Very soon PS3 owners in the US will be able to download movies (I assume HD version will also be offered). Sony today presented a series of new initiatives designed to build on its previous three-year revitalization plan and to position the company as the leading global provider of networked consumer electronics and entertainment. The roll out of video download service will start in the US this summer. Since Sony owns Columbia Pictures, let’s hope we will see some really good content. Video downloads could be Sony’s only chance to accomplish what Apple has done in the Audio sector (and trust us, Apple wants that other piece and has been working hard on it for a while now).
Another interesting piece of information I dug out: users of internet connected Sony Bravia TVs will be able to get the latest movie “Hancock” before it’s going to come out on a DVD. The latest Bravias (summer 2008) sport a network port on the back of the TV, and I am not sure if the Video Internet Link will have to be connceted as well to get that content. I guess we’ll see!
Taken from the Sony.net press release: “Sony’s unique position in electronics and entertainment allows us to offer compelling network services. As an example of our potential, this November, Sony Pictures Entertainment will offer one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer, “Hancock”, exclusively to all internet connected BRAVIA LCD TVs in the U.S. before it is available on DVD. This film will be
distributed to Sony customers directly to their televisions outside conventional distributors and
without the need for any set-top box. This is an industry first.”
UPDATE: Rick Clancy from Sony confirmed that Video Internet Link will provide the movie Hancock download in December.
