Sony's XMB Firmware 2.4 launching at E3 2008

by Darren Lee Taylor - 2008/06/25 6:17am

A rogue employee of Sony Computer Entertainment has split the beans regarding the long rumoured firmware 2.4 update which is imminently due.

The source has revealed that the list of features below are true, and that the update will coincide with that of the Sony E3 press conference on July 14th-15th

The full list of features incorporated into the 2.4 are as follows:

- Friend category
- View, send, receive messages
- Manage downloads
- Set the vibration feature of the controller
- Sign in to PlayStation Network
- Register friends
- Manage Bluetooth devices
- Terminate the game
- Music category
- Use the system BGM
- Work the system BGM operation panel
- Settings category
- Assign controllers
- View profiles
- Game category
- Set audio devices
- Use the voice changer

The update will also allow you to playback your own tunes in-game from the XMB Music column. It's unclear whether this feature will be compatible with all games or just new titles created with more recent development tools.

The system BGM will offer functions such as Play, Stop, Previous track, Next track, Change repeat mode, Change shuffle mode, Change volume (five levels). When you stop the playback of your tunes, playback of the game music will then begin.

Sony has yet to confirm any of this, but as the original source is a likely Sony employee gone rogue, this seems to be undeniably true.

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Source: CVG.co.uk

SamStrife: No private voice chat :(