Tuesday, November 13, 2007

DivX Coming to the PLAYSTATION 3

It's been rumored to come to the console, but today, it's confirmed. In a recent press release from DivX, Inc., it states that they are adding the DivX technology to the PLAYSTATION 3. That means you will be able to play files such as "movie.divx" or "movie.avi". Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. spoke:

"We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring DivX to PS3. Our technology will expand the multimedia functionality of PS3 by enabling users to enjoy access to the broad library of content in the DivX digital media format."
This is a great feature for the entertainment system that has been long wanted since launch. That means no more converting to the pesky "movie.mp4" format.

[Via TM]

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

wait, divx plays .wmv i think. does this mean it'll also play that on the ps3??

Anonymous said...

DivX does play WMV, but you cannot play .AVI and .DIVX files without DivX players.

By bringing DivX support to the PLAYSTATION 3, that means we can play .AVI and .DIVX files.