Sony has announced that firmware update v2.36 for the PS3 will be launching soon. According to SCEA’s blog, v2.36 will “improve system stability when playing select PlayStation format software titles.”

PSN Operations Director Eric Lempel also brought glad tidings of in-game XMB in v2.4, something which PS3 gamers have been requesting for months. “We’re also happy to officially report that the 2.40 system software update for PS3 will include ‘XMB’ access in-game.”

Lempel then went on to confirm that “the update will also include ‘trophies,’ an exciting new feature that we’ll be providing more details on soon, as well as some other new enhancements.”

Although no specific date was given for v2.4, Lempel did promise “to share all of the official details shortly.”