More Reviews
REVIEWS Resident Evil: Revelations Review
While 3DS gamers have been enjoying the franchise's best game in years for some time now, does the experience translate for Resident Evil fans on console?

Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Review
Gamers have gone bananas for Nintendo's 3DS, but can this port of Retro Studios' 2010 Wii game make the jump to your portable?
More Previews
PREVIEWS The Last of Us Preview
With Naughty Dog releasing a new IP in just a few short weeks, we got hands-on one more time. But don't worry: This is a spoiler-free preview.
The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot Preview
Watch Dogs (PS4) Preview
Release Dates
NEW RELEASES GRiD 2
Release date: 05/28/13

Fuse
Release date: 05/28/13

Remember Me
Release date: 06/04/13

The Last of Us
Release date: 06/14/13



LATEST FEATURES Being A Console Is Actually Xbox One's Worst Asset
Microsoft's newest console has lots of different features, but video games might hold the device back from the software giant's true intentions.

Everything I Learned About Call of Duty: Ghosts Last Week
I wasn't allowed to talk about the new Infinity Ward game last week when I met with Activision, and I don't have much to say now that Xbox One spilled the beans.
MOST POPULAR FEATURES 7 Best Video Game Franchises Of All Time
Gaming is home to some incredible IPs. Here you'll find a slightly objective, yet heavily biased, list of the absolute best of the best.
Xbox Infinity: Everything (We Think) We Know About Microsoft's Next-Gen Console [Updated... Again]
5 Ways Microsoft Could Screw Up The Xbox Reveal
Top 10 Games EA Should Develop With Star Wars License
 
Coming Soon

More Cheats
LATEST CHEATS
iStunt 2
Sports
05/21/13
More Cheats
MOST POPULAR CHEATS
Temple Run
Action / Adventure
04/08/13

LEADERBOARD
Read More Member Blogs
FEATURED VOXPOP Bras
On the future of some gamers
By Bras
Posted on 05/22/13
Before Microsoft and Sony do something regarding their future in the video game business, I wanted to write, and I've wanted it for a long time now, but other things kept getting in my way, and fearing that tomorrow might be too late, today will have to do.     Months...

Home News Netflix Stays Netflix... What the Hell Is a Qwikster Anyway?

GAMING NEWS

Netflix Stays Netflix... What the Hell Is a Qwikster Anyway?

Posted on Monday, October 10 @ 09:20:11 Eastern by

So your company is the leading service in internet bandwidth usage around the globe. You've got millions of subscribers with money coming in every month. What you want to do next is rename your company to something completely stupid and unremarkable.

No, that's not what you want to do. Thank God, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings discovered this in a dream or something. Netflix announced this morning that it won't split into two services, it won't be dumb, and it'll continue to welcome checks made out to Netflix.

I'm sure the stock market helped the company make this decision, but I'd like to think that common sense played a part as well. Hastings wrote via official blog this morning:

It is clear that for many of our members two websites would make things difficult, so we are going to keep Netflix as one place to go for streaming and DVD. This means no change: one website, one account, one password... in other words, no Qwikster.

As it should be. It's not yet known whether video games by mail will make its way out of the Qwikster plan and into Netflix.

[Source]
Tags:   netflix


More from the Game Revolution Network




Comments
  • Imnickson
    Imnickson
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 9:42 am
    Seems like the Netflix heads are GR fans and they say my little mini rant.

    www.gamerevolution.com/news/netflix-splits-into-two-​begins-offering-video-games-8427

    Or maybe I wasn't the only person that had a problem with this.
    0 0
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 10:12 am
    No no, it was you.
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 11:00 am
    Way to stroke his ego Dan.
    0 0
  • Imnickson
    Imnickson
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 11:20 am
    Thank You GR, for giving me a soapbox.
    0 0
  • Anthony_Severino
    Anthony_Severino
    Joined: Oct 2010
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
    What ****ing numbnuts! Way to ease the minds of shareholders by going back and forth on all of your business decisions. Netflix are idiots, and keep shooting themselves in the foot.
    0 0
  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 12:50 pm
    Well, my guess is that Netflix realized "Qwikster" was already taken on Twitter, and it was owned by some stoner. Worst thing in the world to direct message the guy for suggestions on what to watch, and he sends you a list containing Cheech and Chong, the Joy of Painting, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 1:20 pm
    Nominated to TPS
    0 0
  • danielrbischoff
    danielrbischoff
    Joined: Nov 2009
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
    Hahaha, yes. The twitter account was taken so they were like "well ****, let's roll this back guys."
    0 0
  • OdiousLupous
    OdiousLupous
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Oct 10th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
    Dude, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is finally on Netflix?! Im ****ing adding that to my queue as we speak. Qwikster sounds like a sexual position youd engage in with the rabbit mascot from a certain Nestles chocolate milk mix.
    0 0

Post a Comment
LOGIN or REGISTER to post a comment or rate this article.
More On GameRevolution
STAFF | CONTACT GR | ADVERTISING | GRADING SYSTEM | PRIVACY POLICY | TERMS OF USE | AdChoices
GameRevolution.com is a property of CraveOnline Media, LLC, an Evolve Media, LLC company. ©2013 All Rights Reserved.
monitoring_string = "9825918b2b361fb0e003f4935ce18ae6"