ps3 profile 2.0?

[cooper1010]

didn't see this here yet...

War and Saw IV, streeting from Lionsgate on Blu-ray and standard-definition DVD on Jan. 1 and Jan. 22, respectively, will carry networking features, confirmed the studio’s senior VP of DVD production, Miguel Casillas, during a panel discussion at Tuesday’s High-Def 2.0 conference here.

Studio executive panelists as well as manufacturers speaking at the conference acknowledged the current absence of BD-Live players. Yet, Eklund said Sony and other studios anticipate that the PlayStation 3 will soon become one such player, likely through firmware updates, as the console already allows users to download game-related content.

Eklund added that firmware should be released for the PS3 this month that would upgrade the console to fully playback picture-in-picture interactivity, another type of high-def bonus feature that is popular in HD DVD titles but not yet available with Blu-ray titles due to few compatible players.

“It’s the studio’s assumption” that PS3 will be a BD-Live player, said Eklund.

Full story:

http://www.videobusiness.com/index.a...leid=CA6509942

[Living Near Shamu]

Ah, excellent news!

[Storm]

Great news!

[GarettP]

I have never regretted the purchase of the PS3 and I never will!

[DocNovak]

Excellent news! Makes my $850 dollar investment even better. (that doesn't include games, just what I paid for it off e-bay the week after launch, the day I returned from Iraq. That is how bad I wanted one, I couldn't even wait for stores to get more in. )

[jorg]

i love how lions gate the smallest major blu-ray studio is brining blu-ray interactivity to the next level and not big companies (such as fake pip and special feturs seen on crank and decent)

[TauRus]

Originally Posted by GarettP

I have never regretted the purchase of the PS3 and I never will!

My sentiment exactly!

[jsteinhauer]

It was Quetzlcoatl who said it was delayed in a previous thread, and the European releases are reported delayed.

Josh's News report says there are no BD-live players planned to be released soon, so I don't think this is necessarily good news for BD. Guy goes into a store and asks the clerk about the difference between HDDVD and BD. Clerk explains that BD makes software, but NO players that completely support the content, except a PS3. Guy doesn't want a game console, so he is SOL. NOT a good way to get new customers, and NOT a good way to keep existing ones interested.

Nothing against PS3 owners and nothing against continued support of that hardware, but this move neglects the entire segment who would be BD supporters who do not want game consoles. This may be part of the marketing plan (I more or less suspect it is), but if it is, it will backfire.

NOW, before all of you PS3 owners get all up in arms and preaching, remember, you have one, you want one, and it is great for you. It's not the what EVERYONE wants.

Now I am through with my rant, and I will continue to be pissed off, until I can buy a standalone BD player that will be "near-future" proof. This is completely lame.

[xtop]

Originally Posted by cooper1010

Eklund added that firmware should be released for the PS3 this month that would upgrade the console to fully playback picture-in-picture interactivity, another type of high-def bonus feature that is popular in HD DVD titles but not yet available with Blu-ray titles due to few compatible players.

“It’s the studio’s assumption” that PS3 will be a BD-Live player, said Eklund.

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nowhere does that say its coming. the studio's assumption doesn't make it truth

[cooper1010]

Originally Posted by xtop

nowhere does that say its coming. the studio's assumption doesn't make it truth

he also said they "anticipate" and it "should" be coming. i think he's just playing it safe and is being noncommittal.