Firmware v2.40 FAQ released, clears up trophy issues and more

Do you have any questions about upgrading to the latest PlayStation 3 firmware 2.40? Or are you curious as to how the implementation of trophies will affect your current games? Do you want to know whether or not you can access the XMB while playing PS2 games? Well, you better read the full article to have those queries answered.

Now that the release of the Sony PS3’s v2.40 firmware update is just around the corner, we’re sure that all of you are wondering what changes will be applied as soon as the firmware goes live. Yes, we know about the in-game XMB and trophies, but what exactly will happen…say, if a game you’ve been playing happens to have a trophy whose requirements you already fulfilled?

It’s a good thing that Eric Lempel, the PlayStation Network Operations director, published a comprehensive FAQ sheet just a few days before the PS3 2.40 firmware hits Sony consoles in the official PlayStation Blog.

Some of the relevant questions in the FAQ sheet answers the question that we have mentioned above, that is, whether or not a player will automatically get the trophy for a game whose certain requirements have been fulfilled. Sadly, Lempel states that trophies aren’t retroactive, so that means that you’ll have to do the feat again in order to get that darn trophy.

Also, trophies are tied to a player’s PSN ID. That way, there’s no need to worry about accidentally losing  your valuable trophies if you happen to upgrade hard drives. Another thing about trophies: you can check out your friends’ trophies and compare them with yours whether or not your friends are online or not.

On the subject of in-game XMBs, this feature is currently a PS3-exclusive functionality, so don’t expect to be able to tinker with the XMB while you’re playing Blu-ray movies or PS2 games. However, Lempel did say that they are considering adding XMB access during Blu-ray movie playback, so better wait out for that change in the near future.

There are many other interesting tidbits and questions cleared up in the FAQ sheet written by Lempel, so if you have any questions that you need to be clarified before you update your PS3 firmware to 2.40, hit the Via link for more information.