Speaking to the Seattle Times Newspaper, SCEA senior marketing VP Peter Dille revealed that a new firmware update for the PlayStation 3 is due out within a month and will feature improved music playback capabilities.

Unfortunately, he did not elaborate on “how” music playback would be improved, but some guesses are that the new firmware will include a search functionality or enhanced sorting methods.

Imagine PS3 as a digital media center [Seattle Times]

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