Netflix Streaming Coming To PS3 This Year

Paying for Gold was a necessary evil for years, while the $50 hurt every year, you felt that you got what you paid for considering the offerings on the other consoles.  While the Wii is still ridiculously weak in the area of online features, the PSN has come a long way since the initial launch, and is now arguably just as good as XBL.  Netflix has been mentioned a few times as the one thing XBL had that set it apart, but that is now going to be on both, making the difference between the two that much smaller.
 
MS is going to have to address this sooner or later, especially when times are tough, paying $50 to play online on top of buying the games isn't very attractive.  Either by making Gold cheaper or adding a sizeable amount of MS points to a Gold subscription as incentive.  The fact that the 360 is the only console without a web browser is baffling, a 360 version of IE is something I'd have expected at launch, but it's something that seems to never be discussed.

People keep saying that Sony has been leveling the playing field, but it seems to me that since the price drop anything that Sony does is absolutely tilting it in their favor.  The 360 is now so much more expensive to match feature-wise to the PS3, the only advantages it still has are certain games, if you like them, and some people feel the Live experience is still better, which I don't really, especially for $50 a year.

What about Canada!?

I think I just decided to get a Netflix account again.
 
EDIT: Actually, I just did.

Good deal, now when I am gaming on my 360, my wife can stream Netflix to the TV via the PS3 instead of me having to compromise.

Maybe I would give 2 shits, if there was any chance of this coming to Poland, or actually any chance of having any movies in the PSN or something...
Then again, the 360 doesn't even have Internet in Poland so...

I've just received this meemo!

The gap between Sony and MS is almost at a close...what's going to win this console war is personal taste and exclusives...the features they both offer is almost on a level playing field.

"I may have to reconsider my decision to re-activate my netflix subscription...I wonder what package you need to take advantage of this service... "

Oddly enough, earlier in the day prior to hearing this, John and I had just been talking about how we probably weren't interested in upgrading to a gold account for the 360 pretty much exclusively for the streaming Netflix ability. Now we'll get the ability without the upgrade-- already reserved our disc.
 
Mwahaha.

I can't imagine Jeff wearing a suit ever.

and Canada is still stuck in the stone age with no ps3 netflix nor ps3 movie/video store.

Awesome! This is good news for me, I've been wanting some Netflix on PSN for a while now.  
 
And so the gap gets smaller, and smaller, and smaller...

Hopefully the increased userbase will help get a bigger selection of streamable movies. The current selection still sucks.

It sort of makes you wonder if Microsoft will blink and decide to move Netflix to the Silver side of the wall.

Hmm I bet MS knew about this early on but didn't say anything so that's why they're pushing their own instant streaming service which I must admit the quality is much better than netflix's IMO, but it's way too pricey. At least now I can use netflix on both my Xbox ans PS3 so win win I guess.

" I signed up for PS3 disc notification, even though I'll probably stick with the 360 for my Netflix needs until they properly integrate the service into the PS3 software.  I hope they have all the access that the 360 has, too.  I don't want to have to go to me PC to set up my streaming queue again.    Now how about some Hulu on either of these systems (and I don't mean the paid "PlayOn")? "

" These titles are conveniently organized into a variety of categories based on members’ personal preferences, popular genres, new arrivals and members’ individual instant Queues. Members can use the Netflix Web site or navigate directly on their PS3 systems to add movies and TV shows to their Queues."

I wonder how well netflix will stream via wi-fi. My PS3 wi-fi is super slow compared to the 360.

From Xbox 360 to PS3 what are the odds 

Sweeeeeeet! Streaming movies at terrible quality to my PS3 now. YES!

other then the party system and cross game chat, i cant think of any reason why we need to pay for xbox live when psn as all that stuff for free.

If Japanese ladies handled my discs I'd go back to Netflix in an instant!

I may have to reconsider my decision to re-activate my netflix subscription...I wonder what package you need to take advantage of this service...

I signed up for PS3 disc notification, even though I'll probably stick with the 360 for my Netflix needs until they properly integrate the service into the PS3 software.  I hope they have all the access that the 360 has, too.  I don't want to have to go to me PC to set up my streaming queue again.  
 
Now how about some Hulu on either of these systems (and I don't mean the paid "PlayOn")?

Cool news! And I agree with the last sentence Jeff!

That last sentence was awesome, Jeff, and I agree

I'm on my second play though of U2 Jeff and OMFGTHEGAMEISSTILLSOGOOD.
 
Oh and the netflix thing is pretty sweet, hope it will be available in Aus, pretty sure 360 owners here still cant get netflix :(

Awesome, because I'm too lazy to ship my movies back! 

" Sky Movies are going to make films available on 360 sometime next year in the UK, but I don't know about other regions in Europe. I guess you will have to get your own services from your own countries. "

lol what was with the last sentence so random.

finally i can use my netflix sub for more than blurays and streaming "asssscat" on my pc

" Is Netflix a USA only thing? So us UK PS3 owners will have to wait until they introduce something else right? Oh well at least I still have the BBC iPlayer :D "

Don't turn in a computer Jeff.

the whole thing about putting in a disk everytime you want to stream movies is a really big turn off, I'll try it out once they make a better solution

" Is Netflix a USA only thing? So us UK PS3 owners will have to wait until they introduce something else right? Oh well at least I still have the BBC iPlayer :D "

" sweet. except im not american....oh well ill just go watch netflix on my xbo..... oh thats right, we dont have that here either.  moving to america adds yet another +1.  Fuck uncharted2 is crazy good though...like, jesus. "