Sony In Talks To Bring Download Movies To PSP

[Shawn Andrich]

Sony In Talks To Bring Download Movies To PSP

With a lack of success in the UMD movie business, Sony is looking to movie downloads through the PC to reinvigorate the PSP. Amazon.com, Movielink and CinemaNow are all in talks with Sony to support PSP-sized movie downloads.

While iTunes currently holds the crown for TV and music downloads, they only offer Disney movies to users looking for feature films on the go. Sony looks to take their 20 million PSP install base and shoulder into the market, hoping users are interested in downloading movies to their PCs and then onto their PSP memory sticks.

Expecting to launch the service in 2007, it's unclear which studios will allow PSP movie downloads. This is probably thanks in part to the industry's lack of experience with the new medium, making publishers cautious about entering the market due to piracy. Strategic Analytics believe online movie sales will reach $298 million this year, with growth of up to $1.5 billion in 2007.

Source: Financial Times [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f290b0ec-8df6-11db-ae0e-0000779e2340.html]

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[Bongo Bill]

At least they're trying to get some use out of the poor devil. I rationalized buying mine on the grounds that someday there'd be PS1 emulation on it, but even that requires a PS3... so these days I'm mostly using it for homebrew. A decent selection of legitimate videos might turn it back into a worthwhile purchase, though.