PSN to offer premium entertainment
January 29, 2015
Sony has revealed that its PlayStation Network (PSN) will be the premium entertainment service brand which encompasses games, TV, video and music services. ‘Video Unlimited’ and ‘Music Unlimited’, Sony’s digital video and music services currently offered on Sony Entertainment Network (SEN), will become part of PSN, and rebranded as PlayStation Video and PlayStation Music respectively.
The companies’ network service offerings have been steadily expanding over the years, and monthly active users of PlayStation Network and SEN have exceeded 64 million as of December 2014. PSN has been synonymous with the best in gaming, it has also evolved to become a premier, comprehensive digital entertainment brand. By tying the network services under a single brand, SCE and SNEI will aim to further expand the network business by building upon the success of delivering the best all-round digital entertainment, and also extending the ultimate gaming and network entertainment experiences to an arena including movies, TV, and music.
“We are very excited to offer our wide array of network services including games, TV, videos and music, under the PlayStation brand,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment and Group Executive in charge of the Network Entertainment Business. “We look forward to bringing even more compelling experiences, and an unparalleled breadth and quality of digital entertainment services and content to our customers.”
As a unified service platform, PSN will continue to deliver compelling entertainment experiences through PlayStation Store, gaming services such as PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Now and entertainment services including PlayStation Vue, a service that reinvents the television experience, PS Video and PS Music.