Free Streaming Netflix on Playstation 3 Coming Soon

Well, almost free. Sony and Netflix have announced that Netflix content will be able to be streamed instantly to TVs via PS3 consoles starting next month in the US. Unlike Xbox Live, there will be no additional charges for current Netflix subscribers. To use the new service on their PS3, owners will have to insert a free instant streaming Blu-ray disc in the game console, which activates the Blu-ray disc's BD Live function. Obviously, the PS3 also needs to be online either via WiFI or an Ethernet broadband connection.

Hopefully in later implementations, the disc wont be required, but for now, it does seem to be a bit clunky, since it means youll have to get up, go find the disc, and put it in when you feel like watching a movie. Still, it's all pretty amazing if you think about it, you can now do all the following with your PS3- play high-def games, surf the net, watch Blu-ray movies, listen to music, look at photos, and download games, movies and TV shows from the PlayStation Network.

To signup for getting the free instant streaming disc for PS3 systems go to www.netflix.com/ps3. If you're not already a Neflix member, it's only 9 dollars a month, so you might as well join.