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Netflix Coming To Sony PS3
itwbennett writes "'Microsoft has always seemed rather enthusiastic when it comes to throwing around the word 'exclusive,' and here is another case in point,' says blogger Peter Smith. Netflix and Sony have announced that Netflix streaming is coming to the Sony PlayStation 3 as early as next month. Back in August, when Microsoft was rolling out its new dashboard update, one of the features it was talking up was Netflix streaming, says Smith, and it said, 'This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via Xbox 360. Xbox 360 will be the only game console to offer this movie-watching experience...' Apparently, in Microsoft parlance, 'exclusive partnership' means 'we launched it first' and not 'we inked a deal with Netflix preventing this feature from appearing on the competition's hardware.' All this is good news for PS3 owners who can now sign up to be notified of Netflix availability for their system."
They did have an exclusive partnership for about 3 months.
Half of writing history is hiding the truth.
Power to the people! Is it an international feature at least ? I Have yet to see a video streaming service that works for non-US folk.
I'm a fan of Netflix streaming (to my Tivo HD), warts and all. But if you're not a fan of old movies and TV shows, it's probably of very little interest to you. Not all that much new stuff is available for streaming, and what is there seems to get cycled randomly in and out at the whim of the content owners.
The shortcomings aren't Netflix's fault, I don't believe - it's squarely due to the MPAA dinosaurs that continue to insist that the genii will fit back in that darn bottle if they just push harder...
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This is a non-story, it was exclusive to the X360 at the time. There is no difference than the umpteen movies (some of which Sony is undoubtedly behind) which exclaim 'only in theatres!' in their trailers.
Apparently, in Microsoft parlance, 'exclusive partnership' means 'we launched it first' and not 'we inked a deal with Netflix preventing this feature from appearing on the competition's hardware.
Isn't that what exclusive usually means? It makes a statement about the present, not the future. Exclusive interviews, for example, are seldom exclusive for very long. iPhones are exclusive to AT&T (in the US, for now). Some vehicle has exclusive feature X, until next year when they all do. Etc., etc...
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Old like Bladerunner and Alien ONE and Taxi Driver?
Those movies sucked!
This will be more convenient than hooking up my laptop every time I wanna watch a Netflix movie. My delightful fat PS3 is always connected to the TV, just like Sony is always connected to the pulse of the American consumer! I want to go bobbing for Apples with Sony, and now I can, with a BD-Live implementation of Netflix screaming!
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The concept of Timed Exclusives is clearly lost on the article writer.
I wonder if the "PS3" blu-ray disc which is connects to streaming movies via BD-Live would work on regular Blu-ray players?
The report on this this that I saw at ars technica said this is implemented using BD-Live. If that's right, then it means that any fully featured BluRay player could do it.
So Netflix will have effectively co-opted the next generation physical media installed base for their online distribution system. I think that's a pretty big deal compared semi-supporting one more console, don't you?
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Or at the very least NOT on consoles. It's a safe bet that Canadian PS3 / XBOX owners will not have streaming movies before 2011.
This is only news to me if Netflix can and will start working in the UK and beyond. If the service can make a profit in the USA why not the rest of the world?
Not coming to Canada... unfortunately. *sigh* Linky.
I don't understand the statement "The service will not be available in Canada due to licensing agreements and other legal issues."
We can buy/rent most (all?) of the media coming out of the states off the shelves, no questions asked.
Perhaps someone like Walmart will have to come out with a streaming service, and bring it to Canada to open the floodgates. As much as I'm not fond of the huge Megacorps they tend to lead the way in for things such as this.
> "Exclusive" means "prevent from entering", "shut out"
Yes, that means an exclusive interview means that the interviewee never speaks to anyone else for the rest of their life.
You slashdot people are funny. You do know everyone else points at you and laughs, right?
from http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/26/netflix-ps3-disc-must-remain-in-system-until-2010-update/
Joystiq: Was the PS3 application developed internally by Netflix?
Netflix: Yes, with the help of the Sony team.
Can the Netflix application be installed to the PS3 hard dive from the disc? Or must the disc be inserted every time a user wants to access Netflix?
Yes, the Netflix disc has to be inserted every time to access the Netflix service.
Why not distribute the application via PSN download or firmware update, and then embed it into the XMB?
Again, the instant streaming disc represented the fastest and easiest way to let PS3 enthusiasts get Netflix on the PS3. Late next year we expect to have an embedded solution available for PS3s via a system software update slated for release through the PlayStation Network.
Wow, are you really that stupid as to not understand English?
Do yourself a favour - just admit you were wrong and STFU.
A few weeks ago I decided I was going to get a ps3 - this settles it then. Now, if only I wasn't one of the countless senior level people cut during downsizing, and actually had a job!
In all seriousness, I haven't had a "console" since my old Atari that I had in the early 80s or whenever that was. I don't know who won in all this - I know I like the wii on some levels, the games seem more social and less serious pro-gamer (which suits me). However, I also know that no matter what I get, the console will generally sit unused.
I don't have a blueray player yet. I know, what year is it? And my good old, reliable dvd player, though it was (is?) quite a nice component-level appliance with all the happiness stuff, but it skips a lot now, and there was always that place where it paused between layers, about an hour in to a movie. I've had 2 dvds that won't work on it at all - and not for regional reasons, but instead - from what I've been told - for reasons having to do with the dual-layer format changing somewhat. Bryan Wilson's "The Rocker" is an example of such a dvd - won't play at all. Works fine on my computer. And yes, it's a legit dvd.
So who wins? After all this time, still the ps3 - because it's still the only one with blue-ray. Though, by the time I actually go buy one...maybe blueray will have been replaced?
Look, if you don't know what a word means, then don't use it, because you just end up looking like a fucking moron.
"Exclusive" means "prevent from entering", "shut out"
It does *not* mean "we're the only one's doing this"
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=mozclient&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&q=define%3Aexclude
You probably should follow your own advise and STFU. Exclusive has multiple slightly differing meanings in the english language that quite easily allow short term specific rights.
You'll have to have a special "netflix" blueray in for it to work, this is how they're getting around the 360-exclusive. apparently a WII solution is coming next year and etflix will also be coming to the PS3 desktop at that point (I assume that is because the 360 exclusive will be ending at that time).
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Do yourself a favour - just admit you were wrong and STFU.
Right back at you.
Duh! I can't imagine why it takes the act of those controlling the rights of the movies to get anything done! Sure, Wal-Mart doesn't control the rights, but they have the power to make arrangements with those that do. It seems like the media companies fail miserably at extracting money from people by selling their products and instead chose to wait until some big name comes along and promises them lots of cash if they just listen.
The only slightly strange thing is that I thought Netflix was in with the rights owners, which makes me very confused as to why they can't make a deal to distribute internationally. Regardless, it seems like a no-brainier business decision to distribute IP internationally if there is demand. It doesn't take Wal-Marts CEO to realize that and want to act on it.
I installed Silverlight on my media PC (a Mac mini) only because of Netflix streaming, and that with great reluctance. I'll be more than happy to ditch it and just use the PS3 for streaming.
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You lying scum. The word "exclude" is _not_ the word "exclusive" so why did you link to the wrong word, asshole?
The PS3's not a game system. It's a Blu-ray player.
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Or spend $99 and watch Netflix streams from a Roku box. Or, just watch it off your laptop.
Unfortunately, the right to distribute via the internet is not the same as the right to distribute physical copies. It is a much larger legal hurdle than physical one.
When you're afraid to download music illegally in your own home, then the terrorists have won!
Sadly, it's worthless to the majority of the world. What a non-story.
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using a product called PlayOn from http://www.themediamall.com./ Yes, PlayOn does cost money, one time fee of $20-$30, but then I can also stream Hulu, CBS, CNN, etc. to my PS3, Wii or my DirecTV DVR or a bunch of other things as well. There is a trial version available. The only downside, it's a Windows app.
Give a hand, not a hand-out.
I wonder if this is one way the RIAA/MPAA are trying to force their copyright laws onto Canada? Not allowing online streaming services like this until they adopt the US DMCA type law.
Isn't Canada on the US list of countries that doesn't have good enough copyright laws? It works both ways though. Defying Gravity is not airing in the US but is in Canada. I can't access any of the Canadian sites that are streaming the remaining episodes from the US.
There's also such a thing as a Timed Exclusive. Microsoft seems to like those this generation. Things like bioshock, Ninja Gaiden
It might be coming to the PS3, but there's a absolutely no sign of a Linux version.
Aren't we in 2009, almost 2010? And by now people should be writing cross platform portable softwares?
Countless "exclusive" 360 games are released on the PC a few months later. It's a marketing gimmick to get consumers to believe that their system is the only one to offer service X or game Y when those same products will be available shortly on another system.
Sorry if I'm being ignorant, but is there a chance this will be available in Europe? I understand the regular netflix service of mailing DVDs to you is only available in the US, but are there any obstacles to making the streaming service available elsewhere?
This is not a new capability. I've been able to get Netflix streaming to my PS3 using a upnp server (MeidaMall PlayOn) running on my PC. Not only does it stream Netflix, it streams Adultswim, Cartoon Network, YouTube, HGTV, NBA, NFL, Hulu, Spike and many internationl channels. It even streams Pron sites like YouPron and RedTube. This has been out for two years so this is not a new capability. Additionally, I've been able to run all of these web streamers through the Ubuntu install on my OtherOS boot on PS3, including Divx. No big deal and I won't be using a disc just to watch a low quality stream.
Bioshock was never exclusive. It was out on the PC at the same time as the 360.
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Hey, that means it _is_ exclusive. Exclusive to the United States that is.
Everyone is comparing the PS3 to the XBox360 streaming as if they're equal.
They aren't. According to my understanding they both require a Netflix subscription (naturally), but the XBOX version ALSO requires that you have one of their $50/year Gold Live access. PS3 = free.
That's a very non-trivial difference.
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windows and Xbox is exclusive as far as I'm concerned. You get to buy the game for Microsoft or Microsoft. Netflix was never exclusive to xbox either you could get it on PC.
This isn't even the first Blu-Ray player to support Netflix. Insignia has one that is $99.
Even though the implementation, with the need to insert a disk, is slightly awkward, this fills in the only major weakness of the PS3 as a media station. Compared to the XBox 360, the PS3 has a (much) better user interface, better upscaling playback of conventional DVDs, built-in WiFi, more reliable UPnP client (at least in my hands), Blu-ray playback, rechargeable wireless controller, user upgradable hard drive, and now Netflix with no additional fee to Sony. What's more, the PS3 includes a web browser, so you don't even need a PC to manage your Netflix queue. At this point, I'd judge the games libraries to be about equal--although the PS3 to get (if you are a gamer) is still the older 60 GB model (CECHAxx) that included hardware PS2 emulation. So the PS3 is now the console to get. Main disadvantage is still the lack of an IR sensor, which means that an add-on is required if you want to use a universal remote instead of Sony's (extra cost) RF remote. I've registered with Netflix to receive the enabling disk. I'll be interested to see how it compares to Netflix on TiVo and 360. I wonder if it will take advantage of the PS3's superior upscaling? (my guess is no).
Except that it came out last Fall, not in August. I've been streaming Netflix on my 360 for literally a year now.
The BD-Live implementation, rather than a proper PS3 installed option, may have been chosen to circumvent the 360 exclusivity agreement, which would remain technically intact.
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