Xbox 360 a "Gold Mine" for Netflix?

Very vocal video game analyst Michael Pachter has once again gone out on a limb by saying to GameDaily that the Xbox 360 is a "proverbial gold mine" for the growth of Netflix.

Pachter estimates that over 1 million Xbox Live Gold users use the Netflix service available on the Xbox 360. Of those, 200,000 of them signed up after the launch of NXE in November.

[jack who]

xbox 360 + new HDtv with netflix built in.

[Blademask]

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The only news on the 360 section is Movie news...ah, and I remember a time when PS3 owners were called stupid for watching movies cuz only da gamez r posed 2 be playhed on a consule.

[Bathyj]

Xbox is all about the games. Ps3 is a movie player.

A high quality movie player.

[MegaMohsi]

because MGS4, resistance 1/2, LBP, Killzone 2 are all high definition movies. The netflix service is pretty nice but still doesn't change the fact that 360 owners bashed the ps3 for caring about movies only when now they have netflix they can't stop talking up movies, double standard much?

[thenickel]

Xbox brand has always been about movie services. The only reason people say PS3 is movie player 1st is because it is and you guys know it. They were trying to win and did win the format war and did it thanks to PS3.

back on topic

Netflix is pretty cool but the lack of new movies is starting to annoy me. They should at least let there customers know what the next steps are rather than having us sit there and wait. I've watched so many movies that are good I never heard of but want some new stuff already.

[Sitdown]

"MGS4, resistance 1/2, LBP, Killzone 2"

US Release Date
PS3 System: Nov 17, 2006
Resistance 1: Nov 13, 2006
MGS 4: June 12, 2008
LBP: Oct 28, 2008
Resistance 2: Nov 4, 2008
Killzone 2: Feb 27, 2009

Now....just going off the games that you named......it is easy to see why people call the ps3 just about movies. After the release of Resistance 1, it took almost 2 years for another title to be released. So that gives you what, two years of really no games to play...which meant more bluray purchases. Where as on the other hand, the 360 got the games out......and then movies/movie service slowly trickled along. You see....it really is about the order, which is why people have said what they did.

[MasFlowKiller]

I guess having the highest rated games of 08 counts for nothing right?

LOL

Oh and the most anticipated games of 09 does nothing for you?

I guess Exclusive DLC, most be wat u refer to "all about the games" not an actual full game

[IdleLeeSiuLung]

The other flipping thing is that Sony marketed the console initially as a home entertainment device focusing on Blu-Ray features. For almost a whole year (which is reasonable for a new console) they didn't have any quality games to boot. Add to the fact that a lot of people initially bought the PS3 as a quality blu-ray player exclusively as it was cheaper and basically guaranteed future support for new blu-ray features you can see why the PS3 is labeled as such. Even to this day, I would recommend a PS3 over a stand alone player that will get ignored by the manufacturer once it is off the market.

However, PS3 is finally getting a lot of good games, most notably KZ2. Personally, I didn't care for Resistance 2. It failed to impress me.

I just wish they continued to focus on gaming related features and stability in their update instead of introducing silly features like the Photo program, which again shows they are still trying to make it the entertainment device and not just a console. Their attention is diverted despite all the good games coming out this year.

[Bathyj]

I guess I should have put /sarcasm in there.

I thought you guys knew me well enough by now.

[Ahmay]

MGS1 was the first game that i played and felt like i was watching a movie. It was amazing at the time with the amount of dialect and awesome storyline.

[outlawlife]

i know several people who signed up for netflix after trying out the 360 trial

setting it up on pc isn't a bad thing, especially considering how many movies you can queue up at once, and if you are like most people and get physical copies you need your pc anyway

but considering there are now queue managing phone apps and such i suspect we will see it appear on the 360 at some point

at some point in the future i want to subscribe to netflix but right now im too busy to watch too many movies so its not worth it to me right now

[NaiNaiNai]

personally im loving the netflix on the 360. i watch alot of anime and older movies like ace ventura and stuff. well seeing as ive now seen about a good oh 10-12 complete series on netflix since i started and that i can rip them if i want with my capture card, i have already saved a crap load of money, since each box set varies from 29.99 to 89.99 for 1 season. so to me its perfect. that added with the fact i have a 6mbps connection i never have to wait for it to buffer or set quality after the first one. even when i stream for other people online threw the cap card. so to me, its a win, to fanboys who just want to start a flame war, its a lose, but then again, who cares what they have to say.
-nai-

[zainkool]

I want this service on my ps3. Hopefully netflix will do that because it will only increase netflix subscriptions. I already have one but I want to be able to watch it on my ps3 and not just my friend's 360

[Gobuz]

Bittorent + Divx + PS3 = Win and it's free...

