Gizmodo - The other night I was watching The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-ray on my PS3 but it was getting late and I didn't think I'd finish, so I switched to Netflix. And I was completely blown away by the movies it was suggesting across its various verticals. They were actually movies I'd want to watch and things I never knew were on Netflix.
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ps: if only there were a way for me to upload great articles on a website where people were interested /sarcasm
i really need to do more for N4G then just commenting lol
That is an interesting word in the middle of the title. They couldnt just go with better that had to emphasize it with "way".
In any case, the thing between the different versions is the Ms one was initially built using silverlight which offered a better streaming experience than the PS3 and wii versions.
Oddly enough, the Wii version is pretty much the same as the PS3 minus the viewing of HD content. The UI is the same as the PS3. another funny thing to note is the Wii version does SD better than the PS3 but who watches SD content on the PS3 version anyway.
So back to the 360/PS3. Since the 360 UI changed to add more kinect support is when it really made a turn in the wrong direction. not saying its bad but lets just say that the addition of preview vids and the unfortunate "pick up where you left off" idea just doesnt fit with the flow.
Many (like myself) would rather the 360 version take a downgrade to where we can pick if we want to watch a different episode or different season instead of starting the show, then stopping it to go to the menu to do such things.
I have recently taken a serious look at my netflix account and am torn with just canceling it alltogether. The deal with Starz fell through so there is a whole bunch of newer movies right there that just isnt hitting the service.
The deals between studios and stores that prolong the availability of same day access of things to be pushed out to a minimum of 28 days SUCKS! I have been getting my movies via redbox more than netflix.
if i had to choose between the netflix versions then i would say the wii and ps3 versions are a tie for user interface ease of use but obviously the ps3 has the edge with hd viewing. The 360...saddly...isnt my first choice anymore.
I was a big proponent of the 360 version when it was superior to all others....not anymore. And i dont know for how much longer will i be a netflix member anyway.
I couldn't stand tv shows automatically starting without allowing me to look at the episodes. And every time I looked at a synopsis for a movie I couldn't see it all unless I waited for it to scroll down. I like each film and tv show having their own page like on every other version of netflix.
Wait a minute.........
When the 360 launched all these apps like netflix wasn't available. They came AFTER. Apps like netflix are not charged. They are now just apart of what is the bigger picture.
When you are too close to an amazing painting, all you see is brush strokes and globs of paint. Hard to justify the cost in which it took to create or why anyone would even care to see it. BUT when you take a step back and see the beauty of the whole picture, then you realize just how much time and effort was put into it and why people from all over the world come just to look at that single picture.
XBL is amazing and I will continue to pay for it so long as it continues to offer me the best online gaming experience over ANY of the competing consoles. I have money and less then $5 for a quality service is nothing to me.
I deserve the best quality and if I have to pay for it, then fine. I have no problem feeling better then those who don't have the money to enjoy the same experiences that I have. I do the same when I go on vacation. I pay top dollar for the best resorts. I won't settle for anything less then the best because I can afford it and if I pay for it, then I deserve it.
And, paying for something that works equally as well as something that you get for free is just plain dumb. I also have money to buy the best, and thats why I bought a PS3 when it first came out.
Justify your money to MS all you want.... Hell, lets even go off on a tangent , lets use an analogy of how beautiful brushstrokes of art is the same as the amazing underlying computer code that is live...
When will you defence jockeys realise its not about the cost , its a matter of principle....
Its a friggin gaming console.....
Let me play my games, online for free, just like every other gaming platform....
If someone HAS a netflix account, then they can still watch it on the platform they originally bought Netflix to watch on. Therefore they don't NEED to pay $60 for a gold membership just to watch netflix on.
@ Rhythmattic
I would LOVE to not have to pay for XBL, but anyone who thinks that XBL is on the same level as the other consoles that offer online for free are ignorant individuals. It's a premium service that after playing on ALL the competitors online options is a service I will not game online without. MS charges for it so I am willing to pay because to me it's light years ahead of the competitions.
Why should I have to pay MORE for a 1st class plane seat if it's still just a seat on the same plane that a class seat is on? Simply because it's a premium seat that has features and benefits in which the class seats do not. XBL is a premium service that other consoles are NOT offering. Therefore, I am willing to pay for the best online gaming experience that is available on the market. If Sony or Nintendo can match XBL feature for feature and offer it for free, then I will be more then happy to make the switch. Until then, non XBL members should stop the bitching about MS charging for a premium service until other console makers can match it for free.
