Sony Ericsson Adding Qriocity Movie Streaming To XPERIAs In August

Sony Ericsson has announced that the Sony Qriocity streaming video service will be landing on select smartphones from the company's range as of August 1, with a choice of content from NBC, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and more. Arriving first on the XPERIA mini and mini pro, the Qriocity video app will allow for both rentals and purchases of titles.

After the two compact Android devices, Sony Ericsson will push out phased updates for the XPERIA Arc, neo, PLAY, Pro and acro, while the XPERIA active and XPERIA ray will have the app preloaded when they go on sale. Nine countries will support the service, at least initially – the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Australia, Japan (albeit from the end of August), Canada and the United States – though the actual content on offer will vary depending on location.

Unfortunately, those with any other Sony Ericsson Android device, such as the XPERIA X10, won't be getting any of the Qriocity fun. The company has confirmed that it's exclusive to the 2011 line-up, though we wouldn't be surprised to see Android hackers change that, at least unofficially.