GameSpot interviewed Netflix's Steve Swasey and they have additional details about Netflix Streaming on the PS3:
- Streaming on the PS3 will require a special Blu-ray disc to be inserted into the PS3 until Netflix streaming will be built into the PS3 XMB user interface sometime next year.
- Microsoft confirmed that Xbox Live Gold membership will be required on the Xbox in the future to access Netflix Streaming.
To order your Netflix streaming disc for the PS3 (for delivery in November) go to http://www.netflix.com/ps3.
Is Microsoft actually saying that we will need a membership to stream Netflix through the PS3 even w/the disc and an existing Netflix membership?
Posted by: John | October 27, 2009 at 09:02 AM
@John These 2 points are completely unrelated. Microsoft has nothing to do with the PS3.
Anyway, I thought a Gold membership was already a requirement? I can't even access the Netflix app without being signed in with my Gold account...
Posted by: Chris Jones | October 27, 2009 at 09:10 AM
As a PS3 owner (and Roku) I am extremely pleased with this news, not that I watch much of Netflix streaming content. More options without more cost is always a good thing.
Posted by: dAVe | October 27, 2009 at 12:48 PM
@Chris Jones,
Gold is a requirement. I think the idea was that since PS3 streaming is "free" (compared to Xbox) that MS would drop said requirement.
Having effectively beaten sony I don't see MS doing that though.
Posted by: tsrblke | October 27, 2009 at 01:32 PM
Awesome I have been hoping this was coming to the PS3. One question though, why not simply have an application that can be downloaded from the PSN store? Instead of having to a disc in all the time?
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Posted by: twitter.com/johnstruts | October 27, 2009 at 01:58 PM
@johnstruts:
Netflix is a solid company -- I'm sure they have some good reasoning behind that. It's very possibly due to their current agreement with Microsoft and the streaming through the XBox.
Fortunately, they're planning a XMB interface sometime next year. I just hope it's early in the year... but I'd rather have to use a disc now, than wait more!
Posted by: Taylor | October 27, 2009 at 03:24 PM
since i have a netflix account and my friends don't, what's to prevent me from burning a blu-ray disc for my friends and letting them log into my account for free streaming from her abode? or even simpler, tell netflix that the dvd is busted and i need another one which i then give to a friend? the hacking possibilities are endless and sound like fun.
Posted by: myDongle | October 28, 2009 at 06:14 PM
Better make sure that they are good friends since your credit card is associated with the account. And when Netflix CS calls and asks you how it is possible that you are watching 10 movies at the same time, you will say ... ??
Posted by: Phool | November 05, 2009 at 02:08 AM