Netflix is taking the direct streaming content service by storm offering it on a multitude of platforms. This service is a free content service that delivers movies and TV shows via devices like a Roku set-top box or XBox 360.
And now finally they are getting Playstation 3 users on board!
Sony and Netflix have announced that they are teaming to make thousands of movies and TV episodes from Netflix available to be streamed instantly to TVs via the PlayStation 3.
Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system next month at no additional cost to Netflix members in the United States who have a PS3 system.
I bought my PS3 purely to kill two birds with one stone. First was to get a next gen gaming system for myself (kids got the Wii) as well as a BluRay player.
Once I got the unit, I found out that much like the 360, I could stream media from my computer making it the central hub of my living room entertainment system.
When I found out about the Roku set-top box to stream Netflix content, I was so Jazzed. And that you could do it with your 360 was interesting but I didn’t have a 360.
And then I found out you couldn’t get it in Canada. (If anyone knows a work around I would pay the service fee for a US Netflix account gladly) So while I find this all fine and dandy, and a step in the right direction for customized entertainment content delivery, I am really hoping that one day my grand country catches up with this technology!
