So the in-game XMB, custom soundtracks, and trophy's are now officially released with today's release of firmware 2.40... or is it?
I think this update is too little almost too late. You can access the XMB in-game but to execute most of those options you have to leave the game anyway. There is no XMB to in-game voice chat you can only read and send text messages while in game.
The biggest disappointment is the fact that custom soundtracks must be supported by each game on an individual basis so almost no games already out for the PS3 will support custom soundtracks. Also the music cannot be streamed it must reside on the PS3 hard drive. So this 2.40 update at this point doesn't help much right now on the custom soundtrack front. This morning I popped in Ridge Racer 7 and was not able to play my own music or playlists stored on my console. When I tried via Ridge Racer 7 I got a "this game does not support custom soundtracks" message. Thanks.
As a follow up to the In-Game XMB walkthough we have this new 2.40 PS3 update video showing what we can expect when trophy's are soon added. Think xbox 360 achievements only with trophy icons.
Custom in-game soundtracks will rock. Sony is so late to the party with this update. We have been enjoying these features on the Xbox 360 for over a year now.
Calling the Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle I saw at Frys earlier today "custom" is putting it nicely. In order to get your hands on one of those nifty Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB Playstation 3 bundles you have to buy a crap load of other accessories you may not have the slightest interest in having. What a way to ruin what Sony intended to be a great deal. Yes, we have seen "bundle gouging" (my term for it) before with Wii console sales and it sucks balls regardless of the system.
The Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle itself is supposed to be sold by itself for $499. Frys requires that in order to get the Metal Gear Solid 4 80GB PS3 bundle you also buy the following at a total of $669.62 (before tax is added): Read the rest of this entry »
