Sunday Ticket and PS3
 

Ok guys, Sunday Ticket is going to be available for PS3 owners. Either $350 if your a non directv memeber, or only $50 if you have directv. Sweet deal for those that have a PS3 and DirecTV.

[url=http://dvice.com/archives/2011/08/nfl-sunday-tick-1.php]NFL Sunday Ticket coming to the PS3 | DVICE[/url]

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WOO HOO you gotta be kidding me! Thats the best news I have heard in a long time I will be able to watch the Skins and I wont have to watch Buffalo 16 times a year!!! Thank god!

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Keep in mind you still need the sunday ticket.

[QUOTE]The price for the package for subscribers is $50. If you are a non-subscriber, the price might give you more than a little sticker shock. You will need to shell out $339.95 to access the NFL Sunday Ticket on your PS3. That means a single season of the NFL will cost you more than you can get a new PS3 for.

[url=http://www.slashgear.com/directv-nfl-sunday-ticket-hits-ps3-for-subscribers-and-non-subscribers-18172657/]DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket hits PS3 for subscribers and non-subscribers - SlashGear[/url][/QUOTE]

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I know! I can't believe it. For the playstation to get this over the Xbox is crazy! I'm glad I wont have to watch the Panthers at all! Wooooo!

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Already being discussed in the Sunday ticket thread but probably a good idea to have a new thread on it anyway. Curious to see if it's an exclusive deal, and what they might do to differentiate the experience

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[quote=SmootSmack;824340]Already being discussed in the Sunday ticket thread but probably a good idea to have a new thread on it anyway. Curious to see if it's an exclusive deal, and what they might do to differentiate the experience[/quote]


Since I won't be dropping $350 on this, Iam more pumped to to see the ESPN on 360 when it comes out.

SS what will be streaming on that 360 ESPN? Like will we be able to watch Monday Night Football on it?

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Not yet. If you have gold membership and your affiliate is partnered with us you'll get all of ESPN3's live and replay content. Plus all gold members get video highlights. Time Warner, Bright House, and Verizon tv subscribers will get MNF on their laptops and tablet devices.

Working on more stuff for the future, but they're extremely complicated negotiations. But that's why they pay me the "big bucks". Meeting with the NFL this afternoon in fact to continue discussions.

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I really don't get the advantage here as a subscriber. I have DirectTV/Sunday Tickit and a PS3, all of my televsions have a reciever. It's not like I have a TV sitting in the closet just waiting for the $5/10 price for an additional reciever to go down. I am already a little more than aggrevated that a new subcriber gets the Ticket for free, but they want me to pay another $50 to access it from my PS3.

It makes no sense for non-subcribers that REALLY want the ticket when the get it free for a year. They can by another PS3 and two games with what they saved for just switching providers.


@mredskins - *nm SS covered it. Which if you can somehow negotiate regional access from anywhere, to specifically the greater Washington D.C. metropolitan area, you would be my favorite person ever.

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For subscribers I guess if you have a TV without a receiver it makes sense.

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Finally a reason to actually own a PS3 lol.

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339.95 is actually reasonable for not having to go to direct TV and getting all of the Redskins games!!!!

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[quote=Mattyk;824356]For subscribers I guess if you have a TV without a receiver it makes sense.[/quote]

An extra reciever is only $5/month. Hell, I have had a reciever waiting on a TV for months now. I know everyones situation is not mine, but I really see this only being beneficial to a handful of people. Enough of being a Debbie Downer, I hope somone finds the service to be useful.

@Jontrem-I guess I see that point for a non-sub. Not having to break apart a bundle or your contract with your current provider and being able to get the ticket makes sense. I really wanted this to be cooler for ME I guess. I get the thanks for being a loyal customer since 07 but a customer since last month gets the Ticket and all movie channels for a year for free crap just irks me. They have me where they want me and they know it.

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I don't see any benefit to this. You still have to shell out a king's ransom for the Sunday Ticket, then they make you pay out an extra $50 just to play it on your PS3? And then, I suppose it's streaming through your internet hook of your PS3, which means that HD picture is eating up a lot of bandwidth. Maybe I'm wrong on that, I don't know.

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[quote=Player_HTTR;824364]An extra reciever is only $5/month. Hell, I have had a reciever waiting on a TV for months now. I know everyones situation is not mine, but I really see this only being beneficial to a handful of people. Enough of being a Debbie Downer, I hope somone finds the service to be useful.

