The switch currently doesn't support Netflix

A customer support agent dresses the question of support.

[JonnyBigBoss]

So I shouldn't sell my PS4 then?

EDIT: This was a joke by the way. I know that the sarcasm doesn't communicate well through text.

[Erik7357]

Yea damn I was thinking about netflix. It will have it for sure in its first few months but damn I can't believe this was not prioritized at launch.

[Gaming_Cousin]

Prioritized? People buy gaming consoles to play games not watch Netflix

[ZeekQuattro]

Maybe if devices like Smart TV's, Roku's and Amazon Fire Sticks were not a thing maybe I would agree with you.

[Kabaneri]

Yeah what will I do without Netflix on the Switch! Its like I dont have Netflix already on my PS4, PC, XB1, TV, Phone, Ipad, and Cable Box.
Thats it preorder cancelled!

[cash_longfellow]

@Gaming_Cousin...but there are no games either.

[PlayableGamez-]

@Gaming_Cousin
Let's be real here a lot off us watch Netflix on our consoles.

[The Great Melon]

@Gaming_Cousin

You'd be surprised. My friend bought a PS3 and ostensibly only used it for Amazon Instant Video and Netflix. I don't get people sometimes.

[MyDietEqualsGames]

Netflix? Hahaha. What a POS. I do like their original shows more so than the content selection. I very much prefer my own digital catalog. The only problem is that it grows in size as formats are introduced. I will have to call it quits at some point. :D

[Aenea]

Why would it need Netflix? Netflix is everywhere, even on your phone and since the Switch needs your phone for many things anyways.....

[joab777]

You weren't seriously considering this were you? It would be like trading in your iPhone 7+ for a Lumia 650. Great phone but well behind the competition in 2017. Even worse are all the great games you would miss out on!

[WeAreLegion]

Why in God's name would you sell a PS4 right now?

[subtenko]

nah you dont joke about selling a ps4. You broke tryin to feed your kids by selling a ps4? Better not make dumb jokes and get your fam to ration ramen noodles. You is keepin that ps4 ya heard? Good..... plus the increased rumble in your stomach provides a rumble vest like experience to compliment the DS4 rumble. Not tryin to disrespek but prioritiess dawg come on....no more dumb jokes about selling a ps4

[XanderZane]

And I shouldn't sell my 3DS. At least that has Netflix on it as well. I have Netflix on pretty much every device. Not really a big deal. If I do decided to get a Switch it will be closer to the end of the year, so Netflix will probably be on it by then anyways.

[rainslacker]

Guess that means I won't have to subscribe to Netflix. Haven't been subbed for a long time now. Know it's a cool thing and all, but it's not like everyone cares, and if they do, they probably already have a way to watch it.

[darthv72]

Seems like they are focusing on games for this unit. I didnt hear much about other media applications either so this could very well be a strictly gaming platform. Something we havent seen in a very long time. No movies, no tv, no music, no streaming, no internet browsing... just games.

[LOL_WUT]

I doubt it. The controller has a sharing button which at one point it would be able to capture video. ;)

[darthv72]

sharable to their own online service like the miiverse thing but for switch perhaps....?

[ElectricFeel]

@darth72 No Miiverse on Switch. It was confirmed the other day. They said shareable onto social media. They made it sound like Facebook etc but as you said it could be a Switch alternative to Miiverse.

[rdgneoz3]

The lake of a big launch lineup and big name multi plats says otherwise. Also seeing as you need a phone app for chatting and such, that's not big on the game's first philosophy.

[cash_longfellow]

What games though?

[Monster_Tard]

Wal-mart was including 2 months of Sling TV and some Vudo movie codes with their Switch per-orders, so I also doubt it.

[vickers500]

I hope you're not implying that the lack of basic media features will somehow equate to a better or more pure gaming experience.

Because that would be stupid.

[SpaceRanger]

Not defending this or anything. But having a smart tv now...I really have not used my consoles (PS4 Pro or Xbox One) for Netflix in a long time. I can see it getting phased out of consoles as smart TVs become standard.

[Erik7357]

Very true, didn't think about that.

But it's still very nice to have netflix as a option to get on it ya know? They will definitely have it before the end of 2017 I can tell you that.

[Lennoxb63]

Yea I seriously doubt that streaming apps are going to get phased out of consoles. It's another revenue stream for those companies. Why would they take that away.

[Grilla]

Smart tv's suck, I only use it when I'm desperate. If I'm gonna watch Netflix, it's on the ps4.

There's is no way the switch isn't getting netflix. It might be a little late but it'll get it at some point. The wii u has it, my daughter uses it a lot.

[MasterCornholio]

I'm pretty sure switch will have all the typical media apps like YouTube and Netkfix. Like the PS4 it might not get all those apps at launch though.

[vickers500]

Depends on what smart tv you have I guess. I have a vizio, with a netflix button right on the remote and holy crap is it fast to boot up, it became faster with the update. The ui is pretty fast too.

