E3 Exclusive: Sony movie download service coming to PS3 and PSP

Peter Dille told Gamasutra today that movie download service for PSP and PS3 will be coming very soon, and that the company is actively working on the service. The comment was framed within a discussion of the PSP's new form factor.

"We didn't have any announcements about that at the show," he began, "but what I can tell you is we're working on it, we see that it's critical, not just for PSP but also for PS3, and it's something we know is super important to get right. We won't have a second chance to make a first impression. If we launch it and it's not right, we're going to get creamed. So we want to make sure we get the consumer experience right, get the right content, and we're working really hard on it. And I don't think we're talking about years, I think this is something we could get behind really soon." n4g

Sounds really interesting, how long will the movies take to download.. how is M$ going to respond ?

MS is going to respond by going back in time to add the ability to download movies to Xbox Live.

I think this post also shows how ignorant cows are as to what the 360 can do; as you ask what they will do to respond, yet the 360 is the second-largest online movie and tv show downloading service in the world, second only to iTunes. They're first for HD movies and TV shows.

Yet you wonder what they'll do to respond to Sony's new feature. :roll:

ummm, hey were already able too dl hundreds of movies on are 360.SrgtSaggy101

But can you take them on car trips with you?

I'm excited about the PSP. Now i'll finally be able to put mine to use.

you know for a fact PSN is going to have everything and more that XBL does... for FREE

so what does that 50$ goto again?

[QUOTE="SrgtSaggy101"]ummm, hey were already able too dl hundreds of movies on are 360.nnavidson

But can you take them on car trips with you?

The PS3 really is just the xbox 360 only with everything delayed a year. :?Ninja-Vox

I'm actually surprised that Sony hasn't stolen the 360's achievements idea yet. I don't care much about achievements myself, but clearly many people do.

I think this post also shows how ignorant cows are as to what the 360 can do; as you ask what they will do to respond, yet the 360 is the second-largest online movie and tv show downloading service in the world, second only to iTunes. They're first for HD movies and TV shows.

Yet you wonder what they'll do to respond to Sony's new feature. :roll:

Ninja-Vox

That's a pretty big generalization.

The PS3? It can work, but it's such an afterthought service that it borders on "so what". On PSP - you can't even load half the pages in the browser completely. How do they expect you to DL a movie!?! Unless they're talking an iTunes-like store on your computer. Then, I'll go back to my original "PSP-is-a-waste" statement: the iPod does it better and cheaper!Paul_Phoenicks

I'm assuming the store would be on your PS3. Also the PSP screen is infinitely better for watching movies than and ipod. Also where are you finding video ipods for $150?

[QUOTE="Ninja-Vox"]The PS3 really is just the xbox 360 only with everything delayed a year. :?Zeliard9

I'm actually surprised that Sony hasn'tstolen the 360's achievements idea yet. I don't care much about achievements myself, but clearly many people do.

Home will have "trophies," which you get for achieving certain goals in videogames. So Sony will have achievements. They don't affect any kind of gamerscore though.

That's a pretty big generalization.

sneekite

No it isn't. I think so many cows defend the PS3 and harp on about how bad the 360 is because they've simply never played it and have no idea of the standard it delivers. Hence threads like these were the TC is clearly unaware of the fact that the 360 is one of the biggest movie distributors in the market.

"We didn't have any announcements about that at the show," he began

^ this is interesting .. surely an announcement like this was worth even a small mention at the press conference

it's probably something they're now planning to do after 360's success, especially with their new Disney deal

can sony do nothing but copy from the competition?

[QUOTE="SrgtSaggy101"]Can you take the 360 on a car trip?[QUOTE="nnavidson"]

You can't. That's my exact point.

You can take a psp with you though and then play it on your ps3 also. IF you don't think it would work like that, look at the downloadable ps1 games.

[QUOTE="n4g"] Peter Dille told Gamasutra today that movie download service for PSP and PS3 will be coming very soon, and that the company is actively working on the service. The comment was framed within a discussion of the PSP's new form factor.

"We didn't have any announcements about that at the show," he began, "but what I can tell you is we're working on it, we see that it's critical, not just for PSP but also for PS3, and it's something we know is super important to get right. We won't have a second chance to make a first impression. If we launch it and it's not right, we're going to get creamed. So we want to make sure we get the consumer experience right, get the right content, and we're working really hard on it. And I don't think we're talking about years, I think this is something we could get behind really soon." naughtydog360

Sounds really interesting, how long will the movies take to download.. how is M$ going to respond ?

I actually work for the backend for Xbox Live's movie download service, but as a movie fan this news excites me. Sony Pictures has a LOT of good movies we don't have (even though Fotokem accidentally sent us a hard drive full of Spider-man 3 promos one day; we had to delete them :P). I would prefer this to be a PC AND console-based service, though.

No it isn't. I think so many cows defend the PS3 and harp on about how bad the 360 is because they've simply never played it and have no idea of the standard it delivers. Hence threads like these were the TC is clearly unaware of the fact that the 360 is one of the biggest movie distributors in the market.

Ninja-Vox

Okay, let me rephrase, I don't fall under your generalization. I guess I was false in trying to speak for all cows when I only really know about myself.