Today Mad Catz Interactive has announced that it will introduce its new GameShark Media Player for Sony's PlayStation 2 (PS2) console at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3).
The Media Player will allow users to stream MP3/Ogg music and DivX video from their computer to their television through their PS2 console and network adapter:
|  The "Media Player" software is built to leverage the powerful PlayStation2 game console and uses the platform network adaptor to stream digital media. By using the PS2, consumers have more choices for enjoying digital content they have created, or stored on their computer. The GameShark Media Player will retail for .95 US and will be available in retail stores mid-June, 2003.
The GameShark Media Player Release 2.0 features: - Playback capability of video formats: MPEG-1, 2 & 4, DivX 3.X, 4.X and 5.X video, and others
- Playback capability of music formats: MP3, and OGG.
- Viewing of standard digital photography formats: JPEG, and PNG.
- Support for 16:9 display ratio and progressive scan (480p)output (with a HDTV and component cabling)
- Easy to use auto-configuration network setup
- Full trick-play functionality (VCR functions, such as fast-forward, rewind, pause, stop and play)
- Support for video resolutions: up to 720x320 (letterbox and 512X384 (4:3)
- Parental or access controls
- Multi-server, multi-client support
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Good news for people owning a PlayStation 2 console and who are looking for a simple solution to play their DivX video's on their television. Read the complete press release here.
Source: Yahoo!Finance
