Recently a member on the Gametrailers Forum posted a list of changes that would accompany the new 2.7 update for Sony's PS3 and PSN. If true this update would finally give PSN the edge over XBL.

The list includes:

Friends List:
- Voice Messaging is now available as an alternative to text after selecting a user on the friends list. Voice message recordings are capped at 30 seconds.
- Home Integration: Saved PlayStation Home avatar photos can be selected as photo ID for Gamer Card/Friends List.
- Trophy number and Gamer Level are listed under Friend names for quick reference.

Gamer Card & Trophies:
- Gamer Card layout has been changed to more closely resemble the PlayStation Store aesthetic.
- Past Trophy information can be viewed in detail by selecting "Recent Trophy History" option.
- Newly acquired trophies auto-sync in the background
- Server infrastructure for Trophies has been optimized. Resulting in faster retrieval time for Gamer Card and Trophy information.

In-Game XMB:
- Loading time for In-Game XMB has been drastically reduced, resulting in a more seamless in-game experience.
- "Theme settings" options while in-game is now available, allowing custom themes to be applied to the In-Game XMB.
- Internet Browser can now be accessed while in-game.
- Voice messaging and voice chat options can be used while in-game.
- Options that cannot be used in the XMB during game sessions are grayed out (but still selectable) to eliminate user accessibility confusion.

http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=61064

The list is rather large and has fallen under much scrutiny as to whether or not it is fake. Recently, some strange happenings in Sony's Playstation home however seem to add evidence to these claims.

People have been finding strange codes in Playstation Home that suggest that a firmware update is on the way. The codes also seem to reveal some infromation as well.

A picture of these strange codes can be foud here: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9v6qtuEwMCI/SZcwp6ihduI/AAAAAAAAAZM/aRxl7baRfsE/s1600

And a video can be found here: http://thegamingowl.blogspot.com/2009/02/strange-codes-found-in-playstation-home.html

These strange codes indicate that a new firmware update is on the way as well as provide information about that update. While the coding is almost impossible to gather any real meaning from, the XI in it suggests that it may be refering to a cross interface that may be present in firmware 2.7.

There have also been strange messages being received by members of the home community, sent by Sony reps themselves, that provide further evidence towards these claims.

One of these messages reads:

Take from it what you will, but I am sure as shit that those Sony bastards are up to something!

1st thing probably fake!

2nd thing, you could have checked at least halfway down the page to see if it had already been posted.

lol gotta love viral marketing.

I found some of these codes in the update section of home, i just was like uhhh....wtf, did someone screw up there coding :)

If it turns out to be all this in a new update then that is one damn good update.

If you would have check halfway down MA PAGE then you would have noticed that added some extra shit to it Squiliam.

Is it hard to post that "extra shit" in the thread already made?

This Thread Right Here.

I felt it deserved its own thread you stupid Sega butthole

O damn... you edited your post before I could quote it...

I will reply to what you first typed:

Yes I read your whole thread, and I stated you should have put Your New Info (extra shit) in the thread already made.

Hence the reason why we have threads, someone starts it, and people ADD to it.

 Yea I know then I replied that this shit is cool so it deserves its own thread.

Wonder how long Kool-Aid kid will be banned for?