As you already know, your PS3 is much more than just a brutal gaming console, it’s also an excellent Blu-ray player. On top of that, you can use it to surf the net, to watch videos from several popular video sites like YouTube, as well.
Another thing, which proves just how flexible your PS3 is, is its ability to play other video formats, such as DivX from a USB flash drive, for instance. That makes it possible for you to view videos from your video camera or cellphone, downloaded videos, etc, easily on your PS3.
However, before you start creating your own videos, you should know what kind of different formats your PS3 is able to play, so you don’t stand there with an unplayable video file, after hours of hard editing work!
Below you’ll find a list that covers all of the video formats that the PS3 can play today. However, as Sony constantly updates its PS3, chances are that more formats will be available in the future.
PS3 Video Formats
Memory Stick Video Format
- MPEG-4 SP (AAC LC)
- H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile （AAC LC)
- MPEG-2 TS（H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AAC LC) MP4 file format
MP4 File Format
- H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC)
- MPEG-1 (MPEG Audio Layer 2)
- MPEG-2 PS (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AAC LC, AC3(Dolby Digital), LPCM)
- MPEG-2 TS（MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AC3（Dolby Digital）, AAC LC）
- MPEG-2 TS（H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, AAC LC）
AVI
- Motion JPEG (Linear PCM)
- Motion JPEG (μ-Law)
- AVCHD （.m2ts / .mts）
DivX
WMV
To play WMV video files, you must enable that via: (Settings) > (System Settings) and set [Enable WMA Playback]