Rumour: Hulu Plus on PS3 Requires PlayStation Plus

by Alice O'Connor, Jun 30, 2010 7:34am PDT

Related Topics – Rumor, PlayStation Plus, Hulu, Hulu Plus

Streaming video service Hulu's new console-supporting 'Hulu Plus' subscription service will require PlayStation 3 owners to also subscribe to Sony's own PlayStation Plus scheme, according to a technologizer report spotted by Kotaku.

"Note: you must be a subscriber of the Playstation Plus Network," reads a message on the Hulu Plus 'Devices' page, first spotted by Technologizer and confirmed by a Kotaku reader in the current Hulu Plus invite-only preview.

The $9.99 monthly Hulu Plus subscription brings support for streaming the service's library of television shows to devices including the iPhone, iPad and certain Internet-enabled television sets and Blu-Ray players, plus even more shows.

PlayStation Plus subscriptions run $17.99 for three months or $49.99 for a year, packing early access to select demos and betas, discounts, rotating free content and more.

Hulu Plus support comes to the PS3 in July, but isn't due on Xbox 360 until "early 2011."

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By: Deathmoth1 x Show Full Post

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Hulu is not available here in Canada, only with a US ip address (VPN). If I get the PS3 plus, will I get Hulu as well?

Jun 30, 2010 8:08am PDT

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Hulu is not available here in Canada, only with a US ip address (VPN). If I get the PS3 plus, will I get ... : Deathmoth1
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- I would guess not, we get screwed on this. That's ok as we will be good and lubed up after the HST kicks ... : jonny1speed

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By: CoreContingency x Show Full Post

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Well that doesn't give me a whole lot of incentive to stop using PlayOn and Tversity now, does it?

Jun 30, 2010 8:19am PDT

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Well that doesn't give me a whole lot of incentive to stop using PlayOn and Tversity now, does it? : CoreContingency
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By: Haymaker19 x Show Full Post

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Now if Hulu plus was included in PS Plus we might be on to something... think about it Sony... I know I would be in for sure.

Jun 30, 2010 1:43pm PDT

Now if Hulu plus was included in PS Plus we might be on to something... think about it Sony... I know I w... : Haymaker19

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By: jason bergman x Show Full Post

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I bought PSplus last night on a whim.

I regretted it immediately. Auto updates are nice I suppose, but is it just going to download tons of crap I don't want or need?

Jun 30, 2010 8:00am PDT

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I bought PSplus last night on a whim. I regretted it immediately. Auto updates are nice I suppose, but... : jason bergman
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  They are rolling Qore into Plus. Qore wasn't spectacular by itself, but could be argued that it offse... : Ebu
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    Yeah, it's not in there yet. That was a big reason why I did it. I was a Qore subscriber for the first ye... : jason bergman
    - cross game chat and music is being added too, i might jump on when that is available. : Funran
    - Not yet, but it will be fairly soon. Qore isn't a huge deal for me at all, but it's a nice bonus. : Ebu

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By: Drossvirex x Show Full Post

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Wow, if this is true, then who is really going to use it? Netflix is already much better and as a long time PS3 user, PS plus is a joke.

I've already played infamous.
I already own Wipeout HD.

I'm not going to pay $50 a year for whatever Sony deems worthy of being part of the subscription. Anything that they say is 'free' is NOT since the only way to access it is to pay the monthly/yearly fee.

The discounts aren't that impressive either.

Jun 30, 2010 8:56am PDT

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Wow, if this is true, then who is really going to use it? Netflix is already much better and as a long ti... : Drossvirex
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  I love netflix as well but all of their content is old. There's no way I can watch last weeks episode of ... : techx4
  - You have'nt used Netflix lately have you? They have done a ton of work moving much newer stuff over to th... : Bill32399

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By: wangel x Show Full Post

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If you where hoping to use Hulu to help save on costs of Cable/Sat. TV providers...

Well, I guess this just blew a giant hole right in the middle of that idea!

$17.99 + $9.99 ... hell you can subscribe to basic cable for that and get more stuff :D

Jun 30, 2010 8:01am PDT

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If you where hoping to use Hulu to help save on costs of Cable/Sat. TV providers... Well, I guess this... : wangel
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  17.99 is for 3 months, so $6 a month. So for $16/mo, if you feel you can get more stuff via basic cable,... : radioactivez0r
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    Oh my bad. I thought it was $17.99 a month, not $17.99 for 3 months. My fault, guess I should have ... : wangel
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      You still did better than the guy who claimed it was $50/month. : walker270
      
      Yea and that guy flipped out when he got called on it too. : Bill32399
  - And hell, if you sign up for a year, it's $50 / 15 (3 bonus months for at least this first time) : Ebu

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This would not be at all surprising

Jun 30, 2010 9:25am PDT

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- Agreed. I bet all future add-on features like this will be playstation plus from now on. No more free ... : Klattu

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By: busydoinnothin x Show Full Post

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Thats bullshit. I was actually thinking of getting Hulu Plus for my PS3...but I have no need for PSN Plus.

Jun 30, 2010 7:57am PDT

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Thats bullshit. I was actually thinking of getting Hulu Plus for my PS3...but I have no need for PSN Plus... : busydoinnothin
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- Same here, i was really excited yesterday now...forget it. : Silent Wolf
- these pluses all have so many minuses : pjargon
- Apparently you do! : Ebu

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