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HBO Go available on PlayStation 4 later today

PlayStation 4 owners will finally be able to watch their favorite HBO programming any time they like now that HBO Go is being released.

Daniel Perez

March 3, 2015 9:27 AM

PlayStation 4 owners will finally be able to access HBO Go as Sony has announced the console’s official app will be made available to download later today.

PlayStation 3 owners who used the HBO Go app will feel right at home with this version as it contains the same functions. HBO subscribers will need to input their current cable or satellite service information through HBOGO.com/activate, and once you put in your friend’s… I mean, your own login information, you’ll be set to watch all content that’s included in the HBO Go service.

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March 3, 2015 9:27 AM

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- mwasher
  
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  March 3, 2015 9:29 AM
  
  heyooooo
- daanvb
  
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  March 3, 2015 9:54 AM
  
  Only in the US, I presume?
  - Entity
    
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    March 3, 2015 11:40 AM
    
    Of *course*. They can't even get all the HBO shows on HBO in Canada, let alone a streaming service.
    
    In before some WWE Network-like horsefuckery introduced.
- Vincent Grayson
  
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  March 3, 2015 9:55 AM
  
  And it *still* doesn't work with Comcast.
  
  Goddammit.
  - yosemiteclimber
    
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    March 3, 2015 10:03 AM
    
    whaaat :(
  - pgharavi
    
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    March 3, 2015 10:06 AM
    
    srsly lol
  - at0micgarden
    
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    March 3, 2015 10:10 AM
    
    Guh? I use it through Comcast on the Xbone and also the Roku now, which blew my mind.
    - Vincent Grayson
      
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      March 3, 2015 10:33 AM
      
      Well, I just checked it on the HBO site, and Comcast is still not listed for PS3 or PS4.
      - pgharavi
        
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        March 3, 2015 10:38 AM
        
        I don't know why people were expecting otherwise when it's been like that for PS3 since day one.
        
        Vincent Grayson
        
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        March 3, 2015 4:28 PM
        
        I guess I hoped that releasing on a new platform might mean someone bothers to shoot an e-mail to one of the largest cable providers and see if they're still being colossal douchebags about access.
    - BlockheadBrown
      
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      March 3, 2015 11:23 AM
      
      True. It's been like this for years.
- Th3rdSun
  
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  March 3, 2015 9:55 AM
  
  I still don't fully understand the point of HBO Go.If you are sitting in front of your TV,where your cable box already is,then the app is pretty useless.
  
  I guess the only real reason to have it is if you at someone's house that has a PS4,but not HBO,and even then,most people,if not everyone that has HBO also have some sort of DVR or On Demand.
  
  I'll just wait for HBO's stand alone service,which should pretty much render this app completely useless.
  - Iwannaacura
    
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    March 3, 2015 9:59 AM
    
    People share accounts... So and HBO really didn't seem to care.
  - nakedsavage
    
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    March 3, 2015 10:02 AM
    
    HBO Go has a ton more content than HBO or HBO on-demand via a set top box. There are lots more movies available and you can watch any episode of any show they've ever made- including comedy specials, documentaries, and HBO films.
    - nakedsavage
      
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      March 3, 2015 10:04 AM
      
      And the app won't be useless. Their standalone service will most likely be access to the app or hbogo.com without the current requirement of a cable TV subscription.
      - Th3rdSun
        
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        March 3, 2015 11:21 AM
        
        I don't think so.I'm pretty sure that the stand alone service is pretty much the equivalent of having HBO on your cable box,but without the actual cable sub.
        
        I don't know if it will straight stream what's being broadcast,but I think that 's the idea of what they are going for.
    - Th3rdSun
      
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      March 3, 2015 10:20 AM
      
      REALLY?! I honestly didn't know that.
      
