Despite having missed its November 3 launch date in most places, the Wireless N adapter for the Xbox 360 finally made its way to websites and a few brick-and-mortar retailers this week. Possibly the 10th, which was supposed to be its “real” launch date, but reports are iffy. As a recap, the adapter takes advantage of [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Previously, the latest Xbox Live update for its dashboard was only available to the media, who in turn voiced their opinions and uploaded videos for the public to drool over. Then Microsoft sent out preview invites to lucky gamers who got a chance to see what was coming their way first-hand. Those who didn’t get [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, November 19, 2008
As you are probably aware, the “New Xbox Experience” premiered today. As you probably were not aware, Sony (thereby Columbia Pictures) has flipped a switch that disallows their movies for streaming on Xbox 360. You can see from the sad screenshot of my person Netflix Watch Instantly queue, that movies like Superbad are no longer [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, November 16, 2008
On the hardware end of things, the Xbox 360 has seen more than its share of troubles, whether it’s the red ring of death, a lack of integrated wi-fi, or even a standard hard drive. But when it comes to software, Microsoft clearly gets it. A few years ago, the PSN was an unproven (albeit free) [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Microsoft today announced their exclusive partnership with by-mail movie-rental giant, Netflix, which shattered earlier rumors of a Sony/Netflix combination for online video distribution. While Microsoft’s Xbox Live Marketplace is still in full force, the addition to the console will make movie/TV rentals more convenient than snail mailing a disc. Members simply add flicks or television shows [...]
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Friday, November 13, 2009
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