It may not have been the most gaming-related news to come out of Sony's 2008 E3 Media & Business Summit press conference, but the hardware maker certainly surprised many with the news that its PlayStation Network Video Store was open for businessFrom the outset, Sony's video store has enjoyed content from major studios such as Lionsgate, Warner, Disney, Paramount, Turner Entertainment, MGM, and, naturally, Sony Pictures Entertainment

Soon, the PlayStation Video Store's library will become a measure largerThe Hollywood Reporter reports today that Sony Computer Entertainment and NBC Universal have reached an agreement to make a variety of its content available through the serviceDownloaded content will be viewable both on the PSP and the PS3

The deal extends to a select number of Universal Pictures and Focus Features films, such as Role Models, Wanted, Hellboy II, Burn After Reading, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and The Big LebowskiA variety of television shows from the NBC and Sci Fi Channel networks will also be available, including The Office, Heroes, 30 Rock, Battlestar Galactica, and Eureka

NBC's offerings have long been available via Microsoft's Xbox Live MarketplaceHowever, unlike XBLM, film content distributed through Sony's video store can be rented and purchased both in standard and high-definition formatsWhen it comes to TV shows, which can be purchased on both services, Sony expects to have new installments available for download within 24 hours of airing on network television

No date was provided regarding when the first of NBC Universal's content would become available