PlayStation 3 to dump default browser in favour of Firefox?

Having recently broadened the capabilities of its PlayStation 3 console through the integration of Facebook, electronics giant Sony Corp. is now rumoured to be preparing to give online PS3 customers access to Mozilla’s open-source Firefox browser.

Moreover, the diligent folks over at PlayStation Insider claim to have heard through the gaming grapevine that Sony is emerged in talks with the Mozilla Corporation that could result in the PS3’s generic and unimpressive default Web browser being eschewed in favour of the popular Firefox platform.

“Throwing Firefox into the mix would give PS3 the ultimate advantage when it comes to Internet functionality,” offered the online fan site. “PSInsider will be sure to bring you any updates to this rumor as they become available.”



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about time. :) This is the smartest thing Sony has done in a long time.

not yet .but hope so .

If they are smart, they will make sure a off the shelf usb keyboard and mouse will work when inside the firefox browser. -- Then I would for sure be using it.

I wonder if my bluetooth notebook mouse will work on a ps3?

yes diffidently smart. If they did this I would use ps3 way more!

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i bet the extension support will be limited, or the browser will run in extra sandbox.

somebody clever might try writing an extension that would turn firefox in a web server, to browse entire ps3 hdd, etc :]

firefox on the PS3 is definitely a good idea. i'd rather have sony allow PS3 users to use a third-party keyboard and mouse via bluetooth to use for firefox rather than putting out a $30-50 sony official keyboard and mouse.

i hope that the firefox can be faster than the current default web-browser that is used on the PS3.