PS3 to get movie downloads this summer?

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UK ISP bandwidth... #

Posted Tuesday 22nd April 2008 21:18 GMT

I can see where this will go, most of the UK ISPs will start bricking it due to their lack of investment in bandwidth, just like with the iPlayer.

This is the time they've been dreading, the introduction of something legit, mass-market, legal and bandwidth intensive; just what they don't want their UNLIMITED!* subscribers to start using.

Neil Docherty

It'll be interesting... #

Posted Tuesday 22nd April 2008 23:44 GMT

As Corin says, the unlimited plans are about to get one hell of a legal hammering. It won't be as bad if Sony builds in scheduling to their downloading so you can schedule stuff to download overnight and ideally have the PS3 turn itself off (and even on) to save on the power (both green and money reasons).

I hope they get the iPlayer properly integrated as well as the workaround method, whilst useful, isn't exactly ideal.

Stephen

Australian Bandwidth worse #

Posted Tuesday 22nd April 2008 23:46 GMT

Though here our ISPs will be rubbing their hands together with glee - they charge ridiculous sums for extra capacity and usually cap DSL accounts at 20GB a month.

We've got a high adoption rate of next gen consoles crap and expensive infrastructure support.

Lickass McClippers

Interesting indeed... #

Posted Wednesday 23rd April 2008 08:33 GMT

...as per, bandwidth and ISPs issue. Glad I shifted to an unlimited package fairly recently. Will be interesting to see what format/size/etc these films come in...

paul

No no no #

Posted Wednesday 23rd April 2008 10:50 GMT

I slated the xbox live service a month or so ago for not going blu ray and thinking video downloads will take its place.

For Full HD with high bit rates for sound and video - the internet cannot deliver at the current time or in the near future at an acceptable rate.

I stand by those comments

jai

time... #

Posted Wednesday 23rd April 2008 10:50 GMT

...to start working on upgrading my internal 60gb to a reasonable sized HD then

bobbles31

So much for Bluray then. #

Posted Wednesday 23rd April 2008 10:50 GMT

Surely this puts it in direct competition with their Blu Ray business?

If HD-DVD could have held on just that little bit longer then all these PS3's would have a really low attachment to Blu Ray movie titles.

Joe K

As for the present.... #

Posted Wednesday 23rd April 2008 10:50 GMT

....tomorrow the COD4 map pack is available ahead of schedule, then on Friday we have "Play against Infinity Ward" day, then all weekend we have double XP.

And at the same time, with luck, we'll also have the free Metal Gear Online beta working, which will get us through to GTA4 Tuesday.

What a week to be a gamer.

Ian

@ Lickass McClippers #

Posted Wednesday 23rd April 2008 10:50 GMT

"...as per, bandwidth and ISPs issue. Glad I shifted to an unlimited package fairly recently. Will be interesting to see what format/size/etc these films come in..."

Hah. Hahahaha. Ahahaha. Oh god that was good, "unlimited" in the UK, good luck with that mate ;)

hans

Woo Hoo #

Posted Wednesday 23rd April 2008 13:28 GMT

Quote 'tomorrow the COD4 map pack is available ahead of schedule, then on Friday we have "Play against Infinity Ward" day, then all weekend we have double XP'

I feel...sick....cough....must get ....joypad....

Mark Ashworth