Sony has just sent out a press release stating that it will be unifying its games, TV, video and music services under the PlayStation Network (PSN). Under this new scheme, “Video Unlimited” and “Music Unlimited,” Sony’s digital video and music services currently offered on the Sony Entertainment Network, will become part of PSN, and rebranded as PlayStation Video (PS Video) and PlayStation Music (PS Music) respectively.
The companies’ network service offerings have been steadily expanding over the years, and monthly active users of PlayStation Network and SEN have exceeded 64.0 million as of December 2014. While PlayStation Network has been synonymous with the best in gaming, it has also evolved to become a premier, comprehensive digital entertainment brand. By tying the network services under a single brand, SCE and SNEI will aim to further expand the network business by building upon the success of delivering the best all-round digital entertainment, and also extending the ultimate gaming and network entertainment experiences to an arena including movies, TV, and music.
“We are very excited to offer our wide array of network services including games, TV, videos and music, under the PlayStation brand,” said Andrew House, President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. and Group Executive in charge of the Network Entertainment Business. “We look forward to bringing even more compelling experiences, and an unparalleled breadth and quality of digital entertainment services and content to our customers.”
As a unified service platform, PlayStation Network will continue to deliver compelling entertainment experiences through the PlayStation Store, gaming services such as PlayStation Plus, PlayStation Now, and entertainment services including PlayStation Vue, a service that aims to reinvent the television experience, PS Video and PS Music.
