Playstation 3 Firmware 2.40 Walkthrough Video Part 1: The XMB

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by uber_paddler

No u! If they hated us then they would have just left the broken update up. Instead they took it down and are now actively searching for a solution. See, unlike Microsoft, it doesn't take Sony 2 years to realize they screwed up.

PS3 owners will obviously never get a free game out of anything. Sony DOES hate its customers.

[Bond]

Originally Posted by uber_paddler

No u! If they hated us then they would have just left the broken update up. Instead they took it down and are now actively searching for a solution. See, unlike Microsoft, it doesn't take Sony 2 years to realize they screwed up.

Didn't this *functional* update take two years?

[Aladuf]

I don't mind this, I'll just say what I said to Earl when he IM'ed me bursting with laughter:

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Aladuf23 (7:08:20 PM): wat?
Penguinbobby (7:08:28 PM): firmware 2.4 being taken down
Aladuf23 (7:08:40 PM): lol b/c of instability?
Penguinbobby (7:08:55 PM): yup
Aladuf23 (7:09:54 PM): that's ok, i was able to try it out. at least sony fixes it right away and doesn't wait half a year til another seasonal update

[BreakABone]

Originally Posted by Bond

Didn't this *functional* update take two years?

Point Bond!

[Aladuf]

You know, I do love how this thread is nearly exclusive to flunkie, uber, and myself until something "bad" happens then the GT floodgates open and it's open season all over us. You guys rule.

[flunkie44]

Lol? My update/PS3/everything is fine. No problems here.

Originally Posted by Aladuf

You know, I do love how this thread is nearly exclusive to flunkie, uber, and myself until something "bad" happens then the GT floodgates open and it's open season all over us. You guys rule.

Exactly. Douches.

[Vampyr]

Originally Posted by Aladuf

You know, I do love how this thread is nearly exclusive to flunkie, uber, and myself until something "bad" happens then the GT floodgates open and it's open season all over us. You guys rule.

I was here being annoying since the beginning.

[uber_paddler]

Originally Posted by flunkie44

Lol? My update/PS3/everything is fine. No problems here.



Exactly. Douches.

Yeah, bastards.

[Bond]

So, about this XMB... are you now able to send messages across games, etc?

[Aladuf]

Yessir, it's basically the Xbox Guide but a bit different. Instead you get the whole main menu (XMB :P) for the PS3 and you do all that stuff, custom soundtracks, in-game messaging, friends list, trophy list, trophy comparisons with friends. The only really notable things it's missing are cross game invites and in-game private chats.

But really, it makes paying for XBL a lot harder to do when you know you can have all of it for free.

[Bond]

Why aren't there cross-game invites? Does it not show what games your friends are playing?

I was watching the video flunkie posted and it looks like the developers did a good job of utilizing all the space they have. That's an issue I have with the 360 dashboard. It extremely under utilizes the space, and I really don't like the advertisements.

[Aladuf]

I'm not too sure why there aren't cross game invites, but you can see what your friends are playing. They did see that they are working on it though.

It's really not too bad seeing as all you have to do message a friend saying, "want to play MGO?" and they can respond either way. And if they want to play then joining in your match is completely easy.

[birdman]

Is everybody done being douchebags to one another? Too much negativity about a damn firmware update up in this bitch.

[Aladuf]

We'd like to think so.

[uber_paddler]

Originally Posted by birdman

Is everybody done being douchebags to one another? Too much negativity about a damn firmware update up in this bitch.

*shoots with negativity ray*