[Anon1974]

Besides, even if I wanted Netflix on my 360 I'm SOL. It's only available in the US. Apparently because the rest of the world only bought 30% of the 360's out there MS figures they don't deserve Netflix.

Wait a minute. 30% of 360 owners getting screwed? Where have I heard that before?

[Megaton]

Bingo. =)

[divideby0]

I dont understand this...Netflix instant viewing is total garbage..I mean the content is old and crusty. If you have Cable or Sat TV, I dont see any need for netflix instant viewing. My trial was extended 2 times and there is no way I need to pay the monthly fee for watching old outdated stuff

[indyman7777]

What?!! Netflix has over 10,000 movies that are availible for viewing. You can't chose they are getting the other 90,000 converted to high def so they can over that also. If you chose some of the old movies that where not high def yet that is your fault. Netflix is awesome! FANTOY!

[kingme71]

I don't know, maybe I'm picking the wrong movies, but out of about 30 in my queue only 2 were available to view via the 360. Hoping the % you can view this way goes up.

[chrishughes1]

When will the Netflix service be avaible, on the Xbox 360 in the United Kindom?

[vincentvegawchz]

Let me Explain why it is not a big deal, Honestly... If you have a computer (Which you should if you use netflix), and you Dont have a Xbox 360, then you just Download Playon Media Server, it is one time only 30 Dollars, and you do not have to pay 50 dollars a year, it is free to stream, it works very well, and i enjoy it, same goes for you with Xbox's out there, you can Download Playfire as well, and you do not have to have the Gold Subscription to something that should be free. now, i love my netflix, but i usually watch on my laptop, becuase it has an HDMI out, and is easily connectible to my Televisions throughout my house. This merger with the Xbox did help Netflix Stock a whole crapload, im just giving you my thoughs on why its no big deal its an exclusive deal with Xbox.

[MasFlowKiller]

Netflix would see even higher growth is they dont limit to Gold members

[Strikepackage Bravo]

I am surprised how great this service has turned out to be, I actually don't regret adding it to my Live account one bit, I have actually saved money using the service LOL. I don't have to buy all the seasons of the office and a bunch of other shows because I have them all in my Q.

PS3 should get this service too, but it's not likely because the founder/CEO of netflix is on the board of directors of MS.

[divideby0]

I would be intrested in seeing those who like this, what they are watching...post up.... vantage point and 21 were probably the newer and better movies you can watch and these have been out on DVD for a long time

[poindat]

...Aaannnddd, this is where you stop reading.

But on a serious note, if you take into account that Netflix reported about 9.3 million customers can see that if Pachter is correct about his numbers, about 12% of its userbase is through the 360. Not bad, but not exactly a gold mine.

[indyman7777]

considering netflix has been around for many years and the service has increased by 12 percent in a few months because of xbox you are wrong!!! That is a gold mine! Even xbox live did not increase on that fast a pace.

[BoneMagnus]

I have a Netflix account, a 360 and a PS3. I have Bluray sent to me for new releases/blockbuster titles, and stream other movies through the 360 - like Ground Hog Day - no waiting.

I think eventually movies will all be streamed in HD for a flat monthly rate - with a higher rate for access to new releases - but that's still a few years away at the very earliest until the technology catches up to the vision.

I find that I don't need or want a physical copy of a movie - once the picture quality is the same, its a no-brainer.

[SixAmpFuze]

for the past month net flix instant watch has been updated almost every other day adding 10-20 new flicks per. and 90% of the new additions are new movies so the service has improved alot also most of the mives are not in had.I have a very good connection I am on a 30/5 and tv and movies have looked better than dvd if not dvd quality and thats good enough

[anubis12]

i have over 150 movies and over 20 tv shows in my instant....i will not complain dont be jealous