YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

almattitude_v1

A new release/feature from a company and the servers didn't crash? Impossible, is somebody actually on top of things? Memories of Firefox 3 and the Iphone 3g server troubles will forever make me cautious about new rollouts.

bobide

Oh, and maybe more games that support remote play over the PSP (beside Warhawk I think...)?.... Thanks!

Ambiguous Blob 2.0

OMG, this is great! I just got remote play up and running on my PSP too btw! The possibilities for this all really blows my mind! Can we have a PSP phone now Sony, please?.....

Ambiguous Blob 2.0

Is that Basic Instinct listed on the 2nd row? Dang, that movie is not suitable for children!

Kobe_No_Means_No

is it in 1080p??????please someone answer...and how much would a new movie cost to rent?

shake_n_bake

what "video" button in the ps store are you talking about? am at the ps store and cant find it. is it up yet?

chefsami

I'm trying it out, because I've never seen 3:10 To Yuma.

michaelleung

Anyone got word of if the non-rental movies are DRM ridden?
Do they work on a PC or non-Sony PMD.

VishusBurn

@Kobe_No_Means_No: Stupid children...if they want to watch, let 'em!

heh. yeah. screw the kids. umm...in the abstract way, not the vulgar verb way.

EQC

@shake_n_bake:
well from what i read at kotaku 4 bucks sd 6 bucks hd
but not sure if this is us only.
anybody now?

chefsami

I cant access it either, no Videos button, and the giant ad wont let me click it.

kiwizz

Top left is just a "Store Top" button.

kiwizz

Nope, no video button anywhere. Its a US account, but in Japan. Must be filtered via geolocation (ip address)

Super Ghay.

kiwizz

@kiwizz: No 'Video' button on the top left? You're using a US account?

@shake_n_bake: I don't think they're actual 1080p HD. The size would be too big and it would take away from their BD sales.

@chefsami: Yes, it's US only. I have had someone tell me they downloaded a video onto their European PS3 via a US account, but the video wouldn't play. Don't know if they figured out the solution/problem yet.

ttech10

How's the download speed? Am i going to have to wait a day to watch these movies while they download?

dapoktan

Any Canadians out there try this thing? Do we get it?

PlayerX

I am guessing these HD downloads do not have the same audio quality such as TrueHD and DTS-HD-MA that blu ray discs have?

jizaref1

I see that the 'top downloads' are unpopulated... not surprising since even 2.99 for 8 year old movies, and + $1 or $2 more for the 'HD' version is pretty high.

I would rather spend the cost of 2 hd movies and get unlimited blue ray / dvd movies from netflix in physical form. If only they offered a download service like the 360 ...

I LOVE video downloads, but I want to watch movies on a whim, or see it easily.. NOT get nickel & dimed.

ercdvs

This is a great update to the store. I love the way PS3 and xbox360 fight it out. It just means faster innvoation pushed out to consumers.

My question is: Are you able to rent HD movies that are not released on Blu-Ray? That would be great!

Did anyone see the catalog of movies yet? Is it large?

dea136

Really stop bitching about this..

Sure netflix is good.. if you want to pay a monthly fee.
Sometimes I just want to watch 1 or 2 movies.. that's it!

$3 isn't a bad price @ all.. its less then I'd pay @ blockbuster and again no monthly contract.

Also - the movies start playing within a 1 to 2 min of downloading - then continue to dl as you watch.

not to mention Sony is still providing access to all its servers for... here's the kicker... FREE..
compare that to having to pay for a 360 subscription..

Really.. quit your whining and just be happy w/ it.. if its not exactly what you want.. don't use it and hope they come out w/ someone changes (which of course they will)

SeventhExile

Question for those who have downloaded something: stereo or 5.1?

