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Why Robin Makes Batman Better As we reported earlier this week, the Xbox Live Video Marketplace just added a ton of old Warner Bros. cartoons to it’s lineup. I logged on to XBL earlier to investigate that IPTV rumour and discovered that one of my favourite Bugs Bunny cartoons is currently available for free. What’s Opera Doc, Bugs’ take on Wagner’s epic Der Ring des Nibelungen, is offered in both HD and regular versions. So if you’re like me and love the site of Bugs Bunny in Valkyrie drag riding an obese horse with tiny legs, log on to XBL now and get it while it’s still free. “Kill the wabbit!”
Xbox 360 Fanboy has the rumour mill running at full speed today with salacious speculative details on the new Xbox 360 dashboard update. According to some photos sent to them by a tipster who’s Xbox recently returned from the repair center, a mysterious new icon appeared on his dash that had four blank squares next to it. The photos have led to mass speculation that this is a sign of impending IPTV inclusion in the Fall Update.
Oddly, the tipster is running the same dashboard version as the rest of us (2.0.5787.0), so how this ended up on his system is unknown. As you can see from the photo, the features listed are: Live & recorded TV, On-demand movies and Chat while watching TV. If all this turns out to be true, it could mean a pretty spiffy update when it finally rolls around. If it’s not true, feel free to head over to Xbox 360 Fanboy and register your many outraged complaints there.
Rumor: Leaked screens show IPTV and Fall update [Xbox 360 Fanboy]
Way back in May Sony announced plans to deliver video on demand to the Korean market, and now those plans have come to fruition. While we sit patiently waiting for Microsoft’s service to launch, Korean telecom operator KT and Sony Computer Entertainment Korea are teaming up to transform the PS3 into a set-top IPTV box. Starting in November, PS3 owners in South Korea will be able to access content from KT’s Mega TV service, all in the pursuit of that ever-elusive synergy. “With this partnership, Mega TV will include high-definition games and Blue-Ray media in its periphery,” said Lee Young-hee, chief of the Media Center at KT.”`We will seek more cooperation with SCEK to create synergy.”
Users will be able to download and store content from the service for their viewing pleasure whenever they want, but at what cost? No clue as pricing hasn’t been announced, though I am assuming they will go the monthly subscription route. Way to synergise, Sony!
PS3 to Debut as IPTV Set-Top Box [Korean Times via Gizmodo]
