Firmware 2.4 info

A supposed Sony employee has released a load of information on the upcoming and much anticipated Firmware 2.4 update for the Playstation 3 console.

As well as the already known in Game Cross media bar access (XMB) and the addition of Trophies (Sony's versions of achievement points), the update will also feature the ability to play your own music in-game, something that xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a long time.

The GameFAQS poster, going by the alias Knight613 (claiming to work in R&D at Sony's Foster City branch) also says that, although you'll only have access to a limited number of the XMB's features while a game is running, you will also be able to set up Bluetooth devices, so getting your wireless headset set up won't require you to quit out.

In addition, they say that it'll be released some time next week. A picture of the new trophy screen was also posted, and to prove he isn't just a spotted teenager with a taste for lies, Knight613 also posted a snap of his office pass. That settles it, then. You're fired!

Source: CVG