17 Responses to “PlayStation Video Store vs. Xbox LIVE Netflix”

1. July 17th, 2008 at 10:22 Gizmo n00b says:
   
   I rented "Darhjeeling Limited" via PSN the night the service went online. The picture was shockingly good. DVD or near-DVD quality. The movie started after a minute or so. I thought it would have buffer hiccups, like all of the trailers and videos that I attempt to watch while downloading. No problems whatsoever.
2. July 17th, 2008 at 10:51 Spriggs says:
   
   Actually, don't you have to subscribe to Netflix ($) and then also be a Gold member? That's how I read it.
   
   But yeah, the Netflix service is limited to 10k videos and DVD subscribers through the mail get at least 100k DVDs. Here's what Netflix site says about it all:
   
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   Watching instantly on your TV via your Xbox 360 will be available to Netflix members in the late fall of 2008. Watching movies & TV episodes instantly on your TV from Netflix via your Xbox 360 will be included with most plans. You'll choose from a separate, smaller library of over 10,000 movies & TV episodes. With most membership plans, you can watch as many movies from this library as you want - anytime you want - instantly on your PC or via a Netflix ready device on your TV. This will be a bonus to the DVDs you get by mail and will be included with your membership at no additional fee. To watch instantly on your Xbox 360 you will need an Xbox LIVE Gold membership.
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3. July 17th, 2008 at 10:52 DJ says:
   
   Interesting article but I think Netflix on the 360 is great way to catch missed episodes of The Office. On the other hand the selection from Netflix is very limited.
   
   I'd only rent movies/shows from the PSN store if I was desperatly bored.
4. July 17th, 2008 at 10:56 Ben Dover says:
   
   I believe that Sony has made a lot of firing power towards xbox and without a doubt its playstation yeasr to shine and without doubt playstation is standing on top in this console war
5. July 17th, 2008 at 10:59 Gizmo n00b says:
   
   The article seems to forget that the xbox already has a movie and tv video store with HD content
6. July 17th, 2008 at 11:30 Wolf26pack says:
   
   I personally would always prefer to have the physical disk in hand so don't have to worry about HD limitations. I already have upgraded my PS3 to the biggest HD available which is a 320GB HD. A couple of things I don't like about Digital Downloads are
   
   1. I don't believe you get any Special features with the download.
   
   2.When it comes to the PSN Purchases its great that you can put them on the PSP & all but if your HD get corrupted or you decide to upgrade after you will lose all your movies purchased as you cannot just redownload the movies that you bought.
   
   This is very bad indeed and I can just see how many people try out the service then run out of space and upgrade their HD or erase a movie they bought and then realize they cannot redownload it.
   Sony will soon be hearing yet again from their fanbase. I will also link you to the FAQ so that it doesn't seem like I am making something up
   
   Link:http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?message.uid=37015359#U37015359
7. July 17th, 2008 at 11:33 Gizmo n00b says:
   
   Um, you neglected to indicate, in case people do not know, that Xbox has a Video Marketplace with movies and TV already. The selection is larger (though no Sony films, except those via MGM), and is available in more countries (though by far best selection is in US). So a full comparison is really:
   
   XBox Video Marketplace + Netflix vs Sony Video Store
8. July 17th, 2008 at 11:34 Guy says:
   
   Gizmom n00b I might reread as it does state very clearly that PS3 service is similar to something x-box already has.
9. July 17th, 2008 at 11:48 katfish711 says:
   
   The author also fails to mention that many of the movie titles offered on the PSN store do, in fact, provide a choice for the purchase or rent of 480p, 720p or 1080p.
10. July 17th, 2008 at 11:58 g says:
    
    Wolf26pack:
    
    I had to reformat my hard drive and waws able to redownload all my psn network purchases. I imagine that the same would be true for the video off of PSN. It would make sense that you can use the download list to re-download everything.
11. July 17th, 2008 at 12:18 Wolf26pack says:
    
    @ G
    
    Unfortunatly that is not the case if you look at the faq provided it states you can't but if you don't think that forum post is definitive enough I will also link the Terms of Service where it states that policy.Look under # 9 Video Content 5th Paragraph.
    
    Here is the Exact quote "Downloading will be not permitted outside the Authorized Term. In addition, once the Video Content has been downloaded from PSN, you will not be able to download it again for any reason without purchase of another copy."
    
    
    Link: http://store.playstation.com/video/TermsOfService.vm
12. July 17th, 2008 at 13:58 Gizmo n00b says:
    
    Yes you still need to pay the monthly fee for Netflix to use the service on your Xbox 360.
13. July 17th, 2008 at 19:41 Gizmo n00b says:
    
    The article really seems avoid talking about the exist 360 store except in passing.
    
    Apples should be compared with apples. Live has a video store much like the PSN video store. Live has more titles but PSN has higher quality of video and the ability to purchase is nice.
    
    Netflix is something PSN simply does not do. And should not be compared with the PSN video store.
14. July 17th, 2008 at 21:28 Wayde says:
    
    The article knows Xbox LIVE Marketplace already has a video store. The competition is only limited to the E3 announcements. Microsoft announces Netflix... Sony fires back with its video store.
    
    Make no mistake however... PlayStation Video Store is not the same as Xbox LIVE. On PSVS you get to buy and transfer content to other devices. No such features on LIVE Marketplace.
15. July 18th, 2008 at 06:17 Gizmo n00b says:
    
    Here the problem with purchasing movies on the PSN. The movies cost $14.99 and include none of the special features that come on the disk. Also the movies are only DVD quality not HD. The HD movies can only be rented at this time. For $14.99, I can buy the actual DVD and get all the special features and deleted clips from the movie. Also I can watch the actual movie on any television in my house. The DVD coming out at the stores are now being made to include digital downloads. This allows you to transfer a digital copy to a media player. Sony is acting like this is something special.
16. August 11th, 2008 at 13:02 sheridan666 says:
    
    LOL "without doubt playstation is standing on top in this console war" what are you on. XBL is far better than playstations online. And game wise it has all the titles playstation is at the back of the console race.
17. September 23rd, 2008 at 00:48 starcannon says:
    
    Playstation Video Store is too expensive, unless I'm missing something; the pay per episode plan is ridiculous!
    Netflix had said they were going to make there streaming service available to the PS3, and now I can find no mention of it on their website, and Sony is offering an over priced wannabe version at the Sony Store /sigh. I never watched PPV on my DirecTV either, for the same reason. I don't really care how the content gets to me, I just want it at an affordable price. So until Netflix releases a VLC client that will keep the RIAA people happy, I guess its PS3/Yellow Dog/Virtual Box/XP/Netflix eegads thats a bunch of crud.