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Xbox 360 Netflix Gets Some Sony Movies

Posted by Brian Leahy - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:40 PM

Last week, we noticed that movies from Sony's Columbia Pictures were not available for streaming on Netflix on the Xbox 360 as part of the New Xbox Experience.

Despite comments from Microsoft and Netflix putting the cause on licenses expiring and not any overt effort by Sony to prevent these movies from being available on the Xbox 360 everyone was a bit suspicious.

Now, most of the movies that were previously unavailable on the Xbox 360 are now available. There are a few exceptions like Superbad and Spider-Man 3.

Guess there was no giant conspiracy after all. Enjoy the movies!

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Posted by deleted_89852D5C-B766-4A6F-BFFE-930CEB21CA09 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:51 PM

Enjoy xbots considering the best movies are made by sony and you whine and moan about how the company sucks.

Posted by Indeexo - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:59 PM

how sonny sucks yeah we moan about it, you should get a life, what are you getting from this? sick self satisfaction

Posted by bleahy - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:59 PM

@mrsappho,

No.

Posted by ParanoiDave - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:03 PM

@mrsappho

I agree 100%, and I guarantee there will be a flame war; for some reason when something says PS3 the Xbox users "HAVE TO" post a comment. But, by now, I'm used to it on this site...

I've never seen a group of people so obsessed over a system they despise. If it weren't for Sony, you wouldn't be getting these movies right now. So while you 360 and/or PS3 fanboys are ahead, keep your mouths shut for once.

Posted by RedRingOfDeath (BANNED) - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:05 PM

I still don't see what the big deal is about this, I've had a Netflix account for the past 8 years and you guys sound like you just now heard of Netflix when M$ worked out this deal.

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:08 PM

Posted by mrsappho - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 12:51 PM
Enjoy xbots considering the best movies are made by sony and you whine and moan about how the company sucks.


.....you must be one dumb AZZ fanboy...beyond gaming...if you think sony produces(not makes you idiot) the best movies. you do realize theres a boatload of studios out there...you really need to pull your head out the sand kid.

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:11 PM

Posted by RedRingOfDeath - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:05 PM
I still don't see what the big deal is about this, I've had a Netflix account for the past 8 years and you guys sound like you just now heard of Netflix when M$ worked out this deal.


nice spin on it...youd be surpirsed how many people in the world still havent heard of net flix. but im sure alot of console gamers never really cared for it but know they do...so wheres the bad in that?

Posted by ParanoiDave - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:13 PM

@RROD

I only posted that because I was expecting fanboy posts, now that this is up to 7 posts, fanboys aren't far away...

Posted by deleted_89852D5C-B766-4A6F-BFFE-930CEB21CA09 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:13 PM

Darkis:

Go back to blowing your dog you stupid bastard.
If sony didn't agree for their movies to be in XBL there would be none left worth watching you f*ing dog lover.

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:14 PM

Posted by ParanoiDave - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:03 PM
@mrsappho

I agree 100%, and I guarantee there will be a flame war; for some reason when something says PS3 the Xbox users "HAVE TO" post a comment. But, by now, I'm used to it on this site...


umm...the article starts off with 360.....not ps3...so i guess your reading the wrong stuff

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:17 PM

Posted by mrsappho - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:13 PM
Darkis:

Go back to blowing your dog you stupid bastard.
If sony didn't agree for their movies to be in XBL there would be none left worth watching you f*ing dog lover.


thats your dumbazz opionion on movies. and why would sony make a lame finacial decison as not allowing movies they have rights to not sell on netflix(360) its a win win for all sides you fool. best you have to say is dog's.....yeah you do realize you have about 2 hours on the web before mommy and daddy come home and they make you do your homework...so you might want to finish playing maple story with your buddies

Posted by RedRingOfDeath (BANNED) - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:19 PM

@Darkis

You guys do know that you don't need an Xbox 3FixMe to enjoy Netflix don't you. Like I said, I've had my Netflix account for the past 8 years.

