Video Delivery Service Available NOW in France, Germany, Spain and the UK !

[aygie]

www.eu.playstation.com/video-store

PlayStation®Network Video Delivery Service for Europe Now Available on PlayStation®3 and PSP™(PlayStation®Portable)
18/11/2009 19:00

More than 2000 movies available, to rent or to own, at the click of a button

LONDON – 19th November 2009: Sony Computer Entertainment Europe (SCEE) further expanded its PlayStation® entertainment experience today with the launch of the PlayStation®Network video delivery service for Europe. Now available in France, Germany, Spain and the UK, with other countries to follow in 2010, the service allows film fans to download hundreds of movies, including the latest releases, straight to their PlayStation®3 (PS3™) and PSP™ (PlayStation®Portable).

More than 2,000 movies are available across the stores to rent (from €1.99) or to buy (from €7.99), many in High Definition* (HD) as well as Standard Definition (SD), from major movie studios including 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company*1, Lionsgate*2, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Starz Media*2, Universal, and Warner Bros. The service also provides a broad selection of content from local market studios including ContentFilm International, E1 Entertainment UK and Optimum Releasing (UK), and Constantin Film, Kinowelt and Universum Film (Germany), MK2, EuropaCorp, Pathé, SND and Wild Side Video (France) and Vértice Cine (Spain).

Titles available within the launch window include Angels and Demons; Bruno; Disney/Pixar’s Cars; Walt Disney Pictures’ The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; Crank 2; The Dark Knight; Dead Space: Downfall; Drag Me to Hell; Gran Torino; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; National Treasure; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Public Enemies; Star Trek; Terminator Salvation; Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen; and Valkyrie; and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Additional content will be added on a weekly basis.

“The launch of the PlayStation Network video delivery service extends our entertainment offering and provides consumers with another way to access their favourite movies, whether at home or on the go,” said Andrew House, President and CEO, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. “With the choice of content constantly expanding, including full games, bite-size downloadable “minis” games, demos and now movies too, the PlayStation Network is the gateway to a world of entertainment.”

At launch, there will be a special offer for existing PSN members, allowing them to receive a complimentary copy of The Da Vinci Code if they buy Angels and Demons. There will also be a special promotion to encourage new members. Anyone who registers for a PlayStation®Network account using their new PS3s between 19th & 30th November 2009 will receive a voucher to download a complimentary copy of Transformers to own*3.

Located on the PlayStation®Store under the “Video Store” section, the PlayStation Network video delivery service provides consumers with an exceptional entertainment experience, adding HD and SD movies for rental or purchase, to the already comprehensive line-up of games, demos, trailers and other content.

The video delivery service will be fully integrated within the PlayStation Network, using the same log-in, wallet system and user-interface. Visitors can search for movies by name, or can browse categories such as “new releases”, “genres” and ”most popular downloads”. PS3’s progressive downloading allows viewers to start watching a film shortly after the download begins. They can also access certain games or other content on their PS3 while the download is taking place.

Consumers who choose to rent have up to 14 days to watch their movie, and, once playback is started, they have 48 hours to watch the content. Purchased movies are stored on the PS3 hard disk drive and can be accessed at home via PS3 or transferred to PSP for content on the go.

The PlayStation Network video delivery service takes prime position in a line-up of PlayStation entertainment features, alongside streaming music video with VidZone®, Catch Up TV services and free digital TV viewing with PlayTV™. With games, music, Internet, photos, communications and more, it’s yet another reason to make PS3 and PSP the heart of your entertainment world. To find out more, visit www.eu.playstation.com.

* Initially HD content will only be available to rent
*1 Content only available to rent or to buy in the UK and to rent in Germany at launch
*2 Content from these studios will be available only in the UK
*3 The promotional code will be sent to eligible customers in December 2009.

[Rike255]

Go Canada!!! Saving the best for last, right...RIGHT???

I'm happy for Europe though

[koontz1973]

This would of been nice but as Sony do not include Hungary worthy of even a store, this will be unavailable to me. I would of taken advantage of this. Glad to see it happening though. Can any one suggest a way that I might be able to get this though (Legally).

[Bageara]

This is great news ive wanted the movie store for years now

[silversnake]

Originally Posted by Rike255

Go Canada!!! Saving the best for last, right...RIGHT???

I'm happy for Europe though

I doubt we'll see this anytime soon.

[Nielsb90]

Originally Posted by koontz1973

This would of been nice but as Sony do not include Hungary worthy of even a store, this will be unavailable to me. I would of taken advantage of this. Glad to see it happening though. Can any one suggest a way that I might be able to get this though (Legally).

I agree... Denmark isn't mentioned either.. The small countries will probably just be forgotten like it has happened before!

[aygie]

Originally Posted by silversnake

I doubt we'll see this anytime soon.

BLAME CANADA, BLAME CANADA!

(Sorry watched the South Park movie again the other day, amazing)

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by rike255

go canada!!! Saving the best for last, right...right???

I'm happy for europe though

crtc...

[koontz1973]

Originally Posted by Nielsb90

I agree... Denmark isn't mentioned either.. The small countries will probably just be forgotten like it has happened before!

Does Denmark have a store?

[aygie]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

crtc...

Max has there been any date set yet for the Euro video store? They did say November initially, is it still on track?

[Bageara]

Originally Posted by aygie

Max has there been any date set yet for the Euro video store? They did say November initially, is it still on track?

Yeah we wanna know when. Very excited about this its my most wanted psn feature

[Nielsb90]

Originally Posted by koontz1973

Does Denmark have a store?

Yeah, I mean I can buy stuff online in Danish currency but I dont know if its our own store

Wait are you telling me you do not have acces to ANY ps store?

[StereoMike]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

crtc...

[aygie]

Wednesday?

http://kotaku.com/5401020/europes-ps...pens-next-week

Europe's PSN Video Store Opens Next Week

Hey, Europe. Your long, long wait for a PSN video marketplace of your own is almost at an end, with the service finally due to kick off next week.

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have confirmed that the European PlayStation Network Video Delivery Service will commence on November 18, which is next Wednesday.

To begin with, it'll be available only for customers in the UK, Germany, France and Spain, with the service slated to roll out into other territories throughout 2010.

Some of the movies available on day 1 include: Angels and Demons; Bruno; The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe; Crank 2; The Dark Knight; Dead Space: Downfall; Gran Torino; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; National Treasure; Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Public Enemies; Star Trek; Terminator Salvation; Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen; Valkyrie; and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Not interested in the lineup? Remember: a crummy lineup is better than no lineup at all.

[Bageara]

hey just spotted your post aygie! Yey! Cant wait!

[aygie]

Me too, I hope they'll have a decent selection .

[garlad]

Yeah me too!! Brilliant!! I am hoping that when they say "UK" that will include Ireland as Ireland is NEVER ever mentioned yet we always have the same stuff as the UK (except for the BBC iPlayer but I understand that). I hope however that Ireland will be included in this next week

[Bageara]

so do you just rent a movie, or can you buy movies for keeps on hhd too?

[garlad]

Thats what I would like to know.. Max, any input?

I would say you can do both. If you rent them they will probably expire after a certain amount of time. Though I would rather buy a blu-ray than buy a downloaded compressed version. Will def rent a few to try it out!

What about TV shows I wonder? Exciting times!

[Bageara]

yeah i would rather buy the bluray but depending on the price i would probably buy a few and have a small collection on my hhd purely because i can