Recently Sony released Firmware Version 2.17 to increase software stability for some Playstation 3 games. We don’t know exactly what these game were, they never tell us. But what they have told is that Firmware 2.20 has been announced and will support “Downloadable Movie Content and Interactive Games, available with BD-LIVE”.
Version 2.20 will also add support for Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) Profile 2.0.
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.
This is looking good for Playstation 3 owners, but where is the in game Cross Media Bar? It will come don’t worry.
