6 Problems with the Playstation Video Store

rbanke - 534 days 17 hours ago

I agree with the sub's. I have a netflix account and was really hoping both systems would eventually be able to stream the instant videos. Now on my ps3, i'm left with paying (in addition to my netflix account) for a video if i want to rent it, which doesnt really work for me. If Sony allowed me to just subscribe, i might get rid of my netflix account and just use their service.

As far as buying content, I wouldnt do it on either system because it's restricted to those systems. Why would I buy a movie (for nearly the cost of the dvd in most cases), when I can only watch it on my ps3 or psp. I have more than one tv in the house, but only one ps3. That becomes very restrictive.

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ConanOBrien - 534 days 17 hours ago

We appreciate your patience while we work to address this situation.

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thebudgetgamer - 534 days 17 hours ago

We know that PlayStation Video Store is just newly released but we want to point out how the PlayStation Video Store is currently inferior to its competition while i agree to some points the above says it all

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darthv72 - 534 days 17 hours ago

That part is what gets me. You would think Sony could extend the viewing time to actual number of times viewed instead of a single 24 hours. I would like to be able to watch it once then come back to it for a second or third viewing at later times in the week. 2-3 days or 2-3 complete viewings.

Make the relicense of the movie half price considering you arent having to download it from their server again.

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BattleAxe - 534 days 13 hours ago

I'm not happy with the fact that usually the U.S. and Canadian Playstation Stores get the same content at the same time, but Canadians didn't get access to video downloads.

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DarkBlade - 534 days 18 hours ago

I notice the same thing. Why put the video store as a problem. It just came out.

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Codeman420 - 534 days 17 hours ago

did xbox live has tons of support when it came out no was it worldwide when it came out no. so in my opinion the PS# video store is in the same position as the Xbox video store was when it first came out.

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Seraphemz - 534 days 16 hours ago

Not to totally agree with this guy, but I think that he is saying that these are issues that need to be fixed.
" We know that PlayStation Video Store is just newly released... "
" Hopefully, Sony will take action to this issues that have been brought up "

I mean for the most part, I agree that hopefully these things can be fixed so that its as good if not better than the marketplace.

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SlyGuy - 534 days 15 hours ago

would be awesome.

Not just in Japan, Europe, and Canada...but the rest of the world.

There are other countries you know!

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ChampIDC - 533 days 20 hours ago

All this guy is doing is pointing out problems that people have had. He's not saying the store sucks. Why do people always think pointing out a problem is complaining or bashing something? Yeah, Sony needs to fix things, and user feedback is a great way to point such things out.

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Codeman420 - 534 days 17 hours ago

yes xbox live is the same way.

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flambeau - 534 days 16 hours ago

Learn to spell its console not council.

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uckitsayitchbay - 534 days 13 hours ago

Jus to quote you for a second "When Microsoft or Nintendo release a feature, a patch, or game, most of the time it works" just like when the spring dash update 07 bricked my 360 right?.. just like when M$ put out the 360 it just worked.. Right??.. i am on my 5th and last 360 one more time and its out the window.. i am going to sell it and buy something Apple.. maybe that new ipod touch.. is it any good??

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BIGELLOW - 534 days 16 hours ago

...that it isn't very fun to listen to people complain all day long. There are tons of things that are wrong with the world, but if everyone just spent lots of time complaining about the problems online, nothing would be done to fix the problems and things would just get worse.

The reality is... if someone can make a better online video store and get all of the movie publishing studios to agree with their plan and their pricing, then they should make one and release it all for us to enjoy. If they can't, what's the use in complaining about someone else's work?

It's one thing to say "This service has a lot of potential, and I am excited about it. I hope that, in the future, one will be able to re-download movies. Otherwise, I will have to factor in the cost of the hard drive space the movie takes up into the cost of the movie. Otherwise, I really like the way things are headed and am looking forward to the future."

It's an entirely different thing to say "This service sucks. My garden hose is better at streaming than this crap of a service. Here, let me jot down 6 things that are wrong with the system and put the article online. I would have made a list of 10 complaints, but then people would have complained that I was just repeating myself with 4 of them. Yeck, and what's with this energy drink I'm drinking? This tastes like crap! I could make a better drink with my socks and a glass of water. And, it's freezing in here. Who the hell turned up the A/C so high? Is this the march of the penguins or what?"

