Stream music videos over the Playstation Network via VidZone - win!
Sony's VidZone streaming service went live last night, via a free update available over the Playstation Network.
We saw the service in demo form a few weeks ago, and very much liked what we saw. The music content was limited back then, but as promised, there's a mess of content available at launch - three weeks' worth, claims Sony!
The 10,000 videos, with full surround sound. The service is ad-supported, and free to use; the labels already signed up are Sony Music (d'uh!) and Universal Music Group. Sony's in talks with EMI and Warner, and local reps are sanguine they'll be on board in the not too distant future. Aside from the big boys, there are also thousands of smaller independant labels signed up.
Even in the limited form we got to play around with, the service was pretty damn compelling, and we're looking forward to 'borrowing' the HQ's PS3 for some serious 'testing' over the weekend. With the ability to populate a full playlist, save searches, and integrate with your PSP, this is a perfect addition to the PlayStation's Blu-Ray functionality.
We hear it even plays games. Who knew?!
Issue: 107 | December, 2009