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SCEE boss laments PS3 video service delay.

Sony Europe boss David Reeves has suggested you could always download PS3 films from Bittorrent while waiting for the PSN video service to launch here - assuming you're not bothered about quality.

"We are a PAL market and we are going to do it in PAL and we are going to do it properly," Reeves told ButtonMasher.

"You can wait for it and you can have it in good quality. You know, you can get the stuff from BitTorrent if you want to and download PSP games, it's up to you."

David Reeves told us earlier this month that the PS3 video service would only be available in the US until the end of 2008 - other regions will be looked at in "due course".

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samaran #1 4 years ago

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awesome.
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mcmonkeyplc #2 4 years ago

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Cheers! Sony said it's ok!
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Turambar #3 4 years ago

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PAL eh? So i guess that means they wont be in HD.
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Zomoniac #4 4 years ago

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Fantastic. I don't have to spend any more money on PSP games then.
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AJUK #5 4 years ago

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Context or Advertising Clicks... hmmm? Decisions, decisions...!

Shame on you Eurogamer for posting something as distorted as this!
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Evolution #6 4 years ago

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Way to encourage software purchases Mr. SCEE
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kestral #7 4 years ago

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I was thinking maybe BitTorrent.com launched a video store but no alas. Then I thought EG must have quoted out of context. But even that doesn't seem to be the case, although I didn't check the podcast.
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mcwildcard #8 4 years ago

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Reeves, meet Ratner.
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nickthegun #9 4 years ago

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I thought it was going to be pointing towards something like konami did for MGS4 Online.
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LazyDan #10 4 years ago

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hahahahaa no fucking way
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Skeletor #11 4 years ago

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Haha, funny man But why BitTorrent? Just pay 10 $ for a usenet account and have all the good stuff in HD
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moggsy #12 4 years ago

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Christ on a bike - what does he have to say to get fired exactly?
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dsmx #13 4 years ago

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Didn't he just encourage piracy?
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Ryze #14 4 years ago

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Fool.
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Widge #15 4 years ago

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Awesome! When the "your connection has been used for NAUGHTIES" letter comes through, you can print this page off and send it back!

Screams trying to convince that BT is the home of shoddy quality.... but then probably hasn't taken into account that people who use BT probably know how to get good quality anyway.
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ps3owner #16 4 years ago

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has he been drinking again?
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Psychotext #17 4 years ago

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Umm... sounds like he was talking about the games as well there.

"You can wait for it and you can have it in good quality. You know, you can get the stuff from BitTorrent if you want to and download PSP games, it's up to you."

Get movies and games from bittorrent at the same time? Approved by Sony? Result!
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teabagger #18 4 years ago

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I was going to post a sensible response to a) the article and b) the majority of posters regarding context.

However, I can't be arsed as most of you are obviously morons.

Good day.
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Ignatius_Cheese #19 4 years ago

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I'm sure the tone of his voice would further reveal the intention of his soundbyte but at least he's a realist...
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JonFE #20 4 years ago

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"what does he have to say to get fired exactly?"

Who knows, maybe actively encourage people to get a x360 instead???
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stepneg #21 4 years ago

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What a cock gobbler! I probably wouldn't waste my bandwidth on PSP games even if this idiot says I can download them for free, my PSP has been used purely for emulators sine the moment I put custom firmware on it.
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mcbi4kh2 #22 4 years ago

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But why BitTorrent? Just pay 10 $ for a usenet account and have all the good stuff in HD

Why not just know where to look and get all the good stuff in HD for free
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johnnybrn #23 4 years ago

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And I do, Mr Reeeves, I do. Ha ha

No other way of playing Jean D'Arc otherwise
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paulf #24 4 years ago

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it's a cunning plan, he wants you to use bittorrent so his mates can track you then sue your ass - dont fall for it
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DFawkes #25 4 years ago

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So the government wants ISPs to monitor piracy (a lot of which I've heard goes on with these 'torrent' things...), but a Sony boss says use torrent to get PS3 videos legally? How long before someone gets cut off for watching a Resistance 2 trailer?

