Blu-ray Disc

Next-generation entertainment needs a next-generation format. Blu-ray Disc™ (BD) is that format. Just as the DVD offered a technological leap from CDs, Blu-ray Disc is the next leap forward in the advancement of data storage technology and digital entertainment.
With Blu-ray, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system offers game developers unprecedented power to express their creativity and a larger canvas to produce a level of interaction, sophistication and reality that has never existed in gaming. More than an evolution, Blu-ray is a revolution that frees developers from the constraints of storage space and allows them to dream in Blu-ray.
Key Features of the Blu-ray Disc™Here is what the amazing Blu-ray brings you.
High-DefinitionVast storage capacity (50 GB BD vs. 5 GB DVD) supports the large data requirements of high-definition games and movies*.Pristine Picture QualityPristine picture quality at 1080p – the highest-definition resolution available today.Theater-quality AudioAudio that redefines “life-like” with 7.1 channel surround sound and true lossless audio. This theater-quality “uncompressed” audio supports 8 channels of Liner PCM and up to 32 audio streams.Home Entertainment ContentDelivers a broad range of home entertainment content - seven of the eight major movie studios have already announced titles for Blu-ray, including Warner, Paramount, Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM and Lionsgate.Recordable MediaBlu-ray offers a recordable format with unsurpassed storage capacity to store your digital world: photographs, home videos, music libraries and data, as well as games and movies.Maximum Bit RateWith the overwhelming computational power of its Cell Broadband Engine™ processor, PLAYSTATION®3 is capable of playing back with ease content from BD at a bit rate of multiplex 48Mbps, the maximum bit rate defined in BD standards.Industry SupportSupported by more than 170 of the world’s leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers including Apple, Dell, Hitachi, Hewlett-Packard, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson – Blu-ray has the broadest industry support for any disc format ever launched.