Sony Network Entertainment added a higher-quality streaming option to the...
Sony Network Entertainment added a higher-quality streaming option to the cloud-based Music Unlimited Service, it said Tuesday. By turning on the high-quality streaming option in Music Unlimited’s settings menu, songs will now be played back in 320 kbps AAC high…
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fidelity audio, it said. The new feature went live on the PS3, Android smartphones and tablets, Sony’s Android Walkman and Web apps, and “will be added to other devices compatible with the Music Unlimited service later this year,” it said. The Music Unlimited service was running 48 kbps AAC before the update, Sony spokesman Greg Belloni told us. The service has “grown incredibly fast since last year including expansion to eight new countries,” launching on the PS Vita, “adding offline playback for Android devices, and remodeling the service’s subscription options,” he said. “The initial 48 kbps bitrate was established to balance playback performance and audio quality,” he said. But Sony “learned from our users that high quality audio was a very important feature and we've worked to bring it to the service as quickly as possible,” he said.