PS3: The First Console to Offer Amazon Instant Video

PSBlog:

Hi again, PlayStation community. I’m here to bring some good news today: Amazon Instant Video is available now on PlayStation Network, making the PS3 the first and only video game console to offer the service! Head on over to the TV/Video Services category of the XMB, where you can download and install the new Amazon Instant Video app right now for free. Once you launch the app, you’ll have instant access to thousands of streaming and downloadable movies and TV shows for rental or purchase. There are more than 120,000 commercial-free movies and TV shows for rental or purchase, including new releases, classic favorites, major TV shows, full seasons and even new episodes of some of your favorite TV shows the day after they air. Many of the DVD and Blu-Ray titles on Amazon.com are also offered on Amazon Instant Video available through this new app.

[joeyisback]

also www.amazon.com is showing it on there main page maybe that will help PS3 sells raise even more

[JoGam]

YES. Im a Prime Member so I will be enjoying this tonight.

[pangitkqb]

Cool news! Love it

[zeeshan]

Amazon PRIME is AWESOME! Now it's on PS3 and that makes it even better.

[Baba1906]

i hate the fact, that i dont live in the usa, when it comes to stuff like this.........

[Christopher]

This is great news for me as well (also Prime member). My decision to get rid of Netflix streaming last year is looking like a better decision as things move forward.

Should note that XBR TVs from Sony have had Amazon VOD playback for years now, though. So, I can see how this is just a continued partnership. I'm fairly certain it will come to 360 soon and Wii or Wii U after that.

[MaxXAttaxX]

Love how we get plenty of options when it comes to video streaming services without having to pay a premium price ;)

[Gamer1982]

Well its in the US where Sony are second in Europe and Japan they are top dog (over MS at least) so something like this will definitely help as amazon are the biggest online distributor in America and that's advertising you can't buy.

[ConstipatedGorilla]

Why would you care if PS3 sales "raise even more"? Do you own stock in the company?

It is a great feature btw.

[Mc187]

Quite a bit actually, :P

[OllieBoy]

This is awesome. It just popped up on my XMB out of nowhere...lol

[Solid_Snake37]

Kevin Butler flicked his secret switch

[SmokeyMcBear]

do you get anything special if you have amazon prime?

thanks blacklight, now I get to take away your privledges for abusing the bubble system.. woohoo.

[Topshelfcheese]

Ya, you get to watch all the free prime instant streaming from the comfort of your couch on a big screen...!

[Godmars290]

Which I'm guessing doesn't include TV show that were just on the night before.

[The_Devil_Hunter]

Yes you get instant free videos as well as free two day shipping on various products shipped and sold frok Amazon.com

[thereapersson]

You can also get free two-day shipping on anything Amazon sells, so long as it's through Amazon or one of their affiliate merchants.

You'll see if an item qualifies for Prime on the item page, next to the price.

[nik666uk]

Europe don't get it as usual!!! BAG A SHIITE!!!!

[BDSE]

LoveFilm is the Amazon DVD rental and instant VOD brand.

[forcefullpower]

But the streaming quality is shite for lovefilm so i cancelled it. Thats why i went with the netflix steaming quality then found out they have bugger all content so cancelled that. So i am left with downloading again. When will these movie studios realise there is a massive market in the UK for streaming new movies in HIGH QUALITY for a monthly fee.

[NBT91]

The problem is, as far as I know most of the stuff on LoveFilm (at least anything released within the past few years, let alone brand new)you have to pay additional fees on top of your month fee (I mean what, are we on XBOX Live all of a sudden now? =P)

There should be one that is up to date with the latest releases, sure the prices would be high but since streaming video is now something that is actually plausible on a lot of broadband connections, the market is there. At the moment you go with Lovefilm which is not quite there, or you go with NetFlix which is good but A) the USA version is tons better in terms of content and B) Even then its not great, again, let alone the UK version.

[BDSE]

@NBT91 thats not true.

@Forcefullpower streaming is always poorer then blu-ray which is why I tend to request the blu-ray disc to watch stuff first time round or for classics. Streaming is always going to be a poor choice for good quality hi-def picture.

[Gamer1982]

Yeah but the sad thing is lovefilm is crap especially compared to netflix.

[TheTwelve]

Europeans get a lot of stuff we don't get in NA too, btw

[Godmars290]

Sadly I'd be lying if I said this didn't at least tempt me to start up my prime subscription again, but I just don't order that much off Amazon.

Also, would rather see BlipTV working on the browser again than this.

[brettyd]

I don't buy from anyone but amazon. Best prices around. I feel like I get ripped off when I buy from stores.

[rajman]

Just checked the app and LOL $120 to watch all 4 seasons of Prison Break. I bought the complete box set on Blu Ray for £40 (about $63) from Play.com, and you can simply get a 30 day Free trial with Netflix and watch all of it in HD for FREE.

[SmokeyMcBear]

do you have amazon prime?

[rajman]

No

[SmokeyMcBear]

oh ok, i wonder if those are free with amazon prime, meh.

[dumahim]

Prison Break is free for Prime.

I started my trial a couple weeks ago, mainly for shipping cost benefits since I buy a fair amount of stuff from them. TV selection seems alright, but I've got a DVR to record that stuff. Movie selection is crap though. I have the Prime app on my Bravia, and I went through pages of 35 movies each for about 15 minutes just to find ANYTHING to watch and I eventually gave up and watched Eraser (go figure, it was on HDNet Movies a couple days later).

I think Crackle has more movies I'd rather watch, and that's free.

