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EU PS Video Store [Coming 19th November]

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Blablurn

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SCEE’s just confirmed a launch date for the EU PS Store Video Delivery Service, which is November 18.

Yup. Next Wednesday.

Launch-Movies:

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) is excited to announce a ‘Must have’ list of blockbuster hit films that will be available on the PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service before Christmas.

From action packed thrillers to a little something for the kids, there will be a host of fantastic films that all the family are sure to enjoy, some of which include: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Hannah Montana: The Movie, Bruno, Angels & Demons, Casino Royale, Crank 2: High Voltage and The Hills Have Eyes.

The service will allow movie fans to download the latest releases straight to their PlayStation3 (PS3) and PSP (PlayStationPortable) for viewing at home or on the go from this November in France, Germany, Spain and the UK with other markets to follow in 2010.

The video store 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, Universal, and Warner Bros. In additional, a number of local studios will be announced closer to launch.
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Grab some Popcorn and have a good a time! Can't wait.

Update:

Video Store Coming To PlayStation Network

Hi guys,

You’ve been waiting for movies to come to PlayStation Network and we can finally confirm some exciting news! Video Store will be available in the UK, France, Germany and Spain starting tomorrow November 19! Are you ready?

We’ve got amazing content lined up for you at launch, loads of latest new releases and all-time favourite classics. I will be updating you weekly via PlayStation Blog with all the new additions.

Now you can save the trip to the shops and enjoy hundreds of films in the comfort of your own sofa on your PS3 or on the go with PSP.

To celebrate the launch we are giving you PlayStation fans something extra! Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code: Two Great Movies for the Price of One! Its simple – you buy Angels & Demons and we e-mail you the voucher for The Da Vinci code. How great is that?

And if you are new to PlayStation we don’t want you to miss out! Just register your new console on PlayStation Network between November 19 and 30 and we will send you a voucher for Transformers movie. Yep, you can own Megan Fox in HD on your PS3 forever!

Right…we are now off to enjoy our preview event with Little Boots and DJ Annie Mac but I will leave you with the sneak peak of our store. Speak next week!

Source: http://blog.eu.playstation.com/
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General Infos:

  • Hiring costs from €1.99 and buying costs from €7.99 per title, but initially HD films will only be available to rent.
  • Incidentally, renting means you have the film for 14 days but only have 48 hours to watch the content once you press play. Films can be transferred to PSP for viewing on the train or while walking to work and crossing busy roads.
 
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mrklaw

MrArseFace
How does the PSP part work? Just a separate download for a separate price, or is it linked to the PS3 somehow?

Eg if I rent or buy the HD version can I also get access to a PSP version?
 
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Combichristoffersen

Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Anastacio said:
Here's hoping a release in Scandinavia by next year, even though it says rest of Europe by 10'.
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Considering Sony gave us the finger regarding PlayTV, it wouldn't surprise me if they shat on Scandinavia again :(
 
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Pachimari

Member
Combichristoffersen said:
Considering Sony gave us the finger regarding PlayTV, it wouldn't surprise me if they shat on Scandinavia again :(
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Exactly. But the PlayTV is actually sold at select online retailers here in Denmark and can be used with like 4 tv stations here. =)
 
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Neil

Member
YAY!
I'll probably never use it though, but still...
I never knew Canada didn't already have this feature. How crappy :/
 
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Combichristoffersen

Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Anastacio said:
Exactly. But the PlayTV is actually sold at select online retailers here in Denmark and can be used with like 4 tv stations here. =)
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Lucky bastards. AFAIK it's not available at all here in Norway (inb4 'lol fjeldaber' etc. :p ), Sony pretty much just said 'lol u cant have it, sux 2 b u lololol' and let one rip in our faces :(
 
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Tonza

Member
Combichristoffersen said:
Considering Sony gave us the finger regarding PlayTV, it wouldn't surprise me if they shat on Scandinavia again :(
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Yeah. :\

Atleast MS is launching Zune Marketplace here.
 
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Benedict

Member
Anastacio said:
Here's hoping a release in Scandinavia by next year, even though it says rest of Europe by 10'.
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It doesn't say that it will be released for the rest of Europe by 2010.

It says that OTHER markets will follow in 2010.

I think there is a high risk that Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, that are under the iron fist rule of Nordisk Film, is excluded from this service... :(
 
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DrXym

Member
Taking bets on rental prices. My bet is 5 euros or 5.50. Which would be in keeping with other DD, being higher than equivalent physical prices.
 
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pswii60

Member
gofreak said:
I think he's wondering if it'll include Ireland.

I doubt it since Ireland has it's own PSN store and is a different currency.
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But Ireland obviously isn't in the UK so how is it a 'shady description'?
 
