Isn't it funny that PS4 is gonna beat X1 at its own game. First the camera is more popular, and now it will be a better media box.

First hardcore, then you go with media, and then you pull in the casuals. That's the order you do it in people!

So this will be argument from people laughing on the "Wee" brand?

I think he meant that there will be a lot of competitors to this service in future, which might be true. But just like the early music and movie subscription services, once you become the first major service provider, then you can create a leadership stance which in turn will garner you a lot of buzz when other similar services get into the market.

This is sort of what’s happening with Spotify, as they are not necessarily better than the other music service subscriptions, but since they were one of the earliest companies to push for streaming music, they have enabled themselves as a sort of de facto streaming music service. So nowadays everything is pitted against them and the typical conclusion is that if you have Spotify, there's no need to change to another service as they are all very similar.

My point is that being the very first matters a lot when it comes to subscription based services, and so Sony being first here shall put them in an advantageous position. In addition, like I said above, Sony's PlayStation is something no other company has. I mean it's true that iOS is nearing a billion devices sold, but those are all Smart Devices which in this case will hardly help Apple because this kind of service is far more suited to the TV rather than a phone or tablet.

I am not exactly sure what you're referring to, but the Wii brand has long been established, and it made the rather bland 'Revolution" name turn into one of the most successful platforms of all time. 

People making fun of the name "Wii" was really not a bad thing if you look at it from the marketing perspective, as the name becoming a meme was one of the reasons the platform garnered a lot of exposure early on. That doesn't mean Vue, Wii, Tumblr, etc are good names by themselves, but again marketing-wise, they can easily be established and become very successful if they do resonate with people in one way or another.

If only these services wouldn't be region locked as hell.

The article says it'll have both live broadcasts and on-demand content. Kind of like what Comcast already does...

So to answer your question, it's like legit TV... But it's over the internet, like Netflix.

Really, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Los Angeles.

Hope it spreads fast. I need this service in Seattle, WA like yesterday.

So exited to finally be able to get rid of the cable box when this finally arrives. Hope it ends up being built into the OS like Music/Video Unlimited are. Sony is miles ahead of everyone else once this gets rolling. Seriously, one account that delivers every peice of video, audio, and gaming content. Then once all of this rolls out to the Xperia line, 24/7 entertainment nirvana.

Vue? Is it supposed to pronounce like "view" or is this some fancy name!?

Anyways pricing will determine how much interest i have in this service.

Well, thats a pretty weird concept then cause the "TV" experience is pretty shitty loll. TV is basically filled with shows and channels that no one cares about apart from some (which most are avaliable on netflix anyway) and it has ads up the ass... I don't get the point of having "TV" over the internet when something like Netflix or HBOGo and etc is a far better experience

Vue? Surprised they're allowed to use there, there is a UK cinema chain called Vue (who are bound to kick up a fuss).