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ZenfoldorVGI on 26 November 2008
Dodece said:
@Spankey

Do you not understand the difference between a subscription service, and a video store? A subscription service is a package deal. You pay a monthly fee, instead of individual rental fees. Netflix may be recognized, but there are other competing services. Many of which would greatly welcome a partnership with Sony. In fact thanks to the success of Netflix many of these services are waning. There is an opportunity for Sony to join forces with one of these smaller competitors.

 

I've had netflix and i've had blockbuster online. I must say, Blockbuster online gets my movies out to me faster, at a better rate. I've never found a movie blockbuster didn't have in stock nearly immediately, and I can trade my blockbuster online rentals in at a blockbuster store for a new release rental from that store, and they are also immediately scanned and marked as returned at the store, so a new movie is sent out. It's excellent.

Another great thing is I've had about 20 movies lost in the mail since I started blockbuster online, I just report them, and they mark them off the queue, like they don't even care if I stole them(which of course I did not). The game thing is a movie is damaged, just throw it away, click "damaged" and they immediately send you the next movie on your list.

 

Blockbuster online is the better service, honestly, all except the streaming online stuff, which I've never tried from either company.



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It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

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msnolp on 26 November 2008

It seem like sony do not have the money for netflix



twesterm on 26 November 2008

Hooray, this silly thread can die
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Spankey on 26 November 2008
Dodece said:
@Spankey

Do you not understand the difference between a subscription service, and a video store? A subscription service is a package deal. You pay a monthly fee, instead of individual rental fees. Netflix may be recognized, but there are other competing services. Many of which would greatly welcome a partnership with Sony. In fact thanks to the success of Netflix many of these services are waning. There is an opportunity for Sony to join forces with one of these smaller competitors.

 

No I don't please explain, oh great font of knowledge - oh wait you just did.

Why you so touchy?

I was just pointing out that movies are available for rent and purchase on PSN and you fly off the handle like pissed off shrew.

personally I prefer the individual fees model over the monthly susbsription one as there are many times that I am not at home to take advantage of a monthly subscription, and I'm sure I'm not the only one here who feels the same.

As for NetFlix themselves, as i've said before in this thread I have no opinion of as I cannot access their service.

 



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spdk1 on 26 November 2008

bitter much?



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ChronotriggerJM on 26 November 2008

The non-move to netflix was a VERY sensible move on Sony's part, I was honestly shocked when rumors went around that they'd be going netflix >_>;;;

Sony's needed it's own marketplace for god knows how long, hell they only create movies, music, television, and games. What I eventually see happening, is a full robust Sony store, and maybe eventually down the line they'll have they're own "subscription fee" for the movies section of they're store. It will include access to all the music, movies, and rentable games, complete with bucketloads of DRM :P But you know what, it would be about time.

Microsoft going netflix totally makes sense, not so much for Sony. Just my 2 cents anyway ^^



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Jordahn on 26 November 2008
Dodece said:
Love leads to jealousy. Jealousy leads to resentment. Resentment leads to hate. Wanting something you cannot have does not justify hating on that something...

Well, you've showed more than your fair share of hate towards most anything SONY related.  Go figure...

 



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ChronotriggerJM on 26 November 2008

Oh and just to double check what I thought I read, do you really have to be a gold subscriber to access Netflix? If that's true... man... what a hack -_-;;;



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Jordahn on 26 November 2008
Spankey said:
Dodece said:
@Spankey

Do you not understand the difference between a subscription service, and a video store? A subscription service is a package deal. You pay a monthly fee, instead of individual rental fees. Netflix may be recognized, but there are other competing services. Many of which would greatly welcome a partnership with Sony. In fact thanks to the success of Netflix many of these services are waning. There is an opportunity for Sony to join forces with one of these smaller competitors.

 

No I don't please explain, oh great font of knowledge - oh wait you just did.

Why you so touchy?

I was just pointing out that movies are available for rent and purchase on PSN and you fly off the handle like pissed off shrew.

personally I prefer the individual fees model over the monthly susbsription one as there are many times that I am not at home to take advantage of a monthly subscription, and I'm sure I'm not the only one here who feels the same.

As for NetFlix themselves, as i've said before in this thread I have no opinion of as I cannot access their service.

 

There are different ways in obtaining a movie via digital distribution giving consumers a choice. Apparently, Dodece only wants you to have one choice, and that's the 360 choice. Nothing wrong with that choice, but I agree with you that's he being touching. Maybe it's because stepping out into the light shows him that there is more that just 360 in life. People make their "choices."



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twesterm on 26 November 2008
ChronotriggerJM said:
Oh and just to double check what I thought I read, do you really have to be a gold subscriber to access Netflix? If that's true... man... what a hack -_-;;;

 

Why would you say that?  It's not like you're paying for Live or Netflix twice, you're paying for two completely different services.  You get all the benefits of Live and all the benefits of Netflixs and they just happen to work together as an added bonus.

Thinking paying for both is a ripoff is like saying it sucks you have to pay for your WoW subscription and your internet.