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PS3 even more the Blu-ray player to own
SV Staff  |  Apr 11, 2008  |  0 comments
Thanks to Sony, April 15 will be slightly less painful for 10 million people this year. Of course, I’m talking about the upcoming rollout of a new firmware that will allow PS3 owners to finally experience DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks. Up until...
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PS3 finally getting official Netflix streaming
SV Staff  |  Oct 26, 2009  |  0 comments
It's almost time to rejoice, Sony fanboys. Sony has officially announced that Netflix content will be coming to the PS3 later this year. Unfortunately, it looks like you're going to have to jump through a few hoops to get at big red's...
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PS3 Firmware 2.5 Presents: Screengrabs!
SV Staff  |  Aug 26, 2008  |  0 comments
Hot off the rumor mill: the firmware update for Sony's PS3 is going to have an exciting new feature. Screen grabs. Why, you ask? Simple. To prove that high score. Or, to save (and maybe zoom?) into your favorite movie scene. You know, movies like...
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PS3 getting 3D support next month
SV Staff  |  Sep 01, 2010  |  0 comments
Starting in October, you'll finally be able to watch Blu-ray 3D discs on your PS3, thanks to an upcoming firmware update announced by Sony. Titles on Blu-ray 3D have been few and far between, but considering the increasing popularity of 3D...
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PS3 Lagging In Game Console Sales
 |  Feb 25, 2007  |  0 comments

Can you sell a million game consoles in three months and still be behind? Apparently so. Game console sales numbers through January have been distributed, and while Sony's overall numbers for the PS3 are impressive, Nintendo's Wii has outsold the PS3 in total units by aroung 50% in North America- 1.5 million units compared to around 1 million for the PS3. Microsoft's Xbox 360, which launched well over a year ago is in the overall lead with around five million units.

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PS3 Mulls Online Video, Adds DTS-HD
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 28, 2008  |  0 comments
Sony is in negotiation with the studios to activate the long-promised online video feature in the PlayStation3, according to the Los Angeles Times. This would follow two previous attempts at online video distribution via Movielink and Sony Connect.
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PS3 Netflix Update Brings 1080p Streams With Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
SV Staff  |  Oct 14, 2010  |  0 comments
We've been waiting on surround sound from Netflix online streaming for quite some time and now it seems that the PS3 will be the first box to bring it to us next week. According to an announcement made today, Netflix has teamed up with Dolby...
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PS3 Pushing Blu-ray Sales
SV Staff  |  Jul 07, 2008  |  0 comments
Sales reports are usually pretty dry reading. No difference with the latest report from the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA) following sales trends in TV, home video and video gaming. However, this time, the numbers from this 32-page...
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PS3 Rock Opera Begins
 |  Nov 17, 2006  |  0 comments

Last night I went to a rock concert and a product launch broke out. But seriously folks, as you're all probably aware Sony's long awaited PlayStation3 game console officially went on sale at midnight last night around the country. I attended the San Francisco launch at the Sony Metreon, where fans, er consumers, were camped out and lined up around the building and down the street for the privilege of buying the consoles as they went on sale at the stroke of midnight.

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PS3 slim goes to 250 GB on November 3 for $349
SV Staff  |  Oct 15, 2009  |  0 comments
We're not entirely sure why Sony didn't make this info official back when they released the 120 GB version, but it hardly matters now. From the release, it looks like more storage space will be the only thing that extra $50 gets you....
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PS3 Slim supports high-end audio bitstreaming
SV Staff  |  Aug 21, 2009  |  0 comments
The Playstation 3 is one of the most popular Blu-ray Disc players on the market, mostly because it pulls double-duty as a game console. However, it still lacks a few key aspects that make it a really good home theater device. Mainly, it doesn't...
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PS3 Targets Still On Track Says Sony; Sales Numbers On PS3 And Microsoft's Xbox 360 HD DVD External Drive.
 |  Dec 14, 2006  |  0 comments

The Associated Press has reported that Sony is sticking with its target of having six million PlayStation3 game consoles shipped to retailers by March, the end of the fiscal year. Further, Sony claims it will also meet its goal of having two million PS3s shipped by the end of this calendar year.

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PS3 This Year, Stand-Alone Player Next Year
SV Staff  |  Mar 27, 2008  |  0 comments
Nearly twenty million consumers are so eager to jump on the high-definition disc bandwagon this year that they can't be bothered to wait for a bargain. Even though a Sony executive all but promised that the price of Blu-ray players won't drop to...
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PS3 to Decode DTS-HD
Scott Wilkinson  |  Apr 10, 2008  |  0 comments

PlayStation 3 owners rejoice! Today, Sony announced that the next system-software update for the PS3 (version 2.30), scheduled for release next week, will add the ability to decode DTS-HD Master Audio and High Resolution in their entirety. Up to now, the PS3 has only been able to extract the "core" DTS data from these formats, eliminating the benefit offered by their higher resolution.

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PS3 to Get 3D Upgrade
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jul 15, 2010  |  0 comments
A forthcoming upgrade to the Sony PS3 gaming console will make it more 3D-friendly.
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