VidZone Stays Streaming on the PS3
VidZone has seen a lot of success since it launched in Europe on the PlayStation 3 last year and it looks like Digital Media intends to continue pushing this service to PS3 users.
In a recent interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Digital Media let it be known that despite offering video’s to users on Xbox Live, that they have no intention to pursue a streaming service on Live.
Michael Russo, director of new music development had this to say.
“There’s no real plan for us to do anything there, all the focus is going into PlayStation and it’s a very different service to what we run on the PS3. The PS3 offering is much more of a proper consumer product. [Xbox 360] is a very different service to what we’ve got on PlayStation. Nothing is given away for free, there’s no element of streaming, it’s all pay-to-own downloadable music video content. It’s a smaller business for us and we only represent the independent labels.”
While he would not confirm VidZone to the US, he did mention that there are plenty of services soon to be rolled out.
“We’re on track and should be available to another 11 regions by Christmas, which will take us up to 18 countries. We have an aggressive roll-out strategy and there will be numerous additions to the service that we’ll announce in the not so distant future – some major features of the product.”
Hopefully with all this success it is only a matter of time before we see VidZone in the US. As always stay tuned to PlayStation LifeStyle for all your PS3 news.
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11 Responses to “VidZone Stays Streaming on the PS3”
sure would be nice to get VidZone here in the States
It’s ok to admit they don’t like the US but canada needs in on this.
i wonder why they can bring it hear, is it our silly copyright/ licensing when it comes to music? I know that’s some of the problems with these stupid ps1 games that take forever to get released over here.
jwspiker: I think it has to do with the neanderthal RIAA/MPAA and their lack of vision. They shut down the music downloading until Apple created the iPod and iTunes service, now you have music downloads and other services. But it might have to do with the “FREE” nature of VidZone and the lack of sales that the RIAA/MPAA can’t get royalties from. But whatever it is you and I will never know the truth since that is not the way our culture works…
Vidzone rocks. God Bless the UK! It’s about time we got something that wasn’t available in the US.
No offence to the US (I work with a lot of Americans.).
how can you skip the US on this
Canada needs this too. If only to get rid of that stupid “Service Not Available In Your Area” bullshit on my XMB.
Me wanty! =_=
@thatboytim
this is the third thing in a matter of weeks we get before them:
VidZone(i didnt know they didnt have it)
FIFA 10
PS3 SLIM 250GB…
perhaps sony are liking us(UK) more now, as they technically make more money out of us
l would like to check it out
nice read! I just got my new PS slim last week, it’s pretty good
Sincerly,
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