Firmware 2.36 live; 2.4 on the way

Widely know as 'the firmware release before the important one', version 2.36 only adds some strengthened stability when playing some PlayStation format titles.

So, nothing to write home about yet.

But now that Sony themselves have confirmed that 2.40 does include in-game XMB, as well as a host of other desirable features such as the new Trophy system, this small stepping stone does at least give us a glimmer of hope that the more important firmware upgrade is going to be with us soon.