We’re taking this one with a gigantic grain of salt, but it sounded fairly interested so we figured we’d share. A user on the GameTrailers forums says he has a friend in R&D at Sony and this friend shared with him all the stuff coming in firmware 2.7 for the PS3. Here’s the feature list:
Friends List:
- Voice Messaging is now available as an alternative to text after selecting a user on the friends list. Voice message recordings are capped at 30 seconds.
- Home Integration: Saved Playstation Home avatar photos can be selected as photo ID for Gamer Card/Friends List.
- Trophy number and Gamer Level are listed under Friend names for quick reference.Gamer Card & Trophies:
- Gamer Card layout has been changed to more closely resemble the Playstation Store aesthetic.
- Past Trophy information can be viewed in detail by selecting “Recent Trophy History” option.
- Newly aquired trophies auto-sync in the background
- Server infrastructure for Trophies has been optimized. Resulting in faster retrieval time for Gamer Card and Trophy information.In-Game XMB:
- Loading time for In-Game XMB has been drastically reduced, resulting in a more seemless in-game experience.
- “Theme settings” options while in-game is now available, allowing custom themes to be applied to the In-Game XMB.
- Internet Browser can now be accessed while in-game.
- Voice messaging and voice chat options can be used while in-game.
- Options that cannot be used in the XMB during game sessions are grayed out (but still selectable) to eliminate user accessibility confusion.Misc:
- Other slight UI tweaks and enhancements.
Not anything overly crazy, so it’s definitely plausible. Having the Internet Browser available in-game does seem a bit of a wish, though, due to bandwidth issues. We’ll see what happens. Sony isn’t commenting on this rumor, as usual.
This doesn’t sound implausible [sic] at all. The browser in-game would be incredible, but I doubt you can leave it open while using it. Still better off using your Wii’s browser and switching inputs on the TV.
I can’t wait for the “seemless” in-game experience, myself.
ehh plausible, but i agree that this must be taken with a fatass grain of salt.
when you think aboot it thats a HUGE update. the in game web browser does sound like a pipe dream.
but would be awesome.
i am happy about the new rule that all games from now on must have trophy support as i just picked up saints row 2 and was pissed that trophies werent available.
so when is this supposedly going live?
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