Do You Buy/Rent Videos on Xbox LIVE Marketplace?
In Tokyo, I couldn't quite get Microsoft's Chris Early to give me a sense of how successful (or unsuccessful) the Video Marketplace had been. Though it's now been integrated into the umbrella of Xbox LIVE Marketplace, the question still nags me. I bought a few episodes of Venture Bros and rented Superman Returns to see what the quality of the video and the experience was like, but I never went back. Not for any negative reason, simply because I had no reason to.
Then I read Forrester Analyst James McQuivey's article on CNet about why Apple won't do unto video as it's done unto music. Then I read Wootini's piece about Michael Bay and Microsoft's skip-the-format-war hypothesis, along with TexCub's excellent comment, plus Den Den Boy's take on the subject at Homotron, and I figured I'd toss up a survey of our own to see how Microsoft stands at the moment. If their plan is to perfect the digital download model for video media, I'd like to know how far along they are.
Who uses their video services? Anyone? Everyone? Let us know, please!
tiny dancer
Posted to Hot Stuff, Miscellany on 6 December 2007
· Comments (6)
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I don't have a 360, but I do have a Zune. I really wish they would merge the Video Marketplace into Zune Marketplace. ZM really needs a video download aspect akin to iTunes. :(
Where's for my option that I won't buy something if I can't tranfer ownership freely? That's exactly what Microsoft's after and exactly what I won't let them have.
The problem is if you are technically adept enough to download films and tv via X-Box live with all the usual DRM... then you can work out how to do it for free and with no restrictions from elsewhere on the intertubes.
And I can't see my Mum doing either!
Where's the, "I'm Canadian and they just remembered we existed" option?
*points at NickDynmo*
What he said.
I watched one movie on the xbox live marketplace to check out the quality, but that's all.
I think a hi-def movie rental is like, 6 bucks. That's too much rent on a regular basis, when i can get hi def dvd from Netflix as part of my normal subscription.
Now, if they made the price something reasonable, like $2.50-$3.50 for a rental, then I'd be much more likely.