Monday, July 14, 2008

Netflix and Xbox Live: A Happy Marriage


Besides the big bomb, I must say, the announcement of Netflix integration into Xbox Live Gold is also a great news.


They say Xbox Live Gold members will be able to stream and watch thousands of movies off of Netflix streaming service directly on Xbox360 console, and that they can watch the movie with other friends over Xbox Live. I'm not sure how watching a movie with friends on different couches and different TV set will feel like, but I am really excited for this new feature--I loved the streaming service from Netflix, but I didn't get into it because I couldn't watch the movies on my bigger TV screen. But now I can!


A great but a puzzling news here is that they claim Xbox Live Gold account holders will be able to enjoy this without extra charge; how will this play out for normal Netflix subscribers? How's Netflix's profit generated in this picture, if their normal subscribers leave them for Xbox Live Gold, which most likely will include myself?

3 comments:

Doc said...

I think watching the movie "together" through XB0X live would be a very similar experience of you and me drinking "together" online -_-; just a thought

Peter Park said...

Actually that makes sense. Haha... ....maybe I shouldn't be laughing at this. -_-

Doc said...

we're pathetic....