The official announcement today is PSP will get a taste of Sonys Music Unlimited streaming services starting on April 14th. The service is titled as Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity by Sony requires a PlayStation Network ID to access all that digital audio. Sony promises a synchronized music experience across your PSP, PS3, PC and other network enabled Sony devices like Bravia TVs and Blue-ray Players: a claim backed by cloud based catalog of some 7 million tracks supported by music sync functionality that will organize your Music Unlimited library. Check the video overview of the service while you ponder the $3.99 basic and $9.99 for premium accounts.
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Check the Press Release
“Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” Arrives on the PSP (PlayStationPortable)
FOSTER CITY, Calif., April 7, 2011 SonyNetwork Entertainment today announced that beginning April 14, PlayStationPortable (PSP) owners with PlayStationNetwork (PSN) IDs will be able to access “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity,” a new, cloud-based, digital music service which lets music lovers listen to millions of songs and easily discover new music from major and independent labels from around the world*. PSP owners can also enjoy a common and synchronized music experience on their PlayStation 3 computer entertainment systems as well as PCs and other network-enabled Sony devices without the need to manage or transfer music files.
Music Unlimited debuted in the U.K. and Ireland in December 2010 and became available in France, Germany, Italy and Spain in January 2011, then later launched in the United States, Australia and New Zealand in February 2011, representing one of the fastest global rollouts ever seen for a digital music service.
Music Unlimited service gives users the music they want, when they want it. It offers instant streaming access to a catalogue of over seven million songs on any PC or laptop, as well as a variety of Sony devices, including Sony’s 2010 and 2011 models of network-enabled BRAVIA TVs, Blu-Ray Disc players, Blu-Ray Disc Home Theatre systems, as well as PlayStation3, VAIO laptops, and now the PlayStationPortable. It will also become available on a wider range of Sony’s portable devices, Android-based mobile devices, and other portable devices.
By studying users’ listening habits and incorporating their preferences, “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” delivers dozens of personalized music channels uniquely tailored to their tastes, commercial-free and uninterrupted, with unlimited skips. Consumers can try the Premium service free for 30-days. Go to www.qmusic.com for more information.
*Currently accessible on PSP handheld entertainment systems in WiFi network environments