Uninteresting part:

Inspired by a post ( http://vgchartz.com/forum/post.php?id=886313 ) I was going to write why the PS3/PSP browsers were probably never going to work with Flash 9 videos.

Here is why we currently do not have a proper flash player in the PS3's browser:

"Since Adobe has declined to support the PowerPC architecture(EDIT: though it is available for Mac), the latest Flash fails not only for Linux, but also for Sony Playstation 3, whose Cell processor is based on the POWER architecture. As a result, the PS3 web browser uses an obsolete version of Flash (licensed from Macromedia) that is not compatible with most modern websites."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Adobe_Flash#Flash_Player_on_various_platforms

The same would probably also apply to MIPS on which the PSP's CPU is based on.

POSSIBLY INTERESTING PART:

http://www.adobe.com/openscreenproject/

May 1, 2008

"The Open Screen Project is dedicated to driving consistent rich Internet experiences across televisions, personal computers, mobile devices, and consumer electronics. The Open Screen Project is supported by technology leaders, including Adobe, ARM, Chunghwa Telecom, Cisco, Intel, LG Electronics Inc., Marvell, Motorola, Nokia, NTT DoCoMo, Qualcomm, Samsung Electronics Co., Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Verizon Wireless, and leading content providers, including BBC, MTV Networks, and NBC Universal, who want to deliver rich Web and video experiences, live and on-demand across a variety of devices.

The Open Screen Project is working to enable a consistent runtime environment – taking advantage of Adobe® Flash® Player and, in the future, Adobe AIR™ -- that will remove barriers for developers and designers as they publish content and applications across desktops and consumer devices, including phones, mobile internet devices (MIDs), and set top boxes. The Open Screen Project will address potential technology fragmentation by allowing the runtime technology to be updated seamlessly over the air on mobile devices. The consistent runtime environment will provide optimal performance across a variety of operating systems and devices, and ultimately provide the best experience to consumers.

Hopefully, they will upgrade. I bought a keyboard and such for my PS3 out of anticipation for it's superior (to the Wii) web browser, and for the most part, I've been let down. The thing is archaic (the Wii actually freezes less, and works with more web sites!). I guess I have to use my crappy PC a little longer.

I think either 2.40 or 2.50 will have an upgraded flash player for the PLAYSTATION 3.

Its sort of imbarrising having a browser on par with the wii.

The sooner the better. I have BBC iPlayer to use.

Why? Also nice spelling.

There are several reasons why, one is because the PS3's browser is on par with the psp's... and yes thats not a good thing.

To bring things back on TOPIC:

Presumably, Nintendo will also be able to port it to work on the Wii.

That doesn't make sense at all. You said it's embarrasing for it to be on par with the Wii not the Psp. Now you say it's embarrasing for it to be on par with the psp to make your previous statement valid?

Please fix the lock-ups first.

What sites other than VGC locks up your PS3's browser? Mine are almost entirely on VGC for the PS3 and PSP. Though people here suggest that not running the plug-in helps.