PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to watch movies and TV shows from Netflix on their TVs using the gaming platform, such as Xbox 360 owners do so from a year ago.
Sony Corp. and DeVeDe rental company is preparing to announce on Monday it will launch service next month. Pear available owners of PlayStation 3 with a subscription Nteflix whose starting price is $ 9.
Netflix allows transmissions in a wide range of devices such as digital video player Roku, televisions connected to the Internet (including Sony) and Blu-ray in addition to arch-rival PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 from Microsoft Corp. But on the Xbox, Netflix broadcasts are only available for members of the line "Gold" on Xbox Live, which pay $ 50 a year, mainly to play games online with friends elsewhere.
For Netflix Inc., the agreement opens the doors to millions of potential new customers to add to the 11.1 million it already has in America. Some 9 million PlayStation systems have been sold in the U.S., and over 25 million worldwide.
The transmission of films is an increasingly important service for Netflix but hoped to continue offering the car DeVeDe 2030. And its CEO, Reed Hastings, said that he would like the service was available for all three major gaming platforms: Xbox, PlayStation and Wii. But so far, the company has had an exclusive agreement with Microsoft.
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