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Netflix to invade xbox live: huge announcement or huger rumor?
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There's been plenty of speculation that netflix would be partnering with microsoft to integrate their instant download movie functionality right into xbox live. For those of you who don't know, netflix offers about 7,000 movies and tv shows for instant viewing from their website, and have been talking sometime about set top boxes.
It seems, however, that this shit may actually be going down, and may be revealed at the GDC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23214808/
last week netflix apparently sent a survey to current customers that flat out asked how often they would use the netflix service via xbox live.
To top it off when reporters ask microsoft about the rumor, the answer is 'stay tuned!"
This seems like a complete reality, and personally, this is going to send xbox live through the stratosphere if it comes about. I'm not a netflix user, but if this comes out I can assure you day 1 I'll be on board.
What about you? would this convince you to get a 360 or xbox live? Could this potentially smash apple tv?
It seems, however, that this shit may actually be going down, and may be revealed at the GDC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23214808/
last week netflix apparently sent a survey to current customers that flat out asked how often they would use the netflix service via xbox live.
To top it off when reporters ask microsoft about the rumor, the answer is 'stay tuned!"
This seems like a complete reality, and personally, this is going to send xbox live through the stratosphere if it comes about. I'm not a netflix user, but if this comes out I can assure you day 1 I'll be on board.
What about you? would this convince you to get a 360 or xbox live? Could this potentially smash apple tv?
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Since the announcement of Netflix dropping HD-DVDs. I've been planning to cancel my service because the only reason I signed up for those guys was because they were offering HD-DVD. Oh well.
But from what I read before
Netflix would require a lot more contemporary movie titles to get my attention though. The current download/streaming movies are really lacking.
Seriously, fuck those things.
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I pulled a movie down on it the other day in no time at all (maybe two minutes preloader) and I'm outputting to standard composite video to my teevee.
With the 360 I'm sure it will be plenty fast enough.
As long as I don't get charged more for something I already own, and lease (in the case of netflix) then I'm looking forward to this.
Really all this would require is a plugin for the 360s media thingy
That's actually the point, that with your netflix subscription you'd be able to stream the movies from their digital catalog no differently than you do to your PC at the moment.
Also, Fuck MS points.
It's been getting better lately. It's still not great, but they've at least been adding recent movies that people might actually want to watch.
Like what? I can only watch Heroes and The Office so many times
Edit: One thought that could be neat is if Sony could integrate this with Home somehow. They've mentioned group streaming of video and music in the past. Being able to stream a Netflix movie to your theater or whatever to watch with friends in your "Home" could be a rather compelling feature for the service, especially if only the host need have a Netflix account.
I just finished watching Planet Terror and Death Proof. Eh, it's something.
I did catch all the Dirty Harry movies, Network, and Soylent Green, so there's good stuff from thirty years ago ... think of it like the Gametap of movies.
You could look at it the other way, in the sense that those partnerships could also help netflix get content that's more recent onto their digital distro system.
It's not hard to envision a hybrid; brand new movies you can rent, and as time goes on those movies get relegated to the unlimited viewing plan. MS could use the netflix backbone for far speedier service.
And considering that the CEO of netflix is on the MS board, it's pretty doubtful this would ever go to a sony platform. Sony would either need to partner with someone else or create their own system. And if you notice, they've stayed away from digital distro of movies, most likely because they want to push blu ray.
Recently I've watched or queued:
Vertigo
Last of the Mohicans
Inland Empire
Once Upon a Time in America
Letters from Iwo Jima
Fido
Paris, je T'aime
30 Rock
Little Deiter Needs to Fly
An Evening With Kevin Smith 2
Descent
This American Life Season 1
Dexter Season 1
Pan's Labyrinth
They aren't brand new blockbuster flicks, but there's still a good selection there. And it saves me a slot in my queue every time I can watch something online instead of waiting for the disc.
dude - fantastic 4 movie's better than Rear Window because Silver Surfer can beat up Jimmy Stewart.
:P
Jimmy Stewart would filibuster his ass.
Who needs Professor X? Give me Jimmy Stewart in a wheelchair a la Rear Window.
As for the real thread topic... I've been a Netflix subscriber for a while now but haven't really messed with the streaming video option. (Not for lack of the proper tech mind you, I have a DVR PC that outputs 1920x1080 to my LCD TV). I just never really dealt with it cause I'd have to use a keyboard+mouse interface. If Netflix started serving up videos on Xbox Live I'd definitely use that.
What? No. Take off the tin foil hat and put down your Ron Paul 2008 sign, media companies do not rule the world.
As for the topic at hand, if this turns into a "you already have Netflix, here's some benefits if you have Gold (or PSN) or whatever," I'm down with it. I've never paid for video downloads off of the Marketplace because I HAVE Netflix. You know, I'd even go as far as to pay like 2-4 bucks more a month for "free" video downloads off of the Marketplace (or, again, PSN if need be) tied in with netflix, because it's easy to justify dropping down from 3 out at a time to 2 or even 1 if you get a lot just right at home. But that makes too much sense and is too rewarding for me, as the consumer so it will never happen.