Netflix app for PS3 will give the Xbox 360 a much needed break

Conflicting Gamers, "If you have both an XBox 360 and a PS3 like a few of us here at Conflicting Gamers, when sitting down to watch some instant streaming on Netflix you undoubtedly used the XBox, it was just easier. With Halo Reach out for a month now and the wife watching her shows on Netflix, my XBox 360 has been working double time, some night’s even triple time between movie streaming and late night gaming."

[Blaster_Master]

I already gave my 360 a break when I sold it for another ps3.

[8-bit]

I thought next year's 360 exclusive lineup would give the old box a break.

On topic, I downloaded the app today and it's sweet. I love the new layout and the fact that I can send and receive messages on PSN without pausing the content!

[ImpartialMan]

next years 360.

only game coming out?? Gears 3 nov 2011. The game was delayed because of a "business" reason. in another word, MS did not want to get embarrassed for not having any exclusives during holiday season.

till then u got kinect. Lol.

[jjacinto23]

I was trying to use the move if it is working but idk about the nav but highly it will work too just like the dualshock

[IHateYouFanboys]

"I thought next year's 360 exclusive lineup would give the old box a break."

kinda like how the PS3 exclusive lineup this year gave pretty much everyones PS3 a break.

i still have to laugh at people that think that just because Microsoft hasnt announced games for next year that there arent any lol. Sony announce games 3 years in advance, Microsoft announce them 6-12 months in advance. this has always been how they do it. theyll announce 2-3 big exclusives at E3 next year for a holiday 2011 release, and a few more before then.

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

already gave the 360 enough breaks already.

Now, PS3 Apps are breaking 360s too? That's just awesome! The power of the Cell to remotely break 360s.

[fromasterjay]

so you sold your 360 for ANOTHER ps3? ya....that's intelligent. Did you sell your Wii for a ps3 and your car for a ps3 as well?

[Mr_Bun]

I sold my 360 for a second PS3 as well. Not only was it intelligent, but a no brainer since I wasn't using my 360 for anything except to watch movies. Now I have the PS3 slim in my living room and my old fat in my office.

[Hades1337]

"Not only was it intelligent"

hahahaha

[fromasterjay]

fanboys unite! LOL

[antz1104]

How is your comment any different from the first, yet reversed and you got a lower agree rating? Shows you how biased this site is sometimes.

Oh and trading your 360 in to have a ps3 in two different rooms is not intelligent, you've just cheated yourself out of good exclusives.

[Mr_Bun]

I'll admit that I am missing out on Halo:Reach, but 1 good exclusive a year isn't worth it. As for the 2 PS3s, I have a wife and a child....I don't always have control over the TV in the living room. I guess based on your logic, your family/friends only own 1 TV and 1 car. I don't know household that has less than 2 of each.

[Syronicus]

It was the best thing I couldnhave done. Having two PS3's is great since they double as games and media devices. As for netflix, I have been using the disc since they released it and have not had a hard time with it. Now with the new app, it just gets even better. No yearly fee for Live either!

[antz1104]

@Mr Bun
No, based on my logic you went from being a multiplatform house to a single (consoles mind you, computers don't count here)forgoing the possiblility of playing future xbox exclusives unless you go out and buy another 360. You can't tell me no good games are going to come out on it in the future. So instead of just moving the system, you went out and bought a duplicate. Conversely to your argument I honestly don't know anyone that owns two of the same system.

[Mr_Bun]

I won't say that the 360 won't have any more decent exclusives, but I got tired of waiting. This year's E3 was the final straw. MS said "Look how amazing Kinect is"...gamers said "that's great, but what about non-kinect games?" to which MS replied "Look how amazing Kinect is".

You can be pissed off all you want that I traded in your console of choice, but like I said, by the end of this summer I was only using it to watch movies. The PSN store in Canada finally added the movie rental service which made the 360 obsolete in my house.

As for owning 2 of each, I was referring to Televisions/Cars....not identical consoles.

[Ju]

I got 3 of them. Well, got two kids.

Got tired of them fighting - and me waiting while watching them.

[asyouburn]

i have 3 ps3's in my house, one i bought at launch (60g), one my wife bought me when the slims came out (500g) and one i bought her (120g), and only one 360

[dc1]

For the record, we (My wife, Kid(s)and I) have three as well.
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My wife (bed room): Blueray movies, Heavy rain/Flower etc.., Hulu and Netflix (now no desk).
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My Kids (They (older son)wanted to trade in the wii): Gaming, Network Movie streaming and Netflix.
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Me: Gaming and all of the above. Trust me,.. it helps .

I may pick up the box for Fable 3. However, I was never into Halo and was never compelled to reinvest. I am pleased that the Slim is a far more reliable than its predecessor.

[Cerberus2125]

I gave my 360 to my nephew,I have my PS3,I got a Wii for the kids and an other PS3 for the wife and kids,if you don't have a family of gamers there is no way you can value having more than one of the same console,but for those with a gaming family,the wife and kids come first,and when you can't play at all because the want to play their games,having more then one console becomes a priority.

