PS3 to get Blu-ray final profile this month?
updated 08:20 am EST, Fri December 7, 2007
PS3 Blu-ray Profile Update
The PlayStation 3 may receive an update to support Blu-ray features previously reserved only for newer devices, claims CVG. Sony is said to be readying a firmware patch that will allow the year-old console to support the HD movie disc's Final Standard Profile 1.1 format, allowing it to play picture-in-picture director's commentary and download content related to the movie, among other features. The upgrade will be free like all of Sony's PS3 firmware upgrades to date and would arrive in time for the end of the month, according to the report.
The new code would place the PS3 on par with both Sony's higher-end stand-alone players as well as the Panasonic DMP-BD30, which is one of the first FSP 1.1 Blu-ray players to reach the market. Sony has recently revitalized its focus on the PS3 as both a game console and Blu-ray player, bundling a limited number of units of the $399 40GB PS3 with copies of the Spiderman 3 movie to spur sales.
