PlayStation 3 to Offer HD Movies from All Six Major Studios

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PlayStation 3 lovers will definitely cherish their console even more once I tell them that Sony has secured deals with all six major studios to bring HD movies to the PS3. That’s great news especially since Sony is the only console that can brag with such a performance. Those of you that own an Xbox 360 from Microsoft or a Wii from Nintedo will have to wait a while until the same HD titles come to them from their favorite console.

Of course you’d have to love movies also in order to get excited by Sony’s announcement, otherwise the fact that your PS3 can let you rent or buy various HD titles from Fox, Disney, Paramount, Universal, Warner and Sony will not mean much to you.

The PlayStation Network will offer HD movies for purchase and rental in the USA and here’s what Peter Dille, senior vice president, marketing and PlayStation Network, SCEA said about Sony’s initiative:

Securing high definition content from these studios is another significant milestone further validating PlayStation Network as a complete entertainment network in the home. PlayStation Network is the first and only service to deliver high definition home entertainment from all six major studios, directly to consumers for download. PlayStation Network continues to offer the most comprehensive catalogue of HD movies to PlayStation Network members that realize the wide-ranging entertainment power of the PS3 system.

Unfortunately these HD movies will only be available to U.S. PS3 console owners but Sony plans to offer the service in UK, France, Germany and Spain soon.

Here are some of the hot movies coming in HD to the PlayStation Network in the near and very near future:

20th Century Fox – “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian”, “Jennifer’s Body” and “Fantastic Mr. Fox” (on March 23)
Walt Disney Pictures – Disney Pixar’s “Up”, Jerry Bruckheimer’s “G-Force” and Disney’s “Earth”
Paramount Pictures – “Star Trek”, “Paranormal Activity” and “Zoolander”
Sony Pictures – “This Is It”, “2012″, “District 9″ and “Zombieland”
Universal – “Inglourious Basterds”, “Couples Retreat” and “Public Enemies”
Warner Bros. Digital Distribution – “The Hangover”, “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” and “The Wizard of Oz”

Ball is in your courts, Microsoft and Nintendo!