Lets agree to disagree...
All this FUD about how Live is a better service? You really didnt read my comment....
Your opinion, now mine, , in game, and online there is no advantage live offers to MP, except the over used "Juggernaut" you call cross game chat...
In more cases , PSN actually uses dedicated servers and not p2p, eg, Warhawk, Starhawk, Resistance Mag and a few others... But there is no way the netcode of a p2p system is better because of live and the $$ per year subscription..... Just as PS+ has no effect on everyones experience of a games MP online portion.
Let me reiterate...
"Its a friggin gaming console.....
Let me play MP game content, online for free, just like every other gaming platform...."
Edit:
I still own a 360, but out of principle , will not subscribe to gold.. And for that reason, I buy all multis on my PS3 and Steam... Its my personal choice, yes....
But surely, wouldnt MS benefit from me buying some Mutliplatform games with MP , that are a better version on the 360 , than not at all?
lol That's nothing you should see the games! way better than xbox.
No, it's way better because one page of the whole app he feels is better on the PS3 than the 360.
Seriously, what a waste of an article. What a waste of time. We are entering sad days ahead where forum quality posts (actually, not even that) are making big headlines solely because it supports a console bias.
Future expected headline:
Xbox 360 power cord way better than PS3 power cord - author explains how his 360 power cord still works while his PS3 power cord abandoned him by being left in his old apartment.
Wii U case better than PS3 or 360 case - author explains how he can use it as a coaster more effectively than the other two devices.
PSN..... best price
Xbox live....better service
what "better service" ?!
I mention cross game because thats pretty much the only thing I can think of that people mention when you compare the both..
You could say that XBL is more robust, which it should be if your paying $60 a year for but as far as my gaming experience goes there's hardly any real difference to me,
I'm not some hardcore online fanatic the only games I played on XBL was L4D 2,Gears of War 3, and Halo Reach, my experience online felt no superior or inferior to my most played PSN games Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, and LBP 1-2
So from my perspective XBL has never really done much for me that PSN hasn't, I don't really care for Cross game chat its a nice feature that's there as am option but I never really used it, imo XBL is a little overrated especially compared to another free service Steam and that destroys both.
I was watching X-Men (1992 Series) and the PlayStation 3 will automatically play the next episode with a count down indicating when. The XBOX 360 doesn't do that, I would have to physically tell my XBOX 360 to play next episode. If that wasn't enough, if you kept stopping the countdown the PlayStation 3 would stop automatically play the next episode.
If it was updated, it was updated, but the PlayStation 3 already had that from the get go when I was using the XBOX 360 and PlayStation 3 for Netflix.
Why do people think you're "paying $60 for netflix" on xbox?? $60 is for the damn games service and netflix just happens to be accessible. It's bullshit and unreasonable but you're not "paying" extra just for netflix.
Lets say I want to watch the Aquabats Super Show. For PS3 I click on the item and a nice list appears with the episodes of choice. I can select either one and press play.
For the 360 I select the item and it automatically plays, i have to then select the info again and scroll through the episodes while the show is playing.
It's a minor inconvenience and it may sound trivial but it is a very annoying UI Design that frustrates me any time I use Netflix on 360.
Using the Xbox version is just kind of a pain in the ass. I think the reason is they had to build in that crappy kinect support, which makes things slower and uglier. They just need to keep the UI universal, both the Tivo version and the PS3 version are the same. Or they could include an option where the 360 version can switch between a faster UI, and the kinect supported UI, let people choose instead of forcing an unnecessary hindrance on them.
If we want to complain about something off topic, why not moan about how Sony charged an upgrade fee for their PlayTV app....whatever happened to that add-on by the way.
I have have more convenience. Also Idk if xbox has crackle but we have the crackle app on ps3 xmb and in playstation home to watch with friends which is fun when we all have mics in group chat :)
The reason I typically still use my PC for netflix, however, has to do with input features, like the "search" bar, for quickly finding movies, actors, directors, etc. You can't do that on the 360. MS wants you to use the Bing search + Kinect...but that doesn't give you full access to the Netflix database. You also can't browse within a specific category, like Horror, for instance, on the 360.
Why on earth did someone disagree the shows and films are the same on them all??!!
