Porn company wants to get on PS3

By Oli Welsh Published 11 September, 2009

Will look at Xbox if Sony agree.

Vivid Entertainment, the largest adult video production company in the world, is drafting a proposal to Sony to distribute porn on PS3's PlayStation Network.

Boss Steve Hirsch told Kotaku that he would consider Xbox 360 as a smut-peddling platform if Sony can be persuaded to come around.

He pointed out that Sony, after initial resistance, has allowed adult video Blu-ray discs to be released, and has recently permitted on-demand HD porn to appear on the Japanese PSN via local producer DDM.TV.

"Our point is pretty simple," Hirsch said. "As long as age verification is in place that [Sony] feels comfortable with we see no reason why adults shouldn't be allowed to access adult movies on the PlayStation 3."

He added: "They had made it clear in the past they were not interested," Hirsch said. "Now that they have agreed to in some way allow adult films on the Japanese platform we are going to move forward and make a formal request."

Xbox 360 would be his second port of call if Vivid succeeds, but Hirsch is unsurprisingly wary of approaching Nintendo with the same idea. "The Wii seems to skew a little young," he said.

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Comments (59) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Snuffb0t #1 3 years ago

    The PS3 would be perfect for wankers if this happens*




    *fanboys note, this is what is known as a joke. My console is betterer than yours, my dad is bigger than yours etc. etc.

  • phoopipe #2 3 years ago

    Every Wii owner waggles there wand....surely there missing an opportunity.

  • TopKatt #3 3 years ago

    Porn movies, an eyetoy and the sony wand, a winning combination!

  • Tonka #4 3 years ago

    This + Sonys Motion Glo Stick Dildos....

  • optimusprym8 #5 3 years ago

    Now with syphilis scars in HD!

  • McBradders #6 3 years ago

    Oh man, the mainstream media would have a fucking field day with this.

    And if Sony allow it, I too shall have a field day! I'll stock up on tissues.

  • Monkey_Puncher #7 3 years ago

    They could bring back the boomerang controller as well, that looked like a double ended dildo.

  • B0MBJ4CK #8 3 years ago

    Great, just what I need more red rings on my xbox!*

    (*The above comment is an attempt at humor. In no way am I endorsing fanboyism or trying to incite a flame war.)

  • cyacomini #9 3 years ago

    I guess this would bring about a new technical term - the purple ring of death or the 'PROD'



  • mcmonkeyplc #10 3 years ago

    The PS3 already has porn. It's got an internet browser.

  • MiniAmin #11 3 years ago

    This'd be a PR disaster if it were to happen. Although the Playstation brand and Guitar Hero have done much to promote gaming as perfectly acceptable pastimes for adults (as well as kids), video games are still widely associated with children. Anyone remember Fox News and the furore over mildly suggestive cut-scenes in Mass Effect? I can imagine the Daily Fail headline...

    Still I personally have no objection to this, provided there is competent age verification.

  • paulf #12 3 years ago

    @Snuffb0t

    quality post

  • oxymoron #13 3 years ago

    Red ring of death?
    :p ultimate euphamism

  • Vice.Destroyer #14 3 years ago

    I remember somebody saying that the Betamax lost out to VCR, because Sony refused to allow porn to be sold on its tapes. They have clearly learned a lesson there. With proper age verification, there will be no problem with that. This will be the PS3's killer feature.

  • collateral89 #15 3 years ago

    i watch porn anyway on myn just go to youporn.com all free vids

  • hiddenranbir #16 3 years ago

    I know a certain someone who also skews to the young.

    Porn movies, an eyetoy and the sony wand, a winning combination!

    +1
    Edited by hiddenranbir at 11/09/09 @ 11:10

  • Beano #17 3 years ago

    Stroker HD

  • muscleblade #18 3 years ago

    @svd_grasshopper

    The PS3 audience is actually younger than the 360 ones.

  • muscleblade #19 3 years ago

    The average 360 owner is 33 years old i read somewhere.

