Sony Selling PSP Media Manager
Sony announced this morning that it has begun selling a new software package for the PSP called “Media Manager”. The PSP has been marketed as an all in one entertainment package from the get go. It will play games, obviously, but it’s also supposed to be useful for playing music and videos, picture viewing, and so forth. This new software makes it easy to get all this stuff from your computer onto your PSP.
Trouble is, they want $19.95 for it. It should be free. Apple doesn’t charge you $250 for your iPod, and then expect you to shell out another $20 to be able to actually get music onto the device. Just go download iTunes, and you’re off.
Come on, Sony. If you want people to view the PSP as an all-in-one media device, you have to make it easy for people to get their goodies transfered onto it, and you can’t charge them for it. Give the software away, and you might find that in time, more and more people are using the PSP for media. You might even find that you start to acquire users that use it primarily for media, rather than for games. If you really need the extra money, give the software away, and start selling downloadable music and videos a la iTunes.
Sony Press Release
Official Sony Download Site
December 27th, 2005 at 11:12 am
If you, like myself, think that this program should come bundled with the purchase of a PSP, send Sony a message to let them know about it.
To contact their customer service department, go to the following site:
http://www.us.playstation.com/contactus.aspx?id=form
Click on the ‘Consumer Services’ link under ‘Support/Consumer Services’. From the ‘Category’ drop-menu at the bottom, choose ‘Other’under the ‘Corporate’ heading. Click on ‘Continue’, and then submit your comment. I sent the following message yesterday:
“I just purchased a PSP, and I am disappointed to learn that I will have to pay an additional fee if I want the software that you have designed to manage it. If Sony intends to compete in the multimedia market with other companies such as Apple, which provides it’s iPod management software for free, the PSP Media Manager should come with the purchase of the PSP itself. The fact that it does not suggests a short-sighted marketing strategy which disrespects customers who have already paid a significant amount of money for your product.”
I received the following response today:
“We value your input and appreciate you bringing this to our attention. Please rest assured that we will convey your feedback to Sony Computer Entertainment America’s (”SCEA”) appropriate management.”
It is unlikely that much will come of my own individual complaint, but Sony may decide to change its policy if enough people voice their disapproval.
November 29th, 2006 at 4:05 am
My PsP came with a voucher and a serial number … and also the website address of where to download the media manager software for free … by using that voucher serial number of course.
January 12th, 2007 at 7:53 am
i need to download psp media manager free
January 12th, 2007 at 7:54 am
I need to donload psp media manager
January 12th, 2007 at 7:55 am
I need to wonload free psp media manager
January 22nd, 2007 at 8:28 pm
WHAT IS THE SERIAL NUMBER
February 2nd, 2007 at 2:42 pm
i need the SERIAL NUMBER
February 2nd, 2007 at 2:44 pm
can i get the SERIAL NUMBER
April 5th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Lost my voucher Wher do i go to enter th serial
April 26th, 2007 at 2:43 pm
I also need a voucher or serial number.
May 18th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
i need a serial number
May 18th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
need a serial number
June 15th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I need serial number for madia manager for psp 20?
June 15th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
I need the serial number madia manager for psp 20?
June 15th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
How can i get the serial number the madia manager for psp 20?