One is just constructive criticism. The other leads to a grumpy old man. Can you tell the difference? If having a positive outlook on life and not always using tunnel vision to always seek out the flaws in every little thing is being a "fan"... then I would rather be a fan than be an annoying complainer about every one of my needs that corporations are supposed to cater to because I've got money.

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BIGELLOW - 533 days 19 hours ago

@Spydiggity,

I hear what you're saying. However, if you look at his comments again... he says it is amazing... but then says that Sony still needs to improve it. Really, the problem comes down to a break down of communication. You might assume that the word "amazing" means "perfect" or "flawless". In its use, it is clear it doesn't.

To be honest with you, I wasn't expecting the video store until after Home went live... or shortly before it. When Sony suddenly announced it would be live the night of the announcement, I was floored. "Awesome," I thought. It was really due to the surprise. As the surprise settled down, the reality is, it's a bit of a yawn. NOT because Sony did a bad job with it... but the reality of it is, the idea of download-able movies just has a long way to go in the industry at large. I have a TiVo with Amazon Unbox service... I also have a Netflix player by Roku. While I think these are great as well, I'm not exactly thrilled by either. My hopes that Sony's entry into the market would change the game just turned into the reality that they have merely entered the game.

But see, there are two schools of thought. One is that by praising the positive things, you can make it clear to the company or individual exactly what they are doing RIGHT... and that they can determine what they are doing WRONG by seeing what people AREN'T doing. i.e., if everyone rents but nobody buys, they know they've got more to do in regards to the purchase concept.

The other school of thought is that by bashing the negative things, you can make it clear to the company or individual exactly what they are doing WRONG... and that they can determine what they are doing RIGHT by seeing what people AREN'T bashing.

I happen to believe in the first school of thought. Praise the progress... then give suggestions. Most others (especially online) tend to lean towards the second school of thought. Bash the mistakes... and hope this leads them to work harder.

Anyway, I had only just discovered (in the terms of service) that once you have downloaded a purchase, and delete it, you must purchase it to download it again. This is unacceptable to me. Amazon Unbox does not have this requirement. So, until this changes, I don't plan on purchasing any movies through the store. I MAY rent some movies, but only if I am too impatient to wait for the NetFlix delivery and the movie isn't available (for a $1.50 rental) from the rental kiosk at my local grocery store.

Outside of this one restriction which makes the store unusable for me, I thought the progress being made by Sony in this area has been excellent. Oh well.

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BIGELLOW - 534 days 16 hours ago

The thing is, everyone who is complaining is likely comparing it to their expectations rather than reality. The expectation is that you click a button and a crazy 3-D interface comes up which appears to float in front of you that you manipulate with your hands. Then, you pick a movie from every movie ever made in history... and it is instantly streamed in hi-def without ever using any of your ISP's bandwidth, while popcorn gets launched into your waiting mouth periodically.

The reality of it is, the world just isn't there yet. Most of the content that is out there was made before such distribution mechanisms existed. So, the licensing deals did not always provide provisions for streaming into people's homes. So, a bunch of business people and lawyers are trying to strike deals with content publishers to be sure the economy doesn't collapse, their wallets remain fat, and everyone remains reasonably excited about the future.

When you compare to what is already out there. The XBox market place has more movie/TV choices, but has also been out longer. One would expect them to do better with a head start. Give them props for making it out of the gates first. (And, no, everyone's not just "copying" them. The writing has been on the wall for a long time, it has just taken this long for the suits and lawyers to figure out their agreements.) Amazon Unbox is nice, but if you want to watch the movies on your TiVo, expect to wait a whole lot longer than just a few minutes before you can start watching the movie. In most cases, expect to wait hours. Netflix instant watching is nice, but the selection is a WHOLE LOT LESS. Expect to continue to get top-brand movies by mail. Get lesser-heard-of movies or more-heard-of documentaries streamed to your Roku player instantly. This will be the same situation when the same service is available for the XBox 360 later. Apple's system is nice, if not a bit pricey for the hardware at the start.

So, is Sony's system where we'd like the future to be? Not yet. Is there any system out there which is where we'd like the future to be. Not yet. It's still a new concept. Everyone's still trying to figure out who gets paid and when and how much. Expect ISPs to start charging for additional bandwidth, and expect this to affect your movie streaming habits. Expect the world to go through a lot of growing pains first before it becomes a system that everyone takes for granted. That's when people ask the questions, "What did we ever do before there was on demand video streaming? I shudder to think."

