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TonyD @ Jul 18th 2008 3:52PM
That's a joke. I'm an owner of a PS3 and the XBOX 360. Honestly, I don't see any value in renting anything from the Sony store and pay $1.99 and $4.99 for HD with Netflix on the horizon for the 360. Considering it's part of your Netflix subscription also makes it easier on the wallet. I'm wondering if Sony would ever consider the Netflix route?
joe @ Jul 18th 2008 4:15PM
After hearing how the MS/Netflix partnership works I'm not so sure I care.
It's be $5~6 a month over my regular subscription. The streaming content isn't exactly choice either. I get a lot of the value from Netflix in getting HD disks so I couldn't replace my ps3 without loosing high quality HD.
This really just augments my netflix by letting me rent movies without having to wait for them in the mail.
If Netflix streaming gets to good then MS will loose out on selling movies so I wonder if the netflix portion will actually stock enough good movies.
The nextflix service is more promise and potential than product for me. If you like what they have it could be a good deal for you.
Alex @ Jul 18th 2008 6:27PM
joe,
Netflix stated that using the Xbox to stream the movies wasn't going to incur any extra charges. Have you read differently?
Rob @ Jul 18th 2008 7:23PM
@Alex
I believe he was referring to MS' requirement of paying for a "Gold" membership of $50/year in order to use the Netflix streaming service.
joe @ Jul 18th 2008 7:43PM
I thought there was an extra fee on top of the regular netflix for the watch it now
phinnvr6 @ Jul 22nd 2008 1:29PM
The Netflix route with PS3 is already far better than Xbox anyway. I have it, it's $8.99 a month for unlimited Blu-ray and DVDs rentals that come to your door. And you can stream them from a computer (or PS3 if you install Linux).
Why would I wanna download HD movies for $5, or Netflix a standard def movie on Xbox when I can watch Blu-rays on PS3, it's as good as it gets.