Filed under: Audio/Video, Video Games
After the launch of the Xbox 360 console, Microsoft was quick to add a video-on-demand service, stuffing the Xbox Live Video Marketplace with content ranging from episodes of ‘Family Guy‘ to movies like ‘Bourne Identity.’ It’s been a (relative) success, out-pacing Amazon’s digital distribution service last year. Sony is jumping in the video download game, at least in Japan, with the announcement of its own video distribution service for PlayStation 3.
The first downloadable videos will all be related to the upcoming ‘Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.’ First up will be a three-part documentary on the immensely-popular Nissan GT-R, a series produced by the BBC . The first will be free (as usual), but it’s unclear whether future episodes will be free as well. It’s unclear just how this will fit in with the already announced Gran Turismo TV, a sort of in-game movie player, or whether those video downloads that will appear in-game will be free. Subsequent videos, which presumably will feature something other than automotive porn, will come sometime early next year, costing around $1.85 each.
Still no word on U.S. plans for direct-to-PS3 video downloads, but since you can already stream just about whatever you want from your PC or Mac to your PS3, does anybody really care?
From Evil Avatar
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