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New PSP firmware has potential for Power Rangers download? photo

Our British and Irish PSP brothers-in-thumbs have already been gifted with the download service called Go!View. Go!View utilizes Sky Digital’s broadcasting ability to provide PSP users with several different services, channels, and access to movie downloads. That kind of opportunity may soon be available for North American PSP owners as well. PSPFanboy was recently lurking the Sony support page and found this nice bullet point pertaining to one of the new features of 4.05:

Support for PLAYSTATION Store Movies and TV video service.
Now, any reasonable person would say, “Wait until the Sony conference at 2 P.M. EST to speculate.” I’m not a reasonable person, though. How cool would it be to download Power Rangers: The Movie or the television series Dexter on your PSP? The options are as endless as we want them to be this early in the game. Imagine watching documentaries that pertain to hobbyist activities like making paper airplanes or collecting pieces of wood while you’re sweating on the elliptical machine. I wonder if any producer is thinking about offering an entire season of The West Wing?

Unfortunately, we can’t use this hidden functionality right now on our blessed little machines. If we could, what do you think will be offered? What movies would you want on your PSP?







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ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 07:27
ParaParaKing
I'm pretty certain, we will hear about this later today at the Sony press event.
Conrad Zimmerman's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 07:40
Conrad Zimmerman
Even though the PSP screen impresses me, I still don't see any point to watching movies on something that small.
MiOdd's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 07:49
MiOdd
DO NOT WANT.

I bought the PSP to play games and nothing else, make more games!
SoopaFly TNT's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 07:56
SoopaFly TNT
DO WANT

The more functionality the PSP the better. I travel a lot for my job and I am constantly watching movies on my PSP. Very nice.
oepn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 08:07
oepn
The ability to get movies and TV on demand sounds pretty cool, but isn't it partially invalidated by the PSP's already existing ability to play video files?

I can encode just about anything to PSP format (with a free video converter's handy PSP preset) with no problem.
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 08:11
ParaParaKing
@oepn: I suppose you are talking about encoding your illegal downloads.
oepn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 08:18
oepn
@ParaParaKing: What? I'm talking about encoding anything. Please don't misunderstand, I can see the benefit of this service.
mrplow8's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 08:22
mrplow8
I want Batman The Animated Series.
oepn's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 08:26
oepn
Anyway, on to speculation/wishing! I hope they have Monk or Mythbusters.

Or (if we're dreaming here) Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe.
kapshhh's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 08:32
kapshhh
Go go!
bipolar beers's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 09:09
bipolar beers
speaking of dexter. when does season 3 start? ive been watching weeds season 4 but miss dexter being on. also where the hell is entourage and flight of the conchords? hbo is slippin.
Riser Glen's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 09:10
Riser Glen
This is relevant to my interests.
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 09:13
topgeargorilla
I was once Billy the Blue Ranger for Halloween when I was five.
He's such a nerd. Billy that is.

Oh, and now Jason is a fatass.
Brad Nicholson's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 09:16
Brad Nicholson
@topgeargorilla - I don't believe you. I refuse.
topgeargorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 09:58
topgeargorilla
[url]http://community.livejournal.com/howtheylooknow/390738.html]Jason is a fatass[/url]
savagesaladin's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 11:42
savagesaladin
@ParaParaKing

Quite presumptuous of you. Its none of your business what he does with his PSP so bugger off.
whoatemyfood's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 11:54
whoatemyfood
Being the anime nerd that I am. I'd cram as much as my 4gb would allow.

What sucks though is that my psp screen got cracked in my bag flying home from Florida. So now I have a slip psp with a cracked screen. I called the airlines and they said they weren't to be held responsible for MY error in packing my psp. (Even though it was in it's case)
Jeez =/
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 12:13
AlucardX24
Power Rangers: The Movie is the best movie ever.
Attro's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 16:05
Attro
I pretty much use my psp exclusively for tv and movie watching. As I have for most of the 2 years time I've owned it. Way to cash in early on this market sony. It'd be nice to be able to use my psp as more than a video playing super nintendo emulator. lets see what you can do about that.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/15/2008 16:55
mix
I bet you have to update your PSP! There's always a catch, lol.
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