I was out at an Xbox 360 media event earlier today. They talked through their upcoming Movies On Demand service, Facebook, Twitter, and a bunch of games. DJ Hero was there, too.
I’ll be interviewing the DJ Hero guys tomorrow morning, so let me know if there’s anything you’d like me to ask them.
As for the rest of the Xbox event, there wasn’t a whole lot of new info since E3. There’s still no exact launch date for Movies On Demand, where you’ll be able to stream or download at 1080p, but we will be getting it later this year simultaneously with the rest of the world.
They demoed the Sky TV channel announced for the UK, which allows you to watch all that content while in a Live party. Is something similar coming to Australia? Yes, but the Microsoft reps wouldn’t say anything beyond that they’re in negotiations now with various TV partners.
We also chatted briefly about Games On Demand and Microsoft did acknowledge they need to look at the prices for those titles. They admitted that the current $29.95 and $49.95 price brackets will probably be the “sweet spot” moving forward. We’ll see.
Other than that, I verified that Halo 3: ODST and Forza 3 were looking as solid as they did at E3, opted to not check out the Lips: Number One Hits demo room (it was situated in the bathroom of the venue’s swank penthouse and full of bubble bath), scoffed down a delicious chicken and tomato salsa roll and bailed.
Don’t forget to leave your DJ Hero questions in the comments!
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