Netflix Coming To Other "Gaming Platforms"
With the 360 under their belt, it appears that Netflix is looking to tackle some other consoles, or at least that's what a recent job listing on the company's website is leading us to believe. Without mentioning specific platforms, the movie giant placed a job posting on their site for an Engineering Leader for their "Gaming Platforms" team to bring the awesome, but steadily pricier, experience to more consoles...
The gaming platforms team is responsible for prototyping, testing and building the Netflix experience for gaming consoles. We're tasked with bringing the latest generation of movie discovery and delivery technology to the gaming console platforms our growing subscribers use every day.
While this is all fine and dandy, we're still left guessing the next platform Netflix is looking to add. While the PS3 is the most obvious answer due to its horsepower, it wouldn't be totally unrealistic to think that they may be targeting the Wii's rather sizable audience. Either way, I can't wait. Ever since Netflix became available I've noticed that a lot of my 360 time has been spent watching streaming goodies and I cannot recommend the service enough to those with even a passing interest in it.
Those with enough experience and interested in applying can head on over to Netflix's job site and drop off their resume.
[Netflix Job Listings] via Gamasutra
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Posted to Miscellany on 14 April 2009
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Seems to line up nicely with the earlier stories of Netflix looking to the Wii for downloading movies.
Hey, maybe Nintendo will allow people to temporarily copy their Netflix movie to the DSi for portable viewing.
A fanboy can dream can't he?
Always have to say, with the PlayOn program and a decent computer, you can stream Netflix to the PS3 (and Hulu also).