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Thursday, March 20 2008

PlayStation 3 Firmware Updates Adds Blu-Ray Profile 2.0  by Craig D at 16:26

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The latest Playstation 3 firmware has now been released, version 2.20 adds Blu-ray Profile 2.0 which will work in conjunction with movies which has the BD-LIVE feature, these are currently scheduled to start appearing in April.

In addition to Blu-Ray Profile 2.0, exporting content to the PSP has been made much simpler in Firmware 2.20

The following features have been demonstrated to be possible with BD-LIVE and will vary depending on the title:

· A variety of downloadable content, including bonus scenes, shorts, trailers, subtitles, ringtones that can be sent to mobile phones, images, and more.

· Interactive movie-based games can pit players who are sitting in the same room, or are across the world and online, against each other.

In addition to BD-LIVE, system software update v.2.20 enhances PS3’s relationship with PSP, enabling users to copy their favourite music and photo playlists to their PSP and experience them on-the-go. This new functionality makes it easer than ever to share media content between the two systems.

The following new features will also be included in the system software update:

· "Resume play" will enable PS3 to start playing a BD and DVD video at the point it was stopped, even if the disc had been removed.*1

· "Audio Output Device" will be a new Remote Play setting, enabling PSP to serve as a remote control for music played through PS3.

· PS3’s Internet browser will be enhanced: Video files directly linked from a Web page will be able to be streamed, and the browser’s view speed will be improved.

· DivX and WMV format videos that are larger than 2GB will be playable.

· "Mosquito Noise Reduction" will be added as an AV setting in the control panel of the DVD/BD player for improved movie playback.*2

*1 BD-J format disc is not supported.

*2 BD discs recorded with BDMV format are not supported.
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Midnight
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20 March 2008 16:38
Nice I'm loving the psp compatibility as I keep saying.
Midnight
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20 March 2008 16:45
Jesus it requires 1gb of space.
jonnz
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20 March 2008 17:29
I'm seriously thinking of trading my 360 for a ps3....
Midnight
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20 March 2008 17:33
I have both and probably would never have got a ps3 if I didn't get it free. Having said that I do think the ps3 is the better machine - gameswise the 360 has far far more choice but for media streaming etc the ps3 wins hands down.
Stan
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20 March 2008 20:33
Rofl I love how sony didnt know the specs in advance to tell all the other hardware companies but some how magically knew them in advance enough to put the hardware for them in the ps3.
Negotiator
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21 March 2008 01:49
i dont believe the 360 has better game choices...
Midnight
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21 March 2008 09:10
you also don't believe army of 2 is a bad game though
Negotiator
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21 March 2008 23:24
you played it?
Stan
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22 March 2008 23:43
Has anyone actually been able to download this update yet, as mine says I already have the latest version ?
Scrappy
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23 March 2008 18:18
Says it's already up to date.
Midnight
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23 March 2008 18:52
it's not out yet, it's due by the end of the month. It's 1gig in space though. Not sure if it's a smaller compressed download.
Stan
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23 March 2008 20:24
Good job by craig on the post that says it has then !
Midnight
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25 March 2008 10:44
The update's available now if you've not noticed.
Mani
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25 March 2008 11:56
The news was released when Sony said the update was available.

Don't blame me if it took a few days to appear.
Stan
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25 March 2008 21:13
It is always your fault craig. ALWAYS !
And I know grant I am downloading it as I type.
ralinn
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25 March 2008 21:59
ah but did you know at 10:44 when he posted it?
Stan
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25 March 2008 22:03
I knew when I went to bed at 8am this morning so NER TO YOU ALL !!!!!!!
Midnight
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25 March 2008 22:09
Wtf are you doing going to bed at 8am ?!
Stan
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26 March 2008 01:01
Its called waiting up to take every single type of pain killer I own in a hopes of reducing even a small amount of the pain I was suffering last night.
Plus you try getting to sleep when it feels like some one has stabbed a electrified screwdriver into the base of your neck and is twisting it untill the muscles are so tight they are physically moving the disks in your spine out of whack, then put your head in a vice and put so much pressure on it till your ears and eyes are about to explode and then add the worst migrain you ever had and it might just might come close to a tenth of the pain of what I went through last night, so you see its not easy to sleep when like that
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26 March 2008 06:23
*huggles Ryan*


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