NFL Sunday Ticket for PlayStation 3 Released on PSN

[Septimus Prime]

I guess with all the Gamescon hubbub going on, everyone missed this, but: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/...ticket-to-ps3/

NFL SUNDAY TICKET is a DIRECTV-exclusive sports package that offers:

• Up to 14 NFL games every Sunday
• Full HD for every football game
• DIRECTV’s Red Zone Channel

[LucasEatWorld]

$300+. Rofl.

I'll stick to my free streaming sites thank you very much.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

I guess with all the Gamescon hubbub going on, everyone missed this, but: http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/...ticket-to-ps3/

Wasn't missed was posted in Sports section in NFL thread on forums

[Septimus Prime]

My bad. I never read that thread, as I'm not an NFL fan.

[R3P0]

Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

My bad. I never read that thread, as I'm not an NFL fan.

Nothing to apologize for its definitely news for PS3 as that's a huge package to get.

[STARSCREAM]

I saw the news and was super excited. I wanted to get it until I saw the price...Ummmmmmm NO!!! Waaay overpriced.

[R3P0]

As taken from NFL thread so everyone understand why this is 340 USD...

DTV charges 300 for it + you have to subscribe to DTV, this is the first time in 10+ years that they have just allowed you to BUY NFL Sunday ticket. If you do Netflix for 8/mo over 12 months + 349 your total TV bill is 445 USD for a year, if you subscribe to DTV your total bill is 900 USD a year, so overall if you don't watch Network TV the netflix option is the better deal. Also if you want MLB Extra Innings you can just buy MLB.TV for 150 on PS3 and watch all the baseball games that way. The only thing you lose out on is Hockey.

keep in Mind DTV had to outbid Comcast for NFL Sunday ticket and they paid upwards of 4 Billion dollars for the package

Presser from IGN

NFL Sunday Ticket Comes to PS3
DirecTV partners with the PlayStation Network.
August 17, 2011
User icon for Greggy-IGNLevel 20
by Greg Miller

Today, Sony and DirecTV announced a partnership to bring NFL Sunday Ticket to the PlayStation Network.

When the season starts, PS3 owners who don't already have a NFL Sunday Ticket subscription can download the PS3 app and subscribe for $339.95. If you already have a NFL Sunday Ticket subscription through DirecTV, you can spend $50 and use the PS3 as an additional receiver.

[Septimus Prime]

What would be sweet would be if we could get other DIRECTV content.

[Groo The Perverted]

I don't care how they try to spit shine this thing, it's EXTREMELY overpriced.

I actually was interested in this until I saw the price. and yet there will be many who will get this. smh

[STARSCREAM]

While I won't be getting it due to the price, I am happy the PS3 is getting NFL Sunday Ticket. Hopefully more and more stuff like this will start to become available on PS3.

[xXI GaMe IXx]

I think there offering it free right now with direct tv

[MerrickG]

All of my Dallas Cowboys games are broadcast in my area.

[alkalinesi]

Wow, I'm might have to look into this. Baseball and Football were the only reason I haven't cut cable yet. So with MLB and Sunday Ticket on PS3 and Netflix, then maybe Apple TV, I may cut shitty Comcast.

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Question now is, like the NHL GameCenter Live, does this NFL Sunday Ticket also screw those who follow a local team? Or do they not have any blackout BS going on?

Example... Living in Vancouver, being a Canucks fan, and paying for NHL GameCenter is a complete waste since the games are broadcast locally. And, since I don't want any TV content other than Canucks hockey, I'm forced to either pay $80+/month for cable or not watch them at all. This is really starting to chap my ass! They need to start providing affordable all-inclusive services for local sports franchises. Cable TV is ad-nauseum (see what I did there? )

Will NFL Sunday Ticket do the same? Or will it actually show all of the games regardless of geography?

Be certain to check this out specifically before subscribing. I know that a lot of people got swindled by the NHL GameCenter Live service because of the lack of clarification on the matter of blackout restrictions.

[StereoMike]

Originally Posted by Petra_Kalbrain

I know that a lot of people got swindled by the NHL GameCenter Live service because of the lack of clarification on the matter of blackout restrictions.

It was pretty clear, that's why I didn't subscribe. People just don't read carefully.

A game may not be available to watch live or within 48 hours of completion if it meets any of the below criteria:

• Your local team is playing and televising the game on a local over-the-air station and you are located within that station's signal.
• Your local team is playing and televising the game on a local regional sports network and your cable or satellite system falls within the distribution for that local regional sports network (regardless of whether your cable or satellite system actually carries that regional sports network.)
• Your local team is playing and there is no local television coverage of the game
• The game is being televised nationally - In the U.S., this includes NBC, Versus, and the NHL Network. In Canada, this includes CBC, TSN, and the NHL Network.

[ariakon]

I have directv, and Sunday ticket is wonderful. The reason they can charge 300 is because hardcore fans such as myself will pay without regrets. I literally haven't watched a commercial during the regular season for three years, and I've seen nearly every fantastic play within seconds. If I had a firstborn son, I would trade him for Sunday Ticket. I used to go to a Redskins game each year, which after every cost would be about $500 for 3 hours. Now I just stay home and watch all 14 games.

[KB24SD]

Here is what the User Interface will look like on the PS3 App:

[KB24SD]

Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

What would be sweet would be if we could get other DIRECTV content.

Umm...please explain specifically what other exclusive content Directv has that you would like to see on PS3?

NFL Sunday Ticket is pretty much the only exclusive deal they have that's not offered on Cable, Dish Network, Comcast or AT&T U-Verse or Verzion Fios.

Other sports packages like:

-NBA League Pass
-NHL Center Ice
-MLB Extra Innings
-NBA TV
-NFL Network


Are all offered to Directv's competitors .

Even non sports stuff like HBO GO & On Demand services for other pay for premium channels like Showtime, Cinemax, Starz are offered.

HBO GO is already in the works to coming to the PS3 also.

[KS76]

I'll be getting this. I always wanted the NFL ticket, but never wanted to sign up for Direct TV, so this is perfect. The price is high, but existing Direct TV customers have to pay $335 for the NFL ticket, so $340 without a subscription is not that much higher. (New customers can take advantage of a limited time promotion to get one year of the NFL ticket for free, but thaey have to sign a two year contract with Direct TV to get it.)
I do wish Direct TV didn't have the monopoly exclusive NFL Ticket contract, then the price wouldn't be so high, but it is what it is. The high price is the NFL and Direct TV's doing, not Sony's.

[bluearth]

Sunday Ticket is a rip off because of the price.

Every weekend theres roughly 15 games played

Free networks and cable usually show 5-6 of these games in HD, including most of the key/best matchups

So in reality your paying for only 7-8 games a week

Also Sunday Ticket charges a hilarious fee to get the games in HD. When I had Sunday Ticket I called and asked why it wasnt in HD. They said it was $60 more to get Sunday Ticket in HD.

Stupid considering I was already paying $10 extra to get HD programming. HBO or no one else charged to have their channel in HD as long as you already paid DirecTV the $10 HD access fee

$300 + is to help DirecTV pay the NFL exclusive broadcasting rights