Music Biz Figures Into 360 Strategy

Posted by Zonk on Wednesday June 15, 2005 @04:37AM from the must-take-apple's-pie dept.

C|Net has up a story discussing the thought processes on the Redmond campus, as they plan a way for the Xbox 360 to have a meaningful participation in the music market. Most likely, this will be through the upcoming Microsoft commercial download service. From the article: "The Xbox is widely viewed as a successful consumer product, and the new version will be more deeply integrated into home networks and digital living room systems. Making it a platform for digital music purchases or subscriptions could help solidify a consumer foundation that remains shaky."

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so... by Gogo0 · 2005-06-15 05:03 · Score: 1, Flamebait

...does the 360 still play games?

next thing you know, people will start saying that Nintendo will die because they dont offer music downloads/home jukebox/AC unit controls with the Rev. --- Parallel to DVD playback this gen.
What will be the big 'useless but must-have' feature after the next gen? Oh the shame of making something that ONLY plays games!