Porn in Your Pocket 104
cmaster383 writes "Wired is running a story about the use of a PSP for distribution of Porn. 'Two Japanese publishers of adult DVD video have announced plans to release a selection of their top titles on Sony's Universal Media Disc, or UMD, format, which is currently supported exclusively by the PSP, next month. These aren't shady gray-market items: The eight video discs will be officially licensed by Sony and carry the PSP logo on the package.'"
Change in strategy... (Score:5, Interesting)
Linux activists have been focusing on the wrong market penetration...
Re:Change in strategy... (Score:3, Funny)
Hey now. This is a family website you dummy =]
Re:Change in strategy... (Score:2)
Re:Change in strategy... (Score:3, Funny)
Heh heh heh....penetration...
^_^
Re:Change in strategy... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Change in strategy... (Score:2)
Re:Change in strategy... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Change in strategy... (Score:3, Interesting)
Understand (Score:2)
Re:Understand (Score:2)
Re:Understand (Score:2, Funny)
I don't even see why it would have to be shady. What's so shady about porn?
Shhh! Not so loud...
Re:Understand (Score:1)
so you're saying that Sony's customers are a bunch of wankers?
The blessings of the Pr0n Industry (Score:5, Insightful)
How does the saying go...that for any media to survive in the marketplace, it has to be accepted by the porn industry?
Looks like Sony's done their homework.
Re:The blessings of the Pr0n Industry (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:The blessings of the Pr0n Industry (Score:2)
I'm surprised how many movies I've seen out on UMD, since the potential market is so small. Of course, the fact that Sony also has its hands in the movie making business probably plays into that.
Re:The blessings of the Pr0n Industry (Score:2)
Re:The blessings of the Pr0n Industry (Score:2, Insightful)
UMD - another marketing victory over language (Score:1)
My cousins aren't going to be happy. (Score:1)
Re:My cousins aren't going to be happy. (Score:2, Informative)
Re:My cousins aren't going to be happy. (Score:2, Informative)
the point is that now they have dvd quality discs; no more rooting around downloading crappy quality crap just to reencode it to an even more crappy quality media to play it on some crappy handheld screen. the fact that the media is porn just makes it more taboo since most people associate the ps with video games, and thereby a
Re:My cousins aren't going to be happy. (Score:1)
UMD Movies are region-encoded (you can't watch Japanese movies in the US and vice-versa); but UMD games arent (so you can import games).
So unless American porn companies start releasing on UMD, or your cousins have an imported PSP they don't have to worry about them being banned because of this.
Re:My cousins aren't going to be happy. (Score:1)
And it doesn't even have to take that much. Once the first parent gets wind of this, there will be such an outcry that they'll have to ban them. Doesn't matter that it's only in Japan, doesn't matter that the US kids have no such capability...someone will go overboard and force the school's hand. Say it with me:
"Oh, won't somebody
Re:My cousins aren't going to be happy. (Score:2)
Re:My cousins aren't going to be happy. (Score:1)
Re:My cousins aren't going to be happy. (Score:2)
Kiler APP (Score:5, Funny)
Missed opertunity (Score:3, Funny)
For example "Porn-Station pocket" or "Play(with yourself)station pocket" or ever "Play-Station porn-set "
the motto in the porn industry always has been (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:the motto in the porn industry always has been (Score:3, Funny)
Re:the motto in the porn industry always has been (Score:1)
i said apparently, goddammit, stop pointing at me.
=S
Tubgirl? (Score:1)
Ewww, you mean they're going to be scat videos.
So would a link to tubgirl be on topic?
Is that (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Is that (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Is that (Score:3, Funny)
Wow, your battery died quick.
Heh (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Heh (Score:2, Funny)
Good for Sony (Score:2)
Re:Good for Sony (Score:2)
A first? (Score:2)
This seems to be the first time the porn industry is hopping onto a media (medium?) bandwagon, rather than driving the wagon.
Is this unique because of the nature of the PSP, or is it a harbinger of the day when the media industry is no longer market driven. When the market must hop on to whatever wagon they're permitted to? Hmmm...
