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VidZone for PLAYSTATION 3 launches tonight, June 11 For Australia

June 10, 2009 in Press Release comments 14

RatedG4Gamer.com just got word in that VidZone for the Playstation 3 will go live tonight in Australia. 1000's of songs will be available to stream through your Playstation 3, turning it into a fantastic media hub!

You can even create a playlist via PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) and have it waiting for you on PS3 when you get home. With major music labels on board as well as thousands of independents, you can count on getting the latest videos from the biggest names - including regular exclusives and world premieres. A first glance at a sample VidZone playlist reveals videos from artists including Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears, Fatboy Slim, Black Eyed Peas, Glasvegas, Dizzee Rascal, P!nk, Noisettes, Ne-Yo, Armand van Helden, Tori Amos and Akon, among others - but that's just a few.
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  • 0
    Existence Jun 11, 09
    Is the application locked to the aussie servers, or will users from other countries be able to use it by creating an AU account?
    • 0
      Shuyu Jun 11, 09
      The application seems to check which country you're in. I'm not entirely sure, it just gave me some bullshit error and mentioned a "country checking process".

      So if you have an AU account, you can download it, but it doesn't seem like you'll be able to use it, I'm afraid.
  • 0
    IntoxicA Jun 11, 09
    Not sure at this stage, the press release came through via our Australian PR contacts. It maybe a world wide release but the heading on the press release did state Australia June 11. Have to wait and see
  • 1
    Shuyu Jun 11, 09
    Australia? Getting a decent service? What is this sudden turnaround?

    Sounds like it might be worth checking out. Awaiting tonight, then, I suppose.
    • 0
      Bale Fire Jun 11, 09
      Bout damn time! This has been out in the other territories for ages hasn't it?
      • 0
        HisServant77 Jun 11, 09
        Unless I'm completely out of the loop, no this is a new service I believe. I think I remember when Sony announced this, and I think they mentioned it's future release for EU. But . . . it's new

        Here's the announcement article:
        http://www.gamegrep.com/news/20181-sony_offically_announce_vidzone/
        • 0
          Bale Fire Jun 12, 09
          Must have confused it with something else. There was some other video service Sony launched last year at E3, never hit outside the US, which sucked.
        • 0
          HisServant77 Jun 13, 09
          Not the video store, is it? That's the only things I can think of, but I thought that launched outside the US by now!
  • 0
    Daweii Jun 11, 09
    It is also coming to Europe today. Australia often comes under the bracket of Europe for releases like this, they get the same games Europe get all of them PAL encoded.
  • 0
    Rabla Jun 11, 09
    Something that sounds decent is coming to Aus?

    bout time i guess. I shall be waiting. DONT FAIL US SONY
  • 0
    IntoxicA Jun 11, 09
    Your right HisServant77 it is a new service. That has yet to be released. I'm checking the playstation ever 15mins as it should come online at any min now. As long as Sony pull through with it.
  • 0
    IntoxicA Jun 11, 09
    Update to the article published VidZone is now available
  • 2
    Shuyu Jun 12, 09
    My final judgement:
    VidZone is nothing that a Google search can't do faster.

    Not only did I get about 4 errors setting it up last night, but searching by artist is a bit annoying, having to enter letter-by-letter via scrolling through the alphabet - USB keyboards don't work. Also, the quality is actually pretty average, but maybe that's just my TV.

    The interface, though, is nice and it's very easy to figure out how to do things. But there's nothing too spectacular about the service.

    So whilst it's a nice try, I think I'll just stick to YouTube and other online streaming sites. There's nothing too great about it.
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      HisServant77 Jun 13, 09
      Thanks for the info

      It sounds about how I was expecting it to be. The only plus really though, would be having it on your console instead of on the computer. One machine doing more than one thing, is something I always like

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