March 9, 2010
PSN Delivers High Definition
Movies From Six Major Movie Studios in the US
PlayStation 3 First to Have High
Definition Movies for Purchase from All Major Studios
Sony Computer Entertainment America
(SCEA) today announced that 20th Century Fox, Walt Disney Pictures, Paramount
Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros.
Digital Distribution will offer high definition (HD) movies for purchase and
rental on the PlayStation Network video delivery service in the United States.
PlayStation Network is the first to offer high definition movies for purchase
from all of the major movie studios, further establishing PlayStation 3 (PS3) as
the preeminent home entertainment platform for this year’s most popular and
critically acclaimed high definition movies.
"Securing high definition content
from these studios is another significant milestone further validating
PlayStation Network as a complete entertainment network in the home. PlayStation
Network is the first and only service to deliver high definition home
entertainment from all six major studios, directly to consumers for download,"
said Peter Dille, senior vice president, marketing and PlayStation Network, SCEA.
"PlayStation Network continues to offer the most comprehensive catalogue of HD
movies to PlayStation Network members that realize the wide-ranging
entertainment power of the PS3 system."
The PS3 system is the most complete
home entertainment solution on the market today, enabling consumers to enjoy
high-definition games and movies, as well as listen to music, view photos,
browse the Internet and more. Today’s announcement joins one of the industry’s
strongest home entertainment brands with the major media companies that produce
and distribute a substantial number of films. At launch, the content will be
available in the U.S. only, with plans to launch soon in the U.K., France,
Germany, and Spain.
New titles available today on
PlayStation Network include:
-
20th Century Fox – "Night at the
Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian", "Jennifer’s Body" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
(on March 23) -
Walt Disney Pictures – Disney
Pixar’s "Up", Jerry Bruckheimer’s "G-Force" and Disney’s "Earth" -
Paramount Pictures – "Star Trek",
"Paranormal Activity" and "Zoolander" -
Sony Pictures – "This Is It",
"2012", "District 9" and "Zombieland" -
Universal – "Inglourious Basterds",
"Couples Retreat" and "Public Enemies" -
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution
– "The Hangover", "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" and "The Wizard of
Oz"
