pspTunes: Sony planning music download service?
by James Ransom-Wiley 
{ Jan 31st 2005 at 10:28AM }
Rumor has it, Sony has got an ace up its sleeve. Yep,
come March, when the PSP
launches in the US & Europe, Sony will have a download service in place that will allow users to access new levels
and updates for their games. And then, by summer, the service will be extended to music; a la
iTunes. What's more, there's promise of adding video downloads to the service. Alas, it's only a rumor,
people… for now.
[Thanks, striegs]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
N-Gage @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Didn't Nokia launch a similiar service with their ill-fated N-Gage to allow you to do useless stuff like download hints and save games?
If Sony charges for the service, either a subscription fee or for individual downloads, the thing is dead. If they don't it will be of mild interest.
The Sega Dreamcast had a similiar service using the Modem and web browser. Perhaps a total of 10 people used it.
What makes Sony think their service is any different than these dead/dying ones?
Arsonwinter @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Of course, there's nothing stopping Nintendo from doing the same. Instead of music and movies, though, Nintendo could offer old, emulated NES, SNES, and Game Boy games for little cost. I'd pay for it.
Powda_P @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
"What makes Sony think their service is any different than these dead/dying ones?"
800,000 units in just over a month ;)
SetupWeasel @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
800,000 units... SHIPPED
Joseph @ Dec 18th 2005 9:58PM
Didn't Nintendo sell 2x that in the first 2 weeks alone?