Playstation3 To Receive Better Upscaling

Sony released the 1.80 firmware update for the Playstation3 last month, which offered PS1/PS2 and DVD upscaling capabilities. There has been mixed reaction to the actual gains however, though they are clearly there. It’s just not a night/day transition. It seems that Sony themselves are not that pleased with the result, and intend to attempt to improve it by another 30 – 40% with the help of the powerful Cell processor.

Sony expects to improve the quality of the image another 30 – 40% when all is said and done, and is waiting on a stable version of the Blu-ray spec so it can enable scaling of 1080i BD content to 1080p. The duo also hinted that a remote media playback solution that doesn’t involve having to leave the PS3 on at all times is in the works, and that Sony plans on updating the PS3’s firmware every quarter.

Source: Engadget