The mathematical symbols are aligned... and they're pointing to a greater cash outlay if you want to have (
a legitimate copy of) Hulu on your PlayStation 3.
Technologizer recently discovered the highlighted line above in the source code for the Hulu website, and if correct, you'll need a
PlayStation Plus subscription on top of your
Hulu Plus one in order to stream the best brain-numbing shows from broadcast TV. While that adds up to an additional
$18 for three months or $50 annually on top of your $10 monthly Hulu Plus fee, it's not like you'll get a better deal on a different game console -- Microsoft has confirmed
Hulu will require Xbox Live Gold when it launches on Xbox 360 next year. Besides, this isn't like those janky
Netflix Instant Streaming Discs -- further down the source code, there are hints that Hulu's developing a bona fide app for PlayStation 3. See the relevant section of the code right after the break.
posted June 30th 2010 6:03PM
Who is suprised lol
@ashleythehottiest
what is the point to hulu? I mean it's only older shows and limited movies isn't it?
@ashleythehottiest
You need Playstation Plus and THEN the 9.99 a month?
wow. no thanks.
@jjasper123 And there's probably still ads.
@ashleythehottiest Penny Arcade sums this up quite nicely... http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/6/30/
@elijahblake
Hulu has shows from abc, fox, nbc and other networks the day after they first air.
@ashleythehottiest
oh oh where are those PS3 fanbois now? aren't ya going to pay up?
@nickcraze You sound quite pathetic and no, I'm not a "fanboi".
@jjasper123
I agree, what fail PS3 is becoming... First the removal of other OS, now double charge for hulu?!
Pass. Ill stick to watching things on DirectvHD.
@nickcraze Hell no!! I think Directv lowest package is $29.00/mo. Thanks but no thank Hulu and PS3
@themshill
it's been confirmed to have ads when they mentions apps for the idevices.
@nickcraze
The reason I bought the PS3 was because I was promised all the online features from Sony for free, unlike they did with the XBOX 360. Sony introduces PlayStation Plus. Am I going to pay up? Fuck no. Frankly, I'm getting tired of this console bullshit. I just bought a laptop that can play Crysis at much better than console graphics at a solid frame rate. Maybe I should just move to PC gaming...
@ashleythehottiest I support these types of ads. Apple deserves negative attention for how they responded to the error.
@jjasper123
If I'm paying for Plus I should get it for free. Same goes for Live. Maybe I would have paid for the app if I didn't have Plus/Live.
Looks like I'll be keeping my "janky" Netflix Instant Streaming Disc.
@dardub and that why I have a cable package far far less expensive
@Indefinite Implosion Sony are forcing users to "PAY" for access to a web browser that works and but is already built in?
@ALBGunner04 you couldn't be more right.
@nalanarof
You have to be freak'en kidding. Since the day the netflix service launched on Live us 360 owners have had to hear over and over how stupid we are because we pay for live and the netflix service. And how much better the PS3 is because it's all free. Well now you fanboys are in the same boat we were. So yes. We are going to enjoy this moment. And even more so if it proves true.
I'm a 360 and PS3 owner.
@admlshake
I don't pay for psn+ and I can still watch my netflix. Nice attempt at trying to stir the pot...
[/sarcasm]
@BlazeKing
Who was stirring the pot? And what did I say about netflix in regards to the PS3? Nothing. My point was, if you want hulu, you'll have to pay 2 fee's to get it. Like the 360 owners do with netflix. Something the PS3 crowd likes to throw in our face every chance they get.
Nice try though.
@admlshake
BOTH 360 and PS3 require live/plus in addition to hulu fee. Winner: tie
Only 360 requires live to access netflix. Winner: PS3
No this is not an equalizer, it just means in this instance the ps3 sucks just as bad as 360, but PS3 still has the edge with netflix.
Truthfully, Im sick of all this BS from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo is trying to sell stuff that should be free. I may skip all consoles the next generation just use a media PC with enough power for gaming.
BTW, Im a 360, PS3, and Wii owner
@soloist you know you don't HAVE to get it right?
@admlshake
"And what did I say about netflix in regards to the PS3?"
I quote you: "Since the day the netflix service launched on Live us 360 owners have had to hear over and over how stupid we are because we pay for live and the netflix service."
Nothing's changed. It's still stupid. That's the point I was making.
"Something the PS3 crowd likes to throw in our face every chance they get."
People still do this? Who is this "crowd"? Hulu plus on XBLG/PSN+ is stupid to me in general and me being a ps3 owner doesn't matter. I had a Xbox before a got a PS3 anyway. I still don't have gold either.
@ picopir8
"Truthfully, Im sick of all this BS from Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo is trying to sell stuff that should be free. I may skip all consoles the next generation just use a media PC with enough power for gaming."
That's exactly what I was getting at. It's not a console specific thing at all.
@SONYEDDIE
Duh.
The comment section is here for a reason: to express our thoughts.
We know we don't have to get it. We can also talk about how much the Hulu sucks for the execution too.
I kind of assumed this. Sony will go the Microsoft route and make all of these extra apps only avalible to plus subscribers ala gold subscribers.
@Kleptomaniac
That doesn't bother me, as I'm a gold subscriber to xbox live anyway. PS Plus, however, offers nothing I am interested in, or don't already get on my xbox. Maybe I will give this a shot in the spring, when it launches on Live.
This is the common consensus. The thing that differentiates us Gold members from Plus members, is that they have a choice. And if Playstation was the console of my choice, with the current offering of PSN+ I'd be a tough sell.
@Kleptomaniac Xbox Live you have to pay, I believe, because Microsoft houses everything on their servers, profiles, achievements, the marketplace, ect. While on the PC, you use other means. Except for steam, and Games for Windows.