Posted by deleted_89852D5C-B766-4A6F-BFFE-930CEB21CA09 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:23 PM

Lol Darkis
You get too intimidated by me lol. You make up all this sht about how im a lil kid and maple story? WTF!? THATS WAY TOO OF TOPIC
You got this way cuz of all dat weiner in your mouth so try to lay off of it k?

Posted by Minuszero - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:23 PM

I don't use netflix. There is many streaming sites that work and it's free. But who cares they are movies not games. Movies are to be watched, enjoyed, hated....
Don't forget the pop corn!

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:27 PM

haha rrod....not group me as being a xbot. im just a gamer..i luv 360, ps3,wii, and pc...you on the other hand can olny enjoy one thing and turn a blind eye to all else regardless of what joy you can gain....you do realize theres more to life than being a fanboy?

and 'other guy' really...your parents are almost home...you dont want to get into trouble for being on the pc when they arnt home to watch you....now lets us adults have our conversation. bye bye kiddie

Posted by deleted_89852D5C-B766-4A6F-BFFE-930CEB21CA09 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:29 PM

Darkis:
If you love all 3 consoles so much, why are you so defensive of the 360?

Posted by ParanoiDave - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:29 PM

@Darkis

Sorry I wasn't specific enough, I meant anything that had to do with SONY.

Doesn't matter, that comment was supposed to be geared towards PS3 fanboys as well, not just 360 ones.

Posted by deleted_89852D5C-B766-4A6F-BFFE-930CEB21CA09 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:32 PM

Lol let us enjoy our adult conversation darkis?
When you whine and moan about how great the 360 is?
Is that what adults talk about?
Oh probably only you, cuz Im 21 retard and adults don't talk about this crap in real life stupid kid.

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:33 PM

Posted by mrsappho - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:29 PM
Darkis:
If you love all 3 consoles so much, why are you so defensive of the 360


really? hmm i was sticking up for sony in the home article last night...even for killzone 2 which is gonna be a hell of a game if just for eye candy.

thier tends to be alot more trolls trolling 360 stuff then there seems to be doing sony...and of the few xbots that do attack....folks tend to beat them back...

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:37 PM

Posted by mrsappho - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:32 PM
Lol let us enjoy our adult conversation darkis?
When you whine and moan about how great the 360 is?
Is that what adults talk about?
Oh probably only you, cuz Im 21 retard and adults don't talk about this crap in real life stupid kid
'

and? i could careless about how old your are...even less about what you think people talk about in RL( you do realize when you go onto the web...your still in RL) and if i was a retard,,,do you hoenstly think we;d be having this discussion? and so what if the 360 is great? never have i said it was the best and olny one people should have...i think all 3 are great..and im glad 'as a gamer' that they all have something differnt to offer...if all i had to look forward to was 1 console gaming would be at a end.

Posted by ParanoiDave - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:37 PM

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:33 PM

and of the few xbots that do attack....folks tend to beat them back...


Few?! Where the hell are YOU posting? Like 89% of this site's members are fanboys, PS3 or 360.

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:39 PM

Posted by ParanoiDave - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:37 PM
Few?! Where the hell are YOU posting? Like 89% of this site's members are fanboys, PS3 or 360



ima need to start reading all the comments then....^^ thats alot of fanboys....guess g4 loves the traffic lol

Posted by i_3at_ur_kat - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:48 PM

@RROD
Exactly, why is Netflix such a big deal suddenly. its like : NEW LAG EXPERIENCE IS SO COOL WITH NEXFLIX LOL CAN U STREAM MOVIES ON DELAYSTATION *which idk why its called that i see no dela on my ps3* NO LOL OL GEARS2 GOTY LOLOLOL. Movies are movies no matter who has them. and all u Xbots give me one good reason why the new Xbox Lag experience is so great. all i c are mii rip offs, ps3 theme ripoffs, and the streaming of movies umm......good look with that

