Playstation 3 Firmware 2.40 Walkthrough Video Part 1: The XMB
 

In-Game XMB and Trophies!

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Here's video #2:



aaaaaaaand!!!! Firmware 2.40 has been confirmed to release on July 2nd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

fake edit: for those of you who don't know why this is such a big deal, this is the firmware every PS3 owner has been waiting for since launch.. In-Game XMB, Trophies, etc. The best part about all these videos is the fact that it's utilized so much better than XBL's In-Game Guide.

real edit: I wonder if anyone will even post in this thread? The thread I made about firmware 2.40 a few weeks back had an immediate death because of GT being...you know GT.

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DO WUNT!

DO WANT NAOOOOOO!

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July 2nd my friend, July 2nd. Can you wait that long? Because I don't think I can.

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Nope, someone needs to cryogenically freeze my ass til then, cause I'm not gong to make it.
I really, REALLY hope they patch Trophies into MGS4.

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I'm almost positive they will (I mean, it's fucking Metal Gear!), but I also thought that MGS4 already has trophy support on the disc but obviously nothing can be done with it yet? *shrugs*

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Wait...today's June 30th! I hadn't realized we're so close!

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:lolz: yeah! It's only 2 day until we get it!!

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Are trophies like Xbox Live achievements?

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If by "like" you mean "better than", then the answer is yes.

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IGN Hands on with 2.40

^^Good read if you're like Uber, flunkie, and I. :D

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Oh mah lawd...I want it even more now, if that's even possible.

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Eh, I've always felt like Sony plays the "Me Too" game with features like this. In a lot of cases they do it better, but only because they worked on it a few years longer. It some cases they just throw it out as fast as possible, like the gyro controller. I don't see very many truly unique things coming from them.

You say they're better than achievements, but Live has had those forever. You've been waiting since launch for this, but Xbox did have it at launch.

I'm not anti Sony or anything, I own a PS2 and I'd have a PS3 if I had the money, but I'm not about to sing praises or act like they did something cool when they mostly just copied and enhanced existing technology. It's a nice feature and I'm glad PS3 gamers are getting it, but it's a little annoying to hear people act like Sony has done something incredible.

Not that their the only ones, though, I think Sony and Microsoft are both copying the Mii system with some upcoming software. Which is good, technology is meant to be shared and adapted, but it's also going to be annoying when those come out and people act the same way, and Sony and Microsoft present them like it was their idea, much like that guy in this video is acting like Sony invented the first ever Trophy system.

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Well MS did have a patent on the In-Game Guide I just read a minute ago. So maybe Sony had to find a way around that which they did. I'm not denying that it's a "me too" thing, but I don't mind it when they say "me too" and kick the shit out of the previous best.

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What's so much better about Trophies? I couldn't really tell from the video. I don't think I like the menu system though, I think Xbox Lives is much prettier and easier looking to navigate.

Being able to get Trophies and look at other peoples and compare will be free, won't it? I would say that's a pretty nice improvement. (Unless that's also a free feature on Xbox, I'm not sure, I've only ever used Xbox Live a few times when I was at home on my brother's 360).

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Trophies aren't what I'm talking about really. You get full access to the XMB by pressing the button. It moves quickly and seamlessly unlike the guide on the 360 which chugs along at times.

Not to mention the fact that it's on par with the 360 now, if not better, and it's all available for the low price of $0 a year as compared to $50 a year.

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Ahh, that's the kicker then. M$ should consider offering some of it's Live features for free, or reducing the price of Live, then, since neither Nintendo or Sony are charging for those things.

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Our trophies brings all the boys to the yard,
And they're like
way better than yours,
Damn right they're better than yours,
I can teach you,
And we don't have to charge

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So true.



and @ uber:

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Greatest. thing. ever.

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:lolz: :lolz: :lolz: :lolz: :lolz: :lolz: :lolz: :lolz:

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Oh Snape!

Word on the street is that, as a way to prevent people from cheating the system, the Trophy app will not search for pre-existing data. meaning that you have to accomplish the goal after the patch is patched. So, if this is true, and if it means I have to beat DMC4 on HoH difficulty again, and get my BB emblem on MGS4 again then I will be kinda disappointed. Though I'll prolly end up doing another BB run eventually anyway.

I guess it makes sense, that way you couldn't just download gamesaves before the Trophies come out and have it recognize that file as your own, but still..

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Yeah I heard about that too. I'm ok with it, it just means that I'll have to play R&C again (no problem), Heavenly Sword again (no problem), MGS4 again (no problem), finally finish Uncharted (no problem), etc. Luckily I loved all of these games so much that I can play them again with no worries. I am totally open and willing to replay all of them. :D

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Hunh.. smart move adding replayability like that.

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:D:D:D:D:D

There will be a *bloop* sound when you unlock a trophy! Sorry, I'm excited! It originally said there wasn't when the Playstation Blog was posted today, but it was changed to say one was added.

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Awesome. I hope it's not a sound like we hear in the XMB or anything - I hope it's a whole new jingle. :)

There better be pop-ups for leveling up, too.

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I hope it's the sound that is made when you first start up a PS3 game. That would be ace.

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I would splooge every time I unlocked one if that were the case.

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oh hell yeah! I'd be a trophy whore if that was the case. :lolz:

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No no no, that'd sound gay.

We need sometime like a short 3-5 second Podcast Beyond Theme Music remix type thing. :)

I hate how we're like the only three that really care about this. :(

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I know, when will GT catch up with the PS3 craze?!

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I don't know why they haven't already. Ah well, you know what they say, "great minds think like uber_paddler"

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I love PS3, I just honestly don't care about trophies or sounds. :lolz:

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You're insane. Greatest day ever for the greatest console ever.

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THEN YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT PS3

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Blasphemy!

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Hey guys...



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:drool: :drool:

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That picture goes perfect with my newfound love, the black/green forum style.

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I know right? I started using the Green/Black again once you mentioned it last night. I forgot how good it was! :lolz:

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I've been using it my entire time here. The other ones just seem too...sterile.