Sony's High-Bitrate Movie Service is Now Available on PS5 and PS4 (theverge.com) 12
Sony is bringing its own movie streaming service to PlayStation consoles beginning today. From a report: Previously known as Bravia Core, the service is being rebranded to Sony Pictures Core as it arrives on the PS5 and PS4. "Once you sign up for Sony Pictures Core, you will be able to buy or rent up to 2,000 movies straight from your console," Sony's Evan Stern wrote in a blog post. "At launch, this will include blockbuster hits such as Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Uncharted, The Equalizer, No Hard Feelings, Bullet Train, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife, among others."
Now, you can rent or buy those movies in any number of places. If you're wondering why you'd want to use Sony's service, the answer is video fidelity. As noted on the Bravia Core website, it includes what the company calls Pure Stream, "which can stream HDR movies at up to 80Mbps -- similar to 4K UHD Blu-ray -- on a wide range of content." That is a significantly higher bitrate than anything Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Max, Vudu, or other streamers will give you. So, if you're a stickler for picture quality and have the right TV for it, you should notice greater detail when using Pure Stream. In addition to all that, Sony also claims it has the largest collection of IMAX Enhanced films of any streaming service.
Now, you can rent or buy those movies in any number of places. If you're wondering why you'd want to use Sony's service, the answer is video fidelity. As noted on the Bravia Core website, it includes what the company calls Pure Stream, "which can stream HDR movies at up to 80Mbps -- similar to 4K UHD Blu-ray -- on a wide range of content." That is a significantly higher bitrate than anything Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Max, Vudu, or other streamers will give you. So, if you're a stickler for picture quality and have the right TV for it, you should notice greater detail when using Pure Stream. In addition to all that, Sony also claims it has the largest collection of IMAX Enhanced films of any streaming service.
Seems exspenive (Score:2)
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There is no mention on price, this is Sony, and going after the crazy extreme high end videophile market.
Videophiles and collectors are generally going to buy the physical copy. That puts a bit of a cap on what Sony can realistically charge for streamed purchases.
I'd say the bigger caveat is that this service will end up automatically scaling the bitrates back to the point it's not any better than its competitors, thanks to what passes for acceptable broadband speeds in the USA. Oh, and also this from Sony's FAQ (which I guess they haven't updated yet for this announcement):
Do I lose access if I return my BRAVIA TV or XPERIA smartphone?
If you have another eligible BRAVIA or XPERIA device you will be able to log into your account on that device.
Can I still access my redeemed content if I no longer have my BRAVIA TV or XPERIA smartphone?
Not at this time , access it limited to your Bravia XR TV or eligible XPERIA smartphone.
So, they're locking you into their
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No mention of price? They tell you how much each movie is to rent or own.
They are just adding an app found on their smart tvs to the ps4/ps5. That's it.
Is there really a market for this? (Score:2)
100Mbps internet connections are pretty common sure; but realistically you probably have to have something considerable faster than that to make it good experience (fast forwarding, buffering time etc) and not being interrupted by whatever else is happening on your network.
for this to matter you will also need a pretty large display 65" but really probably greater and relatively ideal viewing conditions to watch it under.
You will need a 7.1 or probably 9.1 audio system
are these things exactly 'uncommon' n
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Yes, there is.
Physical media is considered the gold standard, and for 4K streaming, the disc bitrate is around 100-150Mbps.
Most streaming services usually average under 20Mbps for 4K. AppleTV+ (on an AppleTV unit, not a 3rd party box) averages closer to 40Mbps.
Sony Bravia Core (as it was known) is averaging 80Mbps to offer a superior picture.
The downside is that it's only got Sony movies on its service (Columbia, TriStar, etc) .
The only service that basically is equivalent to physical media is Kalidescape w
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Yes, there's a market for it.
And you're drastically overestimating the cost of a good 7.1 surround system, or a good 4k/120 TV.
Barbie? (Score:2)
How long until Sony shuts this service down again? (Score:2)
This was already a video service on Playstation, which Sony shut down without much notice or resource (and certainly no way to move the content to another platform). Although Sony's movies generally participate in Movies Anywhere the streaming services run by Sony never have.
And In EU? (Score:2)
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Buy (Score:1)