Sony Officially Reveals Downloadable Movie Service For PS3
See Full ImageAre you an avid movie renter? Do you take out ten movies a month from Netflix? Do you own a PlayStation 3? Then you're on the right track to future movie nirvana...just get rid of the Netflix subscription.
Sony has always said they want to increase the PS3's overall functionality and capabilities, and while some of those upgrades are a little ho-hum to most gamers (like "Life With PlayStation"), this one's a biggie: according to the Associated Press, Sony has officially revealed that in addition to "strengthening" the Network over the course of the next few months, they will also introduce a downloadable movie service in the US this summer. Both Europe and Japan will receive the same service at a later time, and Sony should announce those expansion details some time next month. Next to the Store, this will be the single biggest addition to the console to date, and is an immediate selling point for consumers.
We don't yet know the specifics of this service - i.e., how much it will cost, how many movies we can rent, how long it will take to download each, etc. - but we expect those to arrive within the next few weeks; probably at E3. We'll keep you updated on this, as it's certainly one of the most important announcements for Sony's next-gen console thus far.
6/27/2008 Ben Dutka
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NoMoreWar
Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 11:16:18 AM
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Deleted User
Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 11:19:34 AM
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Wouldn't it be easy just to make a card that you can buy at Wal-Mart...and then type in the code and it ads $25, $50 or $100 dollars to your account? That would be a good idea I thinks.
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aaronisbla
Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 11:53:46 AM
Why it isnt at gamestop, the world may never know....
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MirrorSoul
Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 12:00:03 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 1:18:53 PM
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Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 1:30:31 PM
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Zubra-Zap
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 12:43:48 AM
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jerocarson
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:01:20 AM
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we dont get to see any anything going to africa.
shame on you sony.......
thou i can never be the sony, all ma gadjets re sony's, eventually everything..
i really liked the mgs4(especially the cutsceans). but gta4 failled stupidly..
prodly african.
cheers ps fans
Go! ps fans, its in you.
play b3yound.
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ThePoetRazel
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 6:08:26 AM
No offense, but please learn to speak English coherently before starting a rant.
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Minishmaru
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 8:30:08 AM
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ceedot
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 9:47:21 AM
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dfresh89
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 2:35:08 PM
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The service itself will definitely be free but the downloading or renting of movies will cost you some money but then again who cares another cool thing I can do with my PS3.
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bugzbunny109
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Friday, June 27, 2008 @ 11:06:06 AM