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Q1 2008: Busy Time for Xbox 360

Xbox Live Video Marketplace went online today, giving Xbox 360 owners access to downloadable films – and according to Microsoft, this is only the beginning.

Speaking to In Stock, Robin Burrowes, Xbox Live marketing manager for the UK, said, "The new video service is certainly a focus for us in the first few months of 2008."

"There are lots of people buying Xbox 360s in the run-up to Christmas time, and because we offer Xbox Live free for everyone in the first month, we saw this level of interest coming through February and March time periods last year, and we're expecting the same thing again this year," he added.

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Published: 743 days 8 hours ago | Article | Xbox 360 | Industry News

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ruibing - 743 days 8 hours ago

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The title is a bit misleading, I thought it meant games. Are downloadable films in SD or HD quality? And are they also delayed for a week for silver accounts?

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razer - 743 days 7 hours ago

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They offer both SD and HD versions. Lots of films don't have HD versions made so of course those are all SD(still great quality). And no Silver members do not need to wait a week. They only have to wait sometimes on free content, but not always.

EDIT: Disagree?? What did I do this time?? hehe I only answered his question. And of course MS isn't going to make Silver wait, they want that money.

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persian_prince - 743 days 4 hours ago

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u sure? cause i only have live silver and there are NO movies available for download when I log on...has always been this way.

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razer - 743 days 4 hours ago

1.3 - @1.2

Are you in the United States, EU or CA? If so, then yes you have access to everything Gold does except online play.

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/l...

"Movies & TV Shows
You can also tap into hours and hours of movies and TV shows. Xbox 360 is the only gaming console to provide HD and standard-definition TV shows and movies direct to you! Check out Xbox Live Marketplace to find your favorite movies and TV shows to download."

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name - 743 days 7 hours ago

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Question,

Is there a PC equivilant of the Xbox live service? For online gaming etc?

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socomnick - 743 days 5 hours ago

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Yea I think theres xbox live for pcs exept its free for pcs.

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razer - 743 days 4 hours ago

2.2 - Yes.

Games for Windows Live, but the online play is free and they do not offer any of the movie/tv stuff. But I do think they plan on expanding to that at sometime.

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Dlacy13g - 743 days 4 hours ago

2.3 - Windows LIVE service more or less what you are talking about....

and its akin to a silver membership on LIVE for teh free version...I do believe they have a pay version too for Windows LIVE online play...but honestly it hasnt been embraced by the PC community so I think its kinda getting pushed aside by MS>

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Mikey_Gee - 743 days 6 hours ago

3 - I am still at work so can't check ...

... but is this in Canada too ?? It has been in the USA for a while now.

I HOPE SO ... I have wanted this in Canada for a loooong time now.

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razer - 743 days 4 hours ago

3.1 - Yes

This is Canada and EU.

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UnblessedSoul - 743 days 6 hours ago

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Enjoy the stereo sound with compressed hd movies xbots I'm sure you will enjoy it

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Mikey_Gee - 743 days 5 hours ago

4.1 - Are you retarded ??

My buds with american account DL movies all the time. And they are not in stereo, they have surround sound encoding.

Go back to your bridge TROLL !!

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Dlacy13g - 743 days 4 hours ago

4.2 - I will enjoy the movie download service....great suggestion

As for it being in stereo and compressed HD...ummm yeah no. I guess you are just a little jealous because you dont have that on the PS3...oh yeah I know its coming....someday.

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razer - 743 days 4 hours ago

4.3 - Mikey is right

They are in 5.1 surround. Maybe you were playing them on a non-surround sound receiver or had something configured wrong.

The video is compressed but they look amazing good.

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conorgill14 - 743 days 6 hours ago

5 - 360

all though i dont really like 360 that much, what microsoft does is very smart. sony has a big beginning of 2008, and microsoft doesnt really (games wise) and they come out with new live stuff. very smart.

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PS3n360 - 743 days 4 hours ago

6.1 - thanks shakabug

thatbug wasbug abug verybug usefulbug commentbug. Nowbug kissbug thosebug bubblebugs goodbyebug. You add about as much value to this site as a used tampon string.

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ambientFLIER - 743 days 4 hours ago

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Yeah, shaka is right. There are absolutely NO games coming out for the 360 after 12/11/07, which is today. Nothing. The console isn't even supported by microsoft anymore. Time to buy a PS3000 and join the W A I T B 3 Y O N D community and their awesome intraweb filled with even more content than xbox live. I can't wait, the PS3000 is so awesomely powerful, unlike the 360, that's why COD4 runs at 600p on it, and not even 640 like halo.

PS3000 ROOLES !!!

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Sayai jin - 743 days 4 hours ago

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I think they are refering to Europe in this article. Good news though, I know a lot of people across the region that have been waiting. The 360 does a really good job at doing what a console is supposed to do primarily play games (has a very large library), but know they are offering media, thus creating the all in one media stop. This is also what the PS3 does, I wish my Wii did the same, but hell it was only $250 USD.

#6 If you want people to listen and comprehend what you are saying, then speak logical and with some foundation.

Edit: 2 disagrees and they did not even say why, hmmmm?

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Strife Lives - 743 days ago

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Dude, so weak man. Xbug. What a dumbass. Anyways.if microsoft really wants to take advantage,they need to play the numbers game. Launch 360 in more countries and facilitate xbl in all of em

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JokesOnYou - 742 days 23 hours ago

9.1 - yeah because they have a gun to your head

and there are armed guards at your front door so that you cant escape and go to your local rental or retail store. damm you micro for forcing me to rent movies for between $4(SD) and $6(HD) because they are so much cheaper at blockbuster. Seriously I think they should be cheaper and thats why I've only downloaded movies only twice, first time just to see the quality and then last time it was older movie my girlfriend wanted to watch(that night), but I'm not complaining either because I no ones forcing me to buy them.

JOY

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jinn - 742 days 4 hours ago

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army of two
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the profit is on its way

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