Well, I've spent several hours with the 2.40 firmware update today. I like the new trophy system. So far the only game that has trophies is Super Stardust HD, which I ended up downloading. I haven't earned a trophy yet, but I will before this time tomorrow.
Aside from the trophies, messaging people from within the game works about as well as it does on Microsoft's console. Better late than never, I guess. One big advantage PS3 users have is that they're not limited to just the Playstation Eye when it comes to sending pictures. You can send .jpgs and .gifs from any source. Microsoft forces its users to snap pictures with their Vision camera, which is serviceable at best.
I haven't tried in-game chat for myself yet, but from what I've heard and read it works pretty well.
50 additional friends for a total of 100? Very nice. I'd expect them to bump this cap up further when HOME (finally) releases............"whenever".
You can listen to music off of your hard drive while playing Playstation 3 games that support the new feature. Just like XBL, you can lower the volume of your custom soundtrack if you so choose. Hopefully, Sony can patch older titles to allow them to take advantage. Right now, not too many games support custom soundtracks.
All in all, this a significant update that loses some of its impact because developers haven't caught up yet. If more titles had trophies to earn, exclusives like Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Folklore or Tekken Dark Resurrection Online
for example, Sony's answer to Microsoft's Achievements would have made a bigger splash Wednesday morning.
This is not to say it never will, though. Just give Sony time. The trophy system shows promise, and as they further improve on the new features they've added to the Playstation Network today, they'll start giving Microsoft a run for its money.
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