Sony Announces PS3's New Model and Video Distribution Service

At the game trade show "E3" held in Los Angeles, USA, Sony announced that Sony will release a new model of PS3.

In addition, he said he will also provide a service to distribute movies and other moving images.

Details are as follows.
PlayStation.com - News - Press Releases - Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces New 80GB 80GB PLAYSTATIONR3, Limited Edition PlayStationR2 Bundle, and PlayStationRPortable Entertainment Pack at E3 2008

According to this release, Sony Computer Entertainment in America announced that it will release a new PS3 model from September.

The new model PS 3 doubles the capacity of HDD to 80 GB while maintaining the same performance as the 40 GB model, and the price will be left unchanged.

PlayStation.com - News - Press Releases - PLAYSTATION RNetwork 's Video Delivery Service to Offer Movies and TV Shows for Purchase and TV Shows for Purchase and Rental Through PLAYSTATION R 3 and PSPR (PlayStationRPortable)

Also, from today I will start a video distribution service for PS3, so I can transfer SD or HD image quality video to PS3 as well as PSP and watch it.

Although it is anxious contents, at the beginning of the service, major movie companies such as 20th century FOX, Paramount, Sony Pictures and so on are planning to distribute 300 movies and 1,200 television programs, and the price is rental is 2.99 dollars ( About 317 yen) to $ 5.99 (about 635 yen), and the purchase will be $ 9.99 (about 1060 yen) to $ 14.99 (about 1600 yen).