$400 40GB PS3/Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray bundle in '07? Source: Tech-news site Ars Technica. What we heard: Though the August NPD figures aren't expected until later this week, analysts are predicting that ...

Sony has just announced at the Tokyo Game Show that the next PS3 update 3.50 will include support for Blu-ray movie playback. The new update will be released on September 21st and make all 38 million ...

PS3 Firmware 3.50 is now available for download, meaning if you own a PS3 and a 3D TV you can now enjoy your very own 3D Blu-Ray player. The main feature of the update is the addition of 3D blu-ray ...

Right on schedule -- or a day early, depending on your time zone -- Sony has unleashed version 3.50 of its PS3 firmware. And as previously promised, it's got 3D Blu-ray movie playback with it.

The PlayStation 3, prior to the advent of sub-$300 Blu-ray players, was regarded as one of the cheapest and value-added ways of getting Blu-ray technology into your home. Despite the competitive price ...

Unlike the console war where diversity and competition is obligatory to promote creativeness and quality, the high definition format war takes a different approach. No matter how one may view it, 5 ...

Some of you probably came home this evening with hopes of logging on to PlayStation Network and downloading the new NBA Elite 11 or DJ Hero 2 demos, only to realize you had a system update blocking ...

What's not to like about PS3? Playing videos games, accessing Playstation Network, intuitive firmware updates via WIFI/ LAN/Flash Media, abundant of video formats support and least but not last, most ...

Covering home audio and video, Matthew Moskovciak helps CNET readers find the best sights and sounds for their home theaters. With its new $300 price tag, the PS3 Slim has been selling like crazy, and ...

In this case, a sizable number of users are reporting that the 3.0 and/or 3.01 update caused their PS3's Blu-ray drive to be all but unusable for both games and Blu-ray movies (although some folks ...

Sonyappears to be coming up with a winning formula. Amazing what a steep price cut will do, but you can't argue with success. Howard Stringer, Sony's CEO, is on the wires saying Sony sold over 100,000 ...

You can now watch 3D Blu-ray discs on your PS3. Yes, once you load up firmware 3.50, you’ll be able to watch all those fancy 3D Blu-ray discs out there. To be fair, there may not be too many right now ...