Sony said the next firmware update for the PlayStation 3 video-game console will add Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0. The update is due out late this month. Known as BD-Live, the update will offer PS3 players interactive features, such as downloadable video content, ringtones and games. Beyond BD-Live, the update will make room for photo and music playlists on PS3 to be copied to a PSP handheld device. Yahoo! has the story.
As much as Sony likes to think Blu-ray is a critical factor in a consumer's decision to buy a game console, it's not, according to Yankee Group analyst Mike Goodman. Price and games are what cause people to buy one console versus another, he argued, not Blu-ray.
"In general, Blu-ray is nice to have. It's not a must-have. It's not a selling point. In fact, the problem with all of these features that come along with Blu-ray is they don't really get people excited," Goodman said. "Having interactive video on Blu-ray doesn't wow them."
