Sep 8, 2003 • 1 min read

Rumours of exciting Sony download developments

Sony vice-chair Howard Stringer has said the major will launch its own digital music service in the spring, possibly linked to PlayStation.

This might be a more exciting statement than it first sounds. Sony Vice Chair Howard Stringer last week told an industry audience the major is planning to launch its own digital music service in the Spring. So, another iTunes clone? Perhaps, but some on the inside reckon Sony's latest online music plans may be more exciting that its past involvements in the PressPlay platform. Word is Sony are keen to transform the PlayStation into an all round entertainment centre. With an increasing number of gamers taking their PS2s online and the development of a PS hard disk in Japan some reckon Sony might be looking at ways to make music available via games consoles.

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