Wed, Jun 25, 2008 | 20:11 BST
CVG scoops Firmware 2.4 feature list
Here. There’s speculation there that the update’s going to be released over E3. This is what you’re going to get access to in-game:
- Friend category
- View, send, receive messages
- Manage downloads
- Set the vibration feature of the controller
- Sign in to PlayStation Network
- Register friends
- Manage Bluetooth devices
- Terminate the game
- Music category
- Use the system BGM
- Work the system BGM operation panel
- Settings category
- Assign controllers
- View profiles
- Game category
- Set audio devices
- Use the voice changer
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Posted in: PS3, PSN, Sony
Tags: firmware 2.40, in-game xmb
12 comments
#1
morriss
25/06/08, 12:13 pm
Hopefully that means during Blu Ray playback too.
#2
patlike
25/06/08, 12:14 pm
In-game?
#3
morriss
25/06/08, 12:19 pm
I mean have access to friends lists, setting menu etc. whilst watching a film as well as whilst playing a game.
#4
morriss
25/06/08, 12:20 pm
You might want to tell a friend you’re busy, you might want to change from stereo to 5.1, turn upscaling on or off etc.
#5
patlike
25/06/08, 12:21 pm
Ah right, I see.
#6
morriss
25/06/08, 12:26 pm
I’d love that, tbh.
#7
Psychotext
25/06/08, 12:37 pm
That looks like a pretty good list. By the time Sony release the DS3 bundle in the UK it might actually be up to scratch software wise!
#8
morriss
25/06/08, 12:39 pm
Psycho: is bringing up the XMB doable in both games and BD playback or do they use different code so to speak?
#9
pjmaybe
25/06/08, 12:55 pm
Damn, no “set status” type thing which would be nice.
Set status to “Fuck off I’m busy” while watching Blu Ray porn.
#10
Zarckan
25/06/08, 1:08 pm
Where do people get all this crap from… if it has 1/2 of the above listed items I’ll be stunned!!!
$CEE wouldn’t be that kind to gamers.
#11
morriss
25/06/08, 1:09 pm
Don’t see what’s so “kind” about it, tbh. They’re all pretty bog standard features that should’ve been there from the off.
#12
Newbie101
25/06/08, 3:45 pm
I’m hoping this will start to force MS to offer XBL for free.
Not many more excuses now…..