2010, Sony Launches Online Service Similar to iTunes

TOKYO – After the state will launch the game with a 3D format later in 2010, at the same time Sony also will bring a premium online services like iTunes to be used in all Sony products.

Service-named Sony Online Service (SOS) This is the beginning of an ambitious step Sony is going to beat Apple’s iTunes content distribution system for all media produced. Sony wants to give the individual user experience is more diverse in every use of its products, both portable media player to a big-screen Bravia HDTV.

‘SOS will be supported by the individual’s identity (a single user ID) is obtained through all Sony products so they can feel a different experience in using our products. Both HDTV, Blu-ray player, Sony reader, laptop, Walkman, PSP and PS3 Go, “said Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kazuo Hirai was quoted as saying by Game Spot, Saturday (21/11/2009).

Later, the PlayStation Network (PSN) will be the basis of the whole structure of SOS. That means more Hirai, an important asset to create a network service management system, payment systems, and content distribution systems will be shared through the PSN platform so that any risks that occur in minimized.

Sony is very dependent once with this PSN. Even they expressed, on 16 November, this service has been able to attract approximately 33 million participants who register. Every day an average of 5.4 million people visited the PSN. Of that number, 1.4 million of his visit the PlayStation Store.

Every month, continued the Sony, PSN users to download approximately 25 petabytes of content, equivalent to 5000 single-layer DVD. For the business game, the PlayStation Store now has approximately 650 games for the PS3 and PSP, and 2.417 can be downloaded movies, TV shows 15.402, and more than 10,000 other diverse content.

Hirai revealed, Sony hopes to reach approximately USD562, 6 million from the service, until the last quarter on March 31, 2010.

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