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Rumor: Sirius satellite radio on PS3, PSN [Update]

by Majed Athab on Mar 16th 2009 12:00PM

Update: Looks like this rumor was debunked. The Blu-ray.com thread has been closed.
A rumor from Blu-ray.com alludes that Sirius XM satellite radio might be exclusively working with Sony to bring the paid service to PSN. According to the insider -- who has allegedly seen business plans of the joint venture -- Sirius XM will be selling monthly, genre-specific subscription packs for $2.49 on the PlayStation Store.

There's only one problem with this whole set up: How is the PS3 going to receive the radio signal? Last we checked, the PS3 doesn't have a satellite receiver. Internet streaming via a firmware update, perhaps? For now, take this one with a grain of salt -- a Sirius-ly large grain of salt.

[Thanks, superdynamite!]

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Tags: psn, rumor, satellite-radio, siruis-xm-radio

Reader Comments (32)

add on or via wifi?

You are not Sirius are you?

SIRIUS XM also is available through an Internet feed. The service is available to be heard on its portable unit, the Stiletto, because it intercepts WI-FI signals to produce a streamlined listening experience.

The PS3 presumably would use the Internet as its way of broadcasting to users.

Likely web streaming service. Neat idea if true.

You guy do know that Sirius satelitte radio also provides an online streaming version? Their competitor XM does the same. Yes, XM is a different company, it's not Sirius XM radio...

didn't one buy up the other?

Not two separate companies actually...

At one point, yes, but not anymore.

at last check they MERGED last year and are ONE company...as their stock(SIRI - http://www.google.com/url?q=/finance%3Fclient%3Dob%26q%3DNASDAQ:SIRI&ei=TIa-SbfRDtDgtgefgZX5Cw&sa=X&oi=stock&ct=title&usg=AFQjCNHdQ_yU1h0Ps-Z2tyzkm-eIwpOf-Q ) is at .25 cent a share and I picked some up like 3 weeks ago....

so ummmmm yea...y'all need to know what you are talking about before you speak

Would make sense since PSP has internet radio...only inevitable for PS3 to get it, but if it's in the form of something like Serius then that is cool!

WHY?!
I think it's stupid.

Hmmm Yeah When you buy a Subscription you have the option to listen to the broadcast from a computer.. so yeah totally doable.... But then again I already run Pandora from the PS3.. soooo why pay for it?

maybe for people that already pay for it or people that have never tried it before?

Howard Stern. :)

i see what you did there, subby
o.O

Their Stock is at what .25 cents a share

they are clutching at straws and I don't think Howard Stern is gonna see his big payday anytime soon!

didnt they already PAY him that 500 Million?? which is why they were in the hole 500 Million their first quarter??

It would definitely be via internet streaming.

As an already subscribing customer, if they threw that in as an added feature I'd listen all the time. As of March 11th, listeners to SiriusXM Radio are required to pay extra for internet streaming (unless you buy a a large block of time at once) so I would hope PS3 streaming could be included in that.

Yeah the internets can stream SiriusXM.

It's fake.
If you go to the site, the guy got banned for putting up false rumors.
So you will not be expecting this at all

"MOD: THIS IS NOT TRUE

JOYSTIQ USERS: SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE

The rumour was started by a user superdynamite who has since been banned for breaking the posting guidelines and rules of the PS3 forums at Blu-ray.com"

ROFLMAO!!!!!

I just LOVE it when people comment about things they have no knowledge of.
For example, people here claiming that sirius and XM are two companies still. It's been a while now that the two have been joined....
So I will now try to trump them in idiotic postings! Here we go:

"RADIO is only available in cars and on boom-boxes, maybe some of them fancy walk-mens sony is coming out with will let you get radio also. But I aint never heard of no inner netting that can get my local Country station on its!"

would be interesting at the least to have Streaming Sirius. but thats only IF it would be as useful during video games. We can only wish right??

This can be done already with PC and uXM or uSirius

...u also need tversity. I admit its a hassle but after setup its seamless. But i hope they dont make us pay extra if we already pay for online listening.

How? Easy. Same way they do it on my cellphone. The carrier pulls down the signal (or gets it direct from the pre-sat source) and feeds it to the cell phone. In the PS3's case, just send it over the internet... How else did you think they would do it?

it would be cool if they had in game sirius....

why doesn't my ps3 play my ipod!? address THIS issue first sony!!!

Why so Sirius?

Pandora anybody?

A little late. 360 has been doing this since launch via the Windows Media Center extender blade.

How does a 360 feature affect the PS3 exactly? Is my ps3 suddenly going to stop working because it knows the 360 does something already?

I've got an official guide on how to to that at http://forums.xbox.com/26129195/ShowPost.aspx

It works with xbox and ps3. with the guided the trouble shooting is pretty much already done for you

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