Report: PS3 Trophies, In-game XMB Functionality Arriving Around E3
Regarding the recently revealed Trophy achievement system coming in the firmware update, the source added that the platinum-level trophies would only be awarded when users collect the all other the other trophies—bronze, silver, and gold—in a game.
Unlike the Xbox 360's Achievement system, the new PlayStation 3 format does not assign a flat points score; users will "level up" as they obtain more awards.
The source also detailed many of the functions available to users via the in-game incorporation of the PlayStation 3's XMB operating system interface. While playing a game, users will be able to register friends, send and receive messages, manage Bluetooth devices and change other system settings.
The 2.40 firmware update will allow users to play back their own music while playing a game, though the report notes that it is unclear whether the new feature will be compatible with all games or just titles released from the update onward.
Sony has previously promised that official details on the new firmware features would be unveiled prior to the firmware's release.
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smelly9999
replyGood times to own a playstation 3 :D
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Oh yea, getting a bunch of copied features that have been available on 360 since launch sure must feel good. To truly make it the the highest level of wonderful they should also add a looping video of Kaz screaming "Riiiiiidge Raaaceeeeerrrr!!!" during all the oh so long load screens.
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Bringing up old console jokes from 3 years ago: A true sign of maturity
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LOL..........I know right? . . Just unbelievable. So, at what point does Sony give LIVE and the 360 interface credit for everything? . . . and Trophies? Oh man, how do you take such a great idea in achievements and actually make it undesirable? Let MS do all the footwork and just copy the idea a few years later, nice, have they NO shame?
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