Sony has just now put two thoroughly explanitory videos in their blog regarding the newest firmware update to the Playstaition 3.  For a long time there have been many rumors about in-game XMB and they've been confirmed now. 

Another great new thing they've added to the firmware is a trophy system which allows users to unlcok trophies by completing tasks in specific games, similar to Xbox 360 achievements.  Along with this a new feature has been added to the player proflie called ranking.  Basically the trophies you get contribute to your ranking.

The two videos they released completely explain all aspects of the new firmware and they're worth the watch so I highly reccomend that you watch them and enlighten yourselves on everything that the new firmware has to offer.

I'll try to get the videos up here, but for now, here are the links:

Video #1 —>

Video #2 —>  (Scroll down to the middle of the page)

This is a huge step forward for the PS3 and will its features will be an asset in the future.  For more questions be sure to visit the official PS3 blog.

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