Hulu Plus Subscription Service Coming To 360, PS3

After months of speculation and rumors, Hulu has revealed a new subscription option for its video streaming service. The newly minted Hulu Plus (making June the launch of two " Plus" based subscription services) will allow users to stream full seasons of shows on the service (as opposed to the first five episodes) as well as watch the complete back-catalogs for older shows. 
 
The real kicker for our video game corner of the world, however, is that Hulu Plus will finally bring the service to the PS3 and 360, allowing you to browse current television releases from your cross media dashboard (or whatever it is you kids stream from).
 

1. How will the Plus service surface on consoles?
2. What will console owners need gain access to the service?

After months of speculation and rumors, Hulu has revealed a new subscription option for its video streaming service. The newly minted Hulu Plus (making June the launch of two " Plus" based subscription services) will allow users to stream full seasons of shows on the service (as opposed to the first five episodes) as well as watch the complete back-catalogs for older shows. 
 
The real kicker for our video game corner of the world, however, is that Hulu Plus will finally bring the service to the PS3 and 360, allowing you to browse current television releases from your cross media dashboard (or whatever it is you kids stream from).
 

1. How will the Plus service surface on consoles?
2. What will console owners need gain access to the service?

cool

The Hulu service better become included in PSN+, Just sayin'

TO CANADA?!?!? YES?!?!?

Nice!

My satellite TV service looks a lot more useless now.  Hopefully the subscription is reasonably priced, or else it is worthless.
 
Fingers Crossed.
 
EDIT:  Looks like the tested.com guys answered the pricing question for me.

" The Hulu service better become included in PSN+, Just sayin' "

I wish this stuff would come to the UK sometimes. 
 
Damn the BBC for sticking to it's policies and refusing to be Gold only

Get the ads out and/or put the shows up right after they air in my timezone. Then we can talk about paying for Hulu

I really hope that this doesn't require a XBL Gold Account. I don't use it nearly enough for me to feel like it's worth it, and I don't have a PS3.

There's no chance this would come to Europe, right?

Getting whole seasons would be great, I've been trying to catch up on Southland, but another subscription? No thanks. 

Cool, now I have less reason to buy cable.

btw, is that last AV Club quest bugged or something? only one I need and no unlock :|

Just keep in mind the service will cost 9.99 a month and still have commercials. 
 
I imagine they will be the same as they are now: a few 15-30 second ads. Beats the 18 minutes of adverts on network television though.
 
 http://blog.hulu.com/2010/06/29/introducing-hulu-plus-more-wherever-more-whenever-than-ever/

Major Nelson already confirmed that it's for Gold members only:  
" Hulu Plus will be available for US Xbox LIVE Gold Members only."
See, that's exactly what I said.
 
 http://majornelson.com/archive/2010/06/29/hulu-plus-coming-to-xbox-360.aspx

In which Microsoft struggles even further to prove that Gold is a shitty service.

cool! i'll totally get this. I'm not even going to buy cable when I finally move into my apt

I'm not paying 10 bucks with ads...  
 
Netflix is 10 bucks with 1 disc and unlimited streaming. They might not have everything for instant - but I can at least get the disc. The best part - no ads!  
 

 For our end users, we’re offering them the most convenient way to access their favorite shows, on devices they love, in high definition, at a fair price. For our advertisers, who allow us to keep our Hulu Plus price low with the support of ad revenue ...  

Now only if Hulu was available in Canada.

I don't understand where you get "in the next nine months" from. It just says "early 2011".  The site also clearly designates the pricing structure.

" I'm not paying 10 bucks with ads...  
 
Netflix is 10 bucks with 1 disc and unlimited streaming. They might not have everything for instant - but I can at least get the disc. The best part - no ads!  
 

 For our end users, we’re offering them the most convenient way to access their favorite shows, on devices they love, in high definition, at a fair price. For our advertisers, who allow us to keep our Hulu Plus price low with the support of ad revenue ...  

 So because of ads, it's ONLY 10 bucks... otherwise they would have to charge us 20 or 30 bucks a month guys. "

Hulu has almost nothing I like. maybe if it had comedy central and what ever network conan is gonna be on and G4. 

Between Hulu Plus and Netflix streaming, who needs cable? 
 
$10 Hulu  
 $9 Netflix 
 $4 XBL Gold (for 12-months - less if on sale) 
------------- 
$23 / month 
 
I think that's a great deal. 
 
As for ads, you'll get a TON more ads watching Hulu's shows on television.  Plus, cable is WAY more expensive that $10, and you STILL get ads.

A lot of the streaming that I do for Netflix is for TV shows.  Hulu is going to have stuff that Netflix doesn't, but the limited selection of networks isn't very promising.
 @Mystyr_E said:

" btw, is that last AV Club quest bugged or something? only one I need and no unlock :| "

I doubt I'd be paying for it with Netflix.  Would be nice if it was free for gold subscribers. 

The press release should be more honest and save themselves some words just say 
"Fuck you we want your fucking money and we want the advertisers money and Microsoft give us some money too because you want this goddamn thing gold only in your passive aggressive campaign against silver members!"

Hulu Plus $10 monthly 
Netflix Instant Streaming $9 monthly 
XBL/PSN+ $4 monthly ($50 year sub)  
  
~$23 monthly 

Just to get HBO alone costs me $15 a month on top of everything else I don't watch on satellite.

" The Hulu service better become included in PSN+, Just sayin' "

Anything that might allow me to drop my cable service down to just internet piques my interest. May be worth a try.

Still US only, huh? Rats.

I'm having a hard time seeing how this is better than Netflix's $8.99 plan. Costs more, has less content and commercials? I do see the value in current season stuff being up, but slash a few bucks off of that monthly fee and we'll talk, Hulu. Until then I'm pretty happy with Netflix.

Ad supported paid service? Why not just watch tv?

Wow, another feature of gold subscriptions that will never make it to anywhere else in the world. I like live, I don't mind paying for it - but at least roll out new features for the other million plus users not in the US.  Gold is almost $70US in Australia and we don't even have the indie games section.

Just to let everyone know that owns a PS3. This service will be for all users. Due to the fact when they introduced Playstation Plus, the stuff they are offering only looks like it's for games and discounts.

Too bad it won't be available until 2011 for Xbox 360. :(

I hope Hulu doesn't start trying to block PlayOn now.  I only need the last episode normally and PlayOn does it juts fine to Xbox 360/PS3/Wii and I already own a license for that.

" Now only if Hulu was available in Canada. "

I already canceled cable TV over a year ago because of Netflix and Hulu. Looks like I will continue to have no reason to get it again!

" Unless they bring the free version to consoles I'm not slightly interested. Seems off that they wouldn't since it's more ad exposure and a tease to buy the Plus. The fact that it seems to be $10 a month WITH ads included is a laugh. "

" I wish this stuff would come to the UK sometimes.  Damn the BBC for sticking to it's policies and refusing to be Gold only "

great news... O WAIT I LIVE IN CANADA AND WE GET NOTHING 

I can get everything I would want to see on  Hulu through Netflix, and I would not have to pay to watch advertisments embedded in my videos.

" great news... O WAIT I LIVE IN CANADA AND WE GET NOTHING  "

" @RE_Player92 said:

" great news... O WAIT I LIVE IN CANADA AND WE GET NOTHING  "

Yep. Lol are you as tired as I am of being shafted like this? We border the damn country for God sake, is it THAT much of a difference. "

" Unless they bring the free version to consoles I'm not slightly interested. Seems off that they wouldn't since it's more ad exposure and a tease to buy the Plus. The fact that it seems to be $10 a month WITH ads included is a laugh. "