While
some may feel that the decidedly non-universal
Universal Media Disc still has a bright future ahead of it, others looking for portable entertainment likely believe that a proper PSP video service is
long overdue. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and television service operator
Sky seemingly agree, having today announced a cooperative venture that will grant PlayStation Portable owners in the UK and Ireland access to an on-demand video delivery system. The newly formed Joint Venture company "will draw on the unrivalled entertainment aggregation expertise and technical leadership of SKY, and the handheld entertainment knowledge and brand power of PlayStation." On paper, those certainly do sound like excellent things to, umm, draw on.
Sony and Sky (
Skony?) promise "a wealth of video and film content" for PSP-ers in Ireland and the UK, and note that plans are already afoot to share said wealth with the rest of
increasingly fortunate Europe. Further details regarding the service are expected to be announced during
Leipzig's Game Convention next month.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Cronen @ Jul 27th 2007 11:14AM
....and how much will they charge?
Good ol'Sky, wanting your money.
borland502 @ Jul 27th 2007 11:22AM
Well that's not unusual, since I want your money too.
JodyAnthony @ Jul 27th 2007 11:59AM
man, I still want that lavender PSP
Jack of No Trades @ Jul 27th 2007 12:02PM
So it matches your bass?
Kye @ Jul 27th 2007 12:27PM
Oh no!
*his mouth moves out of sync with his words*
Jack, the one who has no trades has returned!
Someone sound the village bell!
Hurry, fetch Christopher BanHammer Grant Or we shall surely be d00med!
Jack of No Trades @ Jul 27th 2007 12:32PM
Calm down Kye. Im not here to kill your faith in the Wii.
Kye @ Jul 27th 2007 2:21PM
Listen not to him! His words will brainwash you.
We must pray!!
Shigeru Miyamoto
Who art in Japan
Hallowed be thy game
Hyrule will come
Mario's will be done...
Evan @ Jul 27th 2007 12:13PM
I wonder if it will output video at full 480-line resolution with the new PSP? If so, that would allow the PSP to be used inplace of a home box, and I can't picture them allowing that!
Markusdragon @ Jul 27th 2007 12:35PM
Oh joy. My most hated electronics company and my most hated media conglomerate again at last.
Martez @ Jul 27th 2007 1:19PM
Sky has some pretty good content. This could be really good news of PSP owners in those regions.