NEWS: BD-Live arrives for PS3

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Sony has released the latest firmware upgrade for the PlayStation3, incorporating support for BD-Live on Blu-ray discs – only the second player after the Panasonic DMP-BD50 to do so.

The latest version 2.20 upgrade is here and introduces a number of updates including BD-Live, resume playback of DVDs, faster Interent browsing and support for previously unplayable large DivX and WMV files.

Once you've downloaded the new upgrade, your PS3 will be able to access the BD-Live features on discs such as web-based features, interactive games, community applications and the chance to download additional content.

This latest spec is included in existing titles Saw IV – we dread to think what extras are on there – and War. Naturally more BDs are expected to include this latest specification from now on.

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Joe Cox
Joe Cox
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Joe is the Content Director for What Hi-Fi? and Future’s Product Testing, having previously been the Global Editor-in-Chief of What Hi-Fi?. He has worked on What Hi-Fi? across the print magazine and website for almost 20 years, writing news, reviews and features on everything from turntables to TVs, headphones to hi-fi separates. He has covered product launch events across the world, from Apple to Technics, Sony and Samsung; reported from CES, the Bristol Show, and Munich High End for many years; and written for sites such as the BBC, Stuff, and the Guardian. In his spare time, he enjoys expanding his vinyl collection and cycling (not at the same time).