The absence of Netflix for my Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has always been a constant source of irritation for me, but we’ve just gotten word that Quickflix, essentially the Australian version of Netflix, has entered into agreement with Sony, allowing PS3 owners access to over 50,000 movies for streaming across the PlayStation Network, starting later this year.
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Chin stroking cinephiles and pretentious arts students rejoice – PlayStation’s new MUBI service, which allows users to download a remarkably wide-ranging selection of art house flicks, goes live today in Australia, and looks like being the perfect compliment to the blockbuster already available on the PlayStation Store.
From Fellini to Ford. From Clouzot to Capra. And everything in between. Online movie site Mubi.com is making its way to the PS3 and bringing its fantastic library of cinema with it.