Sony to provide PSP Video-on-Demand Download From Sky

Apparently, Sony is going to provide downloads for PSP though not directly. There has been a lot of talks about downloading and doing away with UMD. Certainly, when Sony decide to allow games to be played from memory stick, the direction is clear. They will move towards providing downloading. That seems to be a natural deduction.

Here is a news on PSP reported on Digital Spy web site:

Sky signs deal to offer PSP downloads Sky has formed a joint venture with Sony to offer video-on-demand and films for the now blossoming Portable PlayStation handheld. Although the device has been lagging behind Nintendo’s DS in terms of sales, this latest announcement, coupled with the possibility of a PS2/PS3 control adaptor, is seen as a positive step for the device. Sony and Sky plan to offer both video-on-demand and movie downloads to PSP users in the UK and Ireland – with the aim of making the system the leading video download platform on the market. Sky has also begun talks with a number of leading content providers keen to offer downloads for Sony’s PSP. More announcements have been promised at the Leipzig Games Convention, which begins in Germany on August 22.

With this, we have another positive step forward for Sony. By allowing downloadable games, movies and videos, Sony will get ahead of Nintendo. With PSP 2 or PSP Lite and a host of recent announcements, Sony is really hitting hard at competitors. They seemed determined to gain back the lost ground which were once their sweet spot….

With the recents announcements including this one, consumers will stand to benefit from the additional channels that they can choose to purchase their videos and movies.. What’s next? Probably sometime down the line, you may hear them announcing more exciting things… like downloading games… for example.

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