Xbox TV
Saw some news about a new thing coming to Xbox, Xbox TV. The new article announces a list of partners that will be working with Microsoft for this. What is still unclear, is what exactly Xbox TV will be.
There is a lot of speculation ranging from another way of viewing tv, to ala carte ordering of channels/shows, to who knows. If some of the speculation is correct, it might help me finally cut the satellite cord (though I’m likely doing that once football season is over, regardless).
Even if it is something similar to Netflix and Hulu that are already available on Xbox, allowing you to watch streaming things on the xbox but requiring separate subscriptions, it might still be valuable. Depending on the pricing, you might be able to sign up for specific services for less than regular cable.
Or, you might get access to streaming content if you are already a Comcast/AT&T/HBO subscriber. Lots of speculation and very few answers.
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Tamarynn · October 6, 2011 at 8:19 am
Heard about this. I didn’t know there was some AT&T option already available. I had never heard about it before this news, and just cancelled my gold account.
It can be interesting, the problem I have is that, like netflix, at least some of these will require a paid subscription (they mentioned HBO and possibly other cable companies). Paying for an xbox subscription on top of that, just to view your subscription, is too much, in my opinion. I guess it depends on what you want. As you suggest, it may be a cheaper alternative to a cable bill, but as someone who doesn’t have a cable bill, it probably won’t interest me much.
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