Source: Take a look at Hulu Plus on Xbox and the new Kinect sub-Dash

by Ben Gilbert on Apr 14th 2011 3:20PM

Sure, Hulu Plus may not be part of the public beta preview of this spring's Xbox 360 Dashboard update -- at least that's what Microsoft's saying -- but that doesn't mean we can't see what it may look like when it does launch, as scheduled, sometime in the next few months. Images sent to us by a trusted tipster show the Hulu Plus app in action (and being controlled by Kinect), as well as the revamped Kinect Dashboard.

Like the Netflix app, the Hulu interface resembles the Xbox Dashboard itself, offering a rotating layer of categories with selectable content. As for the updated Kinect Hub, it looks fairly similar to what is currently available on the Xbox, only it adds access to both Netflix and Hulu Plus.

Though our tipster doesn't know whether Hulu Plus will be added to the current public beta test of the next Dashboard update, our source did note that the application seems fully functional, as does Avatar Kinect (also not currently part of the preview). Our tipster said the Kinect-controlled Avatar showcase app wasn't especially exciting, but that "it was good at tracking my movements and the response time was pretty fast like everything else with the Kinect." Hopefully we'll find out for ourselves soon enough!

Xbox 360 Hulu Plus and Kinect Hub beta, Spring 2011

Tags: avatar-kinect, dashboard-update, dashboard-update-spring-2011, hulu, hulu-plus, kinect, microsoft, source, xbox, xbox-live

Reader Comments (46)

Now I have to pick between Netflix or Hulu Plus...

@Hahke

Not a hard choice at all. If Hulu Plus was like.. 2 dollars a month you might have a point

@Hahke
Why? It's 7 freakin' dollars for Netflix. That's like 2 cups of coffee.

People are completely and utterly insane when it comes to the pricing of digital products.

@XaiaX
I really don't think they need to be mutually exclusive. They have some overlap, but both offer a decent amount the other doesn't & combined it's more than enough entertainment for me. Plus $16 a month total for both beats the hell out of the $60 a month I used to pay for the bare bones basic cable subscription I used to have.

@Hahke

I have both. If I ever miss a current episode of something, I use Hulu. If I wanna watch a movie, I use Netflix.

I use them both on PS3, iPhone and soon 360!

@Hahke
Hulu plus so you can watch tv shows the day after they come out.
Netflix for movies and previous seasons of shows.

Together they don't cost much and are better than cable.

@XaiaX I don't think his point was the pricing, more that between Hulu Plus and Netflix it's absolutely no contest.

As someone who's used both services the only reason I can see to use Hulu Plus is if you NEED to catch up on this season of The Office RIGHT NOW.

Hulu's only benefit is its new shows, which are free on the computer, and TV for that matter since most of their new shows are on over the air network television. Youre paying $8 for HD on an Xbox. Netflix is the same cost but you get tons of old shows, lately theyve been making major deals with all the networks to bring even more stuff. Hulu's back catalog for TV can best be described as torture. The movie selection for streaming is crap but still infinitely better than the selection of movies from Hulu which is so bad that you wonder why they bother.

I have hundreds of hours of shows queued on netflix but every time I fire up Hulu I can never find anything to watch.

Is Hulu available in Canada yet? :(

Always with the Canada.

kinect-a-mania is sweeping the nation BROTHER!

will the uk get this? i dont think so

@DrunkFux How about you work with the copyright issues and rental agreements/ dd price differences, and everything else money wise thats involved, with microsoft and all the studios that produce these shows/movies. Thennnn when you get everything figured out, give me a holler. I'll be glad it was so easy to get accomplished.

I support the guy who was downvoted, and here's why.

Every fan of video games, music and movies should be able to enjoy them, wherever they live. That's a given. But on the other hand, posters from other countries often complain when something new is announced--and it's a real buzzkill, because the complaint is always the "sniff, we don't get it here yet, so we're being screwed." You will get it eventually.

And it pays to remember, you're complaining about American companies who must clear hurdles to sell in your country. They want your money. Also, if your country had its own version of Hulu, or Netflix, or Microsoft, you also wouldn't be on the outside looking in as often. Perhaps the complaint should be, "why doesn't my country have companies like this?"

Wow, that GUI looks way, way better than Hulu Plus looks on Roku.

I have a question. Do the same whales that write Family Guy also write American Dad and the Cleveland show?

@MEGATOOL

American Dad as actual writers and Seth MacFarland isn't as involved in it.

@MEGATOOL
Same artists buuut... American Dad seems to be a bit more focused on more realistic and serious things. It's like an ongoing family political cartoon except...funny. It does do the Family Guy reference jokes but they occur rarely. I'm not sure about the Cleveland Show. This is the first time i've heard of it, honestly.

@MEGATOOL
Oh Haha! Like that South Park reference! Oