Sony Announces PSP Browser – Shows TV On-Demand Network
Official browser and enhanced media on the way.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan has shown its official browser software for PSP, making only the second mention of the looming technology since it was announced (and shown alongside the elusive PSP keyboard) at E3.
However, what’s more interesting is an on-demand TV network shown overnight at the PlayStation Meeting 2005 in Tokyo. Have a look at the slide included with this news story, courtesy of our friends over at Impress Game Watch. It shows PTV or Portable TV, a nifty-looking TV on-demand service for PSP.
No details were made available, though the end of the UMD movie format might be closer than expected, with the PSP now able to stream downloadable movies on-demand.
We’ll bring you specific details and European news on all of this as it emerges. Stay tuned.
However, what’s more interesting is an on-demand TV network shown overnight at the PlayStation Meeting 2005 in Tokyo. Have a look at the slide included with this news story, courtesy of our friends over at Impress Game Watch. It shows PTV or Portable TV, a nifty-looking TV on-demand service for PSP.
No details were made available, though the end of the UMD movie format might be closer than expected, with the PSP now able to stream downloadable movies on-demand.
We’ll bring you specific details and European news on all of this as it emerges. Stay tuned.
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dmgice 22 Jul 2005 11:55
1/5
What I think is funny is that the browser does not currently support flash, so many websites that have flash content or flash ads on them will look odd or be undisplayable on the PSP. I wonder how fast the browser is...
That said, the improvements in the firmware are currently Japan only right now. It is nice that Sony finally decided they wanted to compete properly and made a different colored PSP. Now, if they would only do something about that price....
That said, the improvements in the firmware are currently Japan only right now. It is nice that Sony finally decided they wanted to compete properly and made a different colored PSP. Now, if they would only do something about that price....
rastafari 22 Jul 2005 13:05
2/5
how cool is surfing with 480 x 272 resolution....
WOW ! just an other pied piper from Sony
WOW ! just an other pied piper from Sony
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config 22 Jul 2005 13:11
3/5
rastafari wrote:
how cool is surfing with 480 x 272 resolution....
WOW ! just an other pied piper from Sony
WOW ! just an other pied piper from Sony
Why don't you ask all those folks browsing with mobile phones? I'll bet they'd wet ther pants at the thought of all that extra screen real estate.
Joji 22 Jul 2005 14:46
4/5
Looks nice enough for PSP, I mean it's not like you'd spend hours surfing the net on it. I like the TV on demand thing though. Would be nice to be able to receive foreign stations over the net for nothing. This is something that is gonna happen sooner or later as it already has happened with radio stations on the net.
I'll look forward to the day I can watch foreign tv without any diluted rubbish we usually get.
I'll look forward to the day I can watch foreign tv without any diluted rubbish we usually get.
SPInGSPOnG 22 Jul 2005 17:05
5/5
Philip Wesley wrote:
What I think is funny is that the browser does not currently support flash
I think it's a godsend.
Flash is, by and large, drivel.
It adds little to the Web but noise. When it was conceived, as a way of saving bandwidth by rendering vector graphics, it was genius... but the way it has been used - for lazy or talentless people to foist their piss-poor animations on us... is a great shame.
I admit that there is some truly great Flash... but less than 1% of all Flash falls into this category.