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The New Xbox Experience (NXE) has added a slew of features to the console, including Netflix streaming.
Do not adjust that dial or set-top box. You can also stop banging the remote against your coffee table and/or head. There is nothing wrong with your Xbox 360 setup.
Apparently, Sony doesn’t want to play nice with Xbox’s newfound abilities to stream Netflix. MTV Multiplayer says they have pulled all Sony content from the service’s lineup.
The company still allows PC, Mac and any other Netflix-enabled device to receive such gems as “Zombie Strippers” and “Anaconda 3: Offspring.” No really, Sony is the keeper of a lot of our favorites, including all of the “Spider-Man” movies, “Casino Royale” and “Superbad.” Xbox 360 users would probably never know that—or maybe they would, since the titles are missing.
Netflix wouldn’t comment, which is understandable. After all, they want to keep that content available to its other subscribers. However, they are hoping that Sony’s content will be licensed to Xbox users soon. Good luck with that.
Do you think this is a smart or slimey move on Sony’s part? Sound off in the comments section below.
Seems kind of short sighted on sony’s part to isolate any group of potential users. In my business a customer with money in your hands is supposed to be welcomed with open arms not slapped in the face and denied access.
They are mean and rude to do that and arrest them for doing that!
Perhaps MS shouldn’t be relying on their main competitor in the space to supply content for their console. Perhaps they also should not expect to be able to license blu-ray for an add-on to their console, as they backed Toshiba and HD-DVD.
Just like those that bought an HD-DVD player, those relying on XBOX 360 for ALL of their video entertainment needs are now seeing the reason Sony was willing to lose the first round of the current console war. They gambled big and won. Buy a PS3 and move on.
Can you say antitrust? Only now are blu-ray machines and software falling in price due to the global economic situation. If Sony had their way we’d still be paying $500 for a player and $40 for a disk…..Wonder if any Chinese manufacterer will pick up HD-DVD as an open source (hello $5 bootlegs!)
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Sony will continue to suck until it brings down the PS3 to $199; I’m holding out with my true-HD (1080P) Toshiba HD-DVD player that I bought for $90 w/ 7 free HD-DVD movies plus a $50 best buy gift card. My upscaled Sony DVD’s look great on my Toshiba 47” 1080P HDTV. I’m in no hurry to go blu until the price is right.