Posted by evilriku - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:52 PM

Hey everyone settle down. at least now xbots have the opportunity to see great movies. Too bad they dont have Superbad though..... that was a great movie. :( Oh well i'll go watch it on PSN! :D. seriously who cares about this. this is nothing for MS fanboys to be proud of. Like all the 360 fanboys say " Its about the games" not the avatars, not the movies, the games. Speaking of games what game is coming out for 360 next year BESIDES Halo games? I seriously want to know ( and not Alan Wake we havent heard anything about that game in like a year! )

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:54 PM

3kat....lag?...funny i dont have lag at all...espically online gaming...maybe you isp service is bad???and msoft did god with the avatars(i like them way more than some gamerpic) you do realize marketing wise they are trying to pull in a bigger crowd since the casule gamer has trumped us hardcores....and ps3 theams....you gotta be joking...why dont you start saying how everything is ripping of the pc??.....nice try but man let rrod fight for sony boyz

Posted by evilriku - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:55 PM

@ i_3at_ur_kat

Accualy PSN has been doing the streaming movie thing since June, so you can add that to the list of " Things MS copyed off of other Companies "

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:56 PM

evilriku....do you want me to post another list??? thiers olny 1 halo game and a expansion btw for halo...

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:57 PM

evil you do realize msft had movies streaming before sony aswell.....and then theres the whole pc issue....get some actual info plz

Posted by staychisel (BANNED) - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:59 PM

streaming official netflix movies through xbox live is the best thing since chicken and beer.

and as the late great col. sanders once said: "i'm too drunk to taste this chicken".

Posted by evilriku - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 1:59 PM

@ Darkis

hhhhhmmmmm 360 fanboys always said that the 360 would stick by the hardcore crowd forever, I guess that was a lie. I guess MS goes wherever the money is, like I said in so many other post " it wont be long before MS wants to appel to the casual audience because thats where the money is and thats what they want."

Posted by evilriku - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:01 PM

@ Darkis

Yes darkis i realize that it was MS that did that..... with the PC! But for some reason they waited for Sony to put it on their console first. Care to explain why?

Posted by evilriku - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:03 PM

@staychisel

What is the differance between streaming movies from netflix and streaming movies from PSN. Oh thats right the names are differant. Wow go figure.

Posted by kangy3 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:11 PM

@mrsappho

sony makes all the good movies???

spiderman 3, there you have it, that movie sucked.

Posted by staychisel (BANNED) - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:12 PM

@evilriku, are you talking about movies that you pay to rent? because the marketplace has had those quite some time. i'm talking about netflix being officially integrated into the xbox live dashboard, which stream for free and are official from the movie studios.

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:26 PM

evil...msoft a company just like sony...think your forgetting what a company is out to do..make money...msoft isnt gonna stop catering to any one side...casual and hardcore...its all the same...you do realize that the guy that made ps and the ceo of sony said live would fail when it 1st came out...they said they saw no reason for online.....yeah...funny how the world changes huh?...and we were dl movies on live well before psn....like its been said netflix just got intergrated....and if sony is smart...theyll draw in the casul crowd aswell....hence why home is gonna be a killer app. i bet ya theyll be pc counterparts coming soon after

Posted by rickybibble - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:29 PM

@all of you who don't agree with everything that pops into my silly little head.

had to scroll up to the top of this window to remind myself what the actual post was about, then remembered that i could've just scrolled down about an inch (before all of you people jump at that fact like little rabid hyenas telling me that i'm retarded.)
honest truth is that i came here looking for a flame war. there is nothing more satisfying than arguing with a bunch of people who at least care about what they are arguing about. some of you have no idea what you're talking about and it's evidenced by your frequent profanity or mindless insults. Some of you have huge biases that will never EVER be changed (rrod, I’m talking about you) but its all good. i always go away feeling a little better. at least you people care. i'm a 360 fan, xbot, fanboy, whatever you want to call it. It doesn’t make me a better person, just smarter. and better with the ladies. And I smell better.

Posted by rickybibble - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:33 PM

but seriously,

the streaming netflix thing is pretty sick. it's easy to use, i can be at work and decide that there's something i want to watch when i get home, check and see if they have it for instant download and if they do (even i'll admit that the selection is rather small) watch it when i get home. i know this has been done before and xbox isn't the first. think about it this way, i already had the xbox. microsoft went and made it better. now i can stream movies. sweet. don't care if it's not the first, it does it now.

