The absence of Netflix for my Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has always been a constant source of irritation for me, but we’ve just gotten word that Quickflix, essentially the Australian version of Netflix, has entered into agreement with Sony, allowing PS3 owners access to over 50,000 movies for streaming across the PlayStation Network, starting later this year.
“Having entered a streaming agreement for Sony Bravia in July we’re very excited to now extend the partnership to PlayStation via its game console platform,” said Chris Taylor,CEO of Quickflix.
“Over 1.3 million Australian consumers who own an internet connectable PlayStation 3 will have access to Quickflix’s on demand movie streaming service. This is a significant moment in the evolution of IPTV delivered entertainment in Australia and a major development for our company.”
The Quickflix library is pretty extensive, and provides a solid, more mainstream alternative to MUBI — Sony’s other independent movie service which launched earlier this year.
“This exciting agreement with Quickflix will further enhance PS3’s already strong entertainment on demand credentials across TV, games, music and now, an even larger range of movie options,” said Michael Ephraim, Managing Director of SCEA.
Sony didn’t provide a precise date, but expects that the service will be up and running on the PlayStation 3 before the end of the year.
Just in time for me to never, ever watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull again as long as I live!
Blake
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:06 PMIs this a paid service?
Drew
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:14 PMNaaaaah, they pay you to use it… What do you think?
dazza
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:27 PMyou only have to pay if you sit down and watch, if you stand up and wave your move controler its free
Rhys
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 9:41 AMOnly if your move your arm clockwise and at the correct speed, if your wave it anti clock wise it rewinds, or to fast and youll miss bits and have to go back.
TSH
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:17 PMso…. AU$12 to hire an SD episode of Seinfeld?
Drew
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:33 PMMoney well spent, I say.
Michael
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 5:49 PMAre you (they in context) fucking serious?
John
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 3:53 PMWhat about download limits, hey?
Chris
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 4:27 PMSony’s Qricocity ideo service is pretty reasonable. $AU7 to rent a HD new release. That’s what I pay to get the same movie from Blockbuster. Older releases are even cheaper..
But yes, internet speed / download limits could be an issue..
Drew
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 5:53 PM$7 a month to stream Netflix, another $7 a month for the VPN
chaoticlusts
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 6:51 PM$7 a month for a high bandwidth VPN? I must say I haven’t looked into it but I always figured getting a VPN with a decent connection plus no download limit (or a limit that matches your service) would have been a lot more
happy to be proven wrong but am just querying ^_^
Sam
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 1:46 PMhttp://unblock-us.com <- US$4.99/month.
Even better yet, they market themselves at international Netflix users, and even provide some tips on how to cheat Netflix's signup process if you're outside the states.
Add your own XBMC/Windows Media Centre box with applicable plugin and voila.
Drew
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 3:16 PMNo cheating needed, just a US VPN.
For streaming you only need name, email and credit card. No phone number or address.
Sicarius123
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 11:31 AMWow, you pay $7 at blockbuster? I pay $2 at my local blockbuster which is why I think online streaming is extremely overpriced.
Sylphier
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 4:58 PMMe renting new release HD/BD video at civid is no more than $4, and on their specials night I can get it for $1 or $1.5. Not going to spend that much on renting video.
Angus
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 5:06 PMSounds good. I’ve been using the postal service and it’s great value. As long as you watch them straight away. I’ll be keen to see what the pricing is.
smith
Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 3:01 AMYeah, I’ll be interested too. I can get 2 movies a week most weeks (timing, like you said), for $15 a month. If this is an addition to my account – sweet! If it’s not, it will depend on the price.
Alec
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 10:46 AMSo is this subscription based or do you rent individual films for a price on each one you rent?
Justin
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 5:40 PMI pay six bucks for my telstra t-box movies just because i dont want to go out and rent a movie.