Analysts at Wedbush Morgan Securities have reported that there is the likely possibility that Netflix will strike a deal with Microsoft to stream movies through the Xbox 360.
The report came after the investment banking firm looked through comments made by Netflix management. If the report turns out to be true, the popular online rental service would be able to stream movie directly ... [ read the full article ]
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Quote:While there are three such consoles, only one - Microsoft's Xbox 360 - has a sufficiently large installed base to make sense from a streaming partnership with Netflix."
Surely the Wii has a install base similar or even greater than the xbox360 worldwide and even if this is only relating to the US im pretty sure the Wii will soon overtake the Xbox360 if it hasnt done it already!
Seems like a really good idea to me, like getting a rental without having to leave your seat....which is always so much better!
Wouldnt really work here in the UK, what with our crippled internet infrastructure and heavy internet capping I'd rather go down to a good old brick and mortar store and do it the old fashioned way, probably would get to watch the film that evening to lol!
Originally posted by Stu_dent: Surely the Wii has a install base similar or even greater than the xbox360 worldwide and even if this is only relating to the US im pretty sure the Wii will soon overtake the Xbox360 if it hasnt done it already!
Yes, the Wii has a much bigger installed base then the XBox 360 but the XBox360 seems much more "Adaptable" to add such features as streaming than the Wii.
before => xbox 360 cools down while watching movies somewhere else
after=> red light blinking while watching movies somewhere else
i dun really see the advantage here ... :S
This is just a ploy to give all pre-dual heat sink the RROD so they have to buy a new one. Until the plague is over they don't need to entice peeps with this.
Makes sense since the DRM scheme Netflix uses works with Windows Media Player on PC platforms (you can't stream movies on a Mac just yet.) I would think they could integrate the features easily, since the Xbox is basically a retooled Windows PC for gaming.
I'm surprised MS would allow this, since it may take away from rentals on Live Marketplace.
I doubt the Wii could handle streaming, or even a buffer. Nothing against it, but I have all of the free channels downloaded and 4-5 WiiWare/VC games, a dozen Miis, and about 20 gamesave files, and my system memory was already full! (The NintendoChannel alone took up over 300+ blocks for the channel and save files!)
Nintendo needs an external solution, or open up the SD card slot for channels and games, in order for it to even be considered.
I cant wait to figuring i have both netflix and a 360...Saves me from having to stream from my pc....And the wii i doubt could handle the streaming due to lack of performance might not be next gen but its got its ups and downs like the ps3 and 360. Plus i wont have to buy those marketplace rental one time watch movies which are stupid if i pay for a movie i should get to keep it so netflix i see as a place u rent movies so works for me free and i dont have to buy marketplace movies.
I'm wondering if this also applies to view on demand. With any Netflix account, you can instanly watch movies from their VOD library and have unlimited access to it. If this feature will also stream to the xbox,then I am all for it.
