Mon, Mar 24, 2008 | 09:51 GMT
“Portable Copy” PS3 firmware functionality appears from nowhere
PCWorld – that most reliable source of PlayStation 3 firmware-related news – is claiming that version 2.20 of the console’s software “exposes ‘Portable Copy,’ which enables PS3 users to copy a standard-definition version of the Blu-ray movie to a PlayStation Portable (PSP).”
There’s no mention of the feature in SCEE’s press release about the firmware update, so it goes under “rumour”. Bear in mind that in-game messaging wasn’t included in the release and isn’t in the update, so don’t hold your breath on this.
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Posted in: Blu-ray, PS3, PSP, Rumour, Sony
Tags: firmware 2.20, portable copy, scee
7 comments
#1
elredeyegrande
24/03/08, 12:38 pm
Didn’t Sony mention something like this ages ago?
#2
patlike
24/03/08, 12:48 pm
It does ring a bell, yep. I’m pretty sure this is bollocks, though. It’s not mentioned in the press release at all.
#3
Tiger Walts
24/03/08, 1:41 pm
It is something that the PS3-PSP will do eventually. I wonder how long it takes the PS3 to convert 90 mins of film.
#4
Daniel Plainview
24/03/08, 4:30 pm
Sony announced this feature a while back, so who knows
#5
Syrok
24/03/08, 9:20 pm
Apparently it’s not true. Link
#6
grandmaster
24/03/08, 9:33 pm
Decoding and re-encoding an HD movie into a portable AVC file would take hours – yes, even on the awesomely powerful, sentient supercomputer that is the PS3.
Far more likely is that a gig or two of the 50GB BD houses a ready-encoded portable version that’ll simply be copied off onto memory stick, a process that shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes.
#7
patlike
24/03/08, 10:08 pm
Just done another story on this.