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[Mad Season]

HBO NOW. Not HBO GO.

Months ago they said it was coming but here we are...

 

[Tak3n]

I thought Apple had exclusive rights for a while...

 

[Cruxist]

I'd wager we'll see it on Xbox One first, and then PS4 at some point. I have no idea why it's taking so long. I'm sure HBO is still trying to tread lightly and not piss off the cable companies. That's why it's taking some time.

 

[binarymelon]

I thought Apple had exclusive rights for a while...

I think they only had 60 or 90 day exclusivity. It's been on other platforms for a while now.

 

[Neuromancer]

Probably exclusivity deals.

Why are HBO Now and HBO Go even two different things? Seems unnecessary.

 

[Tobor]

I thought Apple had exclusive rights for a while...

Long over. You can watch it on practically anything now...

https://order.hbonow.com/devices

...except PS4 and Xbox One.

 

[captmcblack]

I'm still mad there's no ESPN or FXNow on PS4...the streaming app situation for consoles sucks, IMO.

 

[atbigelow]

Probably exclusivity deals.

Why are HBO Now and HBO Go even two different things? Seems unnecessary.

Because of cable company fuckheads and HBO trying to skirt around their contracts.

As a note, HBO Now just BARELY got released for Android TV. Took forever.

 

[nillah]

TV media viewing is a cluster fuck

 

[jelly]

Never ever in the UK I gather since Sky bought the rights and extended them recently for their Sky Atlantic channel.

 

[foxdvd]

I wish they would at least give us an update on when they think it will come to the ps4/xbox one...

 

[Hamster Plugin]

Probably exclusivity deals.

Why are HBO Now and HBO Go even two different things? Seems unnecessary.

They also have an entirely separate service called HBO Nordic for Nordic countries. It's basically HBO Now without any dumb exclusivity deals. It really is unnecessary.

HBO Nordic is available on PS3, PS4 and Xbox 360 btw (not Xbox One for some reason)

 

[catpurrcat]

I'd wager we'll see it on Xbox One first, and then PS4 at some point. I have no idea why it's taking so long. I'm sure HBO is still trying to tread lightly and not piss off the cable companies. That's why it's taking some time.

You May be right! I've met a handful of people who are holding off canceling cable until they can get this on their Xbox or Ps4.

 

[TURBO1112]

Still havent heard any news about this

 

[Fafalada]

Given how broken their App still is on every platform (including iOS), I imagine porting to consoles may be too much of a challenge for them.

 

[TURBO1112]

Really thought we would have before season 6 of GoT

 

[PhatStarr]

It should be soonish. Testing of the app on the Xbox One should be starting very soon.

 

[GRIMREEFZ]

If you have HBO NOW you by default get HBOGO as far as I understand...

 

[half a moon]

Remember when you needed a disc for netflix on ps3? lol. I'm surprised X1 didn't get it exclusive last year

 

[OmegaFax]

Probably exclusivity deals.

Why are HBO Now and HBO Go even two different things? Seems unnecessary.

If you have HBO NOW you by default get HBOGO as far as I understand...

HBO Now is more/less HBO Go without needing an existing cable subscription. Go is an extension of the cable add-on package.

Sidenote:

Comcast doesn't allow their customers to use their HBO Go subscription with PS4 systems unless it's changed very recently. Very stupid thing. It's a buzzkill for many because television providers decide what you watch and what device you can watch it on.

Really expected HBO Now to be a thing by now on home consoles. It avoids the whole TV provider login thing.

 

[TURBO1112]

It should be soonish. Testing of the app on the Xbox One should be starting very soon.

How do you know this?

 

[PhatStarr]

How do you know this?

Let's just say I know a guy that knows a guy that knows a guy that works at MLB Advanced Media. They're partners with HBO for HBO Now

 

[Surface of Me]

I'm still mad there's no ESPN or FXNow on PS4...the streaming app situation for consoles sucks, IMO.

Im still salty that X1 doesnt get Spotify. I wanna say I read somewhere Sony has them locked down but IDK for sure.

 

[jeff_rigby]

Let's just say I know a guy that knows a guy that knows a guy that works at MLB Advanced Media. They're partners with HBO for HBO Now

Is this related to the Playready porting kit 3 timing on the PS4, XB1 and 2.5 on the PS3? Testing soon for release later this year first on XB1 and by October on Sony consoles?

 

[entremet]

I use an Apple TV for my media streaming stuff, but no NOW on these consoles is wacky.

 

[Mac the KNife]

Really weird that HBO Now is missing from consoles. I would subscribe today if they were available.

 

[PhatStarr]

Is this related to the Playready porting kit 3 timing on the PS4, XB1 and 2.5 on the PS3? Testing soon for release later this year first on XB1 and by October on Sony consoles?

This I do not know, but it looks like it might be coming to the Xbox one this weekend and early as tomorrow.

 

[Relix]

This I do not know, but it looks like it might be coming to the Xbox one this weekend and early as tomorrow.

Huh? Any source on this?

 

[killertofu]

What's real bullshit is having HBO Go but not being able to download the PS4 app because Comcast doesn't let you.

 

[Fluffhead14]

I ask all the time on their Facebook page. Same canned responses every time.

 

[Schryver]

How is the quality of HBO streaming these days? I remember it being shit a year ago. Not sure it's even worth subscribing if a download has way better quality

 

[LowSignal]

I guess they were listening and released it on xb1

 

[GuyKazama]

They've got three more days to get it on PS4.

 

[Megatron]

They've got three more days to get it on PS4.

Why?
Edit: oh duh, GoT. Got it. Yeah, thats unlikely. Maybe for season 7.

 

[Mad Season]

How is the quality of HBO streaming these days? I remember it being shit a year ago. Not sure it's even worth subscribing if a download has way better quality

Tolerable for sure