Tretton said that Sony would bring even more content onto the console soon, and "keep adding industry-defining entertainment experiences to PlayStation Network each step of the way."
PlayStation claims lead in Netflix devices, adding CinemaNow to PSN
by Mike Schramm 
on Jun 6th 2011 8:50PM
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Tretton said that Sony would bring even more content onto the console soon, and "keep adding industry-defining entertainment experiences to PlayStation Network each step of the way."
Reader Comments (30)
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 8:53PM Doomzdae said
Its unbelievable because it was a bold faced lie. But I'm not surprised about that. You can't change the stripes on a Zebra. They will always be arrogant and make stuff up or fudge the numbers if need be. That's how they do business.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:01PM tallshortguy said
@Doomzdae
haha so angry. Where's your proof my fine statistician?
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haha so angry. Where's your proof my fine statistician?
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 10:24PM Someoneyes said
@Doomzdae
About half way down. Good read:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34713/Report_Netflix_On_Consoles_Leads_Bandwidth_Usage_In_America.php
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About half way down. Good read:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34713/Report_Netflix_On_Consoles_Leads_Bandwidth_Usage_In_America.php
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 8:57PM Papa Neorev said
really I have a Ps3, 360, roku, Apple tv, iphone, pc and it's the last one of those I use it on.......o wait nm I have a Wii that gets no damn love with Netflix.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:03PM (Unverified) said
I have to call BS. When I get on XBL I have at least 15 people at any given time that's watching something on Netflix. And on PSN, well never. But then again my PSN friend's list is a tenth of the size of my XBL list.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:04PM EJ A said
I'd like to see Netflix's data on this.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:06PM (Unverified) said
Wow, people are mad over this?
Posted: Jun 7th 2011 10:30AM WildYorkies said
@(Unverified) I know, even if they are lying, it's not like it's hurting anyone.
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Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:07PM DevilSei said
While I agree I'd like to see some proof
It's not terribly hard to believe. Who really wants to pay an additional 10-15 a month JUST to watch a service you already pay monthly for?
And no one uses the Wii to watch movies anyways so thats out of the equation.
It's not terribly hard to believe. Who really wants to pay an additional 10-15 a month JUST to watch a service you already pay monthly for?
And no one uses the Wii to watch movies anyways so thats out of the equation.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:09PM Hoffer said
It is possible. You need Xbox Live gold on 360 for Netflix. It is free on PS3.
I have both consoles and have used Netflix on my PS3 once maybe.
I have both consoles and have used Netflix on my PS3 once maybe.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:11PM MBMBaM fan said
I don't like having to sign in to my psn account to use netflix. But the Wii is has terrible connection issues.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:19PM leewan said
I have a lot of casual friends who bought a ps3 for bluray and now it's only use is Netflix. Most of my gamer friends use 360 more and a lot of my non-gamer friends have ps3s.
Anybody had similar or different experiences
Anybody had similar or different experiences
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 9:21PM leewan said
Its funny they aren't using numbers from Netflix, I would have thought primary bluray players as a whole would win out
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 10:30PM Cap Morgan said
Let's play math everyone!
So Netflix uses 50% of all internet traffic globally. See engadget article....too lazy to look it up.
Sony claims 30% is from the Playstation 3.
So at any given time, in the entire world, 15% of all internet traffic is going to Playstations for Netflix only.
World population is roughly 7 billion people. 15% of that is 1.05 billion people.
Sony has sold 50 million consoles give or take. Cool. Assuming 100% Netflix attachment rate (to counter-act the whole "well not everyone has internet access" argument) So .007 or less than 1% of the worlds population is using 15% of the global bandwidth just on Netflix on the PS3 according to Sony.
So actually I buy it. Why? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNh-NPkeAA
J/K they probably did this survey during the outage.............
So where am I going with this? Sony
So Netflix uses 50% of all internet traffic globally. See engadget article....too lazy to look it up.
Sony claims 30% is from the Playstation 3.
So at any given time, in the entire world, 15% of all internet traffic is going to Playstations for Netflix only.
World population is roughly 7 billion people. 15% of that is 1.05 billion people.
Sony has sold 50 million consoles give or take. Cool. Assuming 100% Netflix attachment rate (to counter-act the whole "well not everyone has internet access" argument) So .007 or less than 1% of the worlds population is using 15% of the global bandwidth just on Netflix on the PS3 according to Sony.
