer less trophies than large scale games) and some games will have restrictions on what type of trophies they can offer (no Platinum Trophies in small scale games)
* Trophies can be viewed in the XMB
* Trophies can be locked by the developer just like Secret Achievements
* Trophies can be compared to friends trophies via the XMB
* Games will need to be patched to support Trophies (SSHD will have a patch hours after 2.4 is released)
* Games will not award Trophies retroactively based on saved data
* First party games confirmed to include Trophy support:​
* BUZZ! Quiz TV
* LittleBigPlanet
* MotorStorm Pacific Rift
* NBA 09 - PS3
* PAIN
* PixelJunk Eden
* Resistance 2
* SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
* Warhawk


Misc.

Google Search added to XMB
Music player controls added to XMB
Date & Clock added to XMB

1up's video walk-through
http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/19717

IMAGES

In-Game XMB & Trophy System
friend-in-game_en.jpg
trophy_en.jpg
trophy001.jpg
profile_en.jpg
compare002.jpg
minipanel002_en.jpg

SOURCES:
http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/06/30/...firmware-2-40/
 
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/02/uncharted-and-every-game-getting-ps3-trophies/

in relation to the current update to PS3. Sony is promising trophies for every game, but it will be over time before they are all added
 
Yes, as expected. The first one was Super Stardust HD last night. Pixeljunk Eden is said to also have its trophies right now as well. Warhawk's trophies are coming soon.

On a side note, I have 9 trophies in SSHD right now. :)

I finally freakin' beat that game.
 
This new update has been working out great for me man and thanks for all the insider info on the update. Still waiting for MGS4 to get trophies and hoping i don't have to get my Big Boss emblem again to get one. LOL I was reading up earlier on Playstation.com's forums about them taking down the update so what exactly was happening, i know about the consoles hard drives screwing up but was that all that was happening?
 
Its not really problems with the update, the issue is that it isnt available for download anymore. Somehow people installed the update incorrecty?
 
Well it says before the installation process of any update that if somehow your PS3 turns off while updating, it may not start up again.
 
But if you turned it off while updating, that wouldnt mean that you installed it incorrectly, for it would have never had the chance to complete the update
 
Here is a post on PSX about this issue, it isn't happening in to many systems just off and on. They Still haven't even confirmed that it is the filmware itself that is the problem, they have just taken it down for now to look into the problem more closely.

http://www.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/3339.html
 
Starrynite said:
Well at least they are looking at it and responded fast
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Exactly so it might be back up within a few days or even less depending of rather or not it is the real problem for the system failures.
 
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