HD FLAC coming to Walkman?

So what is this little treat from Sony Ericsson? One of their new Walkman models has the ability to play HD FLAC files straight out of the box. This is a nice surprise from Sony and perhaps shows Sony finally accepting other audio formats.

It remains to be seen if Sony will add FLAC support to their standard Walkman line, but anything is possible in the future.

Information courtesy of GSM arena