The Game Druid

Well we have just downloaded the new firmware update 2.40 for the Sony PlayStation 3, and here are a few thoughts:

1) The friend’s category has been redesigned and has now been upped to support 100 (yes..big deal)

2) The long awaited “Trophy” feature has now been added, depending if the game supports this feature you can now “Collect Trophies” for that game. If you wish to see your friend’s trophies, go to their profile and to view your own go to “Game” the “Trophy Collection”.

3) In game chat has been given a major boost, by being able to exchange messages with friends and family during gameplay. This is achieved by pressing the “PS” button and using the functions from the “XMB” (XrossMediaBar), you can also search the Internet from the XMB screen via a google bar which is now incorporated. Although the search results take a little time to show up, but that is also due to the internet problems I’ve been having over the last 2 days.

Anyway to cap it off, here’s some more dope…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*

*Requires a game update to be downloaded and installed.

Cheers

The Game Druid

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