@Jontrem-I guess I see that point for a non-sub. Not having to break apart a bundle or your contract with your current provider and being able to get the ticket makes sense. I really wanted this to be cooler for ME I guess. I get the thanks for being a loyal customer since 07 but a customer since last month gets the Ticket and all movie channels for a year for free crap just irks me. They have me where they want me and they know it.[/quote]

You have to play the game. I disconnected from DirecTV shortly after last football season because it was getting way too expensive. I knew it was going to go up after the promotional period, but it seemed like it went up a lot more than what I had factored it out to be. I tried reducing my satellite package, but that only saved me about $10. I actually was just fine without it until this football season, and so I took advantage of the reconnect deals they were sending me through the mail.

I do agree with you. DTV does need to throw a bone to those loyal customers who have it for years and puts up with those high prices. If the NFL could ever negotiate with the other satellite and cable companies to provide options similar to the NFL Sunday Ticket, then you guys would have some major options of playing the satellite companies against each other.

I'm lucky in that I currently live in a city in which the Redskins play on the local channels each Sunday, but I'm going to be moving a little further South next year, and I think I might be just out of the Redskins market area. I'm going to start throwing back a few bucks here and there so that if this IS the case, then I'll have the money saved up for the Sunday Ticket next season. I am one of those lucky enough to get it free this season, so at least I can check it out and see how it is so I know what to expect next season.

But, call them up and negotiate with DirecTV. I've always found them to be very friendly and helpful.

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[quote=Player_HTTR;824364][B]An extra reciever is only $5/month[/B]. Hell, I have had a reciever waiting on a TV for months now. I know everyones situation is not mine, but I really see this only being beneficial to a handful of people. Enough of being a Debbie Downer, I hope somone finds the service to be useful.

@Jontrem-I guess I see that point for a non-sub. Not having to break apart a bundle or your contract with your current provider and being able to get the ticket makes sense. I really wanted this to be cooler for ME I guess. I get the thanks for being a loyal customer since 07 but a customer since last month gets the Ticket and all movie channels for a year for free crap just irks me. They have me where they want me and they know it.[/quote]

Yeah I know, but that's an extra $60 a year. I don't really see a huge benefit either to save $10.

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[quote=skinsguy;824377]
But, call them up and negotiate with DirecTV. I've always found them to be very friendly and helpful.[/quote]

Yeah, I am not good at the provider switch game. But have learned quite a bit over the last couple years. Negotiate the terms of your contract for a shorter period than they say it will be for signing up for or upgrading any service. And call when your contract is about to expire. I have until Nov so I don't have much leverage but come Oct, they will be getting the "what have you done for me lately" call.

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[quote=Player_HTTR;824383]Yeah, I am not good at the provider switch game. But have learned quite a bit over the last couple years. Negotiate the terms of your contract for a shorter period than they say it will be for signing up for or upgrading any service. And call when your contract is about to expire. I have until Nov so I don't have much leverage but come Oct, they will be getting the "what have you done for me lately" call.[/quote]

Definitely call them up! I have three months free of the movie channels and will be calling them up to cancel them. I don't really watching them THAT much anyway, but the last time I did that, they did give me another three months free for them.

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damn xbox, get rid of facebook and twitter. i need some sunday ticket!

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[quote=skinsguy;824369]I don't see any benefit to this. You still have to shell out a king's ransom for the Sunday Ticket, then they make you pay out an extra $50 just to play it on your PS3? And then, I suppose it's streaming through your internet hook of your PS3, which means that HD picture is eating up a lot of bandwidth. Maybe I'm wrong on that, I don't know.[/quote]

If you can't have a dish (not a good signal, apartment building won't allow it, etc), this is beneficial. And it targets cord-cutters. Those aren't usually sports fans, but this protects against that to an extent.

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No dvr feature. Not interested

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[quote=skin4Life28;824339]I know! I can't believe it. For the playstation to get this over the Xbox is crazy! I'm glad I wont have to watch the Panthers at all! Wooooo![/quote]
Except October 23, of course. We should have a meet up in Charlotte.

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[quote=SmootSmack;824706]If you can't have a dish (not a good signal, apartment building won't allow it, etc), this is beneficial. And it targets cord-cutters. Those aren't usually sports fans, but this protects against that to an extent.[/quote]

OK, so you don't need the dish for this content, but you do still have to pay for the NFL Sunday Ticket. I'm not sure how successful this would be if it is targeting the cord-cutters, since their #1 objective is to get their entertainment for free. Now, if they were offering this for just the $50, I would have jumped on this and not hooked back up to DirecTV.

