Firmware

PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.40 is live

July 2nd, 2008

PlayStation 3 gets in-game XMB with Firmware 2.40.

Firmware 2.40 is now live on the PlayStation Network, adding the long-awaited in-game XMB access, a Trophy system, and gives developers everything they need to support custom soundtracks.

Trophies are an unashamed carbon copy of the Xbox 360 Achievement system, the first of many steps Sony will have to make in order to catch up with Microsoft’s dominant online service.

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