Netflix for Xbox 360 adds search in November

It didn't get a slot during Microsoft's just-concluded Xbox 360 press conference, but the Netflix streaming app will finally add one of the most often requested (and denied) features: the ability to search through the entire Watch Instantly library and add movies to your queue, right from the console. Proudly stating it's the first gaming console to let you update your queue without a computer (Roku does it too, but try playing Gears of War on that) there's no word on any Kinect tie-ins, probably the reason it didn't get any higher billing than a bullet point in Marc Whitten's 2010 letter to Xbox Live members.

Update: As a few commenters have pointed out, it appears Netflix has been beta testing search access for PlayStation 3 Watch Instantly viewers, as shown in these pics. If you'd like to get in on the trial good luck as it seems to be mostly by chance, although creating an all new account probably couldn't hurt -- and hey, your queue was getting stale anyway. [Thanks, Michael]

PlayStation 3 Netflix search

[RoberticoPSN Posted Jun 14th 2010 7:27PM]

I can already search on the PS3 so the title and claim is not accurate. I am surprised that a native app is behind a disc that I received a few months ago.

It seems as if Netflix can push out updates on the server side. The feature was not there when I originally received the disc.

FYI, Search is the left most category tab.

[Yep Posted Jun 14th 2010 7:36PM]

@RoberticoPSN Yea its pretty neat, grays out titles that are not available to stream.

[Rew Posted Jun 14th 2010 7:48PM]

Blah.

Weren't they supposed to be implementing 5.1 audio? That would've been a worthy feature to talk about.

[bohalloran Posted Jun 14th 2010 9:17PM]

WTF the ps3 has the ability to search or is it just mine?

[Yep Posted Jun 14th 2010 10:13PM]

@bohalloran mine also

[nrb Posted Jun 15th 2010 10:28AM]

@bohalloran It's just yours. Mine doesn't have the option. :(

[Instynx Posted Jun 15th 2010 2:18AM]

Umm... Yeah guys. I've had the search function on my ps3 since I first got my disc a few months ago.