[dc1]

Wise man.
... and this has nothing to do with your (or anyone else’s) console of choice.

+plus bubs for keeping family argument free!!!

[OneSneakyMofo]

My 360 gave itself a break... literally :(

[shazui123]

LOL you sure are one sneaky mofo

[trevonn95]

u got me on the floor crying bubbles to you my friend

[ZBlacktt]

I LOL'd....srs.

[harrysmith]

I just use my Xbox360 4 chatting and everything else i do on my Ps3

[JUDALATION]

Even if its flawed as hell. Firstly the only reason the XBOX 360 verson was diskless was xbox payed for timed exclusivity for netflix... and netflix went around it by requiring a disk. Typical microsoft bullshit buying off anyone they can to bring down the competition. Any low down dirty trick they can get for timed exclusives they shell out millions to the dismay of their shareholders and fanbase alike.

Meanwhile the Ps3 has the best all around service and customer satisfaction... its nice to know that the ps3 has been spending their cash on new tec and supporting their developers to creat top noch exclusives... GT5, MAG, GOD OF WAR, KILLZONE, RESISTANCE,SOCOM, SORCERY, DC UNIVERSE, FF VERSUS, LBP, TWISTED METAL, LAST GAURDIAN, KUNG FU LIVE, AGENT,MOTERSTORM APOCO, TALES, YAKUZA, TIME CRYSIS,DEAD NACTION, AND UNCHARTED, all are just some of the exclusives coming up in the next year and a half... and what does the XboX have to play? Halo XXX and GEARS XXX, all with no dedicated servers, while all the ps3 exclusives have servers. I think I know why ps3 users hate the XBOX, but why do XBOX users hate the PS3 SO MUCH?

[niceguywii60]

Lets wait for the 360 dashboard update before we start milking this small so called victory over the 360.

EDIT

What I said offended you? I'll give you a reason to be offended. http://n4g.com/news/628530/...

Troll police says:
"Why are Xbox fanboys in here?"

Did you read the article? I found this in the 360 section.

[THC PRITCHARD]

and how will that help ?

[Lord Gunchrote]

I'm really tired of seeing you on PS3 posts. You're like an ingrown toe nail.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

It is in the 360 section. Read before commenting.

[Lyr1c]

It's hilarious how one-sided people are this gen.

(Warning: Intense Irony)
Rules of the hypocritical xbots:

1)Ignore the first 3 years the consoles were released. The "PS3 is doomed" articles were pure myth.

2)My opinion is the only one that matters. Accept it, or don't have an opinion.

3)The PS3 has no games. We have Halo.

4)Insomniac left Sony because the PS3 sucks. Bungie left MS because MS has 343.

5)Sony fanboys are all children. I'm going to play xbox live with Johnny1998 and Mark2000. They're real gamers.

6)Xbox Live is better because we pay for it.

7)Screw servers. We have cross-game chat. Hearing everyone curse at eachother is so realistic when playing Gears of War.

8)The EyeToy sucked. Kinect is REVOLUTIONARY.

9)Move sold 2 Mil in a month? Pathetic! Kinect sold 3 Mil before Christmas? TAKE THAT SONY!

10)Who cares if Sony has 12 exclusives next year? We have multiplatforms. We automatically win.

[WildArmed]

Exactly.

Because since the PS3 Netflix got Search feature, I've been using the PS3 only for netflix.

The search feature will come to the 360 in the next dashboard update.
Then I can spread my netflix love evenly.

[maniacmayhem]

Is probably the single best thing to come out this gen. Now...if only Netflix would stram some quality titles it would be even more impressive.

Even though I did have an italian horror movie weekend thanks to Netflix.

Watched The Church, Opera and New York Ripper. All crappy but good gore.

[Christopher]

You can also get Netflix on your iPhone now *continues to watch Sherlock Homes' Smarter Brother*

And you don't have to pay anything extra for it like Hulu+.

[PooEgg]

I agree, I love Netflix but it has so few good movies available to watch instantly. It is great that they added a search function but it would be better if they also added a way to remove titles that you have no interest in. I hate scrolling through piles of the same crappy movies every time I am searching for the one or two decent shows to watch.

[memphis2]

hahahaha i knew this day would come. i love my netflix on my ps3 even more now!

[sparta76]

Off topic; but how do u download the app?

[lokiroo420]

go to video on the xmb

[Troll_Police]

Why are Xbox fanboys in here?

[Moentjers]

They are preparing to switch their 360 for a PS3 after finishing Halo.

[visualb]

I guess...=|

then again, why there so many PS3 fanboys in 360 articles? =|

[Moentjers]

They are wondering what still makes the 360 sell so well...

[Ju]

There are 360 articles? I thought they were all busy playing.

[BabyTownFrolics]

all the consoles are getting updated versions of Netflix, the PS3 just got one, the wii just got one, and on n0v. 4th with the new dashboard update the 360 will also have an updated version of the Netflix app.

whats with the disgrees have I said something that is untrue?

