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Sony May Complete RSS Support For PSP

Posted by Zonk on from the getting-what-you-want dept.

Taro Taka writes "A Sony spokeswoman has actually admitted they will stop crippling the PSP's RSS functionality if enough customers ask for it." From the article: "SCEI will consider adding compatibility for RSS text feeds should users request it, said Nanako Kato, a spokeswoman for SCEI in Tokyo. The support for podcasts allows users to stream audio content to the PSP. The system supports feeds compatible with RSS 2.0 and encoded in the MP3 or AAC (MPEG4) formats. The firmware update also added support for Windows Media Audio files, direct download of copy-protected content through the PSP's Web browser, and Chinese-language character encoding." We just mentioned the rollout of the limited RSS functionality they already support.

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  1. And people say... by Sinryc · · Score: 3, Interesting

    And people say Sony hates its consumers. :-) Not all of Sony is bad.

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  2. Re:Way to read the title... by November+1,+2005 · · Score: 2, Interesting
    How exactly do I sell my soul to Sony in exchange for full-fledged RSS support? I understand that you love Nintendo and hate Sony and simply have to get that opinion out there but it would be nice if you at least made some sense. Basically the article states that if Sony sees demand for the feature, they'll add it. That seems pretty reasonable to me. I know that I would appreciate that. I'm just trying to understand your line of thought. Have you used the PSP? (I know that I have yet to find a retail outlet where they had a demo model.) The DS is quite a different system and I find that my PSP fills a different need than my DS.

    So, in conclusion, explain to me where soul-selling is mentioned in the article.

  3. Re:I don't have a psp but.. by Jeff+DeMaagd · · Score: 2, Interesting

    It may be too late for current owners, but I'd say this is another reason to not buy Sony consumer electronics in the first place. That said, PSP is primarily a game device and secondarily a media device. Any use outside of that is not a major priority in the design and should probably be considered a bonus.