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RTFM: PlayStation 3 manual is fashionably early
We just love getting our hands on a juicy manual early so we can pore over the contents, study every detail, and drive ourselves crazy with all questions they don't answer! The PlayStation 3's manual has recently popped up online and -- with just a week to go before the PlayStation 3 touches down on North American shores (it's already taken Japan by storm) -- we don't have very long to cram. We've extracted several tidbits buried in there: Tons of video playback options: "Play video files saved on a USB mass storage device." Very yes. Tons of video codec support; including popular codecs like MPEG-2 and H.264. In other words, you might not have to transcode all your stuff into wmv. Support for multiple operating systems: this is where your Yellow Dog Linux goes PSP Remote Play: you'll need a PS3 "equipped with the wireless LAN feature," it says. What about having it connected over ethernet to a wireless router? Would that count? Will there be an optional wireless add-on for PS3? PSone/PS2 memory card support: remember, you'll need the adapter to get your old saves PlayStation Store overview: there not much here, but there is one shot of the Store's interface Now, using the power of the masses, are their any more diamonds buried amidst the scruffy black coal of stuff we already know?[Thanks to everyone that send this in!]
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Hidden secrets of firmware 2.80
PSP Vault has an impresive story detailing some of the potential hidden secrets of recently released firmware 2.80. Using their mad Japanese skillz, they took a look at Sony's PSP manuals for the firmware, which can be found here, here and here. The video standards have finally been revealed, and they show how Sony still refuses to make it easy on the end user.So for H.264 videos, you're looking at support for files ending with a .MP4 or .M4V extension. They must be 768kbps or under, have a framerate of 30fps or under, and be Level 1.3 or under Baseline Profile, or Level 2.1 or under Main Profile (but CABAC only). The audio tracks of these videos must be in the AAC format, be 128kbps or under, be 48kHz or under, and be in stereo.Uh... okay. Can't we just dump random files into our system without thinking about these technical specs? Another interesting discovery of the article shows how the recent firmware upgrade can allow for PSP-specific codes to be written into websites. For example, webpages can be created to offer downloads... but only for users of the most current firmware. Or, it could lead to some really exciting game and internet synergy. It appears that there's a lot hidden in the PSP; too bad Sony hasn't been upfront with all of it quite yet.
