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Digital Foundry ~ PS3 Media Player Blitzes Blu-ray Specs

Yesterday Richard Leadbetter of Digital Foundry in a Twitter post hinted at the release of a new media capability for Sony's PS3. Today he has updated information with a new tweet and link to an article/video that states ~

"A couple of days ago, I noted on the Digital Foundry Twitter feed that enterprising coders had found a way to make the PlayStation 3 significantly outperform the Blu-ray spec by enabling video playback of 1080p material at 60 frames per second. The average Blu-ray movie runs at 24FPS while the system's 1080i conformity gives it a notional top-end of 30FPS. But PlayStation 3 goes way beyond that, seemingly without breaking a sweat....

Regardless though, it remains the case that for PS3 to be able to do this at all is an excellent achievement, and brings home a hugely important factor about the console's long term future. In the fullness of a time, a smaller, slimmer PS3 will be one hell of a powerful – and hopefully cheap – media player, also capable of playing some damn good games too. With DivX adopting the Matroska (MKV) file format for its HD files, realistically it's only a matter of time before PS3 offers native support, making the console invaluable for playing just about any kind of media thrown its way."

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PiTCHBLaCK6164d ago

First comment?, I'm scared!.

But Yeah I Think the PS3 Is powefull.

faisdotal6164d ago

Brother, this is a Dark Sniper™ moment, an ultimate realization of power that HAS to be narrated only by an informed one that WHAT WE WITNESS TODAY .... is a step towards the divine truth that the world has yet to uncover, until now, our silence can now be filled with praises that only the wisest ones can repeat off with great wisdom and guided intelligence.

1:1 motion tracking, 1080p/60fps motion video, PLAYSTATION®3 provides the most realest experience at your sofa with only a price of paultry price $399 of something that has the value of a machine of much higher cost. The remarkable fusion of both cuttting edge Software and Hardware is there, to bring you the technology of the epic future, into your living room. This is not just Sony Corp's. leading vision in the technosphere. This..is..Living.

TheTimeDoctor6164d ago (Edited 6164d ago )

does anybody know if there is any hope of changing the file system? to make the ps3 the best media player, i need file sizes just over 4.0gb.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot19d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle19d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7719d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Top Racers Need Top Gear – Introducing the Forza Horizon 6 Limited Edition Controller and Headset

Omar writes: "With the Horizon Festival coming to breathtaking Japan, you’ll need the essential gear to prove you’ve got what it takes to become a Horizon Legend as you cruise, drift and explore an open world full of spectacular driving experiences. That’s why we’re happy to announce the newest Limited Edition Xbox Wireless Controller and Wireless Headset collection, featuring inspired designs from Forza Horizon 6. The bright cyan and lime colorways celebrate the Horizon Festival’s recognition of iconic cars and hit music, with special features that are sure to impress any collector."

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Killer2020UK27d ago

Oh my, that is one gaudy design

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer28d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde26d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy26d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12526d ago (Edited 26d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.