PS3 FW 2.50

Over at the official Platastation blog Sony has announced the new features for the next firmware update for the PS3, and this one sports some really nice features. 


  • Support with the Official Playstion headset that will also come with SOCOM.
  • A much needed enhanced trophy interface
  • Friends status - see how long your friends have been offline for.
  • Scene search for videos like the PSP has had. 
  • Redeem Voucher code option directly from the Playstation Store
  • Set controllers to power off after a certain length of time.
  • AutoShut off PS3 after background downloading is finished.
  • Capture and share screenshots. (not all games will have this feature)
  • Other misc. features sony has yet to reveal.
Sony has yet to announce a date for this firmware, however I'd be willing to bet this will be released before he 14th when the headset this update adds functionality for ships.