[C_Menz]

Amazon Instant Video is alright if you don't have Prime, but is a bit expensive for some shows/movies. If you have Prime though it is pretty nice since you get a lot of the shows for free(not many recent ones though) on top of the other benefits Prime has.

On shipping alone I save about $250 a year through Prime since normally when I order I don't like the free 1-2+ week shipping options.

[GraveLord]

Nice. This was unexpected!

Only On Playstation.

[TekoIie]

Lol now the countdown begins to where your comment becomes outdated...

[MoFo1111]

And PC
;)

[slavish]

i wonder how long until this is on xbox?

[dubt72]

Why in the blue hell are there 5 people who disagree with that post? Haters... Oh, well, off to watch HBO Go on the Xbox, haha

[StoneyYoshi]

xbox has HBO go? hmm didn't even know.... shows how much it matters.

Do you still have to pay to access a feature you are paying for still???

[callahan09]

I would love to watch HBO Go on my Xbox but for some dumb ass reason Comcast doesn't support it. Sucks!!!!

[MoFo1111]

HBO go

[gypsygib]

Smart move.

[Gran Touring]

Good news. I wonder how long till we get HBOGO?

[Iceman X]

I have HBO on my cable box LOL, why do i need HBOGO on my PS3??? HBOGO was made for being out the house.

[Christopher]

Because HBO GO allows you to play all seasons and episodes of all of their shows, all of their movies, and more without having to search for it through the atrocious cable menus. Furthermore, you get 'enhanced' versions of the Game of Thrones episodes on HBO Go as well.

I would rather easily navigate HBO Go's UI over that of Verizon FiOS.

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Maybe if HBO had better shows, I'd be more inclined to care.

[Gran Touring]

@MySwordIsHeavenly

Because shows like Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Ricky Gervais and Real Time aren't good shows?

[Iceman X]

Not true when you pay for HBO you also get HBO onDemand free, which let you watch ANY HBO sho or movie when you want.

[Christopher]

Iceman X, you must have missed these two parts of my post:

1. "without having to search for it through the atrocious cable menus. "

2. "Furthermore, you get 'enhanced' versions of the Game of Thrones episodes on HBO Go as well."

[Flewid638]

Wow....

So there's Netflix, Vudu, Hulu, Amazon, PlayStation Store.....I mean so many different movie channels on this box.

[mayberry]

Also crackle and web browser free streaming sites..i.e. project free tv etc..

[RyuCloudStrife]

Love Sony. Love my PS3.

SONY for Life.

[TheTwelve]

Why the disagrees? lol

[Funky Town_TX]

I noticed this on the xmb. I hate that it takes forever for movies to DL on psn. The streaming will be a welcome addition to me.

[Krugsy]

It's good to have another option, but I already use Netflix for my Instant Streaming content as I love a lot of the foreign and more obscure titles. For the new releases i use Vudu as the quality is great, and still has plenty of titles. I'll give Amazon another look though.

[dboyman]

I live in Canada so cannot take advantage of it anyways....

[BLow]

Plus if you are a student and want Prime you can get it for $39 instead of $79. Just make sure you link it to your .edu email. Pretty good deal if you ask me.

[Tommy334]

Cant wait till I get off work to try this out. Might get rid of Netflix.

[Robotronfiend]

The movie selection is not nearly as good as Netflix. They do have a good selection of TV shows and seasons in HD. I'd say check it out, but if you are more a movie buff you'l probably stick with Netflix.

[AIndoria]

@IHateYouFanboys Whatever helps you sleep at night.

[NotSoSilentBob]

Don't mention anything to him. I once got into a discussion with him and no matter what he would change the point and say different things. Everything is a "rip off" that Sony does yet M$ does everything original. He is just a troll account and should be marked for every comment he makes as his whole posting history is nothing but anti-ps3/sony.

[Lionsguard]

Tried it out, the UI could use some work (Hulu+ still has the best imo) but their selection is weak compared to Netflix also you can't favorite things or at least I couldnt figure out how to.

[00000000000000000001]

The free shipping cost you $79.00 each year, so you better purchase more than 10 products in that year to just get your moneys worth.

[callahan09]

It gives you more than just free shipping. You also get instant streaming of thousands upon thousands of movies and TV shows, a similar selection to Netflix, at a lower total annual cost for the service PLUS that free shipping you mentioned. It is a great deal.

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

You also get release-day shipping on video games and movies. You get them the DAY they come out...and for cheaper than you'd get them at retail.

[vikingland1]

Are they all old movies like netflix? I think netflix is lame all it has is movies from the 80's and 90's.At least the streaming is that way. Could someone tell me is the amazon streaming good ( newer movies )?

[tigertron]

Is this for Europe too?

[MoFo1111]

No.Europeans get screwed as usual

[PirateThom]

Lovefilm, an Amazon Owned Company....

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

I signed up for a six month trial of Amazon Prime last night. :) You can do that if you have a student email. ;) I freakin' love it!

[DFogz]

Can someone tell me why I can't delete Amazon Instant from my PS3...and why it automatically installed itself on my system?
It's just not a service I'll ever use and I do not want it, but I can not get rid of it.

[aDDicteD]

very nice, another nice addition!

[Sikct9a]

I'm loving it.

[XboxInnovation]

I think it's too expensive. Yes you get new movies, but 4 bucks to hold a movie for 24 hours is way too high.

Heck, I remember in the 90's you could rent movies for that price and keep the movie for 3-4 days.

This Amazon thing should be like a dollar a movie.

[ziggurcat]

... not in canada.

[kingPoS]

This makes me realize how much I've taken the NF Queue for granted. long live the Quee...er Queue