The PS3 is now the most popular device for...
The PS3 is now the most popular device for viewing streamed movies and TV shows via Netflix on a TV globally, Netflix and Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) said Tuesday. The companies didn’t give specific usage data. The PC is…
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“the overall top viewing device” for Netflix content, said Netflix spokesman Joris Evers. But “this year, at times,” the PS3 “even surpassed the PC in hours of Netflix” content viewing, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said in a news release. The PS3 has also become “the primary development platform” for Netflix, it and SCEA said. The PS3 is “a natural fit for Netflix in terms of developing and first deploying our most advanced features,” said Hastings. Netflix has more than 30 million streaming members globally, it said. The PS3 was the first computer entertainment system to offer Netflix in full 1080p video resolution with 5.1-channel Dolby Digital Plus surround sound and to offer post play, second screen controls, on device sign-up, and alternate audio options including subtitles, the companies said. The PS3 is the only platform in which a new voice user interface called “Max” is being tested, they said. Early this year, Sony and Netflix expanded their partnership by bringing Netflix streaming to the new PS Vita in the U.S. PS3 users can start watching a movie or TV show via Netflix, pause it, and continue watching on PS Vita’s 5-inch, HD OLED screen.