It’s good to see Sony understanding where the likely future of their video game device is. Video content is just as important to many PSP owners as the games that you play on it.

Sony Communication Network Corp. launched a Web portal on Wednesday through which owners of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld gaming device can download video clips.

The “Portable TV” site offers at launch a small selection of movie previews, animated cartoons, entertainment, digests of TV dramas, music, lifestyle programming and sport. Content is initially available at no cost.

Launch of the site coincides with the availability of a software update for the PSP that adds features required for the service. These new features include a Web browser and support for the MPEG4 AVC video codec and AAC audio codec in which the clips are encoded. The downloaded video files require a MemoryStick Duo memory card for storage. [Read the rest]