Animax Now Available On PlayStation 4

Joshawott

Joshawott

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For a while now, Sony have been running the anime streaming service&nbsp;<strong>Animax</strong>, which lets&nbsp;anime fans in the United Kingdom enjoy legal streaming of both new and catalogue anime titles, including <strong>Bleach</strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Mardock Scramble</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Terror in Resonance</strong>.&nbsp;For a while now, the Animax service has been able to be viewed on PCs via their website, as well as an application on the PlayStation 3 console.

Today, Animax have announced that the service is now available on Sony's latest console, the PlayStation 4 and a beta version of the application can now be downloaded from the PlayStation Store for free (although a monthly premium membership is needed to view the majority of Animax's catalogue).

Do you own a PlayStation 4? If so, will you be using it to watch Animax?
 
While I guess it's okay to have this app on PS4, it's not okay to block off Crunchyroll (which I assume Animax is the reason for lack of UK availability*).

*I am aware that you can get a US account and download Crunchyroll from there.
 
If I owned a PS4, I'm not sure I could justify a sub on top of the PlayStation+ fee.

Question: Would it actually be possible to use this app if you have a paid subscription but not a PlayStation+ membership? Because if not, then considering that you're already paying Sony for one service, I think they should include an optional free Animax premium membership with every PS+ membership.
 
Why would you need a PlayStation+ subscription? I have the (unused) Animax and (often used) CR apps on PS3 without PS+ on my account.

Anyway, why are they putting all this effort into spreading their service to more platforms and not into making their service suck less?

I don't mind paying for them, but I want them to be worthwhile if they have to exist in the first place.

R
 
Rui said:
Why would you need a PlayStation+ subscription? I have the (unused) Animax and (often used) CR apps on PS3 without PS+ on my account.
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To use the online services of the PlayStation 4 (such as online play), you need a PlayStation+ subscription, if I remember correctly. Whereas with the PlayStation 3, one isn't needed.
 
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