PlayStation 3 Movie Service Launches This Summer

Andy Chalk

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PlayStation 3 Movie Service Launches This Summer


PlayStation 3 [http://www.sony.com] launching this summer.

Sony Computer Entertainment President Kaz Hirai made the announcement today, saying the service will be available in the U.S. sometime this summer, with a European and Japanese debut coming later. He also said Sony planned to strengthen its network services and cut production costs in order to bring the company's videogaming arm to profitability by March 2009, the end of the company's fiscal year.

"Please expect more from our evolving PlayStation business," Hirai said at a Tokyo news conference, adding that specific dates for the launch of the movie service won't be available until next month.

The addition of downloadable movie content for the PlayStation 3 is a big step in Sony's efforts to battle back against the Microsoft [http://www.xbox.com].


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Jessiah

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Xwii360 said:
Good ide- oh wait Xbox has had that for how many years now?

And they charge a subscription fee each year they've had it too whereas Sony's market is free to access.
 

Eagle Est1986

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Xwii360 said:
Good ide- oh wait Xbox has had that for how many years now?
Nearly 1? 4 months in Europe?

Sony should just block any Sony Pictures films from the XBL marketplace, might as well give themselves an advantage.