So actually I buy it. Why? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNh-NPkeAA
J/K they probably did this survey during the outage.............
So where am I going with this? Sony
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 10:38PM Someoneyes said
@Cap Morgan
This is prob the report they're referring to. Numbers hurt my mindbrainhead.
You smarter folks dissect it:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34713/Report_Netflix_On_Consoles_Leads_Bandwidth_Usage_In_America.php
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This is prob the report they're referring to. Numbers hurt my mindbrainhead.
You smarter folks dissect it:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34713/Report_Netflix_On_Consoles_Leads_Bandwidth_Usage_In_America.php
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 10:46PM Cap Morgan said
@Someoneyes
Right.....during the PSN network being down. As in all you could do is Netflix
It was a joke cupcake.
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Right.....during the PSN network being down. As in all you could do is Netflix
It was a joke cupcake.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 11:26PM Someoneyes said
@Cap Morgan
I concede, buttercup. People were asking for a link, so I took 20 seconds on Google to find that article. Anecdotal evidence is typically more reliable than published reports, in my experience anyway.
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I concede, buttercup. People were asking for a link, so I took 20 seconds on Google to find that article. Anecdotal evidence is typically more reliable than published reports, in my experience anyway.
Posted: Jun 7th 2011 1:32AM (Unverified) said
@Cap Morgan
The 50% of internet traffic is not true. Good job Captain Math, way to do your research.
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The 50% of internet traffic is not true. Good job Captain Math, way to do your research.
Posted: Jun 7th 2011 12:03PM Mal F4cti0n said
@Cap Morgan
"These figures are for all of North America as a whole. According to Sandvine, service providers have reported that Netflix usage accounts for as much as 55% of peak time downstream in some regions."
55% in some regions.....and that is in America only. Netflix does not have an international agreement (you cannot use Netflix overseas on foreign internet providers). Your logic, math, and statistics are all flawed, sorry.
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"These figures are for all of North America as a whole. According to Sandvine, service providers have reported that Netflix usage accounts for as much as 55% of peak time downstream in some regions."
55% in some regions.....and that is in America only. Netflix does not have an international agreement (you cannot use Netflix overseas on foreign internet providers). Your logic, math, and statistics are all flawed, sorry.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 10:47PM wenchwogg said
I wouldn't be surprised since Netflix requires a Gold account on XBL ... don't need PS+ to use it on PS3.
Posted: Jun 6th 2011 11:02PM Anarqi said
Inbel
Posted: Jun 7th 2011 12:02AM AFATALERR0R said
Lies i say!!
Posted: Jun 7th 2011 11:22AM longklaw said
I tend to use the PS3 for Netflix now because it has subtitles and surround sound.
Posted: Jun 7th 2011 12:06PM Mal F4cti0n said
@longklaw
As opposed to what else? You make it sound like you chose the PS3 because those things don't exist for other Netflix streaming services.
I use Netflix on my 360 and it is in HD video with surround sound?
My parents use it through their new Blu-Ray player with WiFi that I hooked up for them; it too is in HD video with surround sound.
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As opposed to what else? You make it sound like you chose the PS3 because those things don't exist for other Netflix streaming services.
I use Netflix on my 360 and it is in HD video with surround sound?
My parents use it through their new Blu-Ray player with WiFi that I hooked up for them; it too is in HD video with surround sound.
Posted: Jun 7th 2011 12:21PM longklaw said
@Mal F4cti0n
Of the devices that I have (Xbox 360, PC, PS3, Wii, Roku), the PS3 is the only one with both subtitles and surround sound. I didn't say anything about HD, because they pretty much all have HD.
The XBox 360 may have surround sound, but I'm pretty sure Netflix on the Xbox 360 doesn't output in surround sound, only stereo.
I know that the Wii and PC versions support subtitles, but I don't like using them to watch Netflix.
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Of the devices that I have (Xbox 360, PC, PS3, Wii, Roku), the PS3 is the only one with both subtitles and surround sound. I didn't say anything about HD, because they pretty much all have HD.
The XBox 360 may have surround sound, but I'm pretty sure Netflix on the Xbox 360 doesn't output in surround sound, only stereo.
I know that the Wii and PC versions support subtitles, but I don't like using them to watch Netflix.
Posted: Jun 7th 2011 1:48PM KentBrockman said
What's so hard to believe? You don't need to pay an extra subscription fee to use it on PS3 and the system itself is much quieter and therefore more pleasant to use for watching video.
