Sony Courting Studios for PS3 Movie Download Store

by Aaron Linde, Jun 27, 2008 4:30pm PDT

Related Topics – PlayStation Store, Sony, Hollywood

Sources at several major movie studios revealed that Sony Computer Entertainment has not yet solidified agreements to bring films to its recently announced PlayStation 3 video download service, according to Variety.

Sony Pictures is presently the only studio believed to be confirmed for the new service. The company is currently in talks with several others to bring more films to the store, slated to hit the PS3's PlayStation Store sometime this summer.

The report goes on to note that the company plans to offer more in its service than what's currently available on the Xbox 360's Xbox Live Marketplace Video Store and other digital distributors, which may include the ability to transfer downloads from the PS3 to Sony's PSP handheld.

At its launch in 2006, the Xbox Live Marketplace Video Store included content from just two major movie studios, Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. The service has since gained the support of MGM, Walt Disney Pictures and Lionsgate Films.

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I'll say it again, they better have a good pricing/quality model going on, otherwise its not really worth it imo. If I can get unlimited blu-ray from blockbuster total access for $22/month, then they need to offer me 1080p movies at 2.99 or less. If they are offering TV/DVD quality, they need to be priced at $.99 to get me interested.

Jun 27, 2008 7:19pm PDT

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I'll say it again, they better have a good pricing/quality model going on, otherwise its not really worth... : hirez
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- I agree. And this is why i still say digital download has a long way to go vs blu-ray. Lack of uncompre... : james t kirk

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"At the same event, Microsoft is expected to announce a partnership with Netflix under which users will be able to stream movies from that company's "watch now" service onto a TV via the Xbox 360"

That is pretty cool and surprising, as well as the "belief" that the 360's movie rental service is the 2nd most successful behind iTunes.

Jun 27, 2008 4:40pm PDT

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"At the same event, Microsoft is expected to announce a partnership with Netflix under which users will b... : rasputinreborn
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- I hestiated to point that out, 'cos it's been rumored for so long -- we reported it just before GDC, too.... : Aaron Linde
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  Isn't 360 the most successful one? Also 360 at least in britain is getting IPTV from BTVision which h... : Lazarusspike
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    I was just repeating the assumptions from the source article :) There are some IPTV providers here in ... : rasputinreborn
    - hehe yeah I didnt mean to imply you were saying it was 2nd yourself :) I need to get a DVB-S2 Tuner fo... : Lazarusspike

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