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PS3's 'Video Unlimited Preview' app streamlines movie browsing

by JC Fletcher on Sep 27th 2011 10:45AM

An extremely specialized app is available on PS3 today, only to PlayStation Plus users. "Video Unlimited - Preview" is a new interface for browsing the video content available on the PlayStation Store.

You can now browse through genres or various other groupings -- some shown in the video include lists of movies by actor, studio, series, and even setting. The new app also allows searching of these various categories.

It certainly looks much easier than browsing the PS Store for movies. We don't have long to wonder why Sony would restrict use of an app that makes it easier for people to buy things to Plus members, as it'll be open to all on October 11.

Source: PlayStation Blog

Tags: movies, playstation, playstation-plus, playstation-store, ps3, psn, video-unlimited

Reader Comments (30)

Hot dang, this is actually pretty cool.

huh, I was hoping it was going to be a subscription service what with the "unlimited" name

@eat it

looks like they did a pretty good job with it though

Not sure why this needed a separate application. Would have been much cooler if they just redid the entire PlayStation store like this.

@Epoque

true. it would be cool to search games, demos and add-ons this way too.

I suppose part of it has to do with making it more noticeable by making it something new and separate. People that never go to the store might not have noticed the change but now they will

@Epoque More than likely they're going to. They do seem to be doing this in stages, opening it up to PSN+ subscribers first.

Watch all of the shows that NBC cancelled!

@gangcar Haha. Seriously.
Though i have to admit, Kings had an amazing concept and great potential and should have been given some more time.

@Syesta

I had completely forgotten about that series "The Cape". They had that huge marketing campaign for it and then.... nothing.

@gangcar Summer Glau Curse strikes again.

Where is the love for people who actually likes the PS3 being free unlike XBL.

So you have pay to pay again, not to mention paying your ISP. Are they frickin' stupid?

@Jgr9

What?

the event..... :( WHY GOD WHY!?

@(Unverified)

And The Cape, yes!

I mean, no!

@(Unverified) i had the same reaction!

Not trolling but yeah...the PSN interface and performance needs to be much better before I'll consider actually paying for it. Also, the game updates and download times need to happen faster. A LOT FASTER.

@iceveiled

pay for what? it's free. are you talking about the interface of the videos after you pay for them? because honestly that's second to none. searching scenes in a video on a PS3 is as good as it gets.

the performance of what needs to be better? I'm so confused

Now I don't have to miss all the new Knight Rider episodes...

**Uses teh Googles***

....ah, dammit!

I use my Netflix streaming mainly through PS3 and I haven't ever purchased or rented anything from the PSN video store. It always seems a bit pricey for HD content.

@Goldenspiral

Same here. I've gone to the video store a few times to look at what's on there, and renting an HD movie for $5 will just never seem like a good deal to me.

@liquidsoap89

it's not bad for new releases. I sometimes rent SD movies for $3.99 or $1 if it's on sale. It gets up scaled and it certainly beats the price of 4 people going to the theater or buying a bluray or dvd that I would only watch once.

I can't imagine why anyone would buy a movie on there

@eat it

If you want to watch a new release and you have a Redbox nearby, PSN video service becomes completely obsolete. $1.50 for a blu-ray rental. I wish the digital distributors would realize who their competition really is and work with the movie studios to get their prices lower.

@gangcar

ahh yeah, no red boxes near me. my options are vudu, which is walmart so I'm not crazy about supporting them, Hulu, which has ads so I hate it, netflix, which is ok but the wait times around here for new releases can get a little crazy. so for me the PS store is one of the better options for new releases.

Still overly expensive to rent content.

too bad as usual only for US residents, at least now we are getting a taste of netflix but then its old story over there too, sigh

Wow, this is actually very cool. I'm generally kind of opposed to these kind of things because they never seem to improve the overall functionality and user experience of the console, but for PS+ members this definitely awesome.

Why the hell does Sony make these sort of updates (also included are background updates and background trophy synching) Playstation Plus exclusive? The PS store layout is garbage, and needs exactly this sort of change. With my Xbox, I feel like they give me additional services for my money. With Sony, it seems that they're withholding basic functionality and asking me to pay more to use it.

I love my PS3, but this kind of stuff always bugs the crap out of me.

@MyCoolWhiteLies
So you read the first sentence of the article and that was it? This update is for everyone. Plus members just get to see it first. You don't have to pay for it.

I didn't really care for the change. Sure it looks better, but I think it's easier to get around with the current menu choices. As for the price of it's rentals, I don't think it's anyworse than full HD from Vudu.

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