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News PS Plus Subscribers Scoring Three Months of Netflix Free
Netflix and brill
If you’re a PlayStation Plus subscriber in North America then you may want to check your email, because there could very well be a gift from Netflix waiting for you. The platform holder’s sending out free three month subscription codes to select users, and these work even if you already have an active membership to the video...
News The Witcher Netflix Series Casts Henry Cavill of Superman Fame as Geralt
Geralt of Rivia, witcher
We don't usually cover stuff like this, but this news has raised a few eyebrows here at the Push Square office. As many of you are no doubt already aware, Netflix is making a series based on The Witcher. Regular readers will know that we're huge fans of the games -- particularly The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -- and we reckon...
News Buy a PS Plus Sub for Three Months of Netflix Free
PS Plus and chill
Sony regularly offers PlayStation Plus promotions on the PlayStation Store, and its latest offer will see you score a three month membership to Netflix for free when you add 12 months to your current subscription. The deal – which is live across Europe right now – ends on 24th August, so you’ve got about a week to take...
News Stranger Things Is Getting a PlayStation VR Experience
Put up those Christmas lights
PlayStation UK has posted a teaser on its Twitter page for an upcoming PlayStation VR experience of Stranger Things. Details are scarce with just a short video showing the Christmas lights used in the first season of Stranger Things lighting up the letters P, S, V, R in order. Other than that the tweet reads: "Feel the...
News There's Netflix Series Based on The Witcher in the Works
Geralt a load of that
Polish animation studio Platige has revealed that it's working on a new series with streaming giant Netflix that's based on The Witcher. Tomek Baginski, a respected Polish animator and director, is helping head the project. Already sounds quite promising, doesn't it? Given that Platige is primarily an outfit that specialises...
News There Will Be a PS4 Slim, But This Isn't Proof of It
Netflix reckons a 'revision' is coming this Fall
Let's get one thing straight: there's going to be a revised PlayStation 4 model eventually. Like the passing of time, it's inevitable that Sony will slim down its super machine in order to encourage early adopters to darn well double dip like puppets. We've already seen some fake photos of what this...
News Nielsen Study Suggests Gaming Is Not the PS3's Primary Use
North American consumers spending more time with other applications
The PlayStation 3 may be a games console first and foremost – but North American consumers spent more time using it for non-gaming activities than anything else in 2012. The news comes courtesy of a study conducted by Nielsen, which analysed the responses of more than 2,500...
News PlayStation 3 Is the Most Popular Platform for Netflix in the World
Connected consoles
More people stream Netflix to their televisions with the PlayStation 3 than any other device in the world, platform holder Sony has announced. Considering the sheer number of compatible gadgets and set-top boxes available, it's easy to understand why the company is shouting about the statistic. "PlayStation 3 is our largest...
Guide How to Get US Netflix on Your UK PS3
It's easy!
Netflix came to the UK PlayStation 3 recently but if you've been jealously eyeing up the selection enjoyed by your friends over the pond, salvation is at hand. Connecting your PS3 to the US Netflix library is unbelievably easy, and we're here to tell you how. First things first: this only works if you're connecting wirelessly through a...
News CES 2012: PlayStation Vita Sells 500,000 Units, Getting Netflix At Launch
Speaking during Sony's CES 2012 press conference last night, not-quite-president Kaz Hirai revealed that the PlayStation Vita has sold a respectable 500,000 units since its launch in Japan just 20 days ago
The numbers look great when stacked up like that, but it's hard to forget that the system sold just over half of that tally within its opening...
News Netflix is Coming to PS Vita
Ready your queue
Sony's executive deputy president Kaz Hirai took to the stage at CES today to announce that Netflix will be bringing its video streaming service to PlayStation Vita in the United States. Hirai added that Netflix is aiming to have the app ready for the system's launch come 22nd February. It's unclear whether Europe will see the app...
News Netflix Launches In UK & Ireland, Subscription Prices Confirmed
Looks like the launch of that PlayStation 3 application last week was an omen -- as Netflix has announced that it has officially launched in the UK and Ireland
New customers signing up to the service can get a free month's trial, with subscriptions costing £5.99 (or 6.99) per month from there on out. The slender launch content offering includes...
News Netflix Pops Up Unannounced On UK PlayStation 3s
Looks like Sony's started rolling out Netflix on PlayStation 3s across the UK and Ireland
A quick check on our own system confirmed the icon for the digital movie streaming service under the TV heading of the XMB. Clicking on the application prompts a small 13mb download. After tremendous success in North America, Netflix confirmed it would be...
News Netflix Heading To The UK Next Year
Popular US movie streaming service, Netflix, is heading to the UK next year according to a report
The company intends to start its European roll-out across the UK and Ireland "via a range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming from Netflix, as well as on PCs, Macs and mobile tablets and phones". While Netflix is remaining...