  • teabagger #20 3 years ago

    As soon as Daily Fail and Fox 'News' gets hold of this it's going to get messy.

  • CARL05 #21 3 years ago

    If it is agreed on the 360 when project natal is about I'd be worried that Milo would return!!!
    I don't trust that creepy little tech demo kid..

  • Mono_X #22 3 years ago

    Well, even if the Daily Mail and Fox don't 'get a hold of it', it'll still get messy.....

  • RedSparrows #23 3 years ago

    Why do people insist on paying for porn? Madness.

  • skillian #24 3 years ago

    Do you ask that question about games? 95% of free porn videos on the internet are breaking copyright, just like a 360 game off bittorrent.

  • muscleblade #25 3 years ago

    "On the Xbox 360 side, males used the console almost twice as much as females (10.2 vs. 5.4 in December), whereas usage between genders on the PS3 and Wii was much more balanced."

    Seems like the 360 should have been their console of choice.

  • hula hoops #26 3 years ago

    "Porn company wants to get on PS3"

    Surely any PS3 won't last even a minute after been 'gotten on' by them ... if the most perverse thing I have seen in porn movies is acted upon

  • bad09 #27 3 years ago

    Redtube FTW \o/

    *cough* I've heard....

  • zootle #28 3 years ago

    "They could bring back the boomerang controller as well, that looked like a double ended dildo. "

    I don't think that a single male could really effectively make use of a double ended dildo.

  • Spekingur #29 3 years ago

    Natal released. Vivid Entertainment releases Porn Hero. The US goes mad, nation-wide panic. The UK starts following suit but ends up not when realising that their panic is due to the fact that Porn Hero was banned. The product is unbanned, sales of tissues and lubing substances increase thousand-fold. Everything stays the same in Germany, they already have nastier stuff on the shelves.

  • mattigan #30 3 years ago

    Stoya + HD = win

  • yarrick #31 3 years ago

    Never going to happen..

  • General_Zod #32 3 years ago

    How much scat porn can I get on the PS3, will I be able to fill my hard drives? I DEMAND AN ANSWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • monkeylite #33 3 years ago

    Why do people insist on paying for video games? Madness.

  • davymackie #34 3 years ago

    3D porn sounds like a great idea!

  • Retroid #35 3 years ago

    So;

    Pornstation 3(-on-1)
    Sexbox 360 (degree circle wank)

    (SORRY)
    Edited by Retroid at 11/09/09 @ 16:06

  • Wolverfrog #36 3 years ago

    Urgh, this is dumb. Dumb dumb dumb. If Microsoft accept this, I will lose what little respect I have for them.

  • LazyDan #37 3 years ago

    We discovered a cache of videos featuring lycra clad men doing squats on my mates PS3, because the fool left media sharing from his PC on AND left us alone in the lounge while we navigated through it on his PS3.

    In one stroke the PS3 outed one of our friends and provided (horrifying though it may have been) porn for all, and this was months ago. Who needs Vivid Entertainment!

  • Razorus #38 3 years ago

    The internet browser on the Wii has been used to its full potential, let me assure you.

  • Nephirion #39 3 years ago

    PS3 comes with porn and rumble groin kit

  • Drakron #40 3 years ago

    This is just VOD ... Vivid Entertainment is pretty damn big.

    Not going to end up in europe so this is pointless.

  • SeesThroughAll #41 3 years ago

    Bluethroat technology.

  • Retroid #42 3 years ago

    Debbie Does Dualshock
    Edited by Retroid at 11/09/09 @ 18:04

  • Retroid #43 3 years ago

    Ooops, double post!

    Besides, this won't happen. It's just not worth the negative publicity they'd get for it and, as others have said, people get their smut on their PCs anyway!
    Edited by Retroid at 11/09/09 @ 18:06

  • hahayou #44 3 years ago

    @skillian

    Yes, but there is an infinite amount of free porn on the internet, and 5% of infinity is still infinity....

