Suhit Gupta
07-18-2008, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://gizmodo.com/5025507/ps3-gets-video-downloads-and-rentals-tonight' target='_blank'>http://gizmodo.com/5025507/ps3-gets...rentals-tonight</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Unveiling the new Home, Sony revealed that video rentals and purchases are finally coming to the PS3. Video will be fully integrated into the PlayStation Store, which will have a new video section. And you can transfer them to your PSP via USB, and have them on multiple devices at once! Standard and high def, with rentals running $3-$6 and $10-$15 for purchases. It takes about an hour to download a two-hour movie. Most of the major studios are on board (Kotaku has a partial list in their liveblog), and it goes live tonight!"</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1216294163.usr14.jpg" border="0" width="400" height="267" /></p><p>That is great. I was planning on buying a PS3 in the next month or so, to address the guitar hero and rockband addiction that is taking over all of my friends. :) So getting the ability to buy and rent movies as part of the package would just amke it sweeter. I am guessing the pricing will be comparable to that of Netflix (I hope). Most of the major studios other than Universal seem to be on board as far as I can tell right now . I wonder whether this functionality is going to come to the PSP as well or are we still going to be stuck with UMDs?</p>