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New Xbox update removes Netflix Party streaming.
- Thread starter Macho Madness
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HawksWinStanley
Member
I never used it or planned on using it but it's nice to know it's there.
flyinpiranha
Member
Taking away features is always bad.
pharmboy044
Member
So cutting through all the snark in this thread, what do people think the legitimate reason is why this feature was removed?
Each individual in the party required a Netflix subscription so I don't see how this feature would have affected Netflix's bottom line.
Could this be a bug?
Each individual in the party required a Netflix subscription so I don't see how this feature would have affected Netflix's bottom line.
Could this be a bug?
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I currently don't have a PS3 so I kind of agree. Cutting any features is crap but this one here is one I wanted on a wider basis.
He was just pointing out the irony of a PS "purist" trying to call out MS "purists". Like, why call out yourself bro?
Probably saw that a small percentage of members used this feature so it was not worth investing for the new app.
SolarPowered
Member
This was a big feature that would actually be a selling point for the next Xbox among me and my friends. I was hoping to see it copied by Nintendo and Sony too.
I guess this makes the chances of me going Sony/Nintendo+PC even more likely.
Sometimes me and my friends would just turn on an old show like Hey arnold for kicks. It's kind of cool to just revisit something old with friends haha. Comedy movies, bad movies and shows like Southpark are also a blast in party watch.
Z_Y
Member
Probably like how a Sony purist would:
Thread: Only 1 PSN account per Vita - Cancel your preorders
Thread: My PS3 version of Skyrim is unplayable
Thread: If you have a Kinect, Get Rise of Nightmares
Awesome. lol
On subject, dont have a Netflix account and never used this feature BUT this is down right shitty because this was a cool feature that I would have liked to try out. Now I have one less reason to ever sub to Netflix.
Can't see how this feature cost anything to anybody enough to get cut like that...hopefully it is just an oversight on the new app.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
A commentator. I'm opinionated and joke like anyone else. It's not a big deal. Mind you, it wasn't me who took the time to select a few posts and embellish an opinion or perception of me. That's what offends me but I'm not here to get that serious or upset. Again, I have posted positively in MS and Nintendo's favor, those posts might not make his original quote selection look so good though
And not gonna respond to the other quote a few posts up. I'm not the one with the Halo avatar nor do I demean you for it Z_Y
I'm not insulted nor do I care. I'm sitting here with my son and morning coffee so it's not the type of discussion I want to have right now.
Post below me - I DON'T EVEN HAVE A PS3. And if you look up the amount of posts in Sony games, it's down a lot since I don't have the interest to post because I can't play them. If its sales or something Vita then yes. My original post was in the same line and serious but with jest as some were saying "it's not that important" before I stepped in.
Moving on, if you're offended or are worked up that much, PM me.
soundahfekz
Member
Probably like how a Sony purist would:
Thread: Only 1 PSN account per Vita - Cancel your preorders
Thread: My PS3 version of Skyrim is unplayable
Thread: If you have a Kinect, Get Rise of Nightmares
Even though his 'question' was obvious bait, this is Probably the lamest use of post history I've ever seen. His "console crusade" was obvious in that post.
Feature seems like it would have the occasional novelty use though
lol ok
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Did I go after him or look up his post history? Now, moving on.
Psychotext
Member
Odd fanboy back and forth aside...
...I've never used this feature, but it seemed like a pretty cool idea. A shame really.
...I've never used this feature, but it seemed like a pretty cool idea. A shame really.
Z_Y
Member
A commentator. I'm opinionated and joke like anyone else. It's not a big deal. Mind you, it wasn't me who took the time to select a few posts and embellish an opinion or perception of me. That's what offends me but I'm not here to get that serious or upset. Again, I have posted positively in MS and Nintendo's favor, those posts might not make his original quote selection look so good though
And not gonna respond to the other quote a few posts up. I'm not the one with the Halo avatar nor do I demean you for it Z_Y
I'm not insulted nor do I care. I'm sitting here with my son and morning coffee so it's not the type of discussion I want to have right now.
Post below me - I DON'T EVEN HAVE A PS3. And if you look up the amount of posts in Sony games, it's down a lot since I don't have the interest to post because I can't play them. If its sales or something Vita then yes. My original post was in the same line and serious but with jest as some were saying "it's not that important" before I stepped in.
