Report: Xbox Music launches this month with free ad-supported streaming

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Microsoft's Xbox Music service will reportedly launch alongside Windows 8 on October 26, according to anonymous sources speaking with Polygon.

The service will supposedly provide both subscription-based and free ad-supported streaming music plans for Xbox 360, Windows 8 and Windows Phone users. Microsoft SkyDrive integration is also said to factor heavily into the service's functionality, allowing for synced playlists and music libraries across all supported devices.

These claims match an earlier report from last June, in which Bloomberg claimed that Xbox Music would launch with Spotify-like streaming options and cloud storage capabilities. Microsoft did state shortly thereafter that reports of it "launching a new music service on Xbox this fall are inaccurate," only to discontinue certain Zune services the following month.

Personally, all we care about is whether we'll be able to use this new service to watch Girls' Generation videos, regardless of when it actually comes out.

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gmlukensPosted:

I personally have never given this a try.

ImNotPhlegmAnymoreOKPosted:

Iglesias Who listens to music on their Xbox??


Actually a lot of people do. I don't personally, but I see a lot of people do that.

K-SmoovePosted:

At least it's ad free. xD

IglesiasPosted:

Who listens to music on their Xbox??

SystemTTGPosted:

-Turbo
Mortar This is good to hear, ads are always annoying when streaming.



Yeah, ads are so annoying. :/


Very true. I just want to listen to music, not an annoying ad.

CircularPosted:

Mortar This is good to hear, ads are always annoying when streaming.



Yeah, ads are so annoying. :/

AR15Posted:

Mortar This is good to hear, ads are always annoying when streaming.


That they are my friend.

CircularPosted:

Sounds pretty cool.

Ill check it out once it's out. :)

OrigamoPosted:

Sounds quite good.

PoolPosted:

I thought they already had a streaming thing on the xbox? I don't fully understand what they are doing with this next update, other then confuse the hell out of members again with a new dash.


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