Other than watching 4k videos, I don't have much reason to use my ps4s netflix app, though I use to use it and ps3s app all the time. It does suck that my 4k tvs built in youtube app doesn't even display at 4k, while amazons app on the tv does. And recently the pause menu has changed so I can no longer see what resolution netflix is displaying at, which kind of sucks, but if the cost was an instantaneous no-load time boot up for netflix was the price of that, with only 2 friggin clicks to get to the main netflix menu (one of those clicks choosing my specific profile) then I'm okay with the redesigned pause menu. I'm usually a staunch, anti app person when it comes to those apps being on anything other than a console, but the vizio m series tv I have has surprisingly exceptional app quality...for netflix.

Hulu crashes every 4 or 5 episodes though or when trying to fast forward or rewind, which kind of sucks, but my tv also has smart cast built in for things like youtube, so as long as my tv is on, my phone will see it, while my ps4 pro demands I start the youtube app manually with my controller before being able to use my phone for casting, defeating much of the purpose of there being smart cast on there in the first place. I dunno why spotify works but not youtube. Oh well.

My point is, not all smart tv features are crappy.

[MasterCornholio]

It makes a lot of sense for portable devices though. And I'm guessing that it would be a nice feature for families that have to share one televisión.

[RedPill86]

Smart TV's are becoming the standard just like 3D TV's.

Hint. They never did, never will. The TV is what lets you use your devices. Consumers have zero interest in having the TV replace the devices they love with wonky UI's, horrid speeds, and lackluster support. There's a reason why smart TV's sell so poorly. Nobody needs a TV that can play Netflix when they can get a cheaper TV, buy a console and get the FASTER Netflix support, plus dozens of other apps and the ability to play a wide variety of games.

[JasonKCK]

No Netflix right now OMG! Yup time to start bashing Nintendo.

[Gazondaily]

Nintendo has bigger problems to be honest

[cash_longfellow]

^This

[attilayavuzer]

It shouldn't be a problem given that this'll be a secondary console for everyone who buys one.

[DillyDilly]

They dont need it everything else has Netflix

[RedPill86]

They do. A consumer will always take what's simpler. If a sales person, or even an online review mentions even ONCE that you can pick up an Xbox One or PS4, play a lot more 3rd party titles, have a somewhat established library AND use netflix all without having to switch devices or inputs? That person is sold. You are not the average consumer. You're a video game connoisseur. The average consumer just wants something simple that'll do everything at once for as little money as possible. It's the same reason Smart TV's are failing. Why buy a $1000 TV that can run Netflix when you can get the same size TV, plus a console, still have access to Netflix, all for less than a $1000. Average consumer wants simplicity. Period.

[PhoenixUp]

Seems like multimedia features isn't Nintendo's priorities.

What a surprise 😲

[Blu3_Berry]

If true, then Nintendo truly does not even have the basic online functionality apps. All these news coming out is making me care less and less about the Nintendo Switch. Again, Nintendo being Nintendo.

[Summons75]

If having or not having Netflix on a VIDEO GAME system is a deal breaker than you should rethink what kind of entrainment sites you go too. There are 9283746572363 other devices out there that can use netflix, not having it on one certainly isn't a big deal.

[sk8ofmnd]

I agree with you but its just further telling how cheap nintendo went into making the switch and how over priced and behind the curve it is even by todays standards.

[Blu3_Berry]

Yes you are right, but at this point it is expected for an entertainment system to have it. PlayStation has it, Xbox has it, PCs have it, smart tvs have it, smartphones and tablets have it, so why can't Nintendo have it as well? Because its a videogame system? Oh wait, so are PlayStation and Xbox. Stop being so blind.

Its these hardcore Nintendo fanboys that keep eating up at everything they do is why Nintendo is acting like this. If they don't stand up and criticize Nintendo they are not going to listen and will keep doing what they want to do instead of everyone wants them to do. We are the consumer, we have every right to request these basic features that are expected.

[RedPill86]

You highly misunderstand the modern consumer. In fact, you completely misunderstand.

You aren't average. You want a system for games. Joe Blow down the street wants to spend as little as possible and get as much as possible. It's why when he wanted a TV and Netflix he picked up a standard HDTV and an Xbox One/PS4. He didn't opt for the smart TV to make up for the Switch.

[deathtok]

UPDATE: Netflix support for Switch is available on the same device as voice chat.

[The 10th Rider]

On one hand, not a big deal because just about everything has Netflix these days. On the other hand, being able to watch Netflix on just the Switch is really handy. On the Wii U is was cool to be able to take the controller into the room next to the TV, plug in some headphones and watch something on the couch. With the Switch, you'd be able to do the same thing except allover the house. It'd be great for curling up and watching something in bed while you're sick, or something like that.

Not a deal breaker, but it'll be nice when it does come.

[sk8ofmnd]

I doubt this will be a deal breaker for most... No, the nintendo switch has already given plenty of those.

