Downloading movies and TV shows to the PS3 - but what about music videos?

[Digital-Nitrate]

From the recent interview between Phil Harrison, President, Worldwide Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Luke Smith of 1up.com:

1UP: And do you think the fact that PS3 has larger downloadable games -- that aren't mini-games, they're not Xbox Live Arcade titles -- gives you an edge that your competitors don't have?

PH: Well we made a very conscious decision in putting a hard drive in every machine and a minimum of 20GB, 60GB and who knows in the future, maybe that will rise -- you know, that tends to be a trend.

The decision we made to put a hard drive in every PlayStation 3 was because we saw the long term benefit. The ten year plan of allowing people to download all kinds of digital content to their PlayStation 3 -- not just games but movies, music, HD, standard definition TV, you name it. And that was a significant investment, but it was absolutely the right thing to do.


1UP: Microsoft's Video Marketplace has been a successful feature for them. Considering Sony is a media company, will the PlayStation Network see downloadable TV and movies soon, or is that a bit further off?

PH: I think it's incredibly important that we establish what PlayStation 3 stands for. And I think PlayStation 3 needs to stand for gaming and digital entertainment in the living room pushing the envelope of high definition, pushing the envelope of broadband, and of course that includes more than just games. We don't have the announcements that you're probably looking for today, but it is digital data. We have a hard drive, we have a commerce engine, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out we will have that on the network very shortly.

The whole interview is quite interesting, but this is the most promising indication that downloadable video content will soon become available for the PS3.

I have enjoyed using the PS3 to download and play the extended length HD movie trailers from the Sony Store, but my wife is really interested in downloading music videos. Frankly, I'm surprised that Sony doesn't offer them considering they control the distribution rights to a vast library of music videos. In fact, I don't think it has even come up in any press release from Sony or any interviews with Sony officials. Odd…


BTW: Has anyone tried copying music video files from their PC to the PS3 HDD? I don't have any on my PC, but I was thinking about copying some HD music videos I have recorded in 1080i on my DVR to my PC if it is possible to transfer them to the PS3 and play them back in HD.

 

[Solid Fro]

As long as the files are supported by the PS3, it should playback.

Supported files:

• Memory Stick Video
• MPEG-4
• h.264/MPEG-4 AVC
• MPEG-1
• MPEG-2 PS
• MPEG-2 TS