Finally!  This is good news.  Who knows, maybe Home is next!

OMG!!! Who cares about the Buzz! games when we got this coming!!! FINALLY!!!

the only thing left to improve is the web browser, unless its also getting an update.

I doubt Home is coming anytime soon but this is good I cant wait to have in game XMB Im tired of having to exit a game to read a simple message

@ Audiman

It will be next, next year. Ziinnnggggg!

Why does Sony wait until the last minute to confirm or release details about firmware? Why do they let all these rumors fly, and let people start to blame Sony for not providing something they never anounced?

psn id: gingo.... i'm glad this has finally been announced now to just hope for a solid release date quite soon

So probably 2.36 tomorrow or really soon and 2.40 around E3 would be my guess.  I'm curious to see how they handle the trophies.  There hasn't really been much info on the system.

Thank you Sony!

To: CrapFactory

So you are saying that Sony is responsible for wild and unconfirmed rumors?

The reason release date info is given out so close to the actual release is probably due to the fact that the software engineers are actively working on it. Firmware update/upgrades are not off-the-shelf items there are people coding and testing everything as they go from one revision to the next.

More and more delay!

We where waiting for 2.40 not 2.36. I´m tired of waiting! Good thing MGS4 is out now!

wow, that's a massive letdown. i was really anticipating 2.40 to be released today. oh well, i guess the positive is that in-game xmb has been confirmed, at least. So, in my opinion, v2.36 firmware will be released tomorrow. and then 2.40 will be released June 25 or 26th.

Wow, so many bitter people these days. I am just glad that it is coming, and probably not to far off. I hope in a month or less. But I don't care all is well

PSN ID: tatti

I HOPE U CAN BUY STUFF OFF THE PS NETWORK WITH TROPHIES.

I'd say about another month or so to go before we get in-game XMB. I still wouldn't keep speculating on all the rumors like everyone likes to do. If the official Playstation magazine says the new firmware is going to be out in a few days, don't believe it unless the Playstation Blog is updated confirming.

Sony really doesn't delay things too much or put things off. Think about it. They are working on so many things at once, it really just seems like it. The majority of the things being delayed are third party multi platform titles, which Sony has no control over.

I admit, they do delay games and Home sometimes, but nowhere near the scale people make it out to be. It's all the rumor and speculation that you all throw out there that makes it seem like it. You say Sony delays Home when it was never announced for this time, or you say firmware 2.40 was delayed when it was never even announced for June.

Sony's doing an amazing job in their shoes, but there are definitely things they could improve on....

Edit: @ajabkhan

That's exactly what I'm talking about. Don't even think or speculate that FW 2.40 will be out in June at all, for all we know it's going to be released in 2-3 months. I don't understand you people...

@ 1987rx7guy

If I sounded like I was blaming Sony for rumors, that's not what I ment. They do have employess that watch fan message boards and allow rumors to go on and on. They have to notice lots of people getting pissed at them for no reason and should set things straight. On their blog they have a recurring post that's titled "What we read this week". It's all about fan posts but they avoid the rumor department instead of heading it off before they get a bad name. (don't mind my misspelled words)

But I don't feel sorry for them since they do nothing to stop these wild rumors. Don't be jerks and wear "In-Game XMB" shirts and not even give us information about it. How hard is it to make an In-Game XMB the PS3 should haven't even be released without it. I think everyone thought that was a given. This is me just being angry now.

My guess - 2.36 tomorrow, 2.4 by the time E3 comes about.

listen there was no delay nothing was ever confirmed they were all rumors if you believed it tough now get over it

why cant they just put 2.36 and 2.40 together,  it's like they're purposely torturing us

@CrapFactory

It is your opinion that in-game XMB should have been released at launch. You had the opportunity to do research, you would know whether it had it or not. If you knew whether it had it or not, and you still bought the PS3, then there's really no point in complaining. It was your decision to buy this product.

All I'm saying is that there's really no reason to be moaning about things Sony has and hasn't done. It's their product, and it's not very intelligent to buy a product you aren't satisfied with.

I'm also not saying you should think the PS3 is perfect and have no complaints with it, but there is certainly no reason to be angry.

At last! Bring em on

Something else they need to "improve" on, is Remote Play.  I have videos and sports games I'd like to access when I'm away, but you have to have the right router, be a computer programmer, and have your masters in Rocket Engineering just to make the damn thing work.  My PS3 constantly turns on by itself when set up to use Remote Play via the Internet, then it turns off those settings on its' own, just like it says it will do with certain routers.  It would be nice to know from Sony, which router works, or if they'd just fix it so ANY router will work....geesh!

Hahaha sweet, and i just installed Firefox 3 its been a fun week so far :D

Aw, forget 2.36 let's go 2.40!

well just have to wait and see....

@ auricom : yeah the ps3 browser is almost unuseable....how about a fullscreen browser that acts like something we are already used too....like an actual web browser....

