Playback apparatus and playback method

A playback method comprising:

• receiving, by a computer, a content via a network;
• selecting a playback environment based on an identifier of the received content and information stored in a storage unit that stores, for each of a plurality of playback environments, information indicating suitability for playback of each content in association with an identifier of each content;
• starting a first virtual machine that includes the selected playback environment, the first virtual machine being one of a plurality of virtual machines each including a playback environment, the playback environments included in the plurality of virtual machines being different from one another;
• and
• requesting the first virtual machine to play back the received content.

A computer-readable recording medium that stores a program causing a computer to execute a procedure comprising:

• receiving a content via a network;
• selecting a playback environment based on an identifier of the received content and information stored in a storage unit that stores, for each of a plurality of playback environments, information indicating suitability for playback of each content in association with an identifier of each content;
• starting a first virtual machine including the selected playback environment, the first virtual machine being one of a plurality of virtual machines each including a playback environment, the playback environments included in the plurality of virtual machines being different from one another;
• and
• requesting the first virtual machine to play back the received content.