P-TV Exposed!
Sony’s new P-TV service in Japan, which is essentially Sony’s version of Apple’s iTV (only, y’know, for the PS3), is apparently up and running… and, at the moment, all of its content is still free. Granted, the downloads are mainly anime and movie trailers, but it’s kinda nice to see that this portion of the PS3 launch is actually working.
At the moment, there isn’t any ability to digitize and stream video files (like one can now do with the Xbox 360) nor is there any way to purchase content yet… though I’m sure that’s something soon to come.
According to Engadget:
One accesses the P-TV store via the PlayStation browser—there’s no in-system interface (lame)—wherein users can snag H.264 video to their internal drive or a USB drive. Thankfully, the video is un-DRMed and can be played back on a PC, although it doesn’t really matter since it’s mostly promo stuff anyway. Apparently there’s also an account registration and payment method screen in with a shopping cart interface in the PlayStation Store, so it’s entirely possible full-length downloads might happen in the future, a la Xbox Live Video. But for now, it’s all about quick clips and trailers, with no option to buy the big content.
Boy of Tomorrow
Posted to on 12 November 2006
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