Out of all the consoles, the PlayStation 3 has dealt with hard drives the best. Ironically, while there should be less need to make room for content on a PS3, the DRM makes it financially “inconvenient” if someone wants to manage their movies. Apparently, content bought from the Sony Video Store can be stored on one, and only one, PlayStation 3. Users can move videos to, up to three PlayStation Portables. Re-downloading content is something even the Wii is capable of.

There is an exception to the rule. After being questioned about the re-downloading of content, Lincoln Davis, who deals with PlayStation network media relations, said that Sony will allow users a courtesy download if they go through consumer services.

“If a consumer deletes a purchased movie from their PS3, they will not be able to redownload the movie without assistance from SCEA’s consumer services. Consumer service can issue a redownload as a one-time courtesy, as provided by our guidelines, for the title to allow the consumer to go back and download the movie from their PSN download list.”

Ironically, the PlayStation 3 is also the most convenient system to watch pirated content on, if one were so inclined (DigitalBattle does not condone piracy of any form). Sony should keep that in mind, especially since their system’s major updates have been known to be “unfriendly” towards data on the console’s hard drive. When will companies learn that it’s a bad idea to punish people for using their service? The only one who benefits from this is EA, because now they have an example of DRM that was handled worse than Spore’s.