Sony Launches PS3 Movie and TV Service

The biggest ?news? out of Sony’s E3 press event earlier this week was the?U.S. launch of the previously announced Playstation video service. Sony, Fox, MGM, Lion?s Gate, Warner, Disney, Paramount and Turner Entertainment have partnered with Sony to provide movie and TV content for the on-demand download service. The system uses progressive downloads so users can watch as a movie/TV show as it downloads. Sony says content is playable a minute or so after ordering. Purchased content only plays on PS3 and PSP. No PC, iPod, iPhone or other device support was announced. No word yet on whether rentals will be available for viewing for longer than the usual 24 hours.

Note: While the previous announcement stated that a service like this would be made available ?world-wide?, I checked my PS3 in Canada and there was no such content available. Note the ?video? button circled in red in the picture above (click for larger view). If it isn?t there, no movies for you!

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