Netflix is streaming its Watch Instantly service away from Xbox 360 and over into the PlayStation 3 camp. The Netflix deal with Microsoft (Xbox) simply expired. Not much to get excited about, really. As we've written before, the Watch Instantly is underwhelming, a lot of average to low-grade movies that are generally available any night on … [Read more...]
Xbox 360 with Blu-ray: talks under way
The synergistic successes of Sony's PS3 game console and the Blu-ray format have convinced Microsoft that it's time to play ball. Microsoft and Sony are now in talks about adding a Blu-ray drive to the Xbox 360, the Financial Times reported. Sony needs to make a move: The Xbox 360 console currently offers an outboard HD DVD player, a cheap … [Read more...]
PlayStation movies available ‘to go’
Sony's PlayStation Network has plugged in a video service that allows viewers to transfer downloaded movies and TV shows to their PlayStation Portable devices. Tuesday's news from E3 comes a day after Microsoft's confirmation of its Netflix hookup for streaming video via Xbox Live. While the Netflix service begins next month, the Play Station … [Read more...]
Netflix streams to Xbox 360
Xbox 360 ownership looks even better this week with a couple of big-deal announcements out of the E3 games convention in L.A. Netflix and Microsoft confirmed that the rental giant's online video streaming service will be coming to Xbox Live, offering up something like 10,000 movies and TV shows. Netflix recently rolled out the instant movies … [Read more...]
Xbox on Blu-ray: Let consumers vote
The past two days have seen speculation that Microsoft's Xbox 360 could have built-in Blu-ray in its future. The new-generation Xbox consoles have an optional add-on HD DVD drive. Most Blu-ray players in consumers' hands are built into PlayStation 3 machines. "It should be consumer choice; and if that's the way they vote, that's something we'll … [Read more...]