Posted by nerdyguy - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:36 PM

LIE! Superbad doesn't work!

Posted by pogmothone - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:39 PM

there is a list of 375 games comming out for the 360 on the internet. so if you guys are so worried about how many games are coming out for it next year and what they are go and google it and you can find some... enough of the "xbox had no games coming out" cause its crap

Posted by TylerDFC - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:58 PM

The fact that you have to be a Gold member to use the Netflix streaming feature is crap. MS really needs to ditch this pay service and go the free way of Sony and Nintendo.

Posted by I_RRODed_AGAIN - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:10 PM

Bu Bu But I thought xbots didn't want to watch teh moviez.
Don't they still have HD-DV...never mind.
.....Not Again!........(E74)

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:30 PM

Posted by TylerDFC - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 2:58 PM
The fact that you have to be a Gold member to use the Netflix streaming feature is crap. MS really needs to ditch this pay service and go the free way of Sony and Nintendo



it should be fior silevr for netflix....but you know what? owell....and wii's web stuff is terriable...thats one of the things nin needs a overhaul on and as for sony being free...thats thier deal to try to bring in that market share.....you need to find something creadable to use as a agrument...thats like everyone saying games should be free espically mmo/s and let those that want to pay for em do it....i hope you realize you dont go out and buy cars for free you know..

Posted by ObSoL33tSNiiPer - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:31 PM

@ ParanoiDave

i geuss you really are stupid, most every time there is a post specifically towards 1 console there will be posts from the other side...when there is a x360 post there will be PS3fanboys posting first and visa versa...personally i dont give a crap for netflix, but ALL movies should be available because its netflix

Posted by deleted_00F7AF04-F47B-4A59-BCC2-2D429C739029 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:38 PM

What movies? Netflix Instant Que sucks, The only movies you can watch are 2+ years old.

Posted by Darkis - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:47 PM

well duh coo1.....you gotta rember companys are still selling dvd wise etc...its another marketing thing you tend to know jack about and open the fanboy trap.

Posted by samr64 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:08 PM

this is stupid. mrssaphho, just shut up. You sound like an idiot continuously spewing crap.

and spiderman 3 sucked.

Posted by i_3at_ur_kat - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:16 PM

@evilriku
seriously it can?
List:
Mii
Installs (yeah we've had them so wats so great?)
Themes (pay for a background lol)
Streaming movies
Trying to make us pay for windows live on a console.

good thing ps3s are free and we dont need to buy sh.... to make em be able to read DvDs or live :)
Its all fun and games until someone gets a RROD :]

Posted by deleted_00F7AF04-F47B-4A59-BCC2-2D429C739029 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:37 PM

@Darkis, wtf are you talking about I said Netflix Instant Que sucks, whats fanboy about that? I have netflix and I know the instant que is nothing but old movies, the only way to watch new releases is to have the movie mailed to you! Thats Fact, not fanboy.

Posted by evilriku - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:45 PM

Wow watch 2 year old movies. WWWWWWOOOOOOOHHHHHHOOOOO hurry tell everyone. this is the best idea ever. I can watch FX and watch those movies instead of paying for a Live and netflix account.

Posted by sps73 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:49 PM

@thecoolest: I,ve had Netflix for a while now and i have to disagree!

Thier are some new movies with instant que, and it surely don't suck, if you cannot find plenty of movies, documentary's, and T.V. shows etc..that you like out of over 12,000 than i don't think you like movies and should not have netflix!

I think that the streaming through my 360 is great! I can Que up 10, 20, 30, or whatever amount of movies and shows that i want at a time on my 360 and watch when i want and delete when i want, no complaints here.

360 gets another WIN!!

Posted by sps73 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 5:55 PM

O, and as far as some of you claiming Sony movies are the best movies!

All i have to say is "GIVE ME A F#CKIN BREAK"

I'll just say one thing to you children: MGM, Paramount, Universal, etc....GET MY POINT!

