Although the larger MUBI service remains available throughout the world, the PlayStation 3 partnership will only be available in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Australia, New Zealand and the other countries where SCEE has dominion.
The MUBI PS3 app will be very much like the Netflix app. Once downloaded, users will be able to browse available films and then watch them either à la carte or pay for an unlimited monthly subscription. Some films will also be available to watch for free. Individual rentals are available for seven days.
The new MUBI blog has some pictures of what the interface will look like and promises that the service will have at least 300 films when it launches. The film selection will include classic films, independent gems, foreign films and film festival selections.
In addition to viewing movies, users will also be able to interact on the MUBI network by making recommendations and connecting with other movie fans.
As a longtime lover of The Auteurs, I'm excited to see the MUBI rebrand, though obviously sad that Europe gets the good stuff first. Hopefully MUBI will expand its PS3 option into other parts of the world.