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How much video or screen shots does one think they could record of the limited 32 gig with saved games ect. Thats so crazy. I think the ps3 came with 20 and a 60 gig model in 2006...

[shockwave4life]

Who gives a fuck!! Doesn't everybody already have a PS4 or Xbox one that has Netflix on it?!?? Why would we need it for the switch the main reason to buy a switch or any Nintendo console is for there 1st party exclusives. That's it everything else u can get on the PS4 or Xbox

[MetalNCarnet]

dead

[cash_longfellow]

Man...it's like every hour on the hour there is more bad news about this console. This might seriously be it for Nintendo in the console business, as sad as that makes me.

[Sunny_D]

Honestly, I keep thinking that they are kind of rushing the system out early in the year. When has a console ever come out in a march instead of the Holiday season? Cause the more I hear of it, the more I feel Nintendo didn't think through on some things. How long was R&D for the Switch?

[JackieDrunken]

Surely Netflix will be on it eventually...😳

[EverydayGuy]

For that price, there is no reason not to, and they have a paid online service. They need to add features and apps. Don't want this to be the next PSTV.

[WeAreLegion]

I'm so tilted about that. Sony really blew it with the PSTV.

[LIGATURE]

I hope it will have twitch >.>

[WeAreLegion]

Underrated comment.

[blackblades]

Not surprise, they usually don't have media support at all from what I know. The wii might have had netflix I think but nothing else.

[WeAreLegion]

Does anyone feel bad for Netflix in all of this? They have to maintain a new app every time a new device is announced.

[MetroidFREAK21]

I have the option to watch it on my phone, Xbox, actual TV, my living room TV, laptop, desktop, etc... Why would I care that I can't use the Netflix on the Switch? People really need to stop crying over the smallest things

[maybelovehate]

Meh, who would want to watch hd video on a 720 screen.

[Profchaos]

It's not like j people don't already have 10 devices in their homes that can already Netflix

[XXanderXX]

No big deal neither prior generation console had Netflix at release , it will be fine .

[lellkay]

Again i see people in the comments section just trying to damage control this decision. Netflix is on every device, its not even a feature any more its a given. Its an expectation. The Switch is missing all these little details (Voice Chat, Netflix, Ethernet, a packed in Headset, a SKU with a pro controller, 32 Gig of memory (not enough), and you can keep trying to damage control it, to make yourselves feel better, but everyone out of the Nintendo-fan Bubble is laughing at you.

[PizzaSteve]

I have laptop, PS3, PS4, and smart TV to watch Netflix on. I mostly watch Netflix on my PS4 cause I like using the DS4 controller. Switch not having Netflix isn't a big deal since most people have 1 or 2 devices that they can already watch it on.

[MasterCornholio]

It doesn't need it but I was expecting it. Netflix wouldn't be a bad idea for the device especially for families that have to share a television.

[TheColbertinator]

Netflix should come eventually. Speaking of such other apps might arrive its tablet hardware. We might see Hulu,Sling TV,VUDU and HBO GO down the line.

[deafdani]

Netflix is on everything and it will come to the Switch. It's even on the 3DS!

This is complete non-news.

[jaymacx]

personally it doesn't bother me, but its nice to have options. These apps are everywhere. When I use my Switch it will be for gaming only. Just like my 3DS. With all that said I don't want to speak for others so they probably should add it for those that do want this.

[wheatley]

If you're complaining you can't use your Netflix account on a console that's not even out yet. What were watching it on before?

[RedPill86]

And people honestly thought "achievements" was going to be a deal breaker for people. I can't think of a single person that doesn't use Netflix on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS4, or PS4. It's slowly replacing cable, it's a must on any system that can handle it. Not having it, even at launch. People aren't interested. Seems like a stupid thing but not a lot of folks want to turn one system off just to turn another on solely to use Netflix. People will stick what's simple. They need kid friendly games? The PS4 and Xbox One have them now, and a fair amount of them. Minecraft being the important one. Nintendo is just shooting themselves in the foot at this point. People thought the Xbox One reveal was bad, they at least had time to alter things and still have us a lot of new features (missing more aside). Nintendo just walked out with zero time to alter anything. These are getting made as we speak. Some are likely boxed already. They have no time to alter a UI let alone a great deal of features. No time to get more games over. No time to get Netflix sorted out. It's done.

Now I'm not one of those idiots that thinks Nintendo will go bankrupt anytime soon, they won't. They have a lot of money and make a lot more on software sales, more than Sony and Microsoft have this generation (Although that includes the 3DS, which makes up for untold millions of units sold). They'll keep coming up with new and inventive ways to burn cash. No doubt about it. I just don't understand how a company like Nintendo, that prided themselves on simple hardware and selling you that hardware through tons of really good software turned into making crappy hardware with gimmicky features, without any software to sell you at all. Plus the plain obvious things that are missing from this machine, Netflix especially.

[Miacosa]

Not a big deal unless you are a little kid and this is your one and only entertainment device.

[shauzy]

BUT THEY'RE BOTH RED, HOW?