Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that Netflix for Playstation 3 will no longer require a disc starting October 18, 2010. A few other features have been added as well. Here are the bullet points from the press release:
- Movies and TV shows from Netflix will be accessible from PS3’s XMB menu under a new Netflix icon under the Video category. To access Netflix, PS3 owners will need to sign-in with their PlayStation®Network account.
- Support for Dolby Digital Plus 5.1-channel surround sound will enable users to experience premium-quality audio.
- A new user interface, including the recently added search functionality, will deliver a much richer and faster browsing experience, making it easier to find the specific titles you’re looking for or to discover new content.
- Some movies and TV shows will be viewable in 1080i resolution, offering an enhanced visual experience as more consumers adopt HDTVs.
- The amount of time to start playback will be improved.
- An increasing number of movies and TV shows will be viewable with subtitles or alternate audio tracks.
This is certainly more convenient than using a silly disc, but I mostly posted this story because the word discless sounds funny.
that means that the wii one shouldn't be far behind, possibly next month. my gf will be happy about that one.
5.1 surround! Nice! Exactly what was missing, for me at least.
Haha discless!