Tokyo (Japan) - Just days after announcing it would pull the plug on its music download store, Sony is now reportedly working on starting up a video download service.

According to media reports, Sony is seriously looking at the video download market, a space currently occupied by such giants as Apple (iTunes) and Microsoft (Xbox 360).

"Music and video downloading has been available through networks, and we are looking into the area as a possible business," said a Sony spokesperson in Japan.

The Wall Street Journal reports that the content could be delivered directly to the PSP and Playstation 3 consoles, as well as its line of Bravia HDTVs, which use an interface similar to that of the game systems.

However, Sony's biggest push into digital download content has become a self-admitted failure.  Just last week the entertainment giant said it would cease operations of its Connect digital music store early next year.

In the same breath, though, Sony said it was shifting its emphasis to bringing content directly to its consumer electronics devices like the PS3 and PSP.

Root Kit?

Sep 04, 2007 11:39     

Should Sony change its name to Root Kit download service?
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"Sony's Back" (insert chuckle here)

Sep 04, 2007 13:10     

Any person will allow them to be screwed by DRM exactly one time. Before that time, they are usually naive about the potential dangers of DRM and some will actually even defend it with the "I've never had any problems" tag line. After they get screwed, they will go out of their way to avoid DRM based products with a passion.
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RE: Root Kit?

Sep 04, 2007 13:14     

yeah they should!
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RE: IdBuyThatForADollar

Sep 04, 2007 13:51     

Thanks IdBuyThatForADollar, good to see their are others out there like me. Sony got me in 2005 when I played one of their CDs on my computer. Stupid DRM. I don't know why more people are not up in arms about Sony and DRM. Ignorance I imagine quite, sad. These are probably the same people that voted for "W" Bush... TWICE. Dopes.
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