no plans for netflix on PS3

[Reasonable]

Infamous said:

Reasonable said:
Look, Sony is planning on competing with Netflix, its obvious. They not be partnering with them.

Sony is looking to make as much as possible from BR with those who prefer physical media, and provide its own service directly through PS3 for those who want downloads. They already have the movie store and will surely expand its capabilities to mirror Netflix.

MS has gone for speed all the time this gen so far. Get your console out first. Buy exclusives rather than build 1st part support (not complaining, its a viable alternative) and partner rather than build for media.

Sony is going the 'do it yourself' route, providing the exclusives itself for the most part, providing its own movie store, etc.

Different approaches, that's all.

It's funny how you assume something and let it off as fact. Sony is trying to push BR as much as possible, why would they allow instant-streaming when BR hasn't even caught on yet?

 

Because it's clearly in their interests and their US movie store (which they've already positioned as coming to Europe eventually) shows that as a company they are more than happy to exploit digital access.  The jump from downloads to streaming is not a massive one and will be dictated by the market - i.e. if they see they need it (which I believe they will) they will support it.

Also, BR is just one factor for Sony.  They have music/content and those divisions will want to expolit more than just BR

I really don't see any big assumptions there.  Fanboys posting that Sony will quit the console industry before the end of 2009 would be my definition of a big assumption.  I'm not claiming to be right, but I am basing my thoughts on their own statements and actions plus the movement of the market in general rather than guess or simply post what I want to happen personally.