The Xbox 360 is perhaps our most beloved current generation gaming console, with millions of units sitting in millions of living rooms entertaining millions of gamers. But for all that the 360 is the platform of choice for players to devour blockbuster and indie game titles alike, its biggest draw may be for watching television.
Following weeks of rumours and speculation, Microsoft today confirmed that they have teamed up with 40 TV and entertainment providers to bring shows to Xbox Live.
It’s time for television on your Xbox 360. It’s time for controlling your television with your voice. It’s time for one set-top box to rule them all. But mostly it’s time for a video of smiling people enjoying these things.
Microsoft has been saying for months, for years, that they’re in talks with folks at cable companies about using the Xbox 360 as a cable box, but Digiday reports today that the company is close to signing deals with Comcast and Verizon.
After years of throttled internet and bad customer service earning it a reputation as the worst internet provider in America, Comcast scores a golden poo as Consumerist.com’s 2010 Worst Company in America. I promised myself I wouldn’t cry.
We’ve heard the term ‘net neutrality’ bandied about the internet for more than a decade, yet many gamers aren’t aware of how important the concept is to their continued online entertainment. Why should you care about net neutrality?
Comcast customers have reason to be nervous today, as a federal appeals court rules that the Federal Communications Commission doesn’t have the authority to enforce Net Neutrality on internet providers.