[UPDATE] In-game XMB coming June 18?
- Posted June 1st, 2008 at 00:31 EDT by
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Earlier this month we reported that trophies would be coming to the PlayStation 3 in the next system update, firmware 2.4. Recently other news outlets have been reporting similar tips, stating that not only will trophies be available, but full in-game XMB and use of custom in-game soundtracks.
According to Gaming-Age.com, PS3 users can expect such features as universal friends lists and in-game messaging. Also it's been confirmed that Sony already has a title with trophy support on the way. Sony's Official PlayStation website for upcoming Pixeljunk title, PixelJunk™ Eden, has been listed to support the new trophy system.
"The SDK 2.40 will be available to dev. late in June. The actual Firmware 2.40 might see the light of day a lot sooner (my personal guess would be launch aligned or slightly before MGS4 )." - stated PSU’s forum insider.
Also with the addition of improved Audio/Video communication, it's safe to say Sony is finally providing it's users with a better online community, nearing the quality of Microsoft's Xbox Live.
Stay tuned to PSU.com for more information.
UPDATE:
Videogaming247 has obtained some new tidbits of information regarding the above story.
-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.
UPDATE #2:
According to a PSU source, firmware 2.4 is scheduled to release June 18th. Stay tuned for more infomation.
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bracomadar |
bracomadar- 1:45pm BST - June 1st, 2008
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This is waaaaaaaaay overdue and Sony better not delay again. Not being able to play my own music in games and having to quit a game to check a message and add friends is really a pain in the neck. I'm not a programer, but I would think this would have been an easy thing for them to do...especially compared with the other things they put into the system. What in God's green earth was with the holdup?
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yoboyrob9041226 |
BIGROB904- 2:20pm BST - June 1st, 2008
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finally it seems like we have been waiting forever for this so good news all around
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Lord_Von_PS3
- 7:55pm BST - June 1st, 2008
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Guys, you should all calm down a bit...
It would appear...
1. Custom soundtracks must be supported by the game developer.
2. Trophies must be supported by the game dev.
3. Voice (& video) chat must be supported by the game dev (work across games?).
4. YouTube uploading must be supported by the game dev.
What we'll really get to see and use immediately on the 10th June then is...
1. Ability to check / write messages without leaving the game.
2. Ability to have & modify a huge (universal) friends list for games to access.
This all makes a lot of sense because voice chat, video chat, youtube, etc, functions require system resources that the game you're playing will need to reserve & game developers need to plan for that. Its a bit much to expect tasks such as voice chat & custom soundtracks to run in the background (on 1 reserved SPU for O/S) on games that currently know nothing about it. Keep in mind the existing voice chat feature is an application in its own right and Warhawk was recently patched to improve voice chat - probably all for a good reason.
The 2.40 SDK is supposed to be released to 3rd parties in late June. On that basis, you probably shouldn't expect to see 3rd party games with the 2.40 features before Sept. 1st parties have already been given the 2.40 SDK, so Warhawk, WipEout HD, LBP, Resistance (2), Motorstorm (2), GT5P, other PSN games, etc should all be either okay / patched. I'm sure just about every 360 fan boy in existence will be jumping on how all this stuff should have been on the PS3 from day 1, but going forwards, it is still a good thing for the PS3 & the right thing to do for the rest of the year and following years!
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Dr_tee18 |
Drtee18- 7:57pm BST - June 1st, 2008
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I'm shifty on this one. sony is giving a lot of let downs lately. in january i heard that it would be in June but not with full features. it would only be in game chat. I'm not getting my hopes up because it could be later this year with all the serious big title's that sony has all their hype about. but it would be a boost fo them since the Home let down.
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terminator12259 |
tacitassassin25- 12:04am BST - June 2nd, 2008
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you can tell it fake because there is no friends icon on the right of the network
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Mattchewie |
Mattchewie- 12:44am BST - June 2nd, 2008
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IF I can at least type back to friends without leaving game, thats an awesome start. However when using xbl I do notice I send more voice messages than anything.
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Lord_Von_PS3
- 6:48am BST - June 2nd, 2008
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CVG are posting that the release will be on 18th June, not the 10th.
Source : http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=190046
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TheGenderBender |
TheGenderBender- 8:22am BST - June 2nd, 2008
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Praise be to Satan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sqeegy2001 |
Sqeegy2001- 1:18am BST - June 10th, 2008
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I heard that the release was actually gonna be on the 18. which if it's tru I'ma be so pissed. and does anyone know what it means by universal friends list? does that mean that finally there won't be a limit on how many friends u have?
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BigC3 |
BigC3- 12:52pm BST - June 10th, 2008
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right, as it is now the 10th, i think we can surely say, we're not getting the hing on the 10th!
As every other update (except 1) has been released on a Tuesday, so i'm guessing the idea of the 18th isn't going to be right, so i'm hoping for a release on the 17th!
And my guess is, by universal friends list, they mean u have no limit to the number of friends you can have, either that or u can be PSN buddies with aliens!
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McMasamune |
Mac590 and McMasamune ( MGO Name is $ol!dus $n@k3 )- 5:18pm BST - June 11th, 2008
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It's past June 10 and still no update..... wow what a bummer and I was really looking foward for this :'(
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