tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2013:/blog/tom-keating//4/tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2006:/blog/tom-keating//4.30349- 2013-02-22T21:05:17Z Comments for Xbox 360 Live Movie/Video Downloads Skip the PC: Yes! VoIP & Gadgets blog - Latest news in VoIP & gadgets, wireless, mobile phones, reviews, & opinions Movable Type 4.38 tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2006:/blog/tom-keating//4.30349 2006-11-07T17:21:37Z 2008-04-10T21:35:15Z Xbox 360 Live Movie/Video Downloads Skip the PC: Yes! Randy Savicky http://www.strategypluscommunications.com

We blogged about it last week and now it's true.

Users of Microsoft's Xbox 360 Live video game service soon will be able to download TV shows like South Park and CSI as well as movies like V for Vendetta via deals inked with half a dozen Hollywood studios. (Thanks CEA SmartBrief.)

Some 1,000 hours of programming will be available by the end of year for a price that will be "competitive" with iTunes and other similar services, according to Microsoft amid a flurry of coverage.

This is exciting for gamers and even more exciting for movie/video fans; this planned service skips the PC to get the programming and then get it onto a viewing device (like a TV, for instance).

Is the Xbox 360 going to last a long time as the center of the home entertainment experience?  

]]> tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2006:/blog/tom-keating//4.30349-comment:20439 Comment from Alonzo on 2006-11-07 Alonzo Greetings,

I think gaming consoles in general will become the center of most users entertainment universe. Having a way to download movies, music and games without the use of a PC straight to the place you will be viewing and listening to them(your home theater) is a great idea. In closing I think Microsoft is on the right track...now we shall see what Sony has to offer.

]]> 2006-11-07T21:10:01Z tag:blog.tmcnet.com,2006:/blog/tom-keating//4.30349-comment:21253 Comment from Randy Savicky on 2006-11-10 Randy Savicky http://www.strategypluscommunications.com Getting the PC out of the way is a good idea; how much room do we have for all of these components?

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