Posted on Sunday 10-Jul-2011 7:31 PM

Xbox 360 Zune Marketplace getting subscription revamp - Rumour

Rolling paid-for option on the way, suggests report

By CVG Staff for computerandvideogames.com

Microsoft's Xbox Live Zune service could soon offer the option to subscribe for streaming video.

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According to The Daily, sources at the company's Redmond office have confirmed that they'll soon be a "new way to watch videos on the Xbox 360" that rivals subscription streaming video services like Hulu and Netflix.

The site says it doesn't have hard details on what subscription packages MS will offer, whilst the platform holder itself is merely wheeling out the "we don't comment on rumour or speculation" line.

European Xbox 360 owners can already use the console for one subscription service - Live's Sky Player - but Zune requires users to purchase individual programmes or movies.

Could this new rumour be linked to the Xbox Live Diamond TV-on-demand service many expected to be announced at E3?

Watch this space...

[ Source: The Daily ]

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    shogunreaper on 10 Jul '11 said:

    Didn't the zune die?

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    Ror1984 on 10 Jul '11 said:

    No. They just never released it outside of NA. Besides, there's a distinction to be made between the Zune hardware (a PMP), and the Zune service (a media delivery portal).

    I really hope if this is true, they roll it into the cost of Zune Pass. I pay £9 a month for Zune Pass, and, while it's a fantastic service, I won't be paying for another sub on top of it. Make it happen Microsoft!

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    shogunreaper on 11 Jul '11 said:

    Didn't they make the zune "Service" for the zune hardware lol?

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    sjholland87 on 11 Jul '11 said:

    Didn't they make the zune "Service" for the zune hardware lol?


    Zune market place has, and probably will be for a while, Microsoft's media delivery service.

    If they stopped making ipods, do you think apple would stop programming itunes? :shock:

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    shogunreaper on 11 Jul '11 said:

    Maybe not stop completely, but a hell of a lot less people would use it.

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    Ror1984 on 11 Jul '11 said:

    Maybe not stop completely, but a hell of a lot less people would use it.

    Consider the fact that Zune is accessible from Windows PCs, Xbox 360s, and now WP7. There's an enormous potential userbase there. I have all three, and with one subscription I can download or stream as much music as I want on all three concurrently.

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    sjholland87 on 11 Jul '11 said:

    Maybe not stop completely, but a hell of a lot less people would use it.

    So all the people that currently use it would stop using it?

    Think about what you're typing :?