SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT (SPHE) TO RELEASE 19 FILM TITLES ON PSP™ UMD™ FORMAT
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is to release 19 UMDTMVideo (Universal Media DiscTM Video) film titles on 1 September 2005, the same date as the PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable) handheld entertainment system launches in the UK. The films will include new release title xXx: The Next Level as well as diverse catalogue titles including Ghostbusters, SWAT and Bad Boys.
Following the successful launches in Japan and the USA, PSP will be available in a single version Value Pack, priced at €249 (£179). The PSP Value Pack contains an added-value package of accessories and entertainment content, including the PSP system with a pouch, 32MB Memory Stick DuoTM, Battery Pack, Headphones with Remote Control, AC Adaptor, Wrist Strap, cloth and a video/music/game Demo Disc including several non-interactive game demos.
A copy of Spider-Man 2, on UMD Video will be available free of charge to early purchasers of PSP, who register their system and order their Spider-Man 2 UMD Video through http://www.yourpsp.com, the official SCEE web portal for PSP.
PSP features a 4.3-inch, 16:9 widescreen TFT LCD that displays full colour (16.77 million colours) on a 480 x 272 pixel high-resolution screen. It also comes complete with built-in stereo speakers, exterior headphone connector and a range of input/output connectors such as USB 2.0 and 802.11b Wireless LAN, enabling users to connect to the Internet and play online via a Wireless Network. Up to 16 PSP systems in the vicinity can also be connected to each other directly in Ad Hoc Mode, allowing for Wireless head-to-head competition. In addition, Wireless capabilities will allow software and data to be downloaded to PSP and saved onto Memory Stick Duo.
PSP uses a newly-developed proprietary storage medium named Universal Media Disc (UMD). This high-capacity optical disc is the next-generation compact storage media, and although only 60mm in diameter, a UMD can store up to 1.8GB of digital data - more than three times the data held on a CD-ROM. A broad range of digital entertainment content such as high quality 3D games, music, movies, video clips and other media can be distributed on UMD Video.
Full list of UMD Video titles available from SPHE:
13 Going on 30
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Bad Boys
Charlie's Angels
Daddy Day Care
Ghostbusters
Hellboy
Hitch
Hollowman
A Knight's Tale
Once Upon a Time In Mexico
The One
The Punisher
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Spider-Man Animated
SWAT
xXx
xXx: The Next Level
You Got Served
Plus: Spider-Man 2 - (NOT available to purchase as available free of charge to early purchasers via http://www.yourpsp.com)
For further information contact:
Caroline Nelson at SPHE 0207 533 1132, caroline_nelson@spe.sony.com
Jennie Kong at PlayStation, 0207 911 8176, jennie_kong@scee.net
Notes to editors:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) company. SPE is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television production and distribution, worldwide channel investments, home video acquisition and distribution, operation of studio facilities, development of new entertainment products, services and technologies, and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
About PSPTM (PlayStation®Portable)
PSP is a new handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games, with high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering capability comparable to that of PlayStation®2, PSP features a 4.3 inch widescreen, high-resolution TFT display. PSP also adopts a newly developed compact but high-capacity (1.8GB) optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMD), as its storage medium. With a wide range of accessories and connectivity options, including Memory Stick DuoTM USB 2.0, IR port and Wireless LAN.
PlayStation is a registered trademark, and PSP and UMD are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment