A comparison of PS3 and 360 as media players
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Sony added new DRM protection to PS3:
http://www.examiner.com/video-game-in-national/sony-adds-new-drm-protection-to-ps3-to-combat-pirates
How it works...
http://www.examiner.com/video-game-in-national/sony-adds-new-drm-protection-to-ps3-to-combat-pirates
How it works...
Looks like there are rumors of a new video/music service for PSN next year. Evidently they are unveiling it tomorrow at IFA technology show in Berlin.
Source: Financial Times(subscription required) via Kotaku
Tommy McClain
Source: Financial Times(subscription required) via Kotaku
Tommy McClain
Engadget thinks the news has something to do with the newly outed $130 Sony Netbox...
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/sonys-netbox-streams-netflix-youtube-and-other-internet-stuff/
Hmm. Real interesting there.
Tommy McClain
Pretty clever, i hope my ripped dvd´s and straight copies wont be flagged. And one thing, if Sony is actually sending information to any server about what people are watching, arent they breaking laws left and right?
In that case i hope they get sued to hell and back.
Engadget thinks the news has something to do with the newly outed $130 Sony Netbox...
http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/25/sonys-netbox-streams-netflix-youtube-and-other-internet-stuff/
http://www.1up.com/news/report-sony-introduce-itunes-competitor
May be too little, too late... unless they can somehow integrate them into games. SingStar would be a good start.
Hehe, it´s actually very facinating how the record industry keeps on shooting themselves in the head. Why they haven´t produced a global unified online service for buying non DRM music online is simply amazing. And they still block some music on youtube, one day it´s open the next day is closed. I just ignore it now and look for something else.
corduroygt
Banned
Why not put all that box's functionality onto the PS3 as well to reach more customers? They already have the PSN+ subscription thing going, it just makes sense to add the video/music service subscription as well.
Rumours say they will do it, its not just a settopbox service. It took some time Sony to realize and bring corporate level online media service. Lets hope they get good content licensing deals and distribute service around the globe (yeah right like movie studios want it to happen....).
IFA conference notes: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/01/live-from-sony-ifa-2010-press-event/
EDIT: Oh wait, there's more to it:
Qriocity. It's the service mentioned by Azbat above.
Since the PSN ToA mentioned Qriocity since a few months ago, I assume we will get it ("cloud music service") too ?
[size=-2]Part of PS+, yes or no ?[/size]
"Qriocity will be a service available through 3rd parties" may mean private label or compatible with 3rd party devices (e.g., PC).
EDIT: Oh wait, there's more to it:
Qriocity. It's the service mentioned by Azbat above.
Since the PSN ToA mentioned Qriocity since a few months ago, I assume we will get it ("cloud music service") too ?
[size=-2]Part of PS+, yes or no ?[/size]
"Qriocity will be a service available through 3rd parties" may mean private label or compatible with 3rd party devices (e.g., PC).
Gradthrawn
Veteran
A multi-platform video/music service is definitely the way to go, IMO. Rent a movie from the service, and watch it on any Sony device that has that service is a nice draw (SE Phones, PSPs, PS3s, TVs, PCs). Better still, purchase media and watch/stream/download it on any of those devices. A Zune like subscription service would also be nice to have integrated with it as well (as an option).
Indeed. Sony need an open platform where operhaps they get smaller cut, but it also means they don't alienate non-sony customers. If other media TV CE companies buy into it, it becomes a broad standard, iTunes-for-everyone, only with Sony getting a slice of every sale. That has to be the better way to go now that the whole 'living room battle' has been blown wide open with internet enabled CE devices and Apple making a late yet profound appearance.
Such a platform would start on PS devices to get userbase, and then wave attractive results at other CE device runners saying "look what you're missing." I suppose a percentage of sales would have to go to the device manufacturer supporting the app. Samsung's reasons to include Qriocity (lousy name) in its TVs are going to be much stronger if they get a percentage than if they get nothing. So you'd have a sale, with x% going to Sony, y% going to the platform holder (Sony again in the case of Sony devices), and the rest going to the artist/publisher. As the same content would be useable on all Qriocity enabled devices (really lousy name), buyers won't have to worry about conflicting DRM which is an issue locking people into platforms at the moment.
