Xbox 360 Could Soon Serve as a Verizon and Comcast Cable Box
Microsoft continued to talk about the Xbox 360's impending live TV functionality last week. One possibility we've heard is that the company will team up with cable and satellite companies to allow the system to essentially be used as a cable/set top box replacement. According to a new report, deals with Comcast and Verizon may soon be reached for just that.
Both deals could be made within the next month, reports Digiday (via Kotaku), although it's also been told that the timing isn't quite so definitive. Regardless, it sounds as if this could be similar to what's already possible on an Xbox 360 for AT&T Uverse customers, though we don't really know any of the particulars of what the Comcast and Verizon deals would entail. It seems highly likely that Kinect would be involved, as well as support for Bing and voice search.
Digiday suggested we could see deeper programming guides, Kinect support, and better targeted advertising, all of which fits in with the sort of features we've heard before. There's some doubt over whether this course of action -- being a substitute cable box with bonus features -- is even worth it, as some might view the prospect as pointless.
"Is there anything Microsoft is doing that hasn't been done by other providers? No, not really," said Gartner analyst Van Baker last week. "Search is not discovery. Search as an answer to discovery implies you know what you're looking for. Most people have no idea what they're looking for."
Even if the deals are soon reached, it doesn't mean the functionality would be implemented immediately. A dashboard update is expected later this year that will add the aforementioned Bing support, as well as the ability to watch UFC and YouTube videos on the system, a redesigned user interface, and more.
In addition to the Comcast and Verizon deals, Digiday indicated that Microsoft is working with TV manufacturers such as Samsung to incorporate "some sort of Window[s] Live gaming hub into Samsung TVs, which would be accessible with a basic Web connection." With Windows 8 going to support Xbox Live, you can bet such a thing would connect with Live as Microsoft looks to broaden Xbox Live's horizons further beyond the Xbox consoles themselves.
Source: http://www.1up.com/news/xbox-36-verizon-comcast-cable-box
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TTG_AizenPosted:
Im not sure about that, i highly doubt i use it but lots of guys might use it, i got Netflix thats why
ResolutePosted:
Oh h*ll no..
It is $99 for the upgrade to watch it.
It DOESN'T include Xbox console or Xbox membership.
This is stupid.
I just went on ATT website.
What you paying for:
Microsoft Media Control
ATT Uverse installation CD
Motorola HomePNA Adapter
FAQ and User Guide
It is $99 for the upgrade to watch it.
It DOESN'T include Xbox console or Xbox membership.
This is stupid.
I just went on ATT website.
What you paying for:
Microsoft Media Control
ATT Uverse installation CD
Motorola HomePNA Adapter
FAQ and User Guide
havoxxxPosted:
-Atomic-havoxxx So what if one person wanted to play xbox, and another wanted to watch tv in the same room?
Already a bad idea in my book.
Have you thought of the fact that that is already impossible to do without separate tvs. I mean you can't play two things on one tv.. It is actually decent. I mean there is no reason not to. It could mean that you won't need to outlets or two things running up you electricity bill.
So this post go right past your head?
I said WHAT IF one person wanted to watch TV threw the CABLE, and the other WANTED to play XBOX. YES 2 separate TV's. BUT you cant watch cable now because the XBOX is the cable box. IS that clear enough for you? f*ck your illiterate...
TickleMeNeedlerPosted:
This is an awful idea if it's meant to completely replace your DVR. An Xbox doesn't seem fit to stay on as much as a Dvr is.
-Atomic-Posted:
havoxxx So what if one person wanted to play xbox, and another wanted to watch tv in the same room?
Already a bad idea in my book.
Have you thought of the fact that that is already impossible to do without separate tvs. I mean you can't play two things on one tv.. It is actually decent. I mean there is no reason not to. It could mean that you won't need to outlets or two things running up you electricity bill.
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