[T3MPL3TON]

Lol.. Yay, Sonykids finally to get to use Netflix correctly, something us Xbox owners have been able to do for quite some time now... that some how turns into a victory over the Xbox? I don't think so children. LOL. If you have to make up victories, you aren't winning.

[LevDog]

Kinda like 360 fans make up a victory of having a lead of the Ps3 even though it was released first? but ignore the fact.. Ps3 has been out selling 360 since Ps3 was released

[Jeff257]

Except for you have to pay for Live on top of your netflix subscription to even use it on the 360. The Ps3 version you just have to have a netflix subscription. Anyone with a PS3 that is online can download the App and use it. Netflix is huge and with so many options not just game consoles having this option which is really the better choice? a system you have to pay more just to use the same service? or one that will work out of the box for no extra fee?

[asyouburn]

no, the 1080p streaming and 5.1 surround gives it the victory

[likedamaster]

1080p? ok

[Mr Tretton]

"Sonykids"

It could be argued that the Xbox demographic is younger than PlayStation.

[LevDog]

Why would you want to give the 360 a break? Are you scared of something happening if you use it to much?

[fromasterjay]

the classic argument.... i love it.

[antz1104]

LMAO, you'll go blind.

[XabiTheHumble]

ROFL @ the featured comments!

[antz1104]

Is the PS3 version getting the search engine as well?

[nsnsmj]

yes. though technically, the ps3 has had a search feature in netflix with the disc based version for months now. it was stealth updated a while ago.

[Blaster_Master]

Hahaha. Joeninsidious. Thats funny. While you are busy messing with your xbox live and netflix without disc, me and the ps3 clan have been playing AAA first party titles since 2007. Im sorry Halo did you say? So you guys get one game per year that isn't a third party title? Good for you buddy, Im actually happy that you have enough fun playing a couple games per year. Good for you little guy. bubz for you.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

This kills me how you sony kids think the ps3 is the only console with this update. It originated from Netflix and is the same update for the xbox 360 WITH 1080p resolution, 5.1 digital audio, plus the ability to search for content. I am in the next dashboard update beta and have had everything mentioned in this article for weeks. You guys just got an update beta users have already had on the 360.

[saint_john_paul_ii]

you sound butthurt.

[Troll_Police]

Difference is you have to pay for Netflix access and PS3 owners don't.

[Belasco]

Lets not mislead the uneducated, Netflix is not free, although PSN is.

[Mr Tretton]

Again..."Sonykids"

It could be argued that the Xbox demographic is younger than PlayStation.

[Sikct9a]

I'm loving this update. The 5.1 kicks butt.

[evildeli]

My Ps3 no longer needs a disk and offers 5.1. My 2nd Xbox just got the red ring and is being sent back to be repaired. I wish I were making this up.

[Dorwrath]

My netflix on my PS3 is always rebuffing or whatever they call it, so I couldn't give my 360 a rest even if i wanted to.

[Rip-Ridah]

It is more than likely your internet speed causing that. ESPECIALLY if you're wireless.

[Dorwrath]

No, surely not. When it streams fine on my 360, Wii or PC. The only device I have issues with it is on my PS3.

It's not wireless it's wired, changed the cables around and still I have issues.

Something to do with my PS3 FAT

[hiredhelp]

as sony has stated over the years and its motto's it does more than just games.

as for everysingle byest disagree by a xbox fanboy in here. if you dont like the topic. dont bother replying.

i made the move to the ps3. its now what nearly 3 years! never EVER go back.

dont forget we were black before you.! copy'ed our every move. firstly the

color scheme
hdmi
hdd
then you when on a late diet decided to loose few pounds go slim.
then you stuffed on a added 1stone by eating 4gb storage with the elite whats up with that sh*t what u gonna do with 4gb.
lastly you added
wifi

only without bluray. and a cpu cell. that has the potentual to do more things than a 2 core youll always get DLC. unfortunatly we have to suffer the same.

[CaptainPunch]

Just installed it today, I'm lovin' the new interface.

[SnukaTheMan]

How can anything that happens with the ps3 affect anything for the xbox 360.......talk about grasping at straws with a story....if it was the case there would be copy cat games on both sides....as it is both consoles have something different for everyone....

[Figboy]

i'd never use my 360 for Netflix streaming when they required an Xbox LIVE Gold account in order to access it.

seriously. i'd be watching Netflix on my 360 no problems if not for that.

i don't have Xbox LIVE Gold. i don't WANT Xbox LIVE Gold, so why should i have to pay for that just so i can access the Netflix that i'm already paying for?

anyway, i only fired up the new application on the PS3, but i'm already impressed with how fast and better organized it is. that, and i can finally leave my game in the console so i don't have to constantly switch them out.

[stragomccloud]

Just installed it, and watch a couple episodes of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Very nice indeed.

[BubloZX]

I totally agree with you guys in having more than 1 PS3. I own 2 60 gigs, the final fantasy edition PS3 slim, and a PS3 slim with wifi boost technology. Now whether I'm in my dorm room, my mom's house, my dad's house, or my girlfriends house I can play beyond!!! We do use the 360 Slim to play gears 1 and 2 sometimes though