Insert 'Ghostbusters' song reference here: PNY offers movie on USB

(Credit: PNY Technologies)

Who's PNY gonna call? SONY!! LOL!!...Oh god, kill me. I tried to not make a "gonna call" reference, but the more I tried, the more inescapable it seemed.

Anyway, on Wednesday PNY Technologies announced with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment that it would be releasing a 2GB USB flash drive with the original Ghostbusters movie on it. This is apparently the first time a full-length movie has been released via a USB flash drive. For me, though, this begs the question, "Why Ghostbusters?"

The drive is releasing now, but the 25th anniversary of the theatrical Ghostbusters release in 1984 isn't until next year. Seems like an odd choice. I mean, I love the original Ghostbusters. It's one of my favorite comedies ever, but I really don't need to be able to watch it anywhere at any time. Maybe that's just me, though. Maybe there's an upcoming Ghostbusters popularity renaissance that I'm just not privy to.

The 2GB drive is able to hold 12 hours of video play, 33 hours of music, and 1,080 pictures. Of course this all depends on the size, quality, and type of files being used.

I don't know. I just can't stop thinking that they would have been much better served offering something more recent like Iron Man. PNY did not provide pricing for the drive or technical specs on the movie file.

[soupman05]

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[Corexscape]

Sony Pictures, red fly and Sierra have decided to bring about a new Ghostbusters game which I believe will be released on OCT. 31, 2008. why PNY picked it up, I'm not exactly sure, but it seems pretty coincidental.

http://www.ghostbustersgame.com/us/index.html

[GhostbustingChic]

Actually the game was scheduled to be released on Oct. 21st, but because of a merger within Activision, they have decided to post-pone it until the 25th anniversary of the first movie. There is actually a very large fan base of Ghostbusters fans, I being one of them. Most of us build and wear our own props that are movie accurate. It's a very fun hobby and everyone seems to love it.
Trust me when I say the Ghostbusters are coming back! You will see many more GB related things coming out in the near future.