KnackChap Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/IR/info/Strat...f/presen_03.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Lets hope they dont region lock the video content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted June 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 PS3 set to deliver worldwide daily news During the Sony Strategic Meeting in Tokyo today, Sony announced a service that will allow PS3 owners to view daily world news interactively. The system, billed under their Life with PlayStation brand, allows you to zoom around a virtual globe (not unlike the one in the Folding@Home application) and gain world news from various cities. The service will allow later on for geo-tagged pictures to be viewed on the globe, and is part of a whole slew of non-game services Sony are planning for the future. The idea is a simple one. Since many people switch on their TVs in the morning to get news of what is going on, Sony want you to switch on your PS3 as well and use that to deliver the information you require, whilst playing music in the background and linking into other services to be announced in the future. Since this new Life with PlayStation brand has been announced in a Strategic Meeting that concentrated on services that will be launched before March 2009, I think we can assume these new features will appear in the following eight months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_816 Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 I am getting more and more reasons to re- re- fall in love with PS3. . But when will 40gb PS3 get its backward compatibility.... :cry5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarbonCore Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 6$ for rental is still too steep, and I hope all the content will have HD option, don't make a half-assed video store. And please, please don't start region locking gaming content to protect video region copyrights, that'd kinda stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted June 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 During the presentation, the "Life" was demoed for the audience for the first time — the service shows the Earth, and users can access current news and weather for locations around the world. It's possible to even pull up the full article from the headline. Users can also set background music while looking at the Earth, checking the weather and the world news. http://news.dengeki.com/elem/000/000/089/89289/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Karnage Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Lets hope they dont region lock the video content. You can be almost sure that it will be region locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 6$ for rental is still too steep, and I hope all the content will have HD option, don't make a half-assed video store. And please, please don't start region locking gaming content to protect video region copyrights, that'd kinda stupid. YUCHHH!! Ghost Rider :pukesmileyhere: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot-Drake-Pixel Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Life with Playstation, on video Were the pictures not enough? Now you can watch the globe in action with the above video showing the freshly announced Life with Playstation. Apparently, the globe isn't just a map but rather actual satellite imaging showing real-time cloud patterns. In addition to reading the news, it also appears you can browse the web and create a selection of music in your hard drive under a title, such as "relaxation", to suit your mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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