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gofreak

GAF's Bob Woodward
pswii60 said:
But Ireland obviously isn't in the UK so how is it a 'shady description'?
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Sometimes when companies say 'the UK' in contexts like this, that also includes Ireland. Ireland gets treated the same. For example we have the same release dates as the UK etc.

So he was wondering if Sony was using that 'shady' description of the UK that included the Republic. Hoping that was in fact the case, I guess :p

In many cases Ireland does fall under the same treatment as the UK, but with digital distribution it's all seperate. Which is a bad thing for stuff like this :(
 
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OgTheClever

Member
I may consider renting Transformers since I never saw it in the cinema, but enjoyed the first one (never watched the cartoon though so that didn't affect my perception of the film before).
 
RoadHazard

RoadHazard

Gold Member
I'm glad I'm in Sweden, so that I won't have the opportunity to use this nice service. Sony doesn't want my money, so I guess I'll just keep it.
 
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JustAnotherOtaku

Member
Glad it finally has a date! Haven't really taken advantage of downloading HD movies to my 360 as I never have enough space but I should have more than enough on my PS3 HDD :)
 
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gentlemanfinn

Neo Member
RoadHazard said:
I'm glad I'm in Sweden, so that I won't have the opportunity to use this nice service. Sony doesn't want my money, so I guess I'll just keep it.
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I think it's Nordisk Film who doesn't want Sony to have our money.
 
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DrXym

Member
gofreak said:
Sometimes when companies say 'the UK' in contexts like this, that also includes Ireland. Ireland gets treated the same. For example we have the same release dates as the UK etc.

So he was wondering if Sony was using that 'shady' description of the UK that included the Republic. Hoping that was in fact the case, I guess :p

In many cases Ireland does fall under the same treatment as the UK, but with digital distribution it's all seperate. Which is a bad thing for stuff like this :(
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Ireland and the UK are so close that I expect licensing issues are pretty rare. Most movies you can buy in HMV in Ireland or rent in Xtravision are exactly the same as the ones in the UK. Same distributor, same packaging, same disk, same rating (or if the rating differs, same content).

The main thing that differs is TV broadcast rights, and anything such as iPlayer that provides access to that content.

So I see no reason Ireland should pose a major issue for the service. All of the language in the menu, and the content description is identical. The content is identical. Licensing issues are minor. The biggest difference are ratings (and logos) and the price structure. Hardly insurmountable and probably trivial compared to supporting France or Germany.
 
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KongRudi

Banned
Benedict said:
It doesn't say that it will be released for the rest of Europe by 2010.

It says that OTHER markets will follow in 2010.

I think there is a high risk that Sweden and other Scandinavian countries, that are under the iron fist rule of Nordisk Film, is excluded from this service... :(
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Nordisk Film is the ones who will make the most money on this, they are the official Playstation distributor in Scandinavia, and they are also the ones Sony will have to deal with when they wants to put a Disney-movie on PSN, since NF probably have bought the distribution-rights in our nations. :-/
Not sure how much of their portofolio currently include online distribution rights, but it will probably be pretty much. :-/
NF will make alot of money on getting this set up quickly, I expect it's basic paperwork wich delay this. :-/
 
onken

onken

Member
Yay. I can actually see myself using the movie rental service, and the price can't be any worse than the 3.50 it costs on Sky.
 
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spons

Gold Member
The usual stereotypical choice of countries. Yawn.

Not that there is anything interesting in the 'host of fantastic films'.
 
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kyo_daikun

Member
spons said:
The usual stereotypical choice of countries. Yawn.

Not that there is anything interesting in the 'host of fantastic films'.
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Not interested in remixed star trek, transformers or terminator 4? :O
 
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gogogow

Member
Weren't the "other" European countries supposed to be getting Vidzone by the end of 2009?
There's absolutely no mention of that lately. I'm not keeping my hopes up, we are talking about SCEE after all.
 
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kyo_daikun

Member
gogogow said:
Weren't the "other" European countries supposed to be getting Vidzone by the end of 2009?
There's absolutely no mention of that lately. I'm not keeping my hopes up, we are talking about SCEE after all.
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Pretty sure they added some extra countries about 3 weeks ago, not seen anything about the remaining countries tho.

Edit: On the HD subject it's anyones guess, would assume it will be 720p/1080i quality rather than 1080p (they haven't honestly said for definite)
 
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kyo_daikun said:
Not interested in remixed star trek, transformers or terminator 4? :O
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Bring on Star Trek and Terminator, but in their choice/lineup only Crank 2 interests me. At least Crank was ridiculous in a good way, haven't seen the sequel yet.
 
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