Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the fanboy waters…

Hulu Plus was announced yesterday — the premium online TV streaming service running $9.99 a month. It’ll be coming to the PS3 “soon” and the Xbox 360 in early 2011. And while many were hoping that all PS3 owners would have access to the streaming content should they subscribe to Hulu, it turns out that just isn’t the case. Kotaku got a hold of a screengrab that clearly states PlayStation Plus membership will be required for Hulu streaming. Well, shucks.

So either way you look at it, you’re going to have to pony up $50 a year for one console or the other to get access to Hulu Plus. Since most of us already pay for Xbox Live for the multiplayer gaming, guess which one we’ll use? Sorry, Sony, but I personally don’t see the value in PlayStation Plus at this point. Maybe when more/better games are added and when new services take advantage of the subscription. But for now, I’ll check out Hulu on Xbox 360 when and if I subscribe.