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PS3 Is A Tease
November 7, 2007

Sony unveiled new firmware for the Playstation 3 today, but the update doesn't appear to include that long-awaited Blu-ray picture-in-picture functionality.
In this Firmware 2.00, available starting Nov. 8, PS3 gamers will be able to turn on the console remotely with their Playstation Portable while in a wireless Internet hot spot. Sony has also added an 'Information Board,' where people can find out about latest gamer news through a scolling window that runs along the PS3 menu screen. There are also ways to build music and photo playlists.
Back last month, Sony exec Don Eklund slipped that there would soon be firmware that would beef up the PS3 with picture-in-picture. That would help buyers of the studio's BD title Resident Evil: Extinction fully enjoy its planned picture-in-picture bonus features. It will be mighty hard for Sony to market advanced interactivity (Extinction marks its first picture-in-picture title) - if a vast majority of the Blu-ray base can't see it.
 

Posted by Susanne Ault on November 7, 2007 | Comments (0)