Cloud-based Music to Come to PSP

Music lovers who own a PSP or PSPgo will be thrilled to know about Sony’s recent announcement that they will be offering a new service with the newest software update. The update – v6.35 – was announced in a blog entry some time last week, and was dubbed “minor”. Experts are saying, however, that it is anything but. In fact, this update may very well help Sony in its bid to compete more strongly with Apple in the multimedia arena.

So what’s going to happen?

This new update will ensure that devices that are going to be ready for a new service called “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity.” The announcement was very brief, with hardly any details:

Hi everyone, the next PSP (PlayStation Portable) system software update (v6.35) is coming soon. This is a minor update that prepares your PSP system for the upcoming launch of “Music Unlimited powered by Qriocity” – 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. A new icon for the service will be added to PSP’s XMB (XrossMediaBar) under the “Music” category.

What we do know is that Sony PSP and PSPgo users will have access to as much music as they want once this service is fully available.

Cloud-computing services are all the rave today, with a host of advantages that they offer. With this set up, Sony can draw upon the same power that a global data center service provides, ensuring that their customers are happy with the access given.

Music on demand via Sony devices is long overdue, and this announcement is sure to make users more than happy. Now let’s see how well it works.