Sony dropped all the details on the brand new 2.40 firmware update and also spilled the beans on what games will be the first to get Trophy love. Well here they are: Super Stardust HD (this will be the first title to get trophies), BUZZ! Quiz TV, LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm Pacific Rift, PAIN (will need an update), PixelJunk Eden, NBA 09, Resistance 2 (an early announcement I see), SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALS Confrontation and Warhawk (will need an update). I am curious to see how many of the older titles they will retro fit with trophies, if any?
Here is the official press release for all your details:
Get more from online gaming on PLAYSTATION®3 with the free 2.40 firmware enhancement PS3™ to give online gamers the features they’ve been requesting: XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) access in-game and trophies available in this free, automatic system upgrade
June 30, 2008: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe today announced new online gaming functionality for PLAYSTATION®3 (PS3™), which will become available on July 2, 2008 with the 2.40 enhancement, an automatic firmware upgrade that delivers several of the features most requested by gamers. Combined with PLAYSTATION®Network’s unique service of free* online gaming, the enhancement makes PS3 an even more attractive platform of choice for the online gamer.
Firstly, the 2.40 enhancement allows XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) access in-game. This means that you can access the PS3 menu at any time while playing most games, simply by tapping the PlayStation button on your controller. With 2.40, you can check if any of your friends are online (thanks to their own user profile), read and send messages, change some settings for games, all without having to quit the game you are playing. While you can’t pause an online multiplayer game involving other people, you can rejoin play at any time when you’ve finished browsing. Along with these enhanced communications features, the Friends list capacity will double to 100 Friends.2.40 also delivers trophies to recognise players’ achievements in the online arena. Other competitive activities recognise winners with trophies - so why not gaming on PS3? Many online games will have gold, silver and bronze trophies - with platinum available for those who snag all three - all displayed on the XMB for everyone to see.
Super Stardust™ HD, a PLAYSTATION Network-exclusive released last year, will be the first game to leverage the Trophies system and will offer a variety of trophies**. The following first-party games are also slated to offer Trophy support:
· BUZZ!™ Quiz TV
· LittleBigPlanet™
· MotorStorm™ Pacific Rift
· NBA 09 - PS3
· PAIN**
· PixelJunk™ Eden
· Resistance 2™
· SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation
· Warhawk™**
The 2.40 enhancement is just one more reason to join PSN, the online network for PS3 users that lets you game online for free*. All you need to do to join is connect your PS3 to broadband and register, or go to the connection guide at www.eu.playstation.com to find out more.
Once in, you’ll find online matches and leagues for all of your favourite games - whether that’s MotorStorm™, Resistance™, Warhawk™ or Gran Turismo™5 Prologue - absolutely free (although users are responsible for paying their broadband fees) and at any time of the day or night. You’ll also find PLAYSTATION®Store, where you can download entire games as well as extra levels, content for your existing games plus internet browsing, video chat thanks to PLAYSTATION®Eye and much, much more.
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Write a Comment»I really like how the Trophies are going to work. I just hope a lot of games get patched for Trophies and in-game soundtracks. Hopefully GTA4, GT5:P, Uncharted, Ratchet, etc all get updated.
This is a very good update. Just curious how badly the servers will get hammered and how long it will take to update?
Yay! the PS3 experience is becoming more and more like the 360! Just what PS3 owners always wanted! Seriously the irony is hilarious.
No cross-game invites in this update. Guess we’re going to have to keep waiting for that one…
Yeha there is quite a similarity, but i think this will help Sony move multi-platform titles, before people would just buy the Xbox version for the achievement points.
This update is going to be one of the best and it’s almost here, I wonder what other things will be asked for when this update comes around and solves the current wish-list of PS3 owners.
@Doc is that a bold statement? Really.
Lawl.
Who is OSny
Yeah I think this will only increase PS3 sales, those peoples that were on the fence will just go w/ PS3 now. The PSN experience is becoming much closer to that of Xbox Live, plus you can watch Blu-ray, we just need more games now Osny, lmao!
Warhawk is the only game on that list that I have. I can’t wait for Little Big Planet.