Looks like Columbia is back on Netflix 360

[twesterm]

Fumanchu said:

twesterm said:

leo-j said:
Doesnt sony own columbia pictures? This is a bad move for them IMO, its hurting the PSN because now XBL contains all of sony's movies, giving the PSN little to no advantage in the Downloadable movie market.

 

For the 100th time, Sony Pictures and Sony Gaming are two completely different entities.  I've been saying this all along.

It only hurts Sony Pictures by not letting 360 owners stream their content through Netflix.  True, it could help Sony Gaming, but Sony Pictures would rather let them both have the service.

 

I can understand that, however shouldn't someone high up enough in the Sony hierarchy be able to see that Sony Pictures offering their movies through digital distribution and on a competitors format is hurting the profitability and future success of the other divisions, namely Sony Electronics trying to get higher Blu-ray adoption and Sony Gaming PSN trying to offer a better exclusive content than it's rival in Xbox Live.

For the sake of one divisions increased revenue they're risking the attractivness and future of 2 others...hmmm interesting.

 

1. Keeping Sony Pictures movies off of Netflix won't do much for or against BluRay
2. They don't make money if they don't license to Netflix and only give away licenses for free to Sony Gaming
3. They make money if allow both to use it.
4. Letting Netflix have Sony Pictures movies stream to the 360 isn't hurting Sony Gaming, not having Netflix on the PS3 is hurting Sony Gaming.

They could be jerks and just dick over Netflix and MS but I promise you they're much more interested in whatever makes them more money and letting Netflix stream Sony movies to the 360 makes them money.  The way they see it they have plenty of other tricks up their sleeves to sell the PS3.