Sony expanding its influence in the game as a digital music Music Unlimited, Qriocity powered by, goes live in the United States, Australia and New Zealand today.
The cloud-based service maintains a library of over six million songs. Users get unlimited access to all content and allows you to synchronize existing personal libraries through their accounts on multiple devices.
Music Unlimited was launched in December in the United Kingdom and in Ireland, followed by France, Germany, Spain and Italy, at the end of January. With the expansion of today, which brings the total count of nine countries in two months.
After getting a sneak peek of unlimited music service running on a Sony PlayStation 3, yesterday, it seemed more like a Netflix for music, rather than a direct competitor to iTunes Music Unlimited. However, this is what will be called and known as, which is probably still correct.
Officially launching at noon EST, Unlimited Music will be available for PS3s with Bravia, HDTV and Blu-ray disc player Blu-Ray, PC and Mac. The only problem with the Mac version is that personal information synchronization library is not yet supported, but that should be solved by a software update later.
President of Sony Entertainment Network Tim Schaaff has informed me that Sony has plans to expand the coverage of music at the same speed above the rest of this year. In addition, an unlimited number of music app for Android and other mobile platforms are under development. But when home entertainment is the primary objective.
If you already have a PS3 or other Qriocity account, which will work with music unlimited. Applications are free, but subscription plans start at $ 3.99 for the basic plan, which operates more like a radio station as users only able to transmit content and move backwards and forwards. The premium plan costs $ 9.99 per month, which gives full access to creations of the playlist and search large library through half of channels organized by genre, mood, artists and more.
If you are not convinced yet, you can register for a free 30 day trial. I'm going to do that with my PS3, so expect a hands-on review in the future.
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Rachel King is a freelance journalist based in New York and San Francisco.
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