Moving on, if you're offended or are worked up that much, PM me.
You have some issues. This is a thread about a feature being removed from a Netflix app. Read what you are writing.
Think about that for a second.
A Netflix app. damn.
PetriP-TNT
Member
I think it can be a pretty nifty feature, but it isn't that surprising really, people even want to chat with other players while playing a different game which I will never understand.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
And my post history somehow come into question. I was personally attacked because of my original post which didn't go after anyone personally. If you want to post one of those "lol ok comments then spare me that. Your response to RSTEIN was "lol awesome". It's easy to go there when I don't think you know anyone's personal interests unless you talk to them. But it's certainly easy to embellish a point with selective posts. Why not look up posts from last week or 4 years and see how positive I've been high on MS in the past and still am on certain aspects. I happen to be highly into PC right now but that's not the point of this thread. If you want to talk about it, PM
outunderthestars
Banned
i didn't use it, but I don't like features being removed from a paid service.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I think Anton basically answered the question for us. It still doesn't make sense for that feature to be taken out. Something I've always wanted on these types of services. I know we have SyncTube on PC but it's sloppy.
VeryGooster
Banned
Granted, you can watch Netflix on PS3 without needing a PS Plus account, but man the Netflix interface on it is just awful.
Sucks about the Netflix Party thing. I used it a few times. My friends and I had fun MST3K-ing Batman Forever and Mortal Kombat.
I believe this did happen, and Netflix claimed it was accidental and a glitch (after the internet grabbed their pitchforks).
Lately it is all I use my PS3 for, I absolutely hate the 360 version of Netflix.
To rub salt in the wound, I've been using the 360 version while I tested the new dash and noticed last night that it burnt the netflix logo into my plasma
fortunately my tv has a utility for that (scrolling white bars) that seems to have fixed it, I was close to a stroke...
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Lately it is all I use my PS3 for, I absolutely hate the 360 version of Netflix.
To rub salt in the wound, I've been using the 360 version while I tested the new dash and noticed last night that it burnt the netflix logo into my plasma
fortunately my tv has a utility for that (scrolling white bars) that seems to have fixed it, I was close to a stroke...
D:
What does it have the logo in the corner the whole time or something?!?!
A commentator. I'm opinionated and joke like anyone else. It's not a big deal. Mind you, it wasn't me who took the time to select a few posts and embellish an opinion or perception of me. That's what offends me but I'm not here to get that serious or upset. Again, I have posted positively in MS and Nintendo's favor, those posts might not make his original quote selection look so good though
And not gonna respond to the other quote a few posts up. I'm not the one with the Halo avatar nor do I demean you for it Z_Y
I'm not insulted nor do I care. I'm sitting here with my son and morning coffee so it's not the type of discussion I want to have right now.
Post below me - I DON'T EVEN HAVE A PS3. And if you look up the amount of posts in Sony games, it's down a lot since I don't have the interest to post because I can't play them. If its sales or something Vita then yes. My original post was in the same line and serious but with jest as some were saying "it's not that important" before I stepped in.
Moving on, if you're offended or are worked up that much, PM me.
dude, calm down, jeez. It's all in good fun.
not sure, this is not the updated version from today (I cant install it). I am assuming my kids left it at a title screen but the screen should have dimmed from the 360 plus the TV itself is supposed to be protected against it.
The top right was burnt with "netflix" and the bottom right I could see the 360 icon, the only reason I had noticed it was I turned off the 360 with the lights off in the room and the tv still on. Turned it off for like 15 minutes and it was still there, the biggest problem was now that I knew it was there I couldn't unsee it when the tv was playing anything
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'm now taking sedatives and eating pie
THANKS A LOT RSTEIN
THANKS A LOT RSTEIN
This is bullshit.
I used this all of the time with friends. We loved picking a few B movies a week and just laughing/ commenting the whole way through.
I was in the middle of a television season that I was watching a few episodes a night with a friend of mine after she moved away and we couldn't watch together anymore.
Why in the FUCK did they see fit to remove this? Was it really a burden on them to keep it up? Does it cost them in any way?
I used this all of the time with friends. We loved picking a few B movies a week and just laughing/ commenting the whole way through.
