More information from Eric Lempel on firmware 2.4

Posted by Talk Playstation

on Jul.02, 2008 at 12:59 pm

Now that Firmware 2.40 is officially live Eric Lempel wants to share some more information on why firmware 2.40 represents a significant step forward for Sony’s online service.

In an interview with next-gen.biz, Lempel said:

“We’ve delivered a lot of firmware updates to date, but this latest one is really significant in that it plays to a lot of the features that consumers have been asking for and really enhances the overall gaming experience,”

“We definitely consider this a big deal and a big leap forward for the service.”

Lempel goes into detail on which games you’ll be able to earn trophies for after you’ve installed firmware 2.4.

“Right off the bat when the firmware update goes live we’ll be patching Super Stardust HD, so that game will include Trophies from Wednesday. We’re also patching Warhawk and PAIN, while Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, a completely offline title, will also be patched over the network, so it’s definitely an option for developers and we’re fully supporting first and third parties that want to patch, and of course those that want to implement this system going forward with new titles.”

Eric Lempel says that there are more features to come and are currently on their road. He can’t exactly say what features they are currently developing but he can say that theres more to come.

“There are a lot of features that are still part of our roadmap. When we release new features we want to make sure that we have a baseline set of features to put out there and that they work properly. We feel that these new features are ready and that they offer consumers a great advantage over what they have today.”

And lastly, Eric Lempel speaks about the pricing of Playstation Network and states:

“We’re happy with what we’re doing right now and we’re going to stick with it,”

“I think being free is always an advantage. The fact that it’s free is nice for consumers who want to try out the online experience, those who may be new to it and may not be ready to commit to spending dollars, and that’s a really good message for us. Being free also gives them the opportunity to spend the money that they may have spent on a subscription on online items or online games instead. We have a ton of games for the price of a subscription and offer a significant amount of great original content that you can’t get anywhere else.”

So it looks like its going to stay free and free for a long time but things can easily change.