Yeah, Maybe I Do Want To Watch The Wire On My PS3

Starting this afternoon, you won't necessarily have to set your DVR to catch that old episode of True Blood or Big Love if you have a PS3 or PSP. Sony and HBO have teamed up, inking a deal that places HBO's original programming on the PlayStation Network. Past seasons from the aforementioned shows, as well as Entourage, Eastbound and Down, The Sopranos, Sex and the City, The Wire, Rome, Da Ali G Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Flight of the Concords are all available--for a price--via the new HBO channel on the PlayStation Store.

A quick peek at the ol' Store reveals that the pricing fluctuates between the shows, with most of them going for $1.99 per episode. Rome, The Sopranos, and True Blood, however, will run for $2.99 each. That seems like it could get pretty pricey in the long run as there appears to be no way to buy an entire season of a show at some sort of reduced price.
 
Not digging any of these shows? It's alright; keep looking forward to the day George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, a tremendously awesome fantasy series (which is also getting its own game courtesy of Cyanide), hits the service. HBO and Martin are reportedly working together (via GeeksofDoom) in order to spit out a pilot for the initial season which will be based on the his first book in Song of Fire and Fire, A Game of Thrones. Granted, it could be 2020 by the time we see Martin's work come to life via PSN, but it's better than not having it. Or something.