Sony announces BD Live firmware update for PS3 as early as Summer

Posted Feb 26, 2008 at 2:29PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: Panasonic, Sony
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Sony's PlayStation 3 next-gen console - Image 1After finally coming out on top, it looks like Sony is looking to press its advantage by announcing their upcoming BD Live update for the PlayStation 3, which should be arriving as early as May or June.

For those of you who aren't familiar with the BD Live initiative, this allows your Blu-ray releases to have extended features by going online and looking for related content appropriate to your Blu-ray title.

Sony mentioned this little tidbit to Home Cinema Choice Magazine. In the company's statement, PS3 owners can expect the new firmware update to go live once the first BD Live stand alone players hit the market this Summer.

Most likely, the company was referring to the Panasonic DMP-BD50, which is believed to be the first Blu-ray player to feature BD-Live. The player and the accompanying PS3 firmware update can be expected to hit the streets be late May or early June.

In any case, we'll just have to wait and see if Sony decides to release any more information on this in the coming months. We'll be sure to update everyone with any news we get on this, so make sure to keep coming back to this spot.

 
 
 

Comments [refresh]

by Naroon Kasui - 2008-02-26 12:09
» hmm.

Wonder what other features will be in the update?

by Silver-Tiger - 2008-02-26 23:00
» I hope...

..some new video codecs, with xvid the most important for me, it pisses me off that I can't watch Naruto nor Bleach.... X(



P.S: I know how to recode the videos, but it takes time and it's pretty annoying to do that with every video...

by Folding Junkie! - 2008-02-27 00:45
» @ Silver-Tiger

Use TVersity! It is free and it will transcode your videos on the fly. That is what I used for the few troublesome files that I found.



Good luck!

by SteveDeathbat - 2008-02-27 07:06
» i dont rly

give 3 *****s about BD live

what i do care about is the next FW update

not some update in summer

by SYLUXSPIRE - 2008-02-27 09:08
» Hope

I hope this release will come with the in game XMB acess, HOME, and some other features.

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