I gave the store a cursory look over this morning and the HD movies were all pretty much around the 7.5 to 8 gig range, so my hopes for 5.1 are pretty slim. Honestly though, $6 for an HD rental with a stereo mix just isn't worth it.

dry-roasted-peanuts

I will complain, because we are being led to believe that this is the best it will get. I'm not sure what the PS3 / Xbox policy is yet, but I'm sure the unbox policy of a 24 hour timer to watch once you hit play, and a 5 to 30 day window in which to even watch is the norm.

Once the catalog gets bigger, and you are watching more then 2 or 3 movies a month since its so easy, then you'll feel the sting of the outrageous price.

Has anyone even seen the quality of the SD? Its pretty unwatchable via unbox on a HD set.

ercdvs

Shit, Nexflix will never be on the PS3.....looks like the XBOX is the real winner here.

Noobs-R-Us

i dont think it works in canada , or at least i can not get it?, any help? lol! damn it, i was looking forward to it.

dj_sid

I expected a better interface from Sony. That looks like a jumbled mess.

Ken_Darrow

can giz do a side by side on downloading movies between xbox and ps3? It might even include other devices that do the same? Perhaps look at which is the better at all kinds of media, like music, demos, previews, and user content.

powerball

@powerball: that would be really cool compare the two in terms of a media device not a gaming device. Sony would have the a lead to start with the BD player.

chefsami

@dj_sid: @PlayerX: yeah am in canada also and having the same issue, but I dont see why not though, movies are released at the same time both in canada and the US, I understand with tv shows because of distribution rights and all. Furthermore I thought we had a North American account not a specific Canadian account.

chefsami

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You can rent videos hd or sd but they only last 14 days if not played or 24 hours after you play them for the first time so if you rent tonight and play tonight you will not have the rental tomorrow night this same time.

Purchased releases can be played unlimited amount of times on the system they were purchased for (the PSN account logged in at the time). You cannot swap PSN accounts to play the movie.

You can transfer rented content directly to a PSP via download from a PC or PS3 but once it is on the PSP it cannot be played on the PS3 after the transfer is done.

Purchased content can be transfered to the PSP (up to 3 registered PSP's)

HD movies are in 1080p

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lilaliendog

@michaelleung: How did it go!?

grem28

OMFG! Wargames is available in HD, best update ever!

Btw, I didn't have the video button either. In the US, but a quick restart brought it up. Flush the cache i guess.

drivintin

@shake_n_bake: Movies can be rented in High Def (no explanation to resolution), but can only be purchased in SD, TV shows are strangely missing HD versions completely so far.

NotNormal23224

@lilaliendog: Thanks for the details! Very helpful.

@Noobs-R-Us: Could be in the long term (speculative), but right now Netflix selection is terrible.

berribrand

@lilaliendog: Have you rented a movie and checked the properties yet to be sure it's 1080P? as I stated in my post to Shake_n_Bake Sony pulled a bait and switch with the anime Xam'd, put the trailer in 1080P and the actual rental was 720P.

NotNormal23224

@shake_n_bake: you asked if it's 1080P well I just rented Xam'd the exclusive PSN anime that said it was HD, the trailer was 1080P, but the actual rental was 720P! Sony is playing games again.

NotNormal23224

I checked it out last night before going to bed and I have to say the selection is a mixed bag, or a 'meh' at best... I'll keep it in mind the next time I want to rent something from Blockbuster (yeah, I still use the ole local blockbuster), but other than that the prices seem a bit prohibitive considering the movie offerings the site has available for download and rental...

Ambiguous Blob 2.0

As much as I hate to say it, it looks like I might ditch my PS3 for an XBOX. Netflix wins it over for me. I don't want to have to pay for another rental when I already have a rental service. I never watch Blu-Ray anymore.

targatop

Nice to hear they've finally got things rolling smoothly.. in the US, at least.

I hate to sound bitter (Someone say dark chocolate?) but one would think that if anyone could get a Euro-American rollout working correctly, it'd be Sony, with its own studio to take a lead and release titles outside of the US on its own network.

But hey, you can't win 'em all, right?

Hilo