http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/11/12/playstation-vue-coming-to-amazon-devices-today/
Credit goes to Loudninja for the quotes n' stuff.
Chromecast support coming later this year for iOS devices.
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PlayStation Vue hits Amazon devices, price drop announced, Chromecast coming soon
- Thread starter jwk94
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http://blog.us.playstation.com/2015/11/12/playstation-vue-coming-to-amazon-devices-today/
Credit goes to Loudninja for the quotes n' stuff.
Chromecast support coming later this year for iOS devices.
FonkyByNature
Member
Man this service needs to come to Canada. I would cut the cord right away with my cable company. But hey, they're making progress step by step.
My cable company is my lone high-speed Internet provider, I'm so stuck with the bundle
Cert.in.Death
Member
Starting to get serious. Gotta give it a fair shake now.
Sony should really just drop the Playstation moniker and call it "Vue"
Sony should really just drop the Playstation moniker and call it "Vue"
jmaine_ph
Member
Finale Fireworker
Member
This is really starting to get good.
family_guy
Member
Don't understand why it's so market limited. For different countries I'd understand, but it doesn't make sense to limit it to like 5 cities.
FriedConsole
Banned
Yeah especially since you need to usually pay the same provider for Internet and can save on a package deal.
You gotta be one of those "cable companies are evil" guys to really think this is a good deal. You can brag about it to everyone how you are sticking it to the man by "cutting the cord".
hodayathink
Member
Possibly local affiliates? It's one thing to get ABC and CBS on board in general (gets you the prime time shows), but it's another to get the specific ABC or CBS affiliate in, say, Cleveland (gets you the actual live stream of the channel, and the local news).
Nine times out of ten, that "great package deal" is a promotional offer that goes up in a year. And it doesn't include equipement renting prices (like the $5-10 a month for your HD DVR cable box).
In response to the OP, interesting that it's hitting Amazon devices and Chromecast, but not actually hitting the Android OS proper.
Or PlayStation Vue is cheaper and more convenient. You don't need to rent anything from the cable company and there aren't any hidden costs price hikes after X months/years.
PlayStation Plus subs get small discounts on the ala carte stuff, but not the packages =/
Reckheim
Member
As someone that watches sports it sucks that they don't have the TSN/Sportnet channels but I would definitely cut the cord as well. Sick and tired of Bell.
MisterR
Member
Love you know who you all get cable through. If you want anything more than the most basic of cable it's at least 70-80 a month in my area.
FriedConsole
Banned
I am in one of the Vue's service areas and I am at $100 after all the fees a month for cable and Internet. So if subtract the $70 for Vue that stilll has less channels that leaves me $30 to get Internet. I got get Internet for $30. So it is the same for less channels?
AmuroChan
Member
I didn't have cable before nor do I have any qualms with them. So your assumption is invalid.
It's a good deal for me because my work pays for my internet. The only channel I subscribe to is Showtime, for $9 a month. That's a better deal than any cable companies can offer me.
thiscoldblack
Unconfirmed Member
A $5 price drop. Hmm.
Right. Android app isn't out yet so it can't work on there.
I wish, check this out. I pay $140 a month for internet, 225 channels, HBO and stars. If I drop the TV part, my internet goes to 80 dollars, its absurd. My only option is 3mb down DSL.
Darn I would consider it if the package got a discount as I can't get a cable line down to the first floor of my home.
I just think it's funny I have a Google phone and can't use it on their own product.
How the fuck did they not push this with the Playstation TV box!?!?
If that little box had Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and PS Vue streaming capabilities (on top of the existing PS Vita and PS Classics game support), Sony could have had a direct Roku 3 competitor with actual games support... Holy fuck at that missed opportunity.
If that little box had Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and PS Vue streaming capabilities (on top of the existing PS Vita and PS Classics game support), Sony could have had a direct Roku 3 competitor with actual games support... Holy fuck at that missed opportunity.
AmuroChan
Member
I don't know if the entire NJ is included in the NYC region, but I'm in Northwen NJ and using Vue.
They don't really care about the PlayStation TV.
MrBenchmark
Member
I had the service till a month ago when they updated the program and it started working like crap stuttering and not working well. The basic package was $49.99 they refused to answer support threads with anything other than we are working on it and nothing happened the whole while still charging.
I cancelled and went back to sling on my Amazon Fire devices which works perfect.
This was my expierience on a wired gigabit network with a nighthawk router and 105Mbps connection. It had many issues and their support was horrible.
I cancelled and went back to sling on my Amazon Fire devices which works perfect.
This was my expierience on a wired gigabit network with a nighthawk router and 105Mbps connection. It had many issues and their support was horrible.
Pankratous
Member
Yeah they fucked up big time.
Man defending companies like Comcast and Time Warner by shitting on a growing group of consumers... Nice one.
FonkyByNature
Member
I guess the service will eventually come to the great north. This is the future of TV imo, the cable companies are making it harder for this kind of service to take off but they will have no choice one day or another.
Pretty sure if Sony bring PS Vue to Canada, they will have to cut deals with the big boys, TSN, RDS (french), Sports Net, YTV, Much Music, Radio Canada... so you're pretty much all covered.
RedAssedApe
Banned
still a bit high imo
720p
Quadraphonic
Member
Sling has less channels, but for $20 and being on a lot more platforms makes it vastly more useful.
This is the case still for most people. Internet by itself is still expensive.
MrBenchmark
Member
I supplement my sling for 20 with HBO now at 15 and it's perfect. And HBO now is super solid service.
I really really wanted VUE to be good but Sony support stepping on their own dicks ruined it for me and many others that have cancelled.
0.1.1.2.3.5.8.13.21.34.55
Banned
Its a shame the Vue is currently limited to so few areas.
I'd really consider it if the service was available in my area.
I'd really consider it if the service was available in my area.
That thing only did 720p. It was basically a no screen Vita.
so they just tried to get as much out of the Vita R&D investment as they could.
Check this out, starting on 11/15, if you subscribe to Vue, you get a free Fire TV Stick: https://www.playstationnetwork.com/vue/freefiretvstick/
Now all they have to do is actually get it in more cities ...
Now all they have to do is actually get it in more cities ...
Fallout-with-swords
Banned
Really want this in Canada, has all the stations I would want, assuming they would add CBC if they came here.
Cheaper than cable in my area doesn't come with a box, or the DVR fee, installation fee, don't have to deal with contracts or cancellation fees.
Cheaper than cable in my area doesn't come with a box, or the DVR fee, installation fee, don't have to deal with contracts or cancellation fees.
With Sony finally getting ESPN NETWORKS (Disney Content) and on many more devices, and slowly lowering the price..
man if they could just start providing internet...or buy an existing ISP.
PlayStation Vue, PlayStation Internet.. .bundle
with add-on services like PlayStation Now, Plus, etc.
man if they could just start providing internet...or buy an existing ISP.
PlayStation Vue, PlayStation Internet.. .bundle
with add-on services like PlayStation Now, Plus, etc.
PlayStation Security is the next logical step. now you can protect your family with the power of PlayStation.