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Sony will release a firmware upgrade for the PlayStation 3 on December 7 which will begin to transform the games console into a state of the art audio player. The firmware will add 88KHz and 176KHz sampling for CD in addition to 44.1KHz.
The update is just the start of a program of refinements which take advantage of the incredible processing power of the Cell processor at the heart of the PS3. A senior Japanese spokesman declared that the upgrade is the start of a paradigm shift in the world of audio video.
Unlike Sony’s debut Blu-ray player, the PS3 plays CDs and Super Audio CDs as standard, both in stereo and multichannel format. Sony’s aim is to transform its new games console into a radical alternative to traditional audiophile CD players.