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StrikingDmc4 - 534 days 17 hours ago

stop your whining jewkin

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Jenzo - 534 days 17 hours ago

Why launch something that is far from done?

They did the same thing with trophies(1 game? 2?), ingame XMB(sometimes sluggish, sometimes not supported at all) and the pretty much non-existent custom soundtrack feature. I think Sony are trying hard to silence critics, and they do so by rushing out unfinished features.

Thank your god things on Xbox Live work as they were supposed to.

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juuken - 534 days 17 hours ago

Oh give me a f*cking break. It's always something with you fanatics. You have to find everything and I mean everything to bash the PS3 for. I said it's a new service and Sony will get it right.

Get over yourselves.

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Snukadaman - 534 days 17 hours ago

If she is quite happy with mediocrity who are we to judge...I mean she owns a ps3...

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 534 days 17 hours ago

POG/MART's been busy!!! ;-D
Give it up xBot Lemmings!!! You FAILED! Get over it!!! ;-D
It's nice not seeing what they are saying!!! ;-D

God the RATS are irritated today???
Did this upset you...

European/Others hardware sales for week ending 19th July, 2008:

Total:
Console Weekly Total

PS3 88,449 ;-P

PSP 71,876 ;-P

360 58,446 ;-D

PS2 57,271 ;-P

;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D

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testerg35 - 534 days 17 hours ago

"Oh give me a f*cking break. It's always something with you fanatics. You have to find everything and I mean everything to bash the PS3 for. I said it's a new service and Sony will get it right.

Get over yourselves." -- Like you're any better. I always see your crying ass on 360 threads bashing the 360, while on the PS3 threads you're always making excuses.

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 534 days 15 hours ago

This MUST irritate them...

European/Others hardware sales for week ending 19th July, 2008:

Total:
Console Weekly Total

PS3 88,449 ;-P

PSP 71,876 ;-P

360 58,446 ;-D

PS2 57,271 ;-P

;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D ;-D

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Jenzo - 534 days 17 hours ago

It's obvious you haven't used the Xbox Live Videostore...

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Snukadaman - 534 days 17 hours ago

The video store is half of what xbox live movie service HAS been...you know that...why dont you work on getting trophys for the one game it was implemented for.

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Sir_Ken_Kutaragi - 534 days 17 hours ago

...about the 360 SUCKS!!! ;-D

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eagle21 - 534 days 17 hours ago

First of all, the whole erase and download bullshit that 360 owners go through because of Microsoft and their bull proprietory hard drives is laughable. 13GB's of free space and $179.99 hard drives is a JOKE.

PSN is FREE. The interface of the PSN store is gorgeous. Very easy to navigate. I have so many films I want to watch since day 1. Give them their props for that. All these problems are pointless. Sony has previews coming. But what is already there is SOLID and passes 360 because of the way the QUALITY content is displayed, played, and STORED on PS3.

Netflix streaming is low quality garbage.

Multimedia on 360 period is laughable. The HD DVD drive hardware sucked (bots have to turn on the 360 for it to work), and I wonder who in their right mind would use their 360 to watch a movie (DVD) so that machine will just overheat and red ring. Plus HD DVD is just dead.

Don't even mention the multimedia and 1080p Blu-ray (audio and sound) features of PS3. It would just be laughable to even compare a PS3 and 360 for multimedia. 360 is a mess and xbots are delusional.

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Snukadaman - 534 days 16 hours ago

"First of all, the whole erase and download bullshit that 360 owners go through because of Microsoft and their bull proprietory hard drives is laughable. 13GB's of free space and $179.99 hard drives is a JOKE."

Its called renting the movie..which is the exact same thing the ps3 is going to do..you have 14 days to watch the movie on your ps3 just like xbox....

http://www.us.playstation.c...

sony droids..the uninformed morons they portray on these exact pages....complaining when in fact they are on the same boat...classic.

"Netflix streaming is low quality garbage."
but im sure if this was a psn exclusive it would be considered the piece of the puzzle psn needs to be on par with xbox live right??

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sephy 9 2 5 - 534 days 12 hours ago

also has Soul Plane as a download. But I'm curious why noone is asking why HD videos on XBL are even more compressed than their PSN counterparts? There's a significant difference in the size of the HD content.

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eagle21 - 534 days 16 hours ago

360 ACTUALLY IS A ASS....

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gano - 534 days 16 hours ago

Xgarbage is trash.

Vote America.

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