More details about IPTV on Xbox 360

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Lonnie McClure @ Jan 9th 2007 11:16AM

Geoff:

"Just because that's how it's done via cable providers at the moment doesn't mean Microsoft is going to enjoy the same privilege."

But it does put forth a very strong precedent. The only precedent you have put forth is Vista, which had to meet requirements for secure playback of HD-DVD and Blueray, not streaming IPTV.

Frankly, given that the 360 already plays HD-DVDs and HD download content over component, serves as further evidence that their IPTV service will NOT work only over HDMI.

If you do some more reading on the IPTV service, you'll see Microsoft will not be providing the actual service, but instead, it will be teaming with 3rd parties such as AT&T. Microsoft's "in" is saving these companies the cost of an IPTV settop box for 360 owners, and giving them a lower barrier to market entry.

Do you really think Microsoft will kiss off the 10 million or so 360's already sold as a potential part of this market? Let's not forget that once the new HDMI-equipped 360 is 100% official, that doesn't mean it is going to ship tomorrow, next week, or even next month.

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