Now it was only a matter of time before PSN was going to get a subscription service. Sony has lost a lot of money from the Playstation 3. It was just announced that they finally are starting to make a profit. This PSN+ is another way for them to cover their losses, and pay for their servers.
@Grubasaurus Rex
PSN hosts everything on their servers as well, as far as game-hosting both XBL and PSN uses P2P, and only some games like Warhawk for PSN uses dedicated-servers. Charging for online gameplay is dumb to begin with especially being that we are hosting our own games.
As far as this Hulu+ requiring PSN+- its silly. Sony chose the wrong service to start charging PSN+ for. Hulu+ is a rip-off to begin with- $10 a month with ads for shows that are mostly on Netflix.
I can't imagine why Netflix is free and Hulu+ isn't on the PS3.
The real reason why PSN+ however is worthless is that online-gameplay is free on the PS3. This is the ONLY reason I'm a XBL Gold member, if my friends weren't on playing I wouldn't bother paying for Gold.
You mean not just the iPhone has apps?
/sarcasm
Or you could pay $19.99 a year for PlayOn
@DPSci http://www.playon.tv/playon
@DPSci Was just about to say, yo. PlayOn and access all your Hulu and Netflix (and others) without ever picking up a disc.
@DPSci or I can connect my laptop's hdmi with the one time fee of $5 from monprice for the HDMI cable.
so, what's your point?
You know that some people pay for convenience right? That's why some people pay to have their lawns mowed or pay for carwashes, etc
@DPSci
Sounds awesome, now if only Hulu and Netflix were available in Canada.... FFS....
@xtasi Now I realize you probably just don't know what PlayOn is. But please at least look it up before suggesting it's as inconvenient as plugging in your laptop. For people who leave a computer on somewhere in the house at all times (a crapload of you, I'm sure), PlayOn gives full access from the main PS3 screen (NO loading any kind of software) to Hulu, Netflix, CBS, Comedy Central, etc.
See? That's actually pretty darned convenient.
@xtasi If you only have a laptop that might be your best solution. In my case, my desktop with playon is pretty damn convenient.
@xtasi yeah I'm fucking choking on these pointless fees from Sony and Hulu are they smoking crack?
@DPSci Will PlayOn give you Hulu Plus or regular Hulu?
@aubreyq I'd imagine either one. It currently handles logging in just fine, and if your user name is all that determines what content you have access to, PlayOn probably won't even have to change anything to make it work with Hulu Plus.
@josah That makes sense. Didn't think of it that way.
Don't give a *bleep* about Hulu, we, the NON-US citizens have other sources....
Like Eztv :P (That'll show em not to air good shows here!)
@coolicer
In the Uk we get BBC iPlayer which is you know....free
(but we still pay TV license DOH!)
@coolicer
In Canada, there's not much. Rogers (one of the major cable companies here) has an online On Demand service which allows its customers to watch TV shows for free, which is good I guess. I'm watching some Miami Vice (I've always wanted to see the series) on Hulu from Canada using a VPN (HotSpot Shield) and it works really well (fast loading). Sometimes Hulu catches an IP that it knows is a proxy, other times it doesn't. However, if companies like Hulu are going to start charging their users for content more and more, they can expect BitTorrent downloads to rise.
You know, Hulu on Xbox will almost certainly require Xbox Live Gold but there will be a different perception there. Because when you pay for Gold, you're really paying for online gaming...something most gamers want/need. So on Xbox, it won't really be perceived as you need to pay $50 a year + $10/month. It'll just be, "oh, I already pay for Gold because the online gaming is worth it to me, maybe I'll pay for Hulu as well."
On PSN Plus, the situation is different because they're already giving you the biggest part of the package (online gaming) for free and really, the rest of the crap you get for $50-something a year isn't really worth it (especially considering that the free games they give you are on a Zune-like model, where once you stop paying, they disappear). So, Hulu is the best part of PSN Plus and people are going to think of it as needing to pay for PSN Plus + Hulu.
Does that make any sense? In short, Sony will get crucified for this even though they're actually giving you more for free in the first place. *shrug*
pretty much this^
@MrAkash Exactly damned if they do, damned if they don't. The gaming industry is in a sad condition right now with extremely high demand. A monster, if you will, created by Microsoft (or rather the 360 fanboys) which is now slowly turning against Microsoft themselves. When you look at it what does the 360 have over the PS3 in terms of features - everything. Now in terms of gaming itself Microsoft doesn't have much. E3 has shown that.
@MrAkash
I disagree, while PSN+ is a new service, I like the idea of Free Games, Avatars, Themes, Beta Game Access, Early Demos, 1 hour trial of full games, automatic software update downloads. I paid $49.99 for ability to do all those things or access all those features for next 15 months. In my opinion I received $25 worth of content 1st day and will get more each and every month.
There is no question if PSN+ is worth $50 because it is for ME, I do understand that not everyone feels the same. People that play less games, or don't use their PS3 as much may not agree with me and I respect that.
Currently I am not sold on Hulu+ but I am watching current development of this topic, let's see where it takes us and if Hulu+ starts to offer more shows especially ones I like to watch it may become something I am interested in, who knows maybe Netflix will be able to add some of Hulu's content and that will solve my problem because I already have Netflix subscription.
Bottom line is that PSN+ and Live are 2 different services at this moment. PSN+ enhances current PSN offering and gives me access to more content, while Live is a must for any on line action.
The hulu apps for ios are gonna be problematic. Give a hacker/cracker a week with a jailbroken device and the hulu app and there will be torrent filled with ios optimized tv shows taken straight from the app