Verizon FiOS Launching on Xbox 360

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Are you ready to watch a limited selection of channels (26) from Verizon FiOS via your Xbox 360? Verizon and Microsoft sure hope so, this morning announcing plans to offer cable access to Xbox Live Gold members who also pay for Verizon's FiOS TV and internet service plans. That's right: if you pay for a subscription to Xbox Live, and pay for a cable TV subscription, and pay for a cable internet connection, then you can watch 26 of your Verizon FiOS channels on an Xbox 360. Hot ... dog?

Additionally, Kinect "voice and gesture commands" functionality will come with the service, enabling you to shout, "Why am I paying so much to view something I can already watch on my television?" for instance. New FiOS customers can take advantage of an initial promo lasting until January 21 that discounts Verizon's "Triple Play" internet/TV/phone to $89.99 a month (at least for the first two years), and includes both a free 12-month XBL Gold membership and a copy of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

Comcast and HBO are also signed on for as yet unspecified streaming deals with Microsoft. A Bloomberg report from earlier this year indicated that even more content providers had signed on, though Microsoft has only confirmed a handful of said providers thus far.

Posted: Nov 29, 2011 1:47 pm

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/29/verizon-fios-kicking-off-xbox-360-streaming-tv-with-26-channels/

Comments

LilIeatsbabys97Posted: Mon. Dec 05, 2011

I got Verizon Fios and xbl. Qusetion is, how to hook it up?

hehPosted: Sun. Dec 04, 2011

Soooo TV on your Xbox?

WinryPosted: Thu. Dec 01, 2011

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Special_Daz Wtf's FIOS tv??

Exactly what i was thinking.

Its a US cable internet/tv/phone service.

-EffyPosted: Wed. Nov 30, 2011

Special_Daz Wtf's FIOS tv??

Exactly what i was thinking.

KiiLERPosted: Wed. Nov 30, 2011

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KiiLER
aimiami12
DeadlyDasher
Asty Micro$oft are just trying to claw at as much money as they possibly can.
This kind of retarded stuff makes me want to buy a PS3.

It's wrong for a business to try and make money? Lol are you retarded?
no but they should care about the customers more.

If you dont like it , dont buy it? God damnnn people

Think about what you just said.... It isnt wrong for them to make money but when Bill Gates is your Creating partner and your name alone is worth well over $250 Billion.... why do you still charge us? I know the Xbox360 team is not that big and if you look at their salaries im more than sure your going to see the truth... The employees are making 100,000+ a year to sit in front of a computer where they basically do nothing for weeks on end..

well sure if you look at it that way then yeah its unfair, but if your gonna complain about this then dont buy it. Simple as that. If i wanted to watch tv ill watch tv on my motherfukinnn tv. Not on my xbox. Simple as that.

Necklace_JrPosted: Wed. Nov 30, 2011

KiiLER
aimiami12
DeadlyDasher
Asty Micro$oft are just trying to claw at as much money as they possibly can.
This kind of retarded stuff makes me want to buy a PS3.

It's wrong for a business to try and make money? Lol are you retarded?
no but they should care about the customers more.

If you dont like it , dont buy it? God damnnn people

Think about what you just said.... It isnt wrong for them to make money but when Bill Gates is your Creating partner and your name alone is worth well over $250 Billion.... why do you still charge us? I know the Xbox360 team is not that big and if you look at their salaries im more than sure your going to see the truth... The employees are making 100,000+ a year to sit in front of a computer where they basically do nothing for weeks on end..

Special_DazPosted: Wed. Nov 30, 2011

Wtf's FIOS tv??

VEVOPosted: Tue. Nov 29, 2011

iJarH3ad WTF. I thought Microsoft work together with AT&T.......

Epic fail.

Yes they are. And Time Warner as well. All in due time. Patience is virtue. :)

-DynastyPosted: Tue. Nov 29, 2011

Awesome another reason xbox is better! :)