I was in the middle of a television season that I was watching a few episodes a night with a friend of mine after she moved away and we couldn't watch together anymore.
Why in the FUCK did they see fit to remove this? Was it really a burden on them to keep it up? Does it cost them in any way?
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
I never used it, thought it might be cool, but never used it.
Sucks for those who did, but I wonder how many people did actually use it.
Sucks for those who did, but I wonder how many people did actually use it.
Fuck this, me and my buddy and watching Battlestar right now and it's awesome to be able to chat with someone about the show as it goes along.
He was in the beta update and we could no longer stream, we thought it was just because of the different dashboard versions.
You are telling me this is a feature of the new dashboard and we will not ever be able to party watch any more? This is fucking bullshit!!!
He was in the beta update and we could no longer stream, we thought it was just because of the different dashboard versions.
You are telling me this is a feature of the new dashboard and we will not ever be able to party watch any more? This is fucking bullshit!!!
DJ Lushious
Member
I'm not very happy about this, either. I am in a LDR and this is a commonly used feature for our together activities. :-(
Netflix, why are you so bad now?!
DJ Lushious
Member
The more I think about this, the more information I want.
Is the OP trying to party with someone that doesn't have the new dashboard? Or is it new dashboard to new dashboard? And we are talking about the Preview Program still, so I want to cast some shadow of a doubt with so little details in the OP.
Also, I am finding rumblings that the new Netflix app for Xbox 360 has 5.1 sound. Finally!
Is the OP trying to party with someone that doesn't have the new dashboard? Or is it new dashboard to new dashboard? And we are talking about the Preview Program still, so I want to cast some shadow of a doubt with so little details in the OP.
Also, I am finding rumblings that the new Netflix app for Xbox 360 has 5.1 sound. Finally!
The Faceless Master
Member
more people watching their own stream = more bandwidth = more cost for Netflix
like how now in tveps, they show you the prompt for the next episode as soon as the credits roll... imagine how much they save when millions of people skip a minute of a video stream
I still don't see how this would indicate this party streaming resulted in higher cost for Netflix. There is little difference between 3 people streaming in a party or streaming separately other than the fact that they 3 would be synced up in a party.
Live Free or Die
Banned
good. was a useless feature anyways.
DR3AM
Member
wtf is this shit, my BFF and i watch a tv show/movie togehter almost every night. the party option is still there but when you click on it, it asks me to download netflix again.
we can just go into party chat and start the same movie at the same time i guess.
edit, i have the new dash, my friend does not, that could be the problem.
we can just go into party chat and start the same movie at the same time i guess.
edit, i have the new dash, my friend does not, that could be the problem.
lol you make it too obvious. Just because your platform of choice does not have the feature, that doesn't make it "useless".
Unhandled Exception
Member
Don't really care about this, but I do care that the new app is some laggy bullshit. Appreciate the changes to the in-video interface, though.
EteRnal PAL
Member
If anything it's an extra cost for Microsoft, but then it'd be more practical to eliminate party chat... and more importantly it'd be a dick move on their part after jacking the fees up last year. Not unless that extra $10 is divided up between a lot of people.
base shagohod
Member
Well, shit, this is the bigger story here. I love party streaming but fuck if I'm not pissed that I can't stream to two different devices at the same time.
(That is what this is saying right..?)
I stream in my room while my dad streams in his most of the time. I can't do that unless I have two DVD's out? Fuck that shit, etc.
Seems strange.
Mainly because MS has generally done the opposite this gen and generally ADDED stuff like this.
If they did this intentionally, it seems like a dumb move, but it could be a mistake. We don't have Netflix down here anyway so this basically only affects a handful or countries doesn't it?
Mainly because MS has generally done the opposite this gen and generally ADDED stuff like this.
If they did this intentionally, it seems like a dumb move, but it could be a mistake. We don't have Netflix down here anyway so this basically only affects a handful or countries doesn't it?
The Faceless Master
Member
no.
in the previous version, when the episode ended, it would put you at the episode list with the next episode selected.
in this, while the episode is still playing, when the credit roll hits for the episode, it puts the video in a PIP box and has up several options and playing the next episode is the default option. you can also go to the episode list and rate the episode.