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Netflix on PS3: Disc-free Next Week

If you instantly watch movies and TV shows from Netflix on your PS3, here is the news you’ve been waiting for: starting Monday, October 18 you’ll be able to instantly watch movies and TV shows without inserting an instant streaming disc into your console.
In addition to eliminating the disc, there is a new user interface that brings a much richer and faster browsing experience, content search directly on the device, and dramatic improvements in how fast playback starts.

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MrMccormo5701d ago

It's about dang time. Now all they need to do is add more streaming content and make more of it HD.

deafwing5701d ago

i think I've ordered over 100 discs by now ... it was like automatic after a while, after used a netflix disc for 10 days i would just ask for another one ... damn discs were cheap as hell

Lifendz5701d ago

FINALLY! I know it's super lazy but having to take the disc out or find it was getting old. And the fact that you don't have to be a plus member is all the better.

nveenio5701d ago

YAY! I can't WAIT for this. I hate snuggling up in bed to turn something on only to see that the Netflix disc isn't in. Then, I have to get out of bed, trek across the cold floor and put it in... It's just a waste of time. It will be nice to be able to leave my game discs in, too.

@deafwing I've been using Netflix streaming for like 8 months, and I use it constantly, and I've not had to reorder even one disc. They're BluRay discs. They're good quality. Most people don't treat them well though, since they're free.

GiggMan5701d ago

@Lifendz, with 3 kids my disc kept getting "misplaced" also. I have the app for the 360 but didn't want to jeopardize it to much (20 gig launch model still kicking).

Next week, Voltron and Fat Albert marathon.

deafwing5701d ago

you lazy dirt bucket :p lol

LoVeRSaMa5701d ago (Edited 5701d ago )

According to Engadget its the best Netflix steaming on the market!

Only does Netflix Streaming at 1080i

(Side note, I live in the UK Noooooo)

GodsHand5701d ago

Monday can not get here soon enough for me, I just hope with my plus membership it downloads this for me over night automatically.

8-bit5701d ago

I have some Canadian friends who have the disk less version already and they told me that you can pull up the XMB to check if friends are on, send and receive messages. I am looking forward to that part.

WildArmed5701d ago

Man, I love this new service!
Can't wait for subtitles and HD streaming :D

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Domer255701d ago

Finally, I gone through 3 of those streaming disks; domestic issues.=;)

JoeReno5701d ago (Edited 5701d ago )

You guys throwing netflix ninjastars or what? Hahaha

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MNicholas5701d ago

I keep my Netflix disc in the Wii and it works just fine.

What the PS3 really needs is for the OS to be modernized. The XMB could steal a page from Netflix.

divideby05701d ago

agreed... very disappointed with the selection of IV the first time I joined Netflix... every movie was old and crusty.. been out on DVD already...
and nothing like watching a series like Weeds, that IV only had 3 seasons back.. anything newer was only on DVD...
cable + DVR is what I prefer

Christopher5701d ago

I just downloaded the Netflix iPhone app. Talk about a huge slap in the face to Hulu+ and their attempt to make you pay for viewing less content on your iPHone/PS3/360.

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MultiConsoleGamer5701d ago

This is a really cool development. My PS3 is the heart of my media set up. I might actually dump my cable service and just use this instead.

dkblackhawk505701d ago (Edited 5701d ago )

I don't need a disc for my PlayStation 3 in Canada...what the hell happend?
Edit: But I would love a new interface :D

EDIT AGAIN: I already have this...did Canada get it earlier or something?

blusoops5701d ago

Canada got it first. The funny thing is, I don't think netflix is even available in Canada on 360 either. Cool that the canadiens get some love

Anon19745701d ago

Yeah, it's not often we get something early. The Netflix app went live something like 3 weeks ago and it's the first time Netflix has been available outside the US. I think I've watched 7-8 movies on my free month preview so far. Amazed at the quality considering you only have to wait a couple of seconds before the stream starts. Now it just needs some newer content.

deafwing5701d ago

think there was some contract bs that kept this from happening

SwiderMan5701d ago

Or.... you could approve this one, which was first http://n4g.com/news/626068/... and includes important context like mentioning the words Xbox 360 (Apparently, on PS Blog, that system doesn't exist... also Car Drives You!).

Seriously, independent journalists who submit stuff first should get credit.

YourFlyness5701d ago

except its not official coming from a blogger. If you notice on the PS Blog, the news is coming from the Official VP of Product Development of Netflix, on the Official PS Blog, give Official news.

SwiderMan5700d ago

Yes, we should all get our news from WhiteHouse.gov. Also, "bloggers," or journalists, get their news from the same source. They just translate what it means. PS Blog's "SOCOM FireTeam Bravo # Comes out Feb 2009! Yay!" was really "SOCOM FireTeam Bravo # Got Delayed" everywhere else.

YourFlyness5700d ago (Edited 5700d ago )

Ha! you are talking about a public sector that its meant to serve the people, vs a private company that can do whatever the hell it wants with it product.

ZombieAssassin5701d ago

Nice, now NetFlix needs to just allow a streaming only service so I don't have to use a credit card.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot25d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle25d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7725d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer34d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde32d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy32d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12532d ago (Edited 32d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7733d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga33d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199233d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga32d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman32d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger33d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box33d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion32d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7233d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7533d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit33d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14933d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7733d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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