PS3 firmware update to boost Blu-ray interactivity
- Posted October 12th, 2007 at 07:12 EDT by Mike Harradence
- 14 Comments
Sony has announced plans to release a firmware for the PlayStation 3 that will reportedly boost Blu-ray interactivity.
News comes following yesterday’s panel discussion at the HDTV DisplaySearch conference in Universal City, California, where Sony’s Vice President of Advanced Technologies, Don Eklund, stated that the update would be released "soon."
Eklund did not divulge any further information at the time.
Sources have conjectured, however, that the most likely outcome would have Sony offering PS3 compatibility for some of the Profile 1.1 Blu-ray specs, a feature that is not currently supported by regular Blu-ray players, such as true video picture-in-picture playback.
Several upcoming movies will include features required to run off Profile 1.1, including Hairspray, Rush Hour 3 and Pan’s Labyrinth.
Stay tuned for more information as it breaks.
Source: HighDefDigest.com
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PS3-The Ultimate Machine
- 8:26am BST - October 12th, 2007
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That sounds AWESOME!!!Nice to see Sony will keep us ps3/blu ray owners up to date.
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The Cleaner
- 4:06pm BST - October 12th, 2007
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I have to admit Pans was a great movie.
I'd probably watch it twice maybe 3 times but at AU$39.95 that's more than going to the movies with my mates two or three times and watching it on the really big screen... or I could rent it (as a new release) and watch it 13 times and still have money in my pocket... Or I could visit a torrent site and watch it for free. Lots of choices!
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