I've said tons about this.  Just gimme the !&%@^$  update. 
*

To the complainers:

1) Remote play works fine.  You don't have to be a programmer.  Plain ol' Linksys router.  $60 bucks new.  Done.

2) Whoever said the router [EDIT: browser (not router)] is unusable is an idiot. I use it for Youtube, MLB.com, NFL.com, IMDB, Marvel.com, IGN, This site, and a host of others.  If you are angry that porn doesn't work, get out more.

 Well, it's nice to have it officially confirmed.  Now everyone can just commence to complaining about how it isn't hear YET and when it comes out gripe about how it wasn't done like THEY would do it.

Ooops!  Too late!  Already complaining.....

please don't be late for a another few months.. give us the 2:40 update already, we've been waitied SO LONG !!!

whats with all the positive posts????? ummm there is still one more update before 2.40.... how long has it been since the last update??? add that plus a few more months and yea we get 2.40... delays,delays,delays.

How about some dates SONY!!!!!!!!! Yea how about the dates of these release, i mean come on, if we are going to wait, atleast let us know when. I can wait, but if you don't let us know then that what make everyone mad.

psn id: I95SOUTH

mgo id: GunSlanger

@madeofsteel

Excuse me? Since when has there been a delay of anything? It's more like, in-game XMB didn't come when we wanted it to so now we're going to pitch a little fit over it.

In-game XMB was never announced for this month, nor any other month. Therefore, it is impossible to be delayed.

 you guys complaining about how sony keeps delaying 2.40 need to STFU because i don't remember sony setting a release date. The only official date they gave was a season, Summer. Summer isn't a date its a three month period where you should just shut up and enjoy some games (MGS4, etc.). At least they are listening, i didn't even think in game XMB was even possible but they are working on it and they just confirmed it, its amazing we'll be getting such an awsome update and for the very low price of free. 

firmware (v2.36) is out now in the U.S

some of you guys are never gonna be satisfied...you always got something to cry about. IMO sony is doing a wonderful job and i'm just happy to play my exclusive games like mgs4, gt5 prolouge, resistance, and many others.

...You people complain way too much. This latest update is probably an update to stabilize in-game when it comes. Stop rushing the developers and let them do their freakin job. It makes me happy to hear that Sony finally responded to the iquires of in-game XMB. Also, stop attacking Sony. There was never a release date for in-game XMB. Sony did say it was coming out THIS summer. Not next year, not 2010, not 2012. THIS YEAR. This is just as bad as you people getting on like Sony doesn't have games and that's why they're delaying projects.

yea yea yea.... We have to wait a whole nothere month praise sony

I agree with Girugamesh, Sony never promised to give us in-game xmb when the system started or even past that, its something that a bunch of people wanted because Xbox had it and they complained until they got what they wanted. And to call it a delay when they didnt promise a release date it the first place is just stupid.

Some news is better than no news!

its almost here yeah baby

Now I just need the PSP to have the battery indicator pop up ingame when you click "Home" and my life is golden. ^^

maybe it will be released tonight!

IVE JUST DOWNLOADED FW 2.40 AND IVE GOT IN GAME XMB WOO HOOOOO.

Not really just thought i would annoy all these complainers even more.

The playstation is great and Sony are doing a good job keeping it updated. I have no problems at all with my PS3, on the other hand my 360 has broken down twice. So to all those moaners go get a 360 and sell your PS3.

Besides we have the privilage of being able to play the first TRUE next gen title in MGS4 so really IN Game XMB is neither here nor their. When it comes it comes, i can wait.

Why all the talk about delay? This is the first time Sony has talked about the 2.40. They haven't given a date at all.

The question that everbody's missed is:

How much of it is gonna be implemented and how much is gonna be placeholder icon?

 Awwwwwwwwwwwww Yeaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

Finally, i hope its worth that wait.

Here's hoping this announcement isn't followed by months of waiting with silence from Sony.

well thank god took long enough buts it coming and thats all that matters!

In game XMB ftw. Definitely about time for this to be released.

 For all of you folks wanting to merge 2.36 and 2.40... ehh no.

I, for one, would rather play more stable games sooner than wait for one big package in who knows when.

@CrapFactory:

The reason why Sony choose to announce the release date of the firmware so late is probably because they want to check everything so they won't have to release a new bug-fix firmware a secound after the along awaited 2.4 firmware was released!

// Zephyr (Coder)

i have a feeling the forums are going to be a little less active once in-game XMB comes out... no one will be shouting "I want in-game XMB!"  Oh wait what am I saying?  "I want in-game XMB!" will be replaced with "Man... in-game XMB SUCKS!  I'm tired of getting messaged all the time while I'm playing...  Sony should have done a better job... WHERE'S MY IMPROVED IN-GAME XMB SONY?"

@ wufei I think your right people are never satisfied even when that XMB comes out ppl are gonna want more