Xbox TV launching this holiday season

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Microsoft will launch a TV service for Xbox 360 this holiday season, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced at a financial analyst meeting this week. Ballmer said Microsoft is working with "dozens or hundreds of additional video-content suppliers," which makes us wonder if someone should send out a company memo describing the substantial difference between those two figures. Xbox TV will feature live television as well as on-demand services.

Xbox TV will use Bing and the Kinect voice commands to facilitate users' searches, a feature that Ballmer said separates Microsoft from previous, failed TV-peripheral attempts by other companies, such as Google and Apple. Van Baker, an analyst at Gartner, said that may not be as much of an advantage as Microsoft thinks. "Search is not discovery," he said. "Search as an answer to discovery implies you know what you're looking for. Most people have no idea what they're looking for."

A well-integrated streaming TV service is a wonderful idea, if it's implemented correctly -- we'll see if Microsoft has the magic formula (Wingardium televisiosa!) this holiday season.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/17/xbox-tv-launching-this-holiday-season/#comments

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RozyPosted:

A-Fat-Mudkip
Waltee No doubt it'll be US Only just like 95% of the other remotely worthwhile things on Xbox LIVE.


Amen


The reason everything is US only is because US is a way bigger business country then the UK, Ireland, Scotland, etc. They also know more people will buy it in US and thier is no point wasting extra money when they could save money and make a bunch from one country

SecretsPosted:

I'm going to read so many reviews before I do anything.

I'm sure this will require Xbox LIVE Gold or another type of payment.

rayanXxXPosted:

sassambo Everything will have price tag on it and fact you ganna have to have your xbox on for hours at a time i bet the good old red ring problems rise there head again with all old consoles dieing off :S

A WILD PS3 FANBOY APPEARES !

mtepperV2Posted:

marcusmonsoon
sassambo Everything will have price tag on it and fact you ganna have to have your xbox on for hours at a time i bet the good old red ring problems rise there head again with all old consoles dieing off :S
The funny thing is, I've had my old premium since '07-'08 and the only problem I'm getting is the optical drive which will sometimes not read my discs. No RRoDs what-so-ever.


Same thing with me I have an 07-08 xbox and I never had a problem with mine beside the disc tray error.

A-Fat-MudkipPosted:

Waltee No doubt it'll be US Only just like 95% of the other remotely worthwhile things on Xbox LIVE.


Amen

marcusmonsoonPosted:

sassambo Everything will have price tag on it and fact you ganna have to have your xbox on for hours at a time i bet the good old red ring problems rise there head again with all old consoles dieing off :S
The funny thing is, I've had my old premium since '07-'08 and the only problem I'm getting is the optical drive which will sometimes not read my discs. No RRoDs what-so-ever.

WalteePosted:

No doubt it'll be US Only just like 95% of the other remotely worthwhile things on Xbox LIVE.

KamyPosted:

sassambo Everything will have price tag on it and fact you ganna have to have your xbox on for hours at a time i bet the good old red ring problems rise there head again with all old consoles dieing off :S
well if you have the new xbox like me theres prob no chance it will overheat the new xbox has the fan right above the heatsink

iijesuschristPosted:

sassambo Everything will have price tag on it and fact you ganna have to have your xbox on for hours at a time i bet the good old red ring problems rise there head again with all old consoles dieing off :S
thats if you over use your xbox sometimes i forget to turn mine off(my rol is broke)and it may be left on for a couple days iver never got s rrod maybe because i have a jasper motherboard

wells51Posted:

TheMoDiiFii3r please let it be available in Australia....


Don't count on it foxtel will be a bitch if they start dealing with other cable services providors.


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