News Updated PlayStation 3 Remote Controller To Launch Later This Month
Sony's prepping an updated PlayStation 3 remote controller for "late October"
The updated device will include support for various Sony products, in addition to Netflix. In order to enable these additional functions, the peripheral will include new channel and volume buttons at the base of the unit. No price has been announced yet, but expect it to...
News Sony Go Head-To-Head With Microsoft Over Non-Game Offerings
With the announcement of VUDU for the PlayStation 3 this afternoon, analysts are getting all hot and sweaty over Sony and Microsoft's latest console battle -- the war for non-gaming applications
Gamasutra note that with Netflix, Hulu Plus and Sony's own PlayStation Video Delivery Service already available on the XMB, Sony is making the integration...
News VUDU Movie Service To Launch On North American PlayStation 3s Next Week
Variety is the spice of life
.. Or something. SCEA's announced that the on-demand movie service VUDU is set to join Netflix, HULU Plus and Sony's own PlayStation Video Delivery Service on the XMB. The service will launch on November 23rd in North America. VUDU offers over "4,000 HD movies" making it the "world's largest HD...
News Netflix Goes Disc-Free On PlayStation 3 Next Week, Introduces Dolby 5.1 Surround Sound
If you're in the the US then prepare to celebrate as you ditch your annoying old Netflix disc; the video streaming service is coming to the PlayStation 3 XMB next week
In addition to eliminating the disc, there's a brand new interface that promises a much "richer and faster browsing experience". The update will also introduce Dolby 5.1...
News Search Added To The PlayStation Version Of Netflix
Netflix has just become a touch easier to use on the PlayStation 3, thanks to the addition of search functionality
While the PS3's version of Netflix won't be going disc-less for a couple more months, it will in the least be that tad easier to use. Joystiq reports that you'll be able to sort releases by letter, aswell as being more specific if you...
News Netflix Goes Disc-Free On PlayStation 3 By October
While releasing a disc to get Netflix on PlayStation 3 as early as possible was a good move -- we doubt anyone would prefer having to fiddle about with external media when they could have an app for catching up on movies installed onto the PS3 itself
Thankfully Netflix has got your back, as they're planning to make Netflix Streaming a PlayStation 3...
News Netflix Heads To Canada-Land This Fall
Are you Canadian and in need of streamed video content? Rejoice -- Netflix has announced plans to extend into "America's hat" this Fall
The service will be streaming-only and will be coming to "a range of consumer electronics devices capable of streaming from Netflix". So the PlayStation 3 then? Probably. There's no confirmation yet, but...
News First Footage Of Netflix On Playstation 3
Youtube user Otimus is one of the first people to get their hands on Netflix on the Playstation 3
His Netflix disc arrived today, and naturally, he set about capturing footage of the new software in use right away. According to Otimus there are some issues with the service, like video only rendering at 480p, but we'll put any problems down to...
News Netflix Discs Begin Shipping Today
If you've signed up to Netflix's Playstation 3 service, then you should know that the company are shipping the discs you'll need to access the service today
Jump into your inbox to check if yours has been delivered yet. Worry not if it hasn't, we're sure Netflix have a pile to get through and will get round to you ASAP. If you haven't signed up yet,...
News Netflix Answer Pressing Questions About Playstation 3 Integration
Yesterday, Netflix announced that they are to launch their service on the Playstation 3, after a period of exclusivity on the XBOX 360
The Playstation 3 will provide free movie streaming at the cost of a Netflix subscription, substantially cheaper than the XBOX 360 which requires a Live membership too. However, the initial launch of Netflix on the...
News Megaton Of Kind: Netflix Is Heading To The Playstation 3
After a few weeks of rumours, Netflix have finally confirmed that their exclusivity deal with Microsoft is over -- they're bringing movie and TV streaming to the Playstation 3
More to the point, if you have a Netflix and PSN account, the service will be free to access. "Netflix expects to begin streaming via the PS3 system next month at no...
News Netflix On The Cusp Of Launching On The Playstation 3?
Looks like Netflix are ready to expand their service beyond the XBOX 360
The movie rental service wouldn't name the box they are planning to launch on, but Associated Press report it is one "already owned by a large number of consumers". AP speculate it could be the Playstation 3 or Wii, something Netflix has spoken about in the past...
News Netflix Want To Be On Playstation 3 Aswell
One of the big draws of the XBOX 360 is its Netflix compatibility
Often touted as the blu-ray beater, Netflix's integration is a trump card for Microsoft. Alas, Netflix are limiting themselves as a company if they are only available on one box. They know that. Speaking with Reuters, Netflix talked about their ambition to be in all video game...
