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Qriocity: Our thoughts (SG)

Qriocity is the new music service for the PlayStation 3. It is a cloud-based music streaming service, which allows you to listen to what music you want, when you want.
Firstly, my thoughts upon starting were that it has a simple and easy layout, with many categories allowing for a wide range of music, but where should I start?....

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SpitFireAce854876d ago

Well it all depends on how much the service is..
if its $2.99 a month i can see it take off if its
more then $5.00 well....another $3 and you can get
Netflix..

Sharingan_no_Kakashi4876d ago

Not anymore lol. Netflix is 10 bucks now. But qriocity sounds cool. I saw the Q icon on my psp and didn't know what it was. Tried to download the service and apparently it's not ready for download yet. I'd get if for my psp before ps3 though.

SpitFireAce854876d ago

I thought Netflix went down in price
with a stream only service for $7.99..
that's in the USA of course.

http://www.netflix.com/

Thatguy-3104876d ago

Netflix sucks though !! Well the when it come to movies the streaming catalog sucks I basically use it just to watch south park or family guy most of the time niece and nephew just watch there own little kid shows...I wouldn't have problem paying for this service ...because it does sound good however are you able to play the music in game ?

SpitFireAce854876d ago

"are you able to play the music in game ?"

Thats what i would like to know as well...
if you can it would appeal to a lot more
people playing GT5 with 1000s of songs at
your finger tips...:)

SilverSlug4876d ago

Few things it depends on...

- Pricing.
- Music catalog.

Basically it.

There are a ton of issues too, since there are already so many. Microsoft has Zune Marketplace, there is Napster and then that other Rhapsody who is doing a huge campaign.

Solution.

- Offer more music, especially unknown (I like more Doom Metal, sorry)
- Lower price.

blusoops4876d ago

The article makes it clear that the music selection is quite massive.

He searched for an obscure artist that he happens to like, and Qriocity showed him every album the artist had recorded.

So this isn't just for mainstream stuff, but for all likes of music...it seems.

Can't wait to find out the pricing.

Cogan14876d ago

Its €4 per month for the basic package and €9.99 for the premium package with the one month free trial.

Basic:
Listen to millions of music tracks from your BRAVIA® TVs, Blu-Ray Disc™ players, Blu-ray Home Theater Systems, as well as PlayStation® 3 and personal computers including VAIO®.

Sync your existing music and playlists from your personal computers to My Library using Music Sync™.

Full access to Basic Channels - Enjoy variety of music channels by Era, Genre and mood "Sense Me™" compiled from millions of tracks and personalized to your taste.

Premium:

Listen to millions of music tracks from your BRAVIA® TVs, Blu-Ray Disc™ players, Blu-ray Home Theater Systems, as well as PlayStation® 3 and personal computers including VAIO®.

Sync your existing music and playlists from your personal computers to My Library using Music Sync™.

Full access to Basic Channels - Enjoy variety of music channels by Era, Genre and mood "Sense Me™" compiled from millions of tracks and personalized to your taste.

Full access to Premium Channels- In addition to the Basic Channels, further enjoy variety of premium music channels by Era, Genre and mood "Sense Me™" including Global Top 100 compiled from millions of tracks.

Full unlimited search and play from millions of tracks to get your music instantly, whenever you want.

Create your own playlists and channels. Manage your music to your tastes and preferences

Godly_anon4876d ago (Edited 4876d ago )

Furthermore to Cogan's overview, I've taken a look at the playlists available on Qriocity, and I'll list them below.

Top 100s:

Favourites (what you've got listed as "liked")
Hot Songs (songs that are cool now)
Global top 100
Local top 100
Pop top 100
R&B top 100
Latin top 100
Rock and Metal top 100
Dance and House top 100
Electronica top 100
Jazz top 100
Rap top 100
Reggae top 100
Classical top 100
Indie rock top 100
New age top 100

And by genre (which is where the majority of the music is):

Jazz
Rock
Dance and House
Pop
Latin
Blues
Punk
Easy listening
Indie Rock
Children's
Holiday (aka Christmas songs)
Electronica
Alternative
Rap R&B
Reggae
Classical
New Age
Metal
Country and Folk
Soundtrack
Traditional

SensMe(tm):

Energetic
Emotional
Longe
Dance
Extreme
Upbeat
Relax
Mellow
Night

Era:

1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s

Furthermore, I looked up Within Temptation on there, and there's just about everything they've ever recorded. If you let one of the playlists keep playing, you're likely to find probably more obscure music than familiar stuff.

N.B. I'm currently using the 30-day free trial at the moment, so I couldn't tell you if that's everything this has to offer just yet.

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