Sony confirmed it will release yet another firmware upgrade for P...
Sony confirmed it will release yet another firmware upgrade for PS3, this one enabling gamers to access the console’s system menu without having to pause or exit a game. The Version 2.40 upgrade formally is called “XMB access in-…
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game.” It came to light last week on Sony’s PS3 blog site, with no release date. A spokesman for Sony Computer Electronics America told Consumer Electronics Daily that the V2.40 update is forthcoming, but did not say when. “We're not providing any additional comment at this point beyond what’s in the original blog post,” the spokesman told us. “We'll have additional information to share soon,” he said. In the meantime, Sony will release a V2.36 upgrade. Essentially a software-fix to improve playback of PS3 game discs already in the field, it resembles other updates released since PS3’s debut “to improve system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles.” V2.40 adds a “trophies” feature to PS3 on-line gaming, the spokesman said. This is expected to give winning gamers graphics to flaunt. The advantage of V2.40’s “XMB access in- game” is to spare gamers from having to stop then re-load a game, such as data-heavy titles like Grand Theft Auto IV.