| Written by Dana Olson Published at 2009-11-10 09:54:24 Tagged: [PlayStation Network] [PlayStation 3] [Europe] |
Sony is rolling out the European PSN video store soon, and they are holding a launch party in London for it, on November 18th. The date that users will gain access to the Store is unclear, but logically it must be sometime soon. Some of the launch titles will include: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Bruno, Angels & Demons, Casino Royale, Crank 2: High Voltage and The Hills Have Eyes.
Canada next, please!
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 |  Dana Olson
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933 @Brian Kamm: you can't download a movie you bought from your download list like a game? Forget it, then. I don't want this "service" in Canada.
 | Brian Kamm
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@Dana Olson: It's apparently a one time only download. Only within the last 6 months or so did they allow the ability to back up the video store content to an external storage option. This still doesn't do anything for those whos PS3 goes belly up. I've heard people discussing that Sony customer service was allowing redownloads in some cases, but this is not officially mentioned in any Sony documentation I've seen. If this service comes to Canada, I would only consider using the rental option. The policy on redownloading is ridiculous, and needs to be clearly addressed by Sony, rather than only caving when individual customers complain vocally enough. Accessing previously purchased content should not be an exercise in frustration for the consumer
 | Aaron Gagnier
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I don't think we really need this...what does it offer that we can't get on the Internet for free or for purchase in a store? Are their prices significantly reduced? I'm not just talking about movies, I don't bother with downloading those, I'm a Blu-Ray/DVD buyer...I'm more talking about TV episodes/seasons, etc. I'm not going to pay money to download and watch something that was on TV for "free". Also, in the case of TV episodes, that's something that you really only watch once and then discard/disregard (at least in the cases of continuous storyline series')...so why even consider paying in the first place?
| Brian Kamm
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@Aaron Gagnier: I think it's a matter of convenience for some.
| Aaron Gagnier
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@Brian Kamm: Convenience in what regard? Get a DVR if you don't want to miss your favorite TV show, that's fairly convenient and much less expensive, plus it doesn't use up any bandwidth (for those of us with monthly restrictions, mine's 60gigs so it's not TOO bad, but it's still easy to go through)...especially considering that most cable/satellite providers offer them to customers at reasonable prices/rental rates. It might be more convenient for the movie side of it, since it's considered legal...but if you can only download it once, just go buy the disc and you'll own it forever and won't have to worry about not having it anymore if you decide to upgrade your PS3 HDD or if something happens to go wrong with your system.
| Dana Olson
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@Aaron Gagnier: for me to rent or buy a movie, it is either a 15-20 minute drive each way - twice in the case of rentals, and I'd prefer not to have to put on pants. Or, if I order online, a lengthy wait for the mail (plus I still have to put on pants).
The real question is, why are you so negative about EVERYTHING EVER except for more plastic instrument games?
| Aaron Gagnier
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@Dana Olson: yes, the thought of lazyness did occur to me, but you still have to wait for the thing to download anyway...which is still probably 15-20 minutes or more for most people. So either way, the only advantage for you is that you get to stay semi-nude.
I don't know, call me old-fashioned, I still like having physical copies of movies and TV seasons (namely Family Guy and a few others).
I'm not negative, haha!
| Brian Kamm
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@Dana Olson: Personally I opt for just track pants for all my waist down comfort needs.
| Dana Olson
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@Aaron Gagnier: no you don't, you can play videos as they download. It's a phenomena called "streaming" you may have heard of it.
| Aaron Gagnier
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@Dana Olson: As a matter of fact, yes I have heard of streaming...but I heard that it could damage your hardware...isn't it NOT supposed to get wet? Why would you purposely do that?
I'm just kidding, lol. Yes, streaming is fine for those of us with high-speed internet connections above 7mbits...which I have in abundance, so it's not like I wouldn't be able to if I wanted...I'm just saying. How long would you typically sit and stare at the paused screen while it buffers? 15 minutes or so, just to guarantee that the feed doesn't catch up to the stream halfway through the movie? (heh)
| Dana Olson
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*sigh*
| Brian Kamm
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The sky is blue. Okay, I'm waiting.
| Aaron Gagnier
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@Brian Kamm: Generally speaking, yes, the sky is blue most of the time...but stating it that way, in which "the sky is blue", is inherently false because it implies that it's only blue. It can be grey, white, cloud covered (where we don't necessarily know what color it is, it could be red or green, who knows? We can't see it in those cases), orange, yellow, purple, and so on given the proper atmospheric circumstances. That's the simple answer.
The more correct answer, however, is that the sky doesn't have any kind of pigment at all...we all know that it's a combination of the density of the ozone layer and the dark expanse of space that gives the illusion of the color blue, along with other factors.
:-P :-)
...just because you asked for it, lol...
Hopefully they're also working on a solution to how storage and play back work when it comes to purchased content. As has been discussed several times on Tawkn.com and elsewhere, if your PS3 is borked, your SOL in terms of content you've purchased. Tie a users PSN account to purchased movies & shows, Sony. It seems to work reasonably well with games! Oh yeah, and bring it to Canada!