I don't care if i ever see another sony movie as long as i live! All of my favorite movies were made by the other 3, the 3 top dogs of the movie industry!

Posted by deleted_00F7AF04-F47B-4A59-BCC2-2D429C739029 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:03 PM

sps73, you must like a lot of lame movies then, I have plenty of movies on que, thats not the point and It has nothing to do with 360, Its netflix you morons, the instant que sucks, your right they have maybe 5 newer movies but they are still 1 year or more old, just quit lying I look on my account everyday, I know what netflix has.

Posted by sps73 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:38 PM

Just because a movie is a year or more old does not make it lame or mean that it sucks!

Although i will admit that Netflix should up the selection now, considering the popularity of streaming these days!

I expect that they have that idea in thier heads due to the obvious fact that streaming all movies is how it is going to be in the future...and they need to beef up the HD selection too.

I imagine that it's just a matter of time, hopefully soon, that Netflix will make some major changes, but i am happy for now because less than ten years ago we did not have anything like this, Netflix is still a fairly new tech, give it time, one day they're will be unlimited access to all movie's all in HD!

Posted by raziel_hell - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 6:51 PM

thecoo1est@ So heroes season 3 is brand new and not even over yet and up for instant que.

Posted by ParanoiDave - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:08 PM

@xLinkinPark209x:

I KNOW THAT! I know there's going to be a post from the other side, but 99.9% of the time it's going to be started by either 1)RRoD or 2)A 360 fanboy, not PS3 fanboys.

And I'm stupid? I "geuss" you're too stupid to check your spelling before you *ahem* attempt to "insult" someone that's clearly way more intelligent than you.

And Linkin Park sucks.

Posted by slimmer - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:41 PM

The whole Netflix/360 streaming is better than a stick in the eye.

Posted by Mouth_of_Sauron - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 7:48 PM

no u

Posted by Antic1imacticKi11er - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:29 PM

Huhh... Ya Know, I kinda hoped that maybe, just MAYBE, the resulting label of "Not a Conspiracy" would make people go, "aw shucks" instead of "You F*:;$" I guess I was wrong. Oh well, I'll just have to destroy the G4 offices. Should I go Rambo on them, or just nuke their sorry a$$e$? Anyone want to help?

Posted by deleted_00F7AF04-F47B-4A59-BCC2-2D429C739029 - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:44 PM

@raziel_hell, I rest my case "Heroes" ? Isnt that show cancelled because its so weak. Look I like netflix because of the movies I have mailed to me, but in my opinion they really need to step up the instant que.

Posted by raziel_hell - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:05 PM

thecoo1est@ Yes they need to step up the instant que but it will get much more traffic proving its worth the time and effort.

Posted by raziel_hell - Wednesday, November 26, 2008 9:09 PM

thecoo1est@ I have had netflix for 2 years and never streamed on my pc.I have a tv able to but never bothered but my son also has a 360 and has watched well over 20 movies alrdy.

Posted by deleted_2EE6C52C-379C-4245-B72D-E38B6C785A03 - Thursday, November 27, 2008 8:00 AM

they have to use SONY to make money why else would they want there movies? because sony has all the good movies

Posted by samr64 - Thursday, November 27, 2008 8:12 AM

bizarro you are dumb. You think spiderman 3 is a good movie? well then i know what to get you for the holidays.

Posted by deleted_2EE6C52C-379C-4245-B72D-E38B6C785A03 - Thursday, November 27, 2008 9:21 AM

@samr64

lol na i didnt like spiderman 3 but the other movies were good.

Posted by bumblegas - Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:37 AM

@basically all the ps3 fan boys in the conversation!


Why you people beasting over Sony movies on netflix. the only good thing about Sony is EVERYTHING BUT THE PS3. come on... could use use netflix on your "black boxes"???? you guys are probably gonna whine like little bitches 9if xbox ever carries out YouTube support. they should though.

Posted by achillez77 - Monday, December 1, 2008 2:38 PM

Now Netflix just needs to get the studios to stream new releases the same day they release on BluRay/dvd or i'm going to cancel my free trial lol

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