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Netflix has no current plans to support PS TV
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Bigboss242
Banned
Thought this was like the vita tv. Why not just port the vita app?
Storm Raider
Banned
Probably an output/resolution type problem...? Maybe?
blame space
Banned
why is it even a matter of porting? i feel like I'm drunker than i really am.
Yes.
Just opened a Netflix chat. Maybe if enough people write in, they'll reconsider. FFS, the app already exists on the Vita.
Oh okay I totally understand what you mean, I wa thinking the same thing...not to worry though I will gladly pass this on for you okay, we have created the app and are just waiting for the manufacturers to implement that for our members...But again thanks so much for your feedback we really appreciate it.
I think because nobody wants to watch Netflix in up-res'd 540p
blame space
Banned
what the FUCK is going on
Bwana Whiskey
Neo Member
Bummer, was hoping to use this as a Netflix machine in my bedroom and rent PS3 games on it that I missed (Ni No Kuni which is not on PS Now at the moment). The wait for support begins.
hardcastlemccormick
Banned
Plenty of people still use their Wii's as Netflix boxes.
It's not a matter of porting, they're blocking everything they're not aware that is compatible and haven't got the so called "approval", even games that require no patch.
edit:
I'm pretty sure every publishers wants their working game on Vita/ PS TV but empty headed people at SCEA wants to test them before they can put them and they aren't doing it.
SwiftDeath
Member
Hmm that's interesting
Playstation TV is available for purchase in the US as of now
Looking through the reviews and assuming this one is accurate
http://www.amazon.com/review/R253CU7IX0P1BG/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R253CU7IX0P1BG\
I think the amazon link has a reference thingy but I don't know what parts to remove to make it a vanilla link just fyi
Poodlestrike
Banned
PS TV: 2014-2014. RIP in peace.
But seriously though, without Netflix, I'm kind of failing to see the point for the average consumer.
But seriously though, without Netflix, I'm kind of failing to see the point for the average consumer.
Yeah because they already have them.
It can't do 1080p anyway, so I could only see people using it for netflix if it was the only thing they had on them when traveling in a hotel.
Leafhopper
Banned
Good question.
Pretty sure 720p would be fine for most people. Don't TV stations only output their HD channels at 720p?
No, aside for a few notable exceptions like ESPN, TV uses 1080i
blame space
Banned
yeah this sentence most people can't even decipher is definitely the reason
seriously what the fuck is going on here? it's either incompetence at a crazy level or a sabotage.
Bolts-n-Rays1109
Banned
Netlfix has really been shitting the bed, IMO, lately. The XB1 Netflix app is shit after the most recent update and now this? Get your shit together Netflix.
This isn't a problem with Netflix. It doesn't have Amazon Instant or any big video streaming apps
SwiftDeath
Member
Not that it really matters but Playstation TV supports 1080i as well as 720p
http://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstationtv/faq/
http://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/playstationtv/faq/
It seems games look terrible when set to 1080i
Rest in piece in piece... hmmm. Seems like this is happening to the PSTV, unfortunately.
autoduelist
Member
it's on toasters. it'll be on pstv.
SwiftDeath
Member
Oh I could see that. Just people were mentioning that the highest output the PSTV was capable of was 720p [actually maybe it is as I can't remember the differences between interlaced and progressive]
Bigboss242
Banned
Deader than vita on arrival this is amazing.
Bolts-n-Rays1109
Banned
So, is it a Sony problem then?
Poodlestrike
Banned
Because it has Vita hardware in it and that was never meant to do so.
What qualifications do you need to work at Sony? High school diploma? Middle school? Potty-training? How do you release a device in 2014 without Netflix support, especially one that's basically a set-top box? Sony execs should thank whatever deity they pray to every night for MS dropping the ball so hard and letting them take such a huge lead this gen.
Abdul Hafeez
Member
Don't they already have a Vita version? Isn't it basically supported already?
fastest finger
Member
Remote Playing the PS4 Netflix app doesn't work on Vita so the assumption is it won't work on PSTV either.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I mean... I knew it started out as the PS Vita TV, but I didn't realize they'd just axed the screen and the buttons and threw in a few additional ports. I thought they'd incorporated the Vita guts into a conventional set top box so you could, you know, play Vita games on it.
I think the Wii version was by far the most popular for many years. I'd imagine the 360 was second most popular in the US.. PS3 probably had an advantage in Europe.
Yes, it is their fault for rushing the device out the doors, without properly checking what will be compatible and available (see removing games from list, not listing compatible games etc), without getting proper support from big video streaming giants and not properly introducing the device because so many times same question have been asked.
I believe PS3 overtook 360 fairly early on because it didn't require an extra subscription on top of the Netflix subscription.
Ingueferroque
Banned
Ksdixon bringing hope. I'd love an updated vita app too please, it's a joy to watch Netflix on the oled display.
If, as most of you say, netflix is on almost literally everyting these days, then why is it so crucial to be on PSTV? You are never going to buy this as a netflix streamer only, you will buy it based on wanting to play various PlayStation games - netflix is a bonus. So while it is clearly disappointing, it doesn't diminish the primary reason for buying it, and apparently most of you will have several other ways to watch Netflix anyway.
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