it was stated well before 2.30 was released, that in game communications would be in frimware 2.40

search through this webiste for the story, I'm not sure how to search for it if it's not on a game page

I can't help wondering if this is just its release date for that region. *shrug* I'll wait for the Playstation Blog's announcement.

june 18th, At least we have conformed date now. MGS4 will keep me busy over a month anyway. By the way, I just checked IGN UK's review for MGS4 and they had over 1400 comment. Now, that's SPICEY HOT, SUPER HOT.

And my PS3 is broke.

I love my life.

if it is coming it should be out before mgs4 arrives!

hope for 10th

cant wait

I thought it was suppossed to come out before MGS4? if so the 10th sounds the more likely date to me.

Rumor here, rumor there. We are all surrounded by it. It will be alot of this til it get released, I think.

sweet, at least its confirmed now.

All these "insiders" should really get together first and make their rumours convincing.

It's coming soon, but when, is still speculation, still, I'm crossing my fingers for a pre-MGS release.

Im sticking by my insider thanks very much.

you do realize there is no Ofiicial announcement right?
what if it is just trophies?
I dont believe "Inside information" i think its crap half the time and this will be the biggest let down if we dont get it.
What if the ps3's 250Ram cant handle this?

Just trying to get people ready incase it goes haywire ;D

I got an idea, how about we just wait and see. Im tired of reading all these b/s articles lately.

I hope so... I cant wait

Ive been waiting the best part of 6months so dont see what harm a couple more weeks will do..

I still believe in PSLifeStyle's infos. For me the release is the 10th. You can choose between the 10th rumor or the 18th rumor. I choose the first one.

guys relax we all kno its coming sony doesnt have to confirm anything yet they never say anything on a firmware untill like a day or 2 before just be patient my friends

Oh noes Sev could be a liar :O

I don't believe it, when sony gives specific dates than that means that there gonna be a delay...

See how easy it is for Sony to advertise something awesome as in game XMB by simply not answering these rumors?

The hype keeps on increasing because of us!

This is why they are not announcing anything- to increase the hype. It is the cheapest way to advertise.

OMG first the 10th and now the 18th
we will just have to wait.
better to release on the tenth its sooner and its closer to MGS4
I hope this is true other wise some one been spreading rumor again like they did with 2.4 almost a year ago

That we will have to patch ALL our games if the company supports trophies? argghh.

We wont know for sure until the day/night before it actually happens. I highly doubted the 10th date and I even doubt the 18th date. When we actually find out we all will have it.

i understand what xbm is ut what does xbm stand for?

thre will be alot of mad people come june 18th if this doesnt happen

Well lets just hope it does come out this month. Any date will do as long as we get it.

I'm just happy that we are getting it at all. I remember a few months back when In-Game XMB seemed like wishful thinking. I was really hoping it would be here before Metal Gear, though.

Sony hurry up and comfirm something whether its " we have great news FW 2.4 come out june/xx/08 with in-game XMB" or " There been a rumor going around saying that FW 2.4 will release soon, well sorry but we are still in devolpement (or wat ever they would say).
i just want them to clear it up so i dont have to read another see another article like this.
Im dieing here, hurry up and comfirm something
And this week need to hurry up to i still got school!!!!!

u guys like to compare things right? i got one 4 ya my ding-a-ling is bigger than urs? sounds familiar? im sure it does, its what u basically come on here and do every single day of ur miserable lives, cause u lack real world interaction u compare consoles lol get real dont u guys have wives? if so she is busy giving ur buddy down the hall the best xxx he ever had cause u too busy comparing allday. reality check........think about it. my name is only to piss u off and see how much i can get flamed to prove my point in other words im bait.. have fun with ur imaginery war till then every bubba the black mandingo in america will be banging ur wives i should know cause i am bubba, u get distracted with these fanboy wars and im making that move on ur gal.

just be glad it come these month

this is the conversation that went downd about 2 mins ago an hour ahead ur time. backwards 3 times mine which is 11pm eastern, this is your WIFE this is YOU and this is JIMMY. shall we beging? splendid.. (WIFE) honey lets watch a movie and spend sum time together. (YOU) ill be there give me like 2 seconds.2 hours later. (WIFE)hey jimmy wanna watch a movie at ur place? (jimmy) sure.. hey where's ur husband. (WIFE)ohh hes on the net again comparing his console, genitals or whatever to his cyber buddies again im just sick and tired of him ignoring me for sum guys thats always getting under his skin about videogames. (jimmy) that blows man, what kind of guy compares his johnson on the net all day long? any way he's a moron how's bout u come over to my place watch a movie skip the 4play and get strait to action? (wife) ok that sounds nice after all i have'nt had it in a long time since all my husband do is argue with his cyber buddies all day long, dont believe me jimmy look at these guys log in hours and check there last post its just rediculous. (jimmy) ohh my god WTF!!! this guys a true nerd or moron wow anyway lets get u out those clothes and maybe u can tell me if my johnson is bigger than his while i stick it in ya.(narator) well there u have it guys jimmy, bobby,bubba,mandingo and the rest of america is having a great time with ur loved ones all because u have no life and u glued to ur pc pretty much everyday to pi$$ on somebodys gaming system because its better than urs. meanwhile jimmy's johnson is in ur wife and probably has a bigger one, which is a bigger issue u should worry about.. besides jimmy is looking hot these days.THE END MY FRIEND.

ok my brother works for sony and he said that ingame is coming with 2.40 he said the release is between june 10th - 18th said sony hasnt desided to pick which date yet bc they r still testing ingame on the games so all i know is its coming with 2.40 between june 10th-18th thats all i know so far

If it was fake Sony would have said that by now. Or people would get so pissed off on the 10th.

Didn't we hear that Konami REALLY wants Sony to implement it NOW? I think Sony is going to include trophies on that alone in this, and sometime before MGS4 (since it's obvious what Konami wants it for).

To me June 18th does not make any sence.
It would have to come before MGS4 so either its coming this week or June 11 or 12 when MGS4 launches. If not, well problably still months away...

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.