'Up to 300 Time Warner live TV channels' coming to Xbox 360 in the US

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Time Warner has entered into a partnership with Microsoft and is to launch an app on Xbox 360 later this year that provides "up to 300" Live TV channels to the system.

The Time Warner Cable TV app will give Xbox Live Gold subscribers access to channels including AMC, BBC World News, Bravo, Cartoon Network, CNN, Comedy Central, Food Network and HGTV. A subscription to the network (which currently starts at $65 per year) will be necessary.

Microsoft says that the service, which aligns the Xbox 360 with the features available on Xbox One, will be exclusive to the US.

"TWC TV is a significant addition to Xbox 360, bringing our customers their favourite entertainment in one place-enhanced TV experience, games, movies, music, sports and entertainment apps," said Blair Westlake, corporate vice president of media at Microsoft.

"Our partnership with TWC enhances all that is available on Xbox 360 today, which will we continue expand. We're thrilled to offer TWC TV to US Xbox Live members and Time Warner Cable subscribers."

Mike Angus, senior vice president and general manager of video for Time Warner Cable added: "We look forward to introducing TWC TV to Xbox 360 and providing customers with this new viewing experience within the home. We are very excited about Microsoft's vision for entertainment and the vast possibilities Xbox offers."

On-demand entertainment will be a central focus of Microsoft's Xbox One. The console is designed to be connected directly into a cable box allowing users to watch video content and play games at the same time.

Microsoft has officially announced an Xbox One release date window of November 2013 in 21 markets and a price of £429 / $499 / €499.

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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/416860/up-to-300-time-warner-live-tv-channels-coming-to-xbox-360-in-the-us/

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I-DA-KINGPosted:

$65 per year is an amazing price for tv for a year, Doubt most people will only use there xbox for TV though

OasisPosted:

VanCity So you have to have a subscription for this and on top of that you have to have a gold subscription on xbox.


Well obviously, you're not just going to 300 channels for free -_-

S14Posted:

So you have to have a subscription for this and on top of that you have to have a gold subscription on xbox.

AustraliansPosted:

bigchukka Yeah the US. Everything is always in the US. I pay more for my XBL service and get less then half the service/features then they do.


Omg exactly right? It's like they think everyone on the Xbox is in the U.S maybe they should look at the rest of the world for once.

AustraliansPosted:

Sometime they should do something like this in Australia, they never do something amazing similar to this.

KatsumiPosted:

Disastress
xXopticsXx
ShadowBoltDashie
Katsumi
ShadowBoltDashie
-Mark $65 a year on top of the gold subscription.

They gotta be crazy if they think anyone is going to do that.


Well you don't have to buy it. I'm not going to buy it that's for sure. I'll stick with my TV that I hardly watch.


$65 if was too steep in my opinion i don't really watch much TV anyway so i highly doubt that i'm going to do this


Price isn't the issue for me it's I just simply don't watch TV that much at all. I wouldn't use it on the Xbox One either. The only true time I watch TV is when I'm off the computer and relaxing.

This is more for the people who scrap their cable and just use Xbox to wathc TV if they ever do


i only watch on my laptop, i rarely use the tv but i will never use the Xbox nor will buy it


I find using a console such as an Xbox One for TV pointless for the pure reason that gamers don't really watch that much of it.

MarluxiaPosted:

xXopticsXx
ShadowBoltDashie
Katsumi
ShadowBoltDashie
-Mark $65 a year on top of the gold subscription.

They gotta be crazy if they think anyone is going to do that.


Well you don't have to buy it. I'm not going to buy it that's for sure. I'll stick with my TV that I hardly watch.


$65 if was too steep in my opinion i don't really watch much TV anyway so i highly doubt that i'm going to do this


Price isn't the issue for me it's I just simply don't watch TV that much at all. I wouldn't use it on the Xbox One either. The only true time I watch TV is when I'm off the computer and relaxing.

This is more for the people who scrap their cable and just use Xbox to wathc TV if they ever do


i only watch on my laptop, i rarely use the tv but i will never use the Xbox nor will buy it

bigchukkaPosted:

Yeah the US. Everything is always in the US. I pay more for my XBL service and get less then half the service/features then they do.

MeowersPosted:

luckily i have time warner internet, phone, and tv. And why is everyone complaining about 65$, this is a tv provider.... this is just if you want to use the app. And my dad pays like $175 a month for twc so why are people complaining??

VoyboyPosted:

ShadowBoltDashie
Katsumi
ShadowBoltDashie
-Mark $65 a year on top of the gold subscription.

They gotta be crazy if they think anyone is going to do that.


Well you don't have to buy it. I'm not going to buy it that's for sure. I'll stick with my TV that I hardly watch.


$65 if was too steep in my opinion i don't really watch much TV anyway so i highly doubt that i'm going to do this


Price isn't the issue for me it's I just simply don't watch TV that much at all. I wouldn't use it on the Xbox One either. The only true time I watch TV is when I'm off the computer and relaxing.

This is more for the people who scrap their cable and just use Xbox to wathc TV if they ever do


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