Andre Yoskowitz
16 Jul 2008 12:39
At this week's E3 event, Sony has confirmed that 6 new studios have joined Sony Pictures as the foundations of the new PSN Movies service.
Fox Film, MGM, Lionsgate, Warner Bros., Disney, Paramount, Turner and Funimation have all joined up, revealed Sony's Jack Tretton.
Tretton also confirmed the pricing model for the service, saying that TV show rentals will cost 1.99 USD in SD and anywhere between $2.99-5.99 USD for HD content. All movies can be purchased for $14.99 USD directly from the service.
The PSN store has already begun offering the movies and TV episodes as of last night. At launch there is expected to be 300 full-length movies as well as 1,200 TV episodes in both SD and HD. In comparison, Microsoft now offers 20,000 videos through its Xbox Live service, thanks to a new deal with Netflix.