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HD movies and TV shows on the Xbox 360

by Steven Williamson on 7 November 2006, 09:27

Tags: Xbox 360, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Xbox 360

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The rumours that surfaced last week suggesting that Microsoft were planning to move further into the world of digital distribution have today been confirmed.

Microsoft have signed a deal with Warner Bros.The Cartoon Network, CBS and Spike TV that will allow gamers who have an Xbox live silver or gold account to download the latest films and TV shows, some in HD, from the Xbox live marketplace.

"This ground-breaking announcement is a win for everyone," said Peter Moore, Xbox VP for Microsoft.

The service will launch on November 22nd, only 5 days after the launch of the PS3, and many of the TV shows will be aimed at a US audience, including Breaking Bonaduce and Chappelle's Show.

The Xbox 360 HD has approximately 15GB of hard drive space available which isn't sufficient for those who want to download the likes of Superman Returns, Batman Forever, South Park, Pimp My Ride and others, but Microsoft say that users will be able to delete content and then download it again if purchased.

GamesIndustry.biz have further details on the TV shows and movies that are coming our way!

There should be an official press release later today.


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Posted by deleted - Tue 07 Nov 2006 11:48
This is great :D

If they got HD lost on there i would probably spend all my money on it :p
Posted by deleted - Tue 07 Nov 2006 11:51
Nice idea, but am not convinced that Live has the bandwidth to support this well. I'm on 10mb NTL, and get constant 1.17mbs downloads. However, when my mate brings his 360 over, the downloads seems to max out at about 4mbs.

If a 720p movie is compressed to 4.3gb for example, it looks pretty shady on a large screen, and it'll take quite a while to download.

Any actual 360 oweners care to comment?
Posted by deleted - Tue 07 Nov 2006 12:09
My 360 really cains the download speeds…very very fast

This should be good :)
Posted by deleted - Tue 07 Nov 2006 12:14
I'm a 360 owner and have always expected digital distribution to make an appearance at some point. Sooner than I expected, but it's good to see it's here.

I'm one of the few who really dislike hard media, I just don't like discs. They scratch easy, you have to change them and they make noise. Although downloadable TV content isn't of that much interest to me personally I hope it paves the way for future Games downloads.

The only major downside at the moment is broadband speed and availability. With the majority of providers now imposing usage limits, that alone is in my opinion the biggest roadblock in terms of digital distribution's progress.
Posted by deleted - Tue 07 Nov 2006 12:50
this better not be usa only…

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