Sony on 360 Netflix issues: 'Not specific to Xbox'
by Richard Mitchell 
on Nov 20th 2008 1:30PM
We're sure it happened to many of you out there who had preview access to the New Xbox Experience. You configured
Netflix to run on your 360 and (naturally) the first thing you added was the anime film
Paprika to your streaming queue. Who wouldn't, right? Let's say you watched most of the film and, for one reason or another, decided to finish it the next day only to find that it had been
unceremoniously yanked from your queue. Early speculation held that the reason films were yanked was because they were owned by Sony which, as perhaps you've heard, is in direct competition with Microsoft.
Sony has
spoken to MTV's Multiplayer and, according to them, competition has nothing to do with the films being pulled. According to a spokesperson, "This issue is not specific to Xbox or any other individual platform." The spokesperson added, "Sony Pictures is currently in discussions with the relevant parties to resolve certain licensing matters related to the distribution of its motion pictures. Given the ongoing nature of these discussions, we don't think it is appropriate to comment further at this time." So, licensing problems it is then. Let's just hope these problems are resolved soon because
we you really need to finish watching
Paprika.
[Via
Joystiq]
