Always ready to throw the latest rumor onto the internet, Kotaku has more "details" on that
rumored PSN Store redesign that we would so much love to see. They even have a mock-up of the store (as seen above) according what their source saw at the Destination PlayStation retailer even last week. If true, the PSN Store will follow the aesthetic of the
SingStar SingStore even closer than we imagined - fine by us! We love the SingStore. It's very easy to navigate and it looks a darn site better than the PSN Store does right now.
According to Kotaku, the redesigned Store will be accompanied by Sony's long-awaited video download service. Naturally, this will be for America only to begin with. Of course, nothing is confirmed and no real details (such as price, or a release date) are available and Sony is, as always, staying very tight lipped. We'll let you know if anything develops, as usual.
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3-04-2008 @ 8:14AM
Jason B. said...
Sony owns a lot of big name studios. So we could have quite a library if they so choose too.
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3-04-2008 @ 8:16AM
gordon_strange said...
Please dont flame me if this is a daft question, but would the movies be in HD or SD?
If its the former then I think I'll have to upgrade my 60gb hardrive to a 1 TB!
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3-04-2008 @ 8:22AM
LJ said...
Don't have an answer to your quesiton, but you are probably right.
Anyways... a PSN redesing and more content is much needed! They should've done it sooner! Can't wait!
3-04-2008 @ 8:24AM
NaCHOburger said...
I would think it would be your choice if it is available (HD or SD) and if you television can play HD.
3-04-2008 @ 8:46AM
Dahk said...
I'm pretty sure they'd be offering both services. They're already offering HD trailers for games and movies and whatnot, so I don't see why they would not continue to do so.
And of course, its not like they'd let SD content go to waste either with the millions of people who have yet to go HD.
But yeah, if you plan grabbing loads of videos and movies in HD, you might need that 1TB lol.
3-04-2008 @ 10:37AM
Saffie said...
But i thought there are no 1TB hdd compatible for PS3.
3-04-2008 @ 2:18PM
matthew_neitzer said...
It would have to be an external hard drive
3-04-2008 @ 2:22PM
matthew_neitzer said...
Or they may make 2.5 hard drives that big, what do I know?
3-04-2008 @ 8:49AM
jtedesco33 said...
If Sony stays true to form and continues to copy everything the 360 does, then yes you will have a choice in SD or HD. With HD costing a bit more to DL.
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3-04-2008 @ 9:03AM
Rowdehaj said...
That wouldn't just be copying the 360 mindlessly, it would just be the most sensible thing to do.
Microsoft didn't patent common sense, and it certainly didn't invent it.
3-04-2008 @ 8:57AM
Asher said...
I'm curious to see if this is intigrated more into the xmb system. I would personaly like that better. Right now the store just seems like a bad webpage. It would be cool to have it even a small standalone program with slick animation and sounds like our current xmb system. Imagine if the store was just a giant xmb catolog online!
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3-04-2008 @ 9:11AM
Galley said...
That's exactly what I was thinking. XMB on the let side, and a preview of the product on the right.
3-04-2008 @ 9:09AM
mnemo said...
Well, it's ABOUT TIME that they redesign that ugly online store. Can't wait!
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3-04-2008 @ 9:12AM
Ztroot said...
Anyone else remember this from CES ?
"One of the first examples of this strategy will be an expansion of the PlayStation Network. The network now is mostly used by gamers. Sony wants to turn it into a platform to deliver video, too. Sony will hold a press conference in two months to discuss changes to the PlayStation 3."
Source: http://ces.cnet.com/8301-1_1-9843429-67.html
Since CES was at the beginning of January I guess the press conference will be very soon?
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3-04-2008 @ 10:18AM
Jakob said...
I hope Europans can rent movies too, maybe just make an American PSN account and buy some wallets? Like iTunes.
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3-04-2008 @ 10:59AM
Riley Freeman said...
do they even make 1tb 2.5 drives? second wouldnt hd video downloads take up hugggggeee amounts of space? tv shows probably wouldnt but movies i dont see the point in HD i just paid about 200$ for a 250gb hard drive for the ps3. thats a lot of cake ESPECIALLY since i bought the ps3 when it first came out so video downloads great but ughh online storage or something where u can put these things on would also be nice
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3-04-2008 @ 11:01AM
Haiddasalami said...
yes but probably once you buy you dont have to pay again if you delete it...
3-04-2008 @ 11:05AM
gordon_strange said...
yeah they do, but they are not cheap something like £160, however that pretty much sorts my capacity worries out.....well until Sony start doing downloadable hologram movies ;)
3-04-2008 @ 11:14AM
chris.westermann said...
Sorry, but until us North American's can get PlayTV I hope EU doesn't get video download services. Its just petty jealousy, I know, but why should one region get it all.
Also, you guys do know that the PS3 supports external drives, and every video I have ever downloaded from PSN gave me the option to save to the internal HDD or an external drive if connected.
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3-04-2008 @ 11:41AM
sibbor said...
You pity american, please go hide under a rock or self-destruct! I do, in fact deeply, dislike you for being damn heavenly stupid for saying stuff like this: "until us North American's can get PlayTV I hope EU doesn't get video download services". Argghhh..!! You have to understand that the US infrastructure is _bad_ compared to most of the countires in EU. PlayTV just simply won't work in most part of the US, and it's not something Sony came up with. Learn the facts!
"why should one region get it all."
Because EU > US ;)?