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[quote=skinsguy;824750]OK, so you don't need the dish for this content, but you do still have to pay for the NFL Sunday Ticket. I'm not sure how successful this would be if it is targeting the cord-cutters, since their #1 objective is to get their entertainment for free. [B]Now, if they were offering this for just the $50, I would have jumped on this and not hooked back up to DirecTV.[/B][/quote]

Shoot, if I could have the Ticket for $50, I'd happily switch to Directv.

SS, since you are into internet sports marketing, I have to give a shout for all of us who simply cannot afford Sunday Ticket. Even if I could afford it, it would be kind of a waste, since you can't watch all of EVERY game.

Instead it would be great if there were an a la carte model where I could pay to stream the games that I want. If I ended up paying $80 a year on the a la carte model, I'd go for it. And that is $80 a year that providers would have, whereas now they get nothing from me because $335 is just too expensive.

I realize that there are real knots in this suggestion, such as Directv's contract. But $80 a year from many consumers may end up financially outweighing $335 a year from fewer consumers.

I'm sure that you've approached all of this before because internet marketing is what you do. I just wanted to take the opportunity to cast a vote for the little guy.

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Doesnt NFL.com let you watch fullgames the day after for 30 bucks?

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[quote=BigHairedAristocrat;824754]Doesnt NFL.com let you watch fullgames the day after for 30 bucks?[/quote]

yeah but who wants to watch the game the next day, i can't even let it record for a while so i can fast foprward the commercials. i need it live, or as close to live as possible.

and i completely agree with lotus, if there were an a la carte service to get just the games you actually wanted to see that would be way more attractive than the deal the have going now, knida of like ordering ppv

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[quote=Lotus;824753]Shoot, if I could have the Ticket for $50, I'd happily switch to Directv.

SS, since you are into internet sports marketing, I have to give a shout for all of us who simply cannot afford Sunday Ticket. Even if I could afford it, it would be kind of a waste, since you can't watch all of EVERY game.

Instead it would be great if there were an a la carte model where I could pay to stream the games that I want. If I ended up paying $80 a year on the a la carte model, I'd go for it. And that is $80 a year that providers would have, whereas now they get nothing from me because $335 is just too expensive.

I realize that there are real knots in this suggestion, such as Directv's contract. But $80 a year from many consumers may end up financially outweighing $335 a year from fewer consumers.

I'm sure that you've approached all of this before because internet marketing is what you do. I just wanted to take the opportunity to cast a vote for the little guy.[/quote]


I think the a la carte is a great idea too but I am also positive someone at DTV has crunched those numbers and it is more profitably for DTV to sell it in whole year packages.

You can cry it is $335 but obviously the market can bear it thus why they charge that much. I can cry a new Lexus cost $75k but that doesn't make it criminal or wrong I just simply can't afford that car, much like you can't afford $335 for the Ticket.

For the record I won't waste $335 on the Ticket but then again I live in the DC market and see ever game I know it is different for others.

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I also agree with Lotus. I would be willing to pay the NFL $80 - $100 a year to watch my team play and either have this through DirecTV, Dish, Cable, or the PS3 deal. In fact, I hate the idea that cable and satellite companies force you to choose between packages. I realize the costs they have in regards to keeping certain stations, but honestly, I wished the consumer had the choice to build their own packages. I don't need half the channels that are on my package, but there are channels on other DirecTV packages that I want but don't want to upgrade to get them. Honestly, I'd probably just have a handful of channels and I would be satisfied.

In a perfect world, I'd have the local channels in HD, ESPN, ESPN 2, Comcast Sports Network, TBS, TNT, USA, NFL Network, And FX. That's roughly about 11 channels that I'd watch out of the 200+ that I have currently.

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[quote=skinsguy;824766]I also agree with Lotus. I would be willing to pay the NFL $80 - $100 a year to watch my team play and either have this through DirecTV, Dish, Cable, or the PS3 deal. In fact, I hate the idea that cable and satellite companies force you to choose between packages. I realize the costs they have in regards to keeping certain stations, but honestly, I wished the consumer had the choice to build their own packages. I don't need half the channels that are on my package, but there are channels on other DirecTV packages that I want but don't want to upgrade to get them. Honestly, I'd probably just have a handful of channels and I would be satisfied.