Edit : And the chances of Apple allowing a direct rival to iTunes on iOS devices is non-existent! If Qriocity does well, I imagine they'll look to make iTunes avaialble for non Apple devices even and go head-to-head.
Such a platform would start on PS devices to get userbase, and then wave attractive results at other CE device runners saying "look what you're missing." I suppose a percentage of sales would have to go to the device manufacturer supporting the app. Samsung's reasons to include Qriocity (lousy name) in its TVs are going to be much stronger if they get a percentage than if they get nothing. So you'd have a sale, with x% going to Sony, y% going to the platform holder (Sony again in the case of Sony devices), and the rest going to the artist/publisher. As the same content would be useable on all Qriocity enabled devices (really lousy name), buyers won't have to worry about conflicting DRM which is an issue locking people into platforms at the moment.
Edit : And the chances of Apple allowing a direct rival to iTunes on iOS devices is non-existent! If Qriocity does well, I imagine they'll look to make iTunes avaialble for non Apple devices even and go head-to-head.
NathansFortune
Regular
Qriocity is going to be great. I saw some previews and outlines last year when the whole lot was called Sony Online Services. It just needs time roll out effectively and build up a decent content library. The killer app is third party access. Qriocity will be free to licence and any third party can apply for one to use on their device. Sony are going to make an Android and ChromeOS app as well.
Edit: The reason it is so appealing to third parties is that Sony have effectively done all of the content negotiation on behalf of CE companies which are usually very slow about this stuff and usually have little on offer for the content companies other than another different outlet for their media with absolutely no market synergy. I think we will see it roll out on Japanese CE devices by the end of next year and Korean CE sometime in 2012 when they get tired of not having it in their line up. It is great because Qriocity is account based rather than device based like other services, so you can access the content across multiple devices.
Edit: The reason it is so appealing to third parties is that Sony have effectively done all of the content negotiation on behalf of CE companies which are usually very slow about this stuff and usually have little on offer for the content companies other than another different outlet for their media with absolutely no market synergy. I think we will see it roll out on Japanese CE devices by the end of next year and Korean CE sometime in 2012 when they get tired of not having it in their line up. It is great because Qriocity is account based rather than device based like other services, so you can access the content across multiple devices.
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It also made it to the blog, even if there aren't that many details on it. But the premise seems very sound:
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/09/01/music-unlimited-powered-by-qriocity-coming-to-ps3/
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/09/01/music-unlimited-powered-by-qriocity-coming-to-ps3/
The premise is very sound. It's what we were talking about before PS3's release, although perhaps not as a 3rd party system. Maybe this explains Sony's extremely slow rollout, because they had a change of vision from being the Sony Service to the Media Service?
Although the name just keeps getting worse: "Music Unlimited Powered by Qriocity."
More details here:
http://www.sonyinsider.com/2010/09/...service-will-be-compatible-with-many-devices/
... so we may get it by end of this year ? (not next year)
Kaz Hirai seems to say Qriocity is not only a platform for consuming music. They are also interested in all aspects, including creation. They should first pipe the content into LBP and SingStar. Then I'm all ears. ^_^
http://www.sonyinsider.com/2010/09/...service-will-be-compatible-with-many-devices/
... so we may get it by end of this year ? (not next year)
Kaz Hirai seems to say Qriocity is not only a platform for consuming music. They are also interested in all aspects, including creation. They should first pipe the content into LBP and SingStar. Then I'm all ears. ^_^
NathansFortune
Regular
Qriocity will replace PSN Store eventually. Though games and DLC may always be sold under the PSN Store banner (at least on PS3 and PSP). It would be awesome if you could stream music while in game though, or sync your Qriocity account with SingStar/RB/Guitar Hero.
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