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A sneak peak at The PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service.

Posted by Trev in PSN, Video Download on October 26th, 2009

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PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service has been officially confirmed for release in Europe this November. Exciting news allowing PS3 users to stream HD quality movies straight onto their HDTVs. I hope the movie database will include lesser known films than purely the big special effects heavy blockbusters too. The studio lineup at present is impressive they also state more are to be announced. Full details below and more news upon its launch.

This year at GamesCom gamescom, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) announced the latest addition to the PlayStation® entertainment experience – the PlayStation®Network video delivery service. Launching this November, the service will allow movie fans to download the latest releases straight to their PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable) for viewing at home or on the go.

Launching this November in France, Germany, Spain and the UK, with other markets to follow in 2010, the service will allow movie fans to download the latest releases straight to their PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PSP™
(PlayStation®Portable) for viewing at home or on the go.

The video delivery service will offer high quality entertainment, available to buy or to rent, from major movie studios including 20th Century Fox, Disney-ABC-ESPN Television1, Lionsgate2, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
(MGM), Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Starz Media2, Universal2, and Warner Bros. in addition to local markets studios which will be announced closer to launch, in addition to local market studios including Universum Film (Germany) and Constantin Film (Germany). Additional local studios in other territories will be announced closer to launch.

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Don’t Freak Out – PSN Will Be Under Maintenance Today

Posted by Jay in PLAYSTATION Store, PS3, PSN, Video Download on August 18th, 2009

During the conference today, the PlayStation Network will be down for maintenance from 9AM to 11AM Pacific Time. Here are the details, according to PlayStation’s support site:

The PlayStation®Network will be taken offline for maintenance on August 18, 2009 from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PST. We apologize for any inconvenience.

During this time you may:

Not be able to access the PlayStation®Store

Not be able to play online games

See a maintenance page when attempting to access the PlayStation Network

Please click here to check the status of the PlayStation Network. Please note when you log into the PlayStation Network, a message indicating the PlayStation Network has been suspended may appear. This does not mean that your account has been suspended, it simply means the PlayStation Network has been taken offline. Please wait until the maintenance has been completed before attempting to connect to the PlayStation Network. Again we apologize for any inconvenience.

In my opinion, it’s probably so they can upload the entire press conference to PSN, as well as set it up for a major firmware update, and possibly even a new design for the store or something. Is this going to affect all areas? Not sure, but if you happen to not be able to sign in or anything, and get the error mentioned above, then that’s what is causing it. I believe Europe will most likely be affected though, due to the Video Store being announced and it most likely being available today (in fact, out here in North America, that’s exactly what happened for us when we got our video store).

Firmware, PLAYSTATION Store, PS3

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Celebrate Earth Day with the PlayStation Store

Posted by T0SH in PLAYSTATION Store, PSN, Video Download on April 22nd, 2009

Check out the video section on the PlayStation Store, April 22nd. For every “unique paid transaction” made on the PlayStation Store Sony will donate $1 to Conservation International, with a maximum contribution of $10,000.

Conservation International is a nonprofit organization that seeks to protect Earth’s high-biodiversity wilderness areas and important marine regions around the globe.

There is also a “Save Our Earth” section on the game side of the store with unique titles. If you haven’t purchased Flower, do it. It’s a great game.

And we are also pleased to reveal that one of the most environmentally friendly video games will indeed becoming to PlayStation Network North America. Trash Panic (Gomibako in Japan) will becoming to PSN this Spring… more details to come here on the blog.

Looking interesting, I’ll be keeping my eye on this one.

Team up with PSN on Earth Day

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PlayStation Store gets VH1 and Nickelodeon Videos

Posted by T0SH in PLAYSTATION Store, QuickNews, Video Download on March 19th, 2009

The video section of the PlayStation store has been steadily growing since it first came out. Now it gets VH1 and Nickelodeon Videos. Plus NBC is giving out the pilot episode of KINGS in SD or HD for free.

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