Xbox 360 Live Movie/Video Downloads Skip the PC: Yes!
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? 
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Randy Savicky :
November 10, 2006 3:27 PMGetting 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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Alonzo :
November 7, 2006 4:10 PM
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.