American Ninja Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Let the bell ring and the pretty lady walk by the arena holding up the sign telling us that Round 1 is about to begin -- gloves are off, et cetera. Sony's laid out its plans for 2008 and from the looks and sounds of it, they're planning to up the ante of the PlayStation Network to rival such services as Apple's iTunes and Microsoft's XBox Live service -- all for free. Sony CEO, Sir Howard Stringer, said the PS3 is planned to connect to a multitude of devices, including mobile phones and other "unspecified" electronics.The mobile phone deal is part of a three year plan, coupled with the persistent rumors of a PSPhone, making the date of April 1, 2008 a little something to look forward to. Stringer outlined Sony's next fiscal year a little like this: "PlayStation Network next year puts us in the direct line of fire with Apple and Microsoft," referring of course to iTunes and Live. He didn't say what was planned exactly, but draw your own conclusions from his quote about a dinner he had: "we had a dinner where the heads of Sony Electronics, [sony] Pictures, Sony BMG, and Sony PlayStation were all at the same dinner table intermingled and actually communicating." Who knows. It could be any number of exciting things, what with all the different areas Sony covers in the electronics world. Source: http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2007/12/12/sony-p...s-live-in-2008/ Can't wait to see what they have planned! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 yeah, nothing wrong with innovation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Horizons Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Going against iTunes? As in digital music/video downloads... For free? I'll believe it when I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted December 13, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 13, 2007 ^I believe the surfing (network) is free, not the tracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Horizons Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 ^I believe the surfing (network) is free, not the tracks. Yeah actually, I just read the original (gamespot) article and they didn't say anything about it being free. So it looks like the PS3Fanboys took that article and kind of ran with it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted December 13, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 13, 2007 ^No I think you just misunderstood the post. It never mentions the content being free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venomous Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Good but upstaging Itunes impossible. Why is Sony coming off arrogant again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Good but upstaging Itunes impossible. Why is Sony coming off arrogant again? arrogant? how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Ninja Posted December 13, 2007 Author Share Posted December 13, 2007 Good but upstaging Itunes impossible. Why is Sony coming off arrogant again? arrogant? how? I would like to know the same thing. How is Soy announcing to launch a iTunes type service arrogant:blink:k: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I'll probably end up using it. Can't take iTunes music and put on a PSP, obiouslly this will. If I had a iPod instead of a PSP I'd probably use iTunes it's that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreqFace Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 PSPhone? That's just... silly. I mean, I like my Sony Ericsson phone, but a PSPhone is just stupid. Doesn't even make sense. Playstation Phone? Yeah, sure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Posted December 13, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted December 13, 2007 It IS arrgant to go against iTunes. But how is that a bad thing? It's a better business plan than "We won't even bother". Said it before, will say it again. Arrogance isn't always a negative thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 13, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted December 13, 2007 It IS arrgant to go against iTunes. But how is that a bad thing? It's a better business plan than "We won't even bother".Said it before, will say it again. Arrogance isn't always a negative thing! No it's not. It would be arrogant if Sony came out and said we're going up against iTunes and "we'll be better!" - Or some variation of that. They gave no idication of what they WANT to try and achieve or what they're even going to do, just that they'll be working on something that rivals/competes with/is similar to other ideas out there. People use the term "arrogance" too freely around here at times - Basically trying to state any sort of competition is somehow a show of arrogance... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 if they really want to have a chance against iTunes and Xbox Live the first thing they need to do is get rid of that poor web page they call "Playstation Store", that's what ruins the concept for them. Make a full feature application integrated into the XMB and they may have a better chance. :) Ohh, don't say Home will be the killer app cuz Home is intended for something else, I just don't want to walk around like an idiot looking for movies and music. