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Sony's PSP Memory Stick Entertainment Packs Shipping

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the movies-to-go dept.

Croakyvoice writes "Sony's new Memory Stick Entertainment Packs are now shipping in 1GB and 2GB sizes and contain a launcher DVD. The packs contain an unlock code and you have the choice of one of these four films: 'Hitch,' 'S.W.A.T.,' 'The Grudge,' or 'XXX: State of the Union.' Prices are $47/$77 for the packs."

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  1. nice by na641 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Although i still fail to see the real world useability of a 1gb memory stick when it comes to watching films. I mean, at most you can fit one full length movie on it.

    I suppose these things would be awesome for TV episodes though.

    1. Re:nice by stunt_penguin · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Oh I get the value from the games as well; Loco Roco, Lumines, Burnout and Worms (plus a few others) have all given me their fair share of fun ^^. I was really just addressing the movie bit of the equation.

      They'll never have a lineup like Nintendo's though; there have been a lot of dumb games for the PSP.

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    2. Re:nice by kwark · · Score: 2, Interesting

      The default movieplayer in the firmware prevents full resolution playback from memorystick. But there is homebrew software (PMP Mod AVC) which let's you playback fullresolution H264/mp3 streams.

  2. Prices have dropped a lot by DrXym · · Score: 3, Interesting

    A year ago a 1Gb memory stick would have set you back at least $99. Now it seems you can get a 2Gb card for less and a shitty movie thrown in too! Seriously though, I wonder if this signals that Sony is going to dump UMD for some kind of movie download service. It would actually make a great deal of sense, and if they did it right would make them far more money than UMDs ever did.