Sony Computer Entertainment America Releases MTV Programming on UMD Video for PSP PlayStation Portable
Get ready to enjoy Jackass and Aeon Flux on the PSP as Sony has joined hands with MTV to bring a big bunch of MTV shows to the portable console. The videos are available on universal media discs and will retail at about $14.99. These videos are completely customized for the PSP's bright and colorful widescreen LCD and can also be viewed on TV thanks to the new video-out option.
Here are the currently available titles:
*Beavis & Butt-head: The Mike Judge Collection, Vol. 2 and 3
*Jackass Vol. 2 and 3
*Wildboyz Vol. 1 and 2
"Viva La Bam Vol. 2, 3, and 4
*Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection (two-disc set)
"This collaboration with MTV is a key first step in meeting the needs
of our consumers, who are utilizing PSP as a video player more than ever
and are thirsting for more content, particularly short-form videos," said
Phil Rosenberg, senior vice president of sales and business development,
SCEA. "MTV's programming is hugely popular, and SCEA can utilize our
internal resources to appropriately manage the publishing and distribution
of these hit shows on UMD. This demonstrates our commitment to supporting
the UMD video format by delivering what consumers want to watch at the
right price. SCEA will continue to license movie, TV, and other video
content, leveraging our sales and marketing strengths, as a strategic focus
moving forward."
"We're very happy to be working with SCEA to bring our content to the
PSP," said Paul DeGooyer, senior vice president of home entertainment,
games and music for MTV Networks' Music & Logo Group. "Our viewers
consistently choose to experience our programming on a number of platforms,
and the PSP is a particularly well-loved device among our audience. We're
very pleased that PSP users will be able to watch their favorite MTV shows
when they are on the go -- plus, the shows look fantastic on the PSP's LCD
screen."
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