I actually started using VUDU more...I've never been impressed with Netflix's lack of new releases available.
7 years = 2555 days
2555 days = $536.55
yeah, I think you might have gotten robbed. lol
its funny.I live in Canada and for many things you wanna buy or when the bank calls to sell life insurance etc.they say is this much weekly this much dayly,i say how much hourly.its just a tactic to seem that we dont have to pay much if we hear dayly payment.well apparently a lot get tricked ,not me.Im european from a poor country,I grew up learning how to save.
I have a friend doctor,he earns double what I earn but every other month he borrows money from me lol well,im not cheap its just I know how to spend the money ,instead he wastes it.by paying interests for things he buys,by buying unnecessary stuff etc. anyway. $.21 a day that guy funny he gets screwd over and over and its good for us to have a lough.have a nice day bright and not so bright ones.
Average gamer hours per week= 13 hours= 0.01615 cents per hour to play online.
Avid gamer average per week= 48 hours= 0.00438 cents per hour to play online.
You pay more per month to post nonsense like vlonjati77 for internet.
And vlonjati77 you're getting screwed over paying for things per month but you look over because either
A)you want it and don't mind the costs
or
B)somebody else is paying for you to use it.
If you were that good at saving you wouldn't be on the internet since it isn't a neccesity nor waste gas to get to another place that has internet, or gaming, cell phone, etc.
Have a nice day bright and not so bright ones.
Sorry bro.
The advanced features might be worth that amount to you and that's fine, but it's not about the price or the overall service. It's about the principle that you have ZERO choice in the matter if you want to play your multiplayer games online, when why the hell do Microsoft need your money for that as a multi-billion dollar company? It's not like you're paying that fee for licensed content. Think about it. They raised the barrier of entry by $10 a couple years back and for what? If they raise it by another $10, is it gonna be "it's only 40 cents a day"?
The fact that Netflix is hidden behind the MS paywall too is ridiculous by itself, but it's kinda embarrassing that you don't have a problem with Microsoft holding back and charging you each year to access free apps.
"and Netflix isn't free on PS3 cause you're still paying for Netflix."
I'm sorry, what?? This goes beyond bending over. Yes, your subscribed Netflix content is accessible through a free app in the PSN, just like it is on PC, Mac, Android, iOS, Wii and every other device that runs the service. But not on XBL. Can't you see the difference?
If you want to use PS+ features you actually have a choice and it's reasonable and upfront in its intent. Basic online gameplay remains free, which is what occurs everywhere outside the Xbox eco-system. So no, XBL Gold is not OPTIONAL if you want to play your purchased games for their intent - to be played - because we're gamers aren't we?
Sony might have what you think is a better model but guess what...Sony isn't doing as good as Microsoft. It just seems a section of gamers think there is no business behind games and everything should be given.
I'll leave you with this: THE ONLY REASON SONY HAS THE ONLINE FREE AND LATER DID PS PLUS IS BECAUSE THEY WERE PLAYING CATCH UP TO MICROSOFT IN THAT AREA. If Sony had ushered in console online gaming I GUARANTEE it wouldn't have been free. I bet alot more features will be coming to PS Plus members next gen that will make you subscribe just like Live and leave non subscribers behind.
Stating "the cheapness" of a product in the way that you did, is an excuse. Whether or not it's because I want basic online to be free doesn't change that what Microsoft does is exploitative and unreasonable based on the related standards across the rest of the industry.
"Sony isn't doing as good as Microsoft."
So they're not doing as good, but offering you more for your money...? Why aren't they charging for an online that has the features of XBL? Look at the Vita - party chat and cross-game chat, no? Free online though.
What you left me with there is a theory. So I'll leave you with a better one. If Microsoft enabled free online on their system, I GUARANTEE Gold subscriptions would plummet, and Microsoft would go on being able to do what they do pretty much for the next decade and beyond. They only charge for basic online, not because of reasonable intent, but because they love the fact that people pay as a direct consequence of them having no choice otherwise.
And yes, I agree that a lot more advanced features will be coming to PS+, but that doesn't raise the price of entry if you want to play your games how their developers intended you to.
To each their own.
Sony's Playstation 3 uses HTML5.
In many comments by Netflix, they mention the ease of updating Netflix via html5. Similar claims are never mentioned by Netflix when mentioning the Xbox version.
I'm sure Microsoft also has a few other restrictions I think.
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