Sony Announces Movies and TV Shows Coming to the PS3
It seems like that we're seeing the media revolution over the gaming device really ramp up. Last week, we mentioned the ability to stream Neflix media over the Xbox 360. Now CNET is reporting that Sony will be offering media downloads to the PS3 by the summer. There's not a lot of details yet but CNET states:
Sony has just confirmed the rumor we all heard back in April: video downloads will be available on the PS3 this summer. Details right now are scarce, but we do know the service will first be rolled out in the United States, followed by Japan and Europe later in the year. As we mentioned before, we would like to see a service tied in with Netflix since everybody and their mother seems to use the service, or even a Hulu type service, which offers TV shows from Fox and NBC, broken up by short 15-second ads.
Our best guess though: iTunes-esque pricing, the most expensive of all three choices. Rent a movie, pay a high premium, and lose it . We can't see how this will be successful, considering Sony's quirky history with digital media downloads.
Yean, we know that's not very firm or exciting news at this point but we'll keep you posted when we hear more.
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Posted by William Hungerford at June 30, 2008 8:17 AM
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