could Sony be planning to steal the show out from under Cupertino?
According to newspaper Financial Times, a “source in the media industry” told them that Sony was preparing to unveil a major “new service” that would be media-centric and be capable of being used across multiple internet-connected devices. Allegedly, the PlayStation 3 will be the starting point. But expect this service to be on Vaio computers, Bravia TVs and Sony Ericsson phones and even Walkman MP3 players.
Could it be something related to their ‘Qriocity’ video-on-demand platform? Sony showed off Qriocity last year . It was to be a movie and TV rental service that would be available on any XMB-enabled device, which mainly includes the PlayStation 3 and some Bravia HDTVs (although interestingly enough, also includes the PSP and some Cyber-shot digital cameras.)
Sony used their own movie studio (Sony Pictures Entertainment) to leverage connections and get several big movie studios on board with the Qriocity project. Likewise, Sony also owns Sony Music Entertainment and , Sony has lined up music details.If the Financial Times is to be believed, you’ve got to believe that any Sony unveiling tomorrow will involve the Qriocity platform.
Could it be something related to their ‘Qriocity’ video-on-demand platform? Sony showed off Qriocity last year . It was to be a movie and TV rental service that would be available on any XMB-enabled device, which mainly includes the PlayStation 3 and some Bravia HDTVs (although interestingly enough, also includes the PSP and some Cyber-shot digital cameras.)
Sony used their own movie studio (Sony Pictures Entertainment) to leverage connections and get several big movie studios on board with the Qriocity project. Likewise, Sony also owns Sony Music Entertainment and , Sony has lined up music details.If the Financial Times is to be believed, you’ve got to believe that any Sony unveiling tomorrow will involve the Qriocity platform.
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