[eventer]

We've been hoping for a while that Sony would replace the PS3's mediocre built-in Web browser with something more robust, so it's nice to hear that Sony might be in talks with Mozilla to port Firefox over to the PS3--even if it's just a rumor. The folks at PlayStation Insider say they've "received a tip from a source very close to Sony" about possible conversations between Mozilla and Sony. No word on whether a deal is close, but having Firefox on board would put a little more wood behind the PS3's arrow in its battle against the XBox 360 and the Wii.

Rumor: Sony bringing Firefox to PS3? | Crave - CNET

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[babybearbear]

Why not IE?

[eventer]

Originally Posted by babybearbear

Why not IE?

becoz IE belongs to MS ... and MS do XBox 360 ?

[german103]

moreover, FF is better

[dxter]

FF with IE plug-in lo

[watzup_ken]

Originally Posted by eventer

becoz IE belongs to MS ... and MS do XBox 360 ?

Plus, its slow. I think console should go Open Source, like Wii using Opera.

[power666]

Umm... I thought that Firefox already ran on the PS3 via Linux. Then again, the new PS3 slim drops Linux support for some arcane reason....

[NextGen_Gamer]

Originally Posted by power666

Umm... I thought that Firefox already ran on the PS3 via Linux. Then again, the new PS3 slim drops Linux support for some arcane reason....

The PS3 uses some sort of proprietary Web browser that I'm not sure who built (Sony itself maybe?). What I can tell you is that it is absolutely horrid; incompatible with probably half of the Internet's Web sites, and the ones that it does work with it is extremely slow. The Wii's Web browser is built by Opera and is much better than the PS3's, which is just ridiculous.

Moving to Firefox would be super awesome, though I'm a little hesitant to believe this rumor. Thing is, Sony has already partnered with Google on their Life with PlayStation application. This app uses Folding@home in the background, while allowing you to see the globe (via satellite images through Google Earth) and read news stories from around the world (again through Google). Google also powers the built-in Internet Search option in the PS3's XMB. So it seems more likely that Sony would just continue that partnership and have Google bring their Chrome browser to the PS3.

Regardless of what happens, Firefox or Chrome, either would be a huge step-up from what the PS3 offers now.

[watzup_ken]

Originally Posted by NextGen_Gamer

The PS3 uses some sort of proprietary Web browser that I'm not sure who built (Sony itself maybe?). What I can tell you is that it is absolutely horrid; incompatible with probably half of the Internet's Web sites, and the ones that it does work with it is extremely slow. The Wii's Web browser is built by Opera and is much better than the PS3's, which is just ridiculous.

Moving to Firefox would be super awesome, though I'm a little hesitant to believe this rumor. Thing is, Sony has already partnered with Google on their Life with PlayStation application. This app uses Folding@home in the background, while allowing you to see the globe (via satellite images through Google Earth) and read news stories from around the world (again through Google). Google also powers the built-in Internet Search option in the PS3's XMB. So it seems more likely that Sony would just continue that partnership and have Google bring their Chrome browser to the PS3.

Regardless of what happens, Firefox or Chrome, either would be a huge step-up from what the PS3 offers now.

Yeah, even Chrome will be good. I think the current web browser on PS3 is quite lame.