Music Unlimited, Sony’s answer to popular music streaming services like Pandora and Spotify is getting a free upgrade. As of today, subscribes can choose to listen at a higher, 320Kbps, ensuring richer music. One caviet to note is that the upgrade will be gradual across Music Unlimited compatible devices. As of today, only Android, the PlayStation 3 and any supported web browser can take advantage of the higher bitrate. Sony has indicated that devices left out like the PlayStation Vita, Sony Bravia home theater units, and iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) will also receive the upgrade at a later time this year.

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— 320kbps AAC Streaming Playback Now Available for PlayStation 3, Android Smartphones and Tablets, and PCs

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Sony Network Entertainment International today announced that the company’s Music Unlimited service now offers users the ability to listen to high quality audio through the service’s PC (Windows(R) and Mac OS(R)), Sony Xperia(TM) and other Android(TM) smartphones and tablets, Sony Android Walkman(R), and PlayStation(R)3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system applications. By turning on the high quality streaming option in Music Unlimited’s settings menu, songs will playback in pristine 320 kbps AAC high fidelity audio.

Sony Entertainment Network’s Music Unlimited service is a cloud-based digital music service that hosts a global catalog of over 18 million licensed songs(1) and is available on a wide range of Sony and non-Sony connected devices including any personal computer (including Windows and Mac OS), iOS devices including iPhone(R) and iPod touch(R), Android devices including Sony Xperia smartphones and tablets, as well as the PS3, PlayStation(R)Vita, and connected Sony BRAVIA HDTVs as well as various Sony home audio and video devices.

The new feature, which is now live on the PS3, Android smartphone and tablet, Android Walkman, and web apps, will be added to other devices compatible with the Music Unlimited service later this year.

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