"Dear Porn Industry, we have graciously decided to -partner- with you and allow you to purchase authoring/encoding tools and use of our moniker for
Re:A first? (Score:1)
Who Wants to Watch Porn On the Go? (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Who Wants to Watch Porn On the Go? (Score:1)
Re:Who Wants to Watch Porn On the Go? (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Who Wants to Watch Porn On the Go? (Score:1)
Re:Who Wants to Watch Porn On the Go? (Score:1)
Group acitivty? (Score:2)
Re:What's up with... (Score:1)
Strange Oxymoron (Score:3, Insightful)
Universal Exclusivity.
Re:Strange Oxymoron (Score:2)
Movies
Music
Games
Mixed-media content
Software updates
Yes, pretty much any media these days can hold anything on it - it's all just ones and zeroes anymore.
GTRacer
- Where's my Shounen no GT?
Re:Strange Oxymoron (Score:4, Insightful)
Yeesh. Universal, as in "more than just video". You'd think people around here would be smart enough to get this, but noooOOOOooo, every single PSP article has to have this exact same comment modded up.
Re:Strange Oxymoron (Score:2)
That makes it even funnier!!!
Re:Strange Oxymoron (Score:2)
Maybe they should've just called it PSPdisc... since Sony isn't even going to put a UMD slot on the PS3.
Re:Strange Oxymoron (Score:2)
So.. the conclusion you're drawing is that Sony will never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever release another system or player that'll play it?
Broad assumption if you ask me.
Re:mmm, ok, porn aside... (Score:2)
Re:mmm, ok, porn aside... (Score:1)
Re:mmm, ok, porn aside... (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:mmm, ok, porn aside... (Score:2)
I have no doubt that at some point in the future it will become a universal media format.
Univeral to Sony's products and only Sony's products mind you - just like the Memory Stick Duo/Pro/Whatever.
Re:key word: Japanese. (Score:1)
I haven't seen nudity on TV in Japan. It seems to be very strict about this, like the US.
This said, in European countries like Italy, Spain, France and Germany you can see naked women in shower-gel ads in the afternoon (or, of course, in uncensored movies). I guess that's why nobody there understood the fuss about "Nipplegate".
Re:w00h00! (Score:1)
Who does this benefit? (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Who does this benefit? (Score:2)
Now, they have have it in a private area, put their disks in a little locked box without fear of people getting to them, and view in their leisure.
Anyway, that's the only situation I can think of. Personally, I still don't see that one working, because I can't imagine a guy holding up his PSP with one hand while trying to - um, you kno
Re:Who does this benefit? (Score:1)
Not being the most porn savvy person (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Not being the most porn savvy person (Score:2)
Re:Not being the most porn savvy person (Score:1)
And it's not just movies... (Score:3, Insightful)
The world's most popular 1-on-1 rape game gets ported to the PSP too.
(no, seriously, this game tops the charts at Himeya Store [himeyashop.com])
Re:And it's not just movies... (Score:1)
Second, the biggest problem for that game, as far as players were concerned, was that the game had absolutely no rape content, despite its name.
Re:Nummers! (Score:1)
Libretto (Score:2)
Too Late (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Too Late (Score:2)
The PSP can help you with this problem.
Just push Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A when you are about to release.
After you enter the code, you'll be able to last forever.
Tiny parts (Score:3, Funny)
This isn't going to fly in the US... (Score:2)
Porn for kids? (Score:1)
Is that a joystick.... (Score:1)
Big F'in Deal (Score:1)
Hate to break it to all those adults people out there, but aside from medical treatments or some miracle...sex is a requirement to have kids. OMG!!
Dear god, what ha
OK We got it awhile ago, UMD is an oxymoron (Score:3, Insightful)
Did anyone bother to stop and think that maybe, just maybe, the U in UMD refers to the M and not the D? That is, you can put any kind of media on it? As in, music and movies and pictures and games, (Yes, I know that's not all media types) which is what they've been pimping the thing for in the first place? I'm not saying it's not a stupid name, and I know Sony is the king of proprietary formats, but jeez. Give it a rest already.
Honestly, honey... (Score:3, Funny)
Obligatory (Score:1, Redundant)
Plot to sell Accessory Kits (Score:1)
Why? (Score:1)
Going Blind (Score:1)