Tired of popping slotting a disc into your PS3 every time you want to watch a streaming Netflix movie or TV show? Soon you won't have to, as the online video rental service has plans to make Netflix Instant Streaming a native PS3 application by the end of October.

In delivering his company's Q2 2010 financial results, CEO Reed Hastings stated, "Before our next [earnings] call in October, we expect to be launching a major new version of our Sony PS3 user interface which doesn't require a disc, and is dynamically updated continuously with the latest Netflix UI improvements."

So, there you have it. When contacted for comment, PS3's Hulu Plus app said that it "welcomes the competition for media streaming on PS3 ... and prime placement on the XMB."

http://www.joystiq.com/playstation/

sweet!

Finally. Tired of having to fire up my X360 to watch netflix (its the only use the box gets).

as i was saying before my internet dropped out....

sweet! now only if i had reliable home internet.

If only we have this here in AU.....

I never understood why that program wasnt DLC. I wonder if the same thing will happen to the Wii's version of the service.

Think MS had a exclusive deal with NetFlix.

In my opinion Sony is being dumb and should make their own service of video streaming. They have:

• Bravia TVs
• PS3
• Sony Music
• Columbia pictures

I don't even know why it required a disc in the first place.

It was b/c MS signed a 2 year exclusive agreement with netflix......the disc thing was a way to get around that legality while offering the service. 

a small inconvieniece but still good all the same. Also kind of glad that they are going to change the interface. :)