Are apps coming to the Xbox 360?

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Everyone wants apps for everything these days. Apple popularized the system with the iPhone and competitors have been snapping at their heels ever since. Microsoft use Silverlight to make apps for their Windows 7 phone, which works on both phones and desktops.

Now it wants developers to work on Silverlight for Xbox 360. Is the console about to get its own wave of apps? There’s a host of useful extras already on the 360, but if Silverlight opened up to third-party developers we could see some really interesting stuff.

It’ll likely be a while before we hear anything else, perhaps this will be a big feature reveal at next year’s E3?

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BuckeyeBushmenPosted:

Hah this will be awesome!!

xxniqqqexxPosted:

Wowowow, 3RD Party Programs ! Like, AIM To Xbox and many other nice apps.

CasperChaosxviPosted:

yeah i think we need soething new to even out the price for xbox live besides the kinect

RozyPosted:

TTG-Jammer awesome! jailbreaking here we come!;)


you wouldn't be able to without a jtag and a app hacking program made. they also already have facebook and twitter so kind of old!!!!

AntPosted:

I've been trying this out already but you cannot just add on things to your 360. It has to be authorised by microsoft first and they would not allow hacking apps, ever. And in response to the youtube idea, google owns youtube and is not in partnership with microsoft so it will probably be something to do with bing.

InterstellarPosted:

I think it's good so we can develop apps to hack the Xbox or more...

KontaKtPosted:

they should get a youtube app that would be nasty

skatertgPosted:

Sounds good tbh, will open a lot more job opportunities for app devs loool

NetflixPosted:

awesome! jailbreaking here we come!;)

Aznboy38Posted:

Lol jailbreaking a 360? thats gonna be weird