I do hope he meant the bittorrent comment to be seperate from the PSP games one. Saying "Please just pirate PSP games" is a tad silly.
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rogueJT #26 4 years ago

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He's gotta be taking the piss.

That said, Sony top brass in Japan won't be too happy with him.
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Halo.Jones #27 4 years ago

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Hmm, Ok David, welcome to the club of Sony presidents who speak before they think.

Muppet!
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Tiel #28 4 years ago

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I doubt he meant it the way it is reported.
Surely the above posters are not silly enough to think he did.
I'm with those who think EG is getting trashier.
Respect will be hard to win back, EG.
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monkie_king #29 4 years ago

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paulf: why would they sue my ass? Her entire net worth is some straw and a bunch of carrots.

She does torrent a lot of films though.
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m0thr4 #30 4 years ago

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But why BitTorrent? Just pay 10 $ for a usenet account and have all the good stuff in HD

Errr... yes, but we don't talk about that in public, do we? The mainstream press, the BPI and stasi-style ISPs like Virgin Media have no idea what Usenet is, and I'd like to keep it that way... and let them harass BitTorrent kiddies instead.
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mcbi4kh2 #31 4 years ago

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forget it

Edited by 1 at 31/07/08 @ 16:11
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knocker #32 4 years ago

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@m0thr4

Indeed. First rule of ...... nobody talks about ......
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paulf #33 4 years ago

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@ monkie_king - lol
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skillian #34 4 years ago

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Yes, Virgin Media have never heard of Usenet because it's just so underground...

Try going to virginmedia.discussion.usenet and see if they have ever heard of themselves.
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mikeck #35 4 years ago

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"Context or Advertising Clicks... hmmm? Decisions, decisions...! "

Rationality...I'm shocked!

Here's the conclusion to the article - Now I highly doubt David Reeves was advocating piracy but I think he did point out what a lot of people are doing to circumvent the delays that the PAL region experiences, importing becomes more and more popular as does piracy. Of the two options I know which I prefer and as prices remain high with continuing delays importing will only prove more and more tempting.

Not exactly saying please go and use bittorrent is it?

Edited by 1 at 31/07/08 @ 16:34
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Tweakmonkey #36 4 years ago

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Reeves, meet Ratner.

lol - i got that
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digiwalsh #37 4 years ago

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..you could always use 360 *FIXED*
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Foxclose #38 4 years ago

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his right! You could use Bit Torrent!
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bad09 #39 4 years ago

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BitTorrent? The man is a obviously a fool, UTorrent is much better........
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zippie151 #40 4 years ago

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reeves is such and arse, we are one of (if not the) biggest market sony has right now and still they continue to fuck us over. The sooner reeves goes the ebtter i think at least they might pull their fingers out and actually get some quality products/services out on time!! Although in a ll fairness the video store doesnt particularly interest me lol but that is besides the point.
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Sevens #41 4 years ago

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"Hmm, Ok David, welcome to the club of Sony presidents who speak before they think.

Muppet!"

You don't know the context. You don't know whether he was joking or not. Sane people would assume that he wasn't being serious. Naturally you opt for something else. Fortunately you don't have to think before you speak. Wouldn't work anyway.

Almost forgot to add a random and pointless insult. Muppet.

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loopy #42 4 years ago

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"BitTorrent? The man is a obviously a fool, UTorrent is much better........"

What are you on about? It's the same network of torrents just a different client (although admittedly a superior one). Or was that your point?

Edited by 1 at 31/07/08 @ 23:10
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Skeletor #43 4 years ago

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@loopy

Guess he was joking...also known as the concept of irony
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Vandrius #44 4 years ago

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BitTorrent has great quality, its called downloading the HD version.

Idiot.
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RazorObsession #45 4 years ago

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"Want really decent motion control?

You could always play a Wii, while you wait for us to catch up."

Mr Reeves, you are a fascinating man.
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