Where Are My New Features Sony?

It has been quite some time since the last major update to the PS3. Back in June of 2010 3.40 was released but since then It's been small updates like security improvements and various TV players. Sony really needs to implement some new features for the Playstation 3 community. Features like cross game chat have been begged for for years now. I hope that with all this buzz about the NGP (PSP2) that sony doesn't forget about updating the PS3 and keeping it fresh. I don't mean another video service app or slight reworkings of features currently present like the photo gallery, I want new shit. Custom soundtracks for every game, in game internet browsing, a more intuitive messaging system, more detailed PSN IDs, better socail networking implementation, pc-ps3 video chat, email integration or live news ticker. While I'm at it, Sony, PLEASE PLEASE make a usb UMD player so that people who have invested in the PSP early on and have stacks and piles of UMD games dont feel as cheated by the fact that the PSPGO and the NGP don't have UMD slots. In addition to that people who dont have a PSP will be able to experience PSP titles and may want to invest in a PSPGO or NGP.

Recent PS3 Update 3.56 Causing Problems

Looks like an old bug has resurfaced in a new software update for the PS3. The update, a minor security patch, has been giving gamers who try to upgrade their HDDs trouble, after installing the patch. Full details after the jump.

http://www.examiner.com/video-game-news-in-national/3-56-firmware-update-preventing-hdd-upgrades-for-newer-playstation-3-models

Thanks to Shui Ta and Examiner.com