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PS3 Blu-ray remote quietly drops to retail

January 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Sony Corp. has quietly released the Blu-ray remote controller for its Playstation 3 to retail to allow owners better access to the console’s movie playback capabilities.

The Wal-Mart Superstore in Las Vegas, NV carried several of the new remotes prior to the end of the new year.

The remote resembles the layout of the Playstation 2 DVD remote and contains a moderate amount of buttons, unlike more recent universal remotes.

Sony chose not to include a remote controller device with the PS3 and instead included a Blu-ray disc version of Talladega Nights: The Story of Ricky Bobby in the first 1 million PS3s sold in the U.S.

Microsoft Corp. includes a remote controller in its premium version of the Xbox 360 sold at retail.

Sony is betting that the success of prior Playstation models will allow the high-definition Blu-ray format to flourish against rival Toshiba’s HD DVD format.

Sony is 2006 forecasted 2 million PS3s sold by the end of the year.

Tags: News · Playstation 3 · Systems · Peripherals · Retail




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