Sony’s been teasing their upcoming PSN game The Last Guy for awhile now, but they hadn’t really given away what the game would be about. At the same time they’ve been touting their love affair with Google. The addition of PS3 Google Search, the direct uploading feed to YouTube, the use of the Google Media Server — all awesome results of the Sony/Google love-in.

The Last Guy seems to be the first playtime experience to combine the quality of Sony gameplay with the sheer ingenuity of Google. The game has you guiding survivors of a zombie holocaust through the streets via Google Maps.

Even better, it’s only $5. The Last Guy will be hitting the Japanese PlayStation Store by the end of July and hopefully the US soon after. At 5 bucks I think I may have to cave and get a yen card so I don’t have to wait.

While we’re all sitting around waiting for the mythical PS3 firmware update with in-game XMB and 2D trophies that is rumored to be hitting this month, Sony has decided to tease us by putting the words “firmware” and “XMB” in a completely unrelated press release. Later this week PSP firmware 4.0 will be releasing, and it’s going to include Google Search right in the XMB. Definitely a really good idea — it’s bound to get people not using the browser (like myself) to give it a whirl again. Here’s the official word;

Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) today announced that the next system software update for PSP®(PlayStation®Portable) will be available this week. PSP system will be upgraded to firmware 4.00, which adds the Google™ search engine directly to the XMB™ (XrossMediaBar) user interface, making Web searches easier and more convenient on PSP.

The Google search engine will be accessible under the XMB’s “Network” category through a new “Internet Search” icon. The new feature will deliver the same Google search results as when searching on www.google.com. The functionality also has an input history recall of up to 20 items for more efficient browsing. Working with Google to offer its superior search technology demonstrates SCEA’s commitment to further enhance the mobile entertainment experience on PSP system.

Fantastic — now where’s my damned PS3 update?