In-Game XMB, Trophies anounced for PS3 Firmware 2.40

As we announced a few weeks ago, PlayStation 3 Firmware 2.40 is coming, and relatively soon (we're hearing as early as June 26th), but first an intermediate release of v2.36 will come, probably this week. And, as rumored, it will include both In-Game XMB and Trophies (among some other exciting features). Check out the official PlayStation Blog for the teaser announcement.

A new PLAYSTATION 3 firmware update (v2.36) will be launching soon, improving system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles. We're also happy to officially report that the 2.40 system software update for PS3 will include "XMB" access in-game. The update will also include "trophies," an exciting new feature that we'll be providing more details on soon, as well as some other new enhancements. We've talked about some of this on the blog previously and know that many of you can't wait to get your hands on these features. You can expect us to share all of the official details shortly.