Netflix Adds Video Game Rentals
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Netflix Adds Video Game Rentals
Delivery service to be named "Qwikster."
September 18, 2011
by Andrew Goldfarb
Netflix will begin offering video game rentals this fall, the company announced tonight.
In a new blog post, Co-Founder and CEO Reed Hastings announced that the company's mail delivery service will be separated from its online streaming. The new delivery service is called Qwikster, and will "add a video games upgrade option, similar to our upgrade option for Blu-ray, for those who want to rent Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 games."
"We realized that streaming and DVD by mail are becoming two quite different businesses," Hastings wrote, "with very different cost structures, different benefits that need to be marketed differently, and we need to let each grow and operate independently."
Hastings released a short video detailing the reasoning behind the split along with Andy Rendich, head of Netflix's DVD operations and newly-minted CEO of Qwikster:
There will be no price changes associated with Qwikster, and credit card charges will appear separately from Netflix charges.
The service, which now has an official site, is set to launch "in a few weeks," but no additional details were given.
http://games.ign.com/articles/119/1195167p1.html
Delivery service to be named "Qwikster."
September 18, 2011
by Andrew Goldfarb
Netflix will begin offering video game rentals this fall, the company announced tonight.
In a new blog post, Co-Founder and CEO Reed Hastings announced that the company's mail delivery service will be separated from its online streaming. The new delivery service is called Qwikster, and will "add a video games upgrade option, similar to our upgrade option for Blu-ray, for those who want to rent Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 games."
"We realized that streaming and DVD by mail are becoming two quite different businesses," Hastings wrote, "with very different cost structures, different benefits that need to be marketed differently, and we need to let each grow and operate independently."
Hastings released a short video detailing the reasoning behind the split along with Andy Rendich, head of Netflix's DVD operations and newly-minted CEO of Qwikster:
There will be no price changes associated with Qwikster, and credit card charges will appear separately from Netflix charges.
The service, which now has an official site, is set to launch "in a few weeks," but no additional details were given.
http://games.ign.com/articles/119/1195167p1.html
Comments
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cheaper then GF or Redbox?
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I think Gamefly will always be cheaper in the long run, you keep the game until you beat it. Even at it's most "expensive" plan, like $29 a month, that allows 3 games out at a time. Try renting 3 new games out from Redbox until you beat 'em, you're spending more than the $29. Netflix will probably have 'em for $1-$2 a night. Which again, it's cheaper with Gamefly.
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"The new delivery service is called Qwikster, and will "add a video games upgrade option, similar to our upgrade option for Blu-ray, for those who want to rent Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 games." There will be no price changes associated with Qwikster".
I don't know how much the upgrade option is, but the standard DVD rental price is $7.99/month for one disc or $11.99/month for two disc. So even with a couple dollars extra for the "Video game/Blu Ray" upgrade...this ? would still be way cheaper than Gamefly.... and possibly RedBox just depending on the person. -
I think Gamefly will always be cheaper in the long run, you keep the game until you beat it. Even at it's most "expensive" plan, like $29 a month, that allows 3 games out at a time. Try renting 3 new games out from Redbox until you beat 'em, you're spending more than the $29. Netflix will probably have 'em for $1-$2 a night. Which again, it's cheaper with Gamefly.
depends,, redbox gotem for 2 bucks a night. winter time coming and ? go be inside more,, can beat a game in 2 days,, i play on easy mode too,,lol,,, -
"The new delivery service is called Qwikster, and will "add a video games upgrade option, similar to our upgrade option for Blu-ray, for those who want to rent Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 games." There will be no price changes associated with Qwikster".
I don't know how much the upgrade option is, but the standard DVD rental price is $7.99/month for one disc or $11.99/month for two disc. So even with a couple dollars extra for the "Video game/Blu Ray" upgrade...this ? would still be way cheaper than Gamefly.... and possibly RedBox just depending on the person.
word my ? -
Terrorist_Jones wrote: »depends,, redbox gotem for 2 bucks a night. winter time coming and ? go be inside more,, can beat a game in 2 days,, i play on easy mode too,,lol,,,
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"The new delivery service is called Qwikster, and will "add a video games upgrade option, similar to our upgrade option for Blu-ray, for those who want to rent Wii, PS3 and Xbox 360 games." There will be no price changes associated with Qwikster".
I don't know how much the upgrade option is, but the standard DVD rental price is $7.99/month for one disc or $11.99/month for two disc. So even with a couple dollars extra for the "Video game/Blu Ray" upgrade...this ? would still be way cheaper than Gamefly.... and possibly RedBox just depending on the person.
Might be cheaper *shrugs* we will see, even if it is I don't rent games anyways. MIGHT try it out though. -
Good, now I can dump slow azz Gamefly instead of paying for both Netflix & Gamefly like I've been doing since '05 nor do I need to consider Blockbuster anymore.
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aint blockbuster online still the cheapest tho?
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I received the email...but how much is netflix going to charge? I already stream to my 360 so I'm considering this as a cheaper alternative...