  • man.the.king #45 3 years ago

    Pay for porn??!!??

    On-topic: Would be good business, although might result in a little negative PR. As it is, you can already use the PS3 browser or stream porn from your computer onto the PS3.

  • morbidflyer #46 3 years ago

    _██_
    (ಠ_ృ;)

  • orpheus #47 3 years ago

    2 girls one PS3 Slim?

    *ditto earlier humour/nonfanboy disclaimers :D
    Edited by orpheus at 12/09/09 @ 05:37

  • davisorle #48 3 years ago

    Post deleted at 20:44:35 16-04-2012

  • PartyboXer #49 3 years ago

    With Project Natal, you could be in the Movie!

    But I can not see the point of having porn on the consoles, we all know that parents of people under the age of 18 generally don't know what they are doing on their consoles (and I say gernrally, some do!), including the games that are age rated.

    It could end up being bad news for the downloadable content areas and people requesting that it should be removed all-together.

    How many parents/guardians let children/young adults play age restricted games even though they are under age?
    (I personally have not met anyone yet who restricts their children/young adult!)

  • pinochet_cz #50 3 years ago

    old porn sucks..I want to my virtual babies handled by my precise moves translated by natal :) But real babies will do.

  • Cassock #51 3 years ago

    Look guys, This would be great and Nothing would be wrong with posting on the Wii, Its the parents responsibility not Us or Sony/Micro/Ninten

    Plus guys seriously don't worry about laws or stuff. Gaming is somewhere in the Top 20 for areas that provide Revenue. Along we Alcohol and Tobacco. So any country that wants to lose Billions are will enforce a Law and we all know that won't happen.

    P.S. Why are we talking about Sex toys when people of any age could be reading this?

  • SEVQA #52 3 years ago

    If my PS3 theme is anything to go by then I'm one step ahead of these gangsters where my XMB looks like a good night out in Amsterdam! Though HOME could do with some spicing up. LOL
    Edited by SEVQA at 12/09/09 @ 13:23

  • citybeat1200 #53 3 years ago

    this is just sad and if it does come to ps3 i will take the ps3 from my kids

  • Trafford #54 3 years ago

    But that would mean paying for it.

  • smelly #55 3 years ago

    I find it depressign that so many of you dont have a problem with violence on your games consoles - but have a problem with porn?

    Before i start my rant - I dont watch porn any more, used to when i was younger.. Nowadays it does little for me, i prefer the real thing.

    HOWEVER - I've just been playing Saints Row 2, ultra violent game where i can shoot someone in the face, etc etc.. But go to a strip club and all the girls are in their underwear! Kinda takes away from the immersion. I do find it strange that people seem to be totally okay with violence in their media (even real violence on the news - pre-watershed i've seen people getting shot and killed in news stories), however nudity or sex is a big big no no.

    In our lifetimes, you'd hope that none of us will ever kill someone in real life. But you'd hope that most of the same group would have sex sometime in their lives (some of you xbox fanboys may have to pay for it). So why is violence celebrated in our media, but sex frowned upon?

    On the xbox, via netflix I can download lots of really violent movies, I can even download Pay per view UFC matches (which are nothing more than violent porn), so if i can watch two men kicking the crap out of each other - why SHOULDNT i be allowed to download 2 women getting it on together? (for example).

  • bad09 #56 3 years ago

    "I dont watch porn any more, used to when i was younger.. Nowadays it does little for me, i prefer the real thing. "

    Smelly in "My Mrs hates porn" shocker! ;)

  • cw- #57 3 years ago

    Well said there smelly

  • smelly #58 3 years ago

    >Smelly in "My Mrs hates porn" shocker!

    Actually she's pretty much always on the redtube website... Maybe that says something about my skills? lol

  • Dr.Mott #59 3 years ago

    I hope this never happens, otherwise my living room will look like Shelob's lair.