Clint's pleased.
Let's leave the PS3 Slim be for now. Sony's Playstation (as it's now known) video service, which goes live in some parts of Europe in November, has been detailed over in Cologne. The basic fact is that it enables PS3 and PSP owners to download and view movies and videos. Most importantly is the list of studios lined up to contribute. These include:
20th Century Fox, Disney-ABC-ESPN Television*, Lionsgate2, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Starz Media2, Universal**, and Warner Bros, Universum Film (Germany) and Constantin Film (Germany).
As we were aware November launch sees France, Germany, Spain and the UK onboard, "with other markets to follow in 2010".
Strangely there are no 1950's, black and white, Scandinavian existential movies in the announced launch titles, which include: Angels and Demons, Bruno, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Crank 2, The Dark Knight, Dead Space: Downfall, Gran Torino, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, National Treasure, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Public Enemies, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, Valkyrie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
SCEE states that "The video delivery service will be fully integrated within the PlayStation Network, using the same log-in, wallet system and user-interface. Visitors can search for movies by name, or can browse categories such as 'new releases', 'genres' and 'most popular downloads'. PS3’s progressive downloading allows viewers to start watching a film shortly after the download begins. They can also access certain games or other content on their PS3 while the download is taking place."
"Consumers who choose to rent have up to 14 days to watch their movie, and, once playback is started, they have a minimum of 24 hours to watch the content. Further specifics for viewing times will be announced closer to launch of the service. Purchased movies are stored on the PS3 hard disk drive and can be accessed at home via PS3 or transferred to PSP for content on the go."
* At launch content from this studio will be available only in the UK, for rent only.
**At launch, content from these studios will be available only in the UK
20th Century Fox, Disney-ABC-ESPN Television*, Lionsgate2, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Starz Media2, Universal**, and Warner Bros, Universum Film (Germany) and Constantin Film (Germany).
As we were aware November launch sees France, Germany, Spain and the UK onboard, "with other markets to follow in 2010".
Strangely there are no 1950's, black and white, Scandinavian existential movies in the announced launch titles, which include: Angels and Demons, Bruno, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Crank 2, The Dark Knight, Dead Space: Downfall, Gran Torino, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, National Treasure, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Public Enemies, Star Trek, Terminator Salvation, Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, Valkyrie, X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
SCEE states that "The video delivery service will be fully integrated within the PlayStation Network, using the same log-in, wallet system and user-interface. Visitors can search for movies by name, or can browse categories such as 'new releases', 'genres' and 'most popular downloads'. PS3’s progressive downloading allows viewers to start watching a film shortly after the download begins. They can also access certain games or other content on their PS3 while the download is taking place."
"Consumers who choose to rent have up to 14 days to watch their movie, and, once playback is started, they have a minimum of 24 hours to watch the content. Further specifics for viewing times will be announced closer to launch of the service. Purchased movies are stored on the PS3 hard disk drive and can be accessed at home via PS3 or transferred to PSP for content on the go."
* At launch content from this studio will be available only in the UK, for rent only.
**At launch, content from these studios will be available only in the UK
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