PlayStation Blog: It’s official: More people stream Netflix content to their televisions via PS3 than any other device worldwide. This is a major milestone, and one we’re particularly proud of considering the myriad Netflix-compatible streaming devices on the market, from other gaming consoles to smart TVs and internet-connected set-top boxes.
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Why would they take it out?
the only reason i use my ps3 for netflix over any other device is because it loads faster. too bad it takes forever to load essential ps3 functions on the xmb, not that the 360 is any faster. i'm really hoping they wise up next-gen and dedicate more CPU and RAM for their GUI/OS... takes way too long to send a simple message in-game
Because then only one person in a group needed a Netflix subscription.
both the ps3 and wii versions of the netflix app are the same. Well, not exactly the same as you cant watch HD vids on the wii version.
Other than that, the UI is pretty much the same. Fitting really as neither of them are made specifically for those platforms. The 360 version is made by MS and uses (or did) silverlight as the streaming engine.
All in all though, I have come to a point where I dont watch netflix. On ANY platform because their selection of titles dropped dramatically since they didnt re-sign with Starz network.
If I cant find it in my Uverse on demand, I will check netflix (tv shows mostly) but for "movies" I go to redbox. Ironic really as i was a major supporter for netflix (on any platform) for many years. Their changing things around with the dvd side and wanting to make a split account wasnt that appealing.
I know they changed their mind on that but overall, the service has been getting hammered by up and coming cable and satellite services that are expanding their on demand selections as well as hulu and all these new digital distribution services. The mighty netflix....really good in its younger days but now it is difficult to keep paying for a sub.
"Yeah I much prefer the PS3 one. The 360 version tries too hard to be fancy (with video previews etc) and sacrifices usability in my opinion."
Exactly. That's how I feel about the PS store's new look also.
Some critics and media members make errant claims that PSN hasn't been updated, is bland, and behind the competition. So Sony goes and fixes what isn't broken, and replaces their nice simple interface with the fancy, busy look we have now.
I wish gamers and media members would realize that sometimes functionality and ease of use trumps flashy bells and whistles
I just wish Netflix would clean up their menus and make it a little easier to search content.
Other than that Netflix is great on PS3. Use it more on PS3 than our iPad.
On a separate note, I bought a new Xbox 360 a few months ago and I was stunned to see that I needed an Xbox LIVE Gold membership just to watch Netflix on it (I don't game online). No need for any such subscription on the PS3 other than an already present Netflix subscription. I guess I'll be sticking to my PS3's Netflix for the foreseeable future. :)
"Xbox now used more for online entertainment than online gaming"
http://latimesblogs.latimes...
As long as sony keeps it a game console first and a media hub second that is great!
Watching movies has always been the primary use of the PS3.
Primary, as in games vs movies ?
Na
How about Primarily Blu-Ray over Netflix.
Yeh.
my whole family love the Jacky Chan & Godzilla line up on Netflix PS3
i feel like sometimes MS tries too hard with xblive to make everything fancy and in the long run it hurts the product more than helping it
Number 1 playing games in the living room though... that's another story. ;)
"the Netflix experience to PlayStation Vita in the United States. This enables PS3 owners to start watching a movie or TV show on Netflix, pause it, and seamlessly continue watching on PS Vita’s beautiful 5-inch high-def OLED screen."
Nice!
If I stop watching a movie, and start watching the same movie on something else it generally saves the spot I was in, or maybe I've been using the feature on my Vita and never noticed it was exclusive.
that seems surprisingly similar to what att uverse does. Pause a show on one screen and continue watching it from any other in the home and I believe...mobile device.
I am very happy with how diverse my PS3 is. Netflix and the PS3 go hand in hand for me. :-)
I ended up buying a second PS3 a few years ago simply to use on my upstairs TV for playing media like Netflix and I couldn't be happier. I still end up using it for games from time to time as I've loaded it up with arcade type games for the kids and then use my main PS3 attached to the home theatre for serious gaming.
I just read the other day that in my country, Canada, Netflix streaming accounts for a third of the internet traffic in the entire country. I even got my in-laws who are both in their seventies onto Netflix this summer as in the country where they are they only had two TV channels and one went offline rather than switching to digital. They have hi-speed internet out on the farm, but almost zero options for TV viewing and they're loving Netflix.
Doesn't really speak well of MS that they had Netflix to themselves for a while and were only a notable streaming source at that time.
But it's much better on the WiiU, turn on the tv,hifi and the console with the WiiU Controller. And navigate on the Controller while content is on the tv....sweet.
This is especially frustrating for TV shows.
I see it differently in that it's new to me if I haven't seen it after 1997.
but ever since xbox 360 got HBO Go and Xfinity, i canceled my Netflix subscription because, like lucky said, Netflix sucks.
but i do agree that the interface on ps3 is 100 times better than the 360 one. 360 designs everything around the Kinect (app wise) and it kind of makes it harder to navigate if you do not have one (a kinect).
unlike certain other platforms
Plus a lot of people bought a PS3 initially for blueray. ie a media device....
Netflix Amazon MusicUnlimited on ps3 < Netflix Crunchyroll USB galore on WDTV Live.
I have to admit, I'm leaning more towards WDTV because I can watch Crunchyroll with virtually zero ads for free.
>Sorry if that uncomfortable truth offended anyone ;)
*I see disagrees, but that's cool, its not me thats taking your money...go disagree to MS
That's all I use my Ps3 for. Netflix and Amazon Prime. I don't really use my Ps3 for anything else. The last game I played on my Ps3 was Infamous 2 through Playstation Plus after a friend gave me a 3 month card. Other than that my Ps3 is just there.
only the last game i've played on my PS3 was Metal Gear Solid 4, on its release week.
It's only my primary blu-ray player now, since i canceled my Netflix subscription. I use my 360 for HBO Go and Xfinity, which are thousands of times better than the selection on Netflix.
On another note, Netflix really needs to upgrade that selection. Its especially annoying when they have good movies and then take them off for some reason.
PS3 for 3D Blu-rays and netflix