Sony PSP to gain unlimited music via cloud-based Qriocity service

Just days after Sony’s Qriocity video-on-demand service went live across Europe, in flies this — news that the aforesaid service will be spreading its wings and touching the PSP in short order. Word on the street has it that the next PlayStation Portable update (v6.35) will bring along Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity, described as a “new, cloud-based, digital music service from Sony that will give music lovers access to millions of songs stored and synchronized through the cloud.” Post-update, users will notice a new icon in the PSP’s XrossMediaBar under the ‘Music’ category, and moreover, the Media Go application for managing PSP downloadable content on your PC will be updated “with enhancements to the user interface and advanced photo editing tools.” Sony’s remaining mum on a launch date, but the internet is already abuzz about what this may mean for the impending PlayStation Phone . Will Sony finally have a leg-up over iOS with an ingrained unlimited music client? A boy can dream, can’t he? Sony PSP to gain unlimited music via cloud-based Qriocity service originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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