In a perfect world, I'd have the local channels in HD, ESPN, ESPN 2, Comcast Sports Network, TBS, TNT, USA, NFL Network, And FX. That's roughly about 11 channels that I'd watch out of the 200+ that I have currently.[/quote]

no bravo? your missing out

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$335 for 17 weeks of football = about $20 a week. For me it's a no-brainer as an out of town fan, and also someone who loves to kick back and flip through all the games and basically spends most of Sundays watching football.

I think we'll eventually see more options become available.

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[quote=BigHairedAristocrat;824754]Doesnt NFL.com let you watch fullgames the day after for 30 bucks?[/quote]

Yes, and I subscribe to that service. But it is a day late. If you want game drama, you must be an ostrich and hear/see no news for a day after the games are over. You must avoid every co-worker on Monday so that you know nothing before you can get home and see the game. You must avoid the Warpath. Not only is such pretty impossible, it takes away all the fun.

There is no substitute for seeing the game live.

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[quote=Mattyk;824768]$335 for 17 weeks of football = about $20 a week. For me it's a no-brainer as an out of town fan, and also someone who loves to kick back and flip through all the games and basically spends most of Sundays watching football.

I think we'll eventually see more options become available.[/quote]

If I had $335 a year spare then it would be a no-brainer for me, too. You have better finances than I do. Want to help a brother and pay for his Sunday Ticket? :)

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[quote=Mattyk;824768]$335 for 17 weeks of football = about $20 a week. For me it's a no-brainer as an out of town fan, and also someone who loves to kick back and flip through all the games and basically spends most of Sundays watching football.

I think we'll eventually see more options become available.[/quote]


Cheaper then a bar tab!

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[quote=mredskins;824774]Cheaper then a bar tab![/quote]

Cheaper, more comfortable, private bathroom, and I get to control the remote!

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[quote=Lotus;824753]Shoot, if I could have the Ticket for $50, I'd happily switch to Directv.

SS, since you are into internet sports marketing, I have to give a shout for all of us who simply cannot afford Sunday Ticket. Even if I could afford it, it would be kind of a waste, since you can't watch all of EVERY game.

Instead it would be great if there were an a la carte model where I could pay to stream the games that I want. If I ended up paying $80 a year on the a la carte model, I'd go for it. And that is $80 a year that providers would have, whereas now they get nothing from me because $335 is just too expensive.

I realize that there are real knots in this suggestion, such as Directv's contract. But $80 a year from many consumers may end up financially outweighing $335 a year from fewer consumers.

I'm sure that you've approached all of this before because internet marketing is what you do. I just wanted to take the opportunity to cast a vote for the little guy.[/quote]

As a fan I would love an a la carte model. But the professional in me has looked to figure out a viable business model for that, and it's not so simple.

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[quote=SmootSmack;824793]As a fan I would love an a la carte model. But the professional in me has looked to figure out a viable business model for that, and it's not so simple.[/quote]

I was afraid that you would say that. C'est la guerre.

It would be nice if there were some way to make it cheaper. The MLB and NHL packages are much cheaper than Sunday Ticket, although obviously different sports economies are at play.

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For those of you not willing/able to shell out that kind of money for Sunday Ticket, the Redzone channel that NFL network offers is an amazing way to spend a Sunday. They show nothing but the most exciting moments live from every game going on at the time. And no commercials. Last year me and my roommates spent more than a few Sundays glued to the Redzone for 9 hours straight. Oh, and no commercials at all.

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[quote=Lotus;824800]I was afraid that you would say that. C'est la guerre.

It would be nice if there were some way to make it cheaper. The MLB and NHL packages are much cheaper than Sunday Ticket, although obviously different sports economies are at play.[/quote]


At $20 a game I don't know how it could be cheaper???? ALC would probably be like $30 or $40 a game. Look what WWE and UFC get for their crap on pay per view!

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[quote=Mattyk;824768]$335 for 17 weeks of football = about $20 a week. For me it's a no-brainer as an out of town fan, and also someone who loves to kick back and flip through all the games and basically spends most of Sundays watching football.

I think we'll eventually see more options become available.[/quote]

That to me is still a lot of money. I think when more options become available, we should hopefully see lower prices for access with increased competition.

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Some folks here live in a fantasy world as to what things cost.

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Doubt the rates would ever go down.