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted December 13, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted December 13, 2007 if they really want to have a chance against iTunes and Xbox Live the first thing they need to do is get rid of that poor web page they call "Playststion Store", that's what ruins the concept for them. Make a full feature application integrated into the XMB and they may have a better chance. :)Ohh, don't say Home will be the killer app cuz Home is intended for something else, I just don't want to walk around like an idiot looking for movies and music. :p One thing I do agree with. The store needs a re-vamp, and soon. It does the job, and I can use it easily enough, but it could be soo much better. I don't particularly like the "stores" on either PSN or Live, however Live is currently better than PSN IMO - Mainly down to the seemless integration within the blades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 13, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 13, 2007 Two levels of sign in on the PS3 is just stupid. Whoevers idea that was needs to be kicked out the door imo. The great thing about the Dashboard (and somewhat the Wii menu) is the intergration of it all. I don't need to sign in any further once my console is turned on, and I can move between all the different sections very fast. Plus on the 360, once the download has finished for example, I have the option to run it straight away, or navigate to the media blade etc. Sony trying to pull it off with a web interface just isn't going to do the job, and it's going to be slower unless they can somehow embed it into the XMB. Good to see them finally make a push with the online store though, my god does it need it. I'd like to see movies more than music though, and not just Sony published titles either. PSPhone on 1st April, as well as Home? Righttt :p Someone sure loves making these crazy rumours up and using that date :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Good but upstaging Itunes impossible. Why is Sony coming off arrogant again? Nothingb> is impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser.d Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Well we have two good Sony sectors (Sony Entertainment, Sony Pictures) and two poor Sony sectors (Sony Playstation, Sony BMG) together at dinner - I honestly wonder what's going to come of it. Although I can't say I'd put a hope in anything Sony BMG+Playstation would come up with to counter iTunes. It will be interesting, to say the least. -Spenser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Well we have two good Sony sectors (Sony Entertainment, Sony Pictures) and two poor Sony sectors (Sony Playstation, Sony BMG) together at dinner - I honestly wonder what's going to come of it. Although I can't say I'd put a hope in anything Sony BMG+Playstation would come up with to counter iTunes. It will be interesting, to say the least.-Spenser as long as they don't call that thing "The Walkman Store" :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Yeah actually, I just read the original (gamespot) article and they didn't say anything about it being free. So it looks like the PS3Fanboys took that article and kind of ran with it... Free as in no subscription scheme like Live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Two levels of sign in on the PS3 is just stupid. Whoevers idea that was needs to be kicked out the door imo. The great thing about the Dashboard (and somewhat the Wii menu) is the intergration of it all. I don't need to sign in any further once my console is turned on, and I can move between all the different sections very fast. Plus on the 360, once the download has finished for example, I have the option to run it straight away, or navigate to the media blade etc.snip You obviously havent turned on your PS3 since...well, forever :/ Umm, where exactly do you sign in multiple places on the PS3? :s Only things that you cant run straight away are demos which I agree, are stupid that you have to install them - theyre just as big as their X360 marketplace counterparts, why do they need to be installed!? :s Menus work alot faster on the PS3 - especially since the fall update ****** up the blades(not the ones coming out the sides :p) And you have the option to stream media from PSN or run it straight away, or navigate to the specific media....bar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fobi Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 competition is always good for consumers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnzoFX Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 what if.. you buy a game, and it comes with ~5 songs/or a movie download (of one's choice). Or maybe it entitles you to the game's soundtrack. They could include it on the disc, but its nice to always be able to download them wherever you sign on. perhaps? maybe even some simple discounts would encourage users to use the service. Perhaps the idea of using the service through one's living room might appeal to more people, rather than having to go to a computer. hope it goes well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 14, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 14, 2007 You obviously havent turned on your PS3 since...well, forever :/Umm, where exactly do you sign in multiple places on the PS3? :s Only things that you cant run straight away are demos which I agree, are stupid that you have to install them - theyre just as big as their X360 marketplace counterparts, why do they need to be installed!? :s Menus work alot faster on the PS3 - especially since the fall update ****** up the blades(not the ones coming out the sides :p) And you have the option to stream media from PSN or run it straight away, or navigate to the specific media....bar Sign in, wasn't the best choice of words on my part. My mistake. You do have to launch the Playstation store though once you've booted the console up. Whereas the 360, it's all systems go once you've turned it on. I've never download PSN content for a game, but is there a way to access it from within the game menu? Or must you launch the Store, download, install, and launch the game? The XMB is fast if you are just browsing content on the console itself. As soon as you connect to the PSN though, it slows right down. And I've not had any problems with the 360 Dashboard since the Fall Update, although I've seen others are getting loading screens. I'm sure they'll speed it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_Guy Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 Well, we saw what happened when they tried to put PS3 against 360 and Wii. Now they are trying to take on an even tougher market? It's not impossible to beat iTunes. When you think about it, iTunes is really nothing special. But Sony has lost enough money already, they are not in a good position to take on iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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