Sony Adds Netflix Streaming To PlayStation 3

[Attebery]

http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messag...81/599559.html

[Bouncy X]

i wonder if canada will follow suit using Zip.ca.

[Chris M.]

Very cool. Just pre-ordered my disc. Hoping there will be HD movie streaming.

This article makes me feel better.

http://www.coated.com/netflix-instan...ing-whos-next/

[Lord Bowler]

I've been waiting for this ever since they started allowing streaming on the Xbox 360.

This is great news!

[Bouncy X]

so to those with cable internet or similar speed, what's the average wait time to grab a movie this way?

[Actionable Mango]

Reports are that you have to insert a disc and it is using BD-Live functionality instead of being a native PS3 app. This makes me wonder what happens when you put it in a BD-Live compatible set top BD player?

[bish]

From what I understand part of the reason they are initially using the disc format is that Netflix is still under an exclusivity contract with the Xbox 360. So putting it as BD-live works around that contract in some way. Netflix has said it will be included in a PS3 firmware up date late in 2010 . I suspect that is after the exclusvity contract with Xbox ends.

It will be interesting to see if the BD-Live disc works on regular Blu-ray players although I suspect it will have some sort of PS3 only functionality.

Very excited about this over all

In answer to your question Bouncy X, it only takes me a few seconds to have Netflix start streaming on my Xbox or on my computer. I have a very fast Cable connection though.

[morphinapg]

If it's BD Live, will it work on other blu-ray players, not just PS3?

[freekedoutfish]

I'm curious how or if, this will work for UK owners!

Can we get one of these BD-Live discs in the UK?
Will it run on a UK PS3?
Will we be able to stream/buy US films which havent been released here yet?

I get a terrible feeling this is going to be a US only thing and we in the Uk will get skimped on somehow.

[Actionable Mango]

Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

I get a terrible feeling this is going to be a US only thing and we in the Uk will get skimped on somehow.

Your terrible feeling is correct, Netflix is US-only. And don't blame Netflix, it has to do with studio rights.

If you makes you feel any better, we can't get BBC streaming on this side of the pond.

[aygie]

Originally Posted by freekedoutfish

I'm curious how or if, this will work for UK owners!

Can we get one of these BD-Live discs in the UK?
Will it run on a UK PS3?
Will we be able to stream/buy US films which havent been released here yet?

I get a terrible feeling this is going to be a US only thing and we in the Uk will get skimped on somehow.

Netflix is US only (as its always been). We get the PSN Video store next month.

[lowlight]

Is there any reason why this wouldn't work on any BD-Live capable player?

[David Susilo]

I hope there will be a Canadian equivalent to this service.

[Manji]

If there's a firmware solution in the works, it'd be *great* to have it sooner rather than later. BD Live has always been super-laggy for me, and I'm on a 16mb connection...I hope this won't be the same (stilted) experience with Netflix

[morphinapg]

Originally Posted by Manji

If there's a firmware solution in the works, it'd be *great* to have it sooner rather than later. BD Live has always been super-laggy for me, and I'm on a 16mb connection...I hope this won't be the same (stilted) experience with Netflix

The netflix people said not until at least next fall.