      So they have all the episodes of Dream On and Tenacious D? If that's so,then I can see the appeal,though I still refuse to ever pay for cable again,let alone subscribe to any premium channel that's tacked on with it.
      - Prozium
        
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        March 3, 2015 10:26 AM
        
        Probably. I don't think they have 100% of every HBO produced program but it's pretty damn close.
      - sonicstorm
        
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        March 3, 2015 10:37 AM
        
        I don't believe that either of those series are currently on HBO GO.
        
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        March 3, 2015 10:39 AM
        
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        Th3rdSun
        
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        March 3, 2015 11:22 AM
        
        So then nakedsavage was wrong in saying that they had "everything".
        
        Now I don't care about it again.
        
        rodneystubbs
        
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        March 3, 2015 1:14 PM
        
        They have nearly everything. There are a few very old shows that they don't have streaming rights for, I think.
        
        rodneystubbs
        
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        March 3, 2015 1:14 PM
        
        Also it seems like you wouldn't get it anyway so who gives a fuck
    - mobab
      
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      March 3, 2015 1:33 PM
      
      Even their sports?
  - rodneystubbs
    
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    March 3, 2015 10:06 AM
    
    Have you ever used it? It isn't anything like on-demand. It has EVERYTHING.
    
    Also, not everyone has on-demand.
  - pgharavi
    
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    March 3, 2015 10:07 AM
    
    Friends don't let friends pay for cable.
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    March 3, 2015 10:10 AM
    
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  - Prozium
    
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    March 3, 2015 10:24 AM
    
    I have Tivo so there's no access to on-demand content from my cable provider (Cox). When I did have a cable box the UI was beyond terrible so I never accessed the on-demand stuff anyways.
  - CyCo_PL
    
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    March 3, 2015 11:25 AM
    
    Cool, you go ahead and do that, I'll be watching all of the episodes of Boardwalk Empire.
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    March 3, 2015 12:18 PM
    
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- Iwannaacura
  
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  March 3, 2015 9:58 AM
  
  Holy shit finally. Seriously was suppose to be out last year, and they never gave any updates.
  - sonicstorm
    
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    March 3, 2015 1:44 PM
    
    Surely the trouble HBO was having with their engineering management and teams impacted the timeline.
- rodneystubbs
  
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  March 3, 2015 10:05 AM
  
  FUCKING FINALLLLLLLLLLLLY
- fragasm
  
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  March 3, 2015 1:42 PM
  
  And still no way to use it as a cord cutter, fuck your satellite subscription required.
  - Th3rdSun
    
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    March 3, 2015 1:55 PM
    
    Don't worry,when their stand alone service comes out in a few months or so, that doesn't require a cable or satellite subscription,then it'll be all good.
  - mancide
    
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    March 3, 2015 2:06 PM
    
    Just borrow someone's login. They've flat out said they know this is going on and don't care.
    - fragasm
      
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      March 3, 2015 2:15 PM
      
      K message me your login.
- ThomW
  
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  March 3, 2015 2:18 PM
  
  Still no remote for the PS4 outside of a controller, so who cares?
  - fragasm
    
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    March 3, 2015 2:39 PM
    
    Turn on HDMI-CEC, tv remote works to control my PS4. Hopefully your TV is modern enough to have that?
    - ThomW
      
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      March 3, 2015 4:18 PM
      
      I have a Harmony and it sounds like that would be a pain in the butt to wire up. Plus, I have an HDMI switchbox which would probably goof it all up anyway. :P
      - pgharavi
        
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        March 3, 2015 4:32 PM
        
        HDMI-CEC is precisely why I haven't bought a Harmony. Turning off the TV turns of the PS4 and vice-versa. if my TV is on some random input (e.g., PC-HDMI) I can just push the PS button and it switches the TV input and the receiver, all in one second. XB1's lack of support for this drives me insane.
        
        hanabal
        
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        March 3, 2015 5:00 PM
        
        Cec is such a nice feature I am confused as to how there are moderm hdmi devices that don’t support it. Even the original Raspberry Pi supports it. My only annoyance with my Nuc is the lack of cec support.
- plateofshrimp
  
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  March 3, 2015 5:05 PM
  
  April is coming, where is there standalone dealio?