Firmware 2.7 Adds Beefed Up In Game XMB & Browser
Written by Richard 
In Game Skinned XMB & Browser?
An avid GameTrailers forum user says they have a friend at Sony R&D. Lucky for us this friend is a little loose in the lips. Firmware 2.7 will come with an assortment of new enhancements. In-game XMB is now skinned, performs faster and has the browser enabled. Expect some of the look and feel of the PlayStation Store to make it into the XMB. No official word from Sony at this time.
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
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Wow. This would put PSN at an incredible position in comparison to Xbox Live.
Just….wow.
How about fixing the firmware so it remembers my Theme. (I think it forgets it when I unplug it)
“- 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.”
Thats a big one, still waiting for the in-game video chat though. Guess no word on in-movie xmb (ability to bring up the xmb in a blu-ray or dvd while in playback (xb360 can))
Cool. All of these look interesting. The trophy sync is REALLY slow now
It seems like a reasonably reliable person (700 posts) but some of the things on that list look incredibly unlikely
In fact I would have agreed to it being true if it weren’t for the claim of the Browser being accessible in the In-Game XMB. I will be extremely happy if this comes true though (and I see no major reason to doubt it, the Browser does not use all 256MB of RAM it has access to so maybe they will have a way to access it In-Game, maybe restricted to one Tab only?)
great friends update. video messages and trophy level listed is great.
This is a serious question for anybody. Now, what does Xbox live have that we don’t?
“This is a serious question for anybody. Now, what does Xbox live have that we don’t?”
RROD
@I liek turtles
Good one! lol
@Aleksander
why wouldn’t that be impossible? if they limit it to one window at a time it should be fine.. the average webpage (including the images if they’re not too big) doesn’t take more than 1mb.. and since the ps3 has 32mb reserved for the XMB, it should be fine..
Since when has Snow used the term Gamer card?0i smell BS
snow = sony. damn this predictive text!
i just want cross game invites, voice messaging
PLEASE SONY!!!!
Sadly, this was pretty much proved to be a hoax by the poster……these features are things that he (and every PS3 user) wants
@Proteus,
Did he post saying that?
All I really wanna be able to do is cross game chat. Texting is annoying during online games when u wanna talk to someone whose not actually playing with u.
Provided this is true, now all we need is cross-game invites and in-game music (in every game) and then I’ll be very happy… for a few days that is -_-.
@StalkingSilence
A bunch of the other sites looked into it, and found that he posted several disgruntled posts about what the next firmware update should have and this list is exactly what he wanted. There is a thread on the Playstation forums about it.
i doubt the voice messaging will happen because anybody could send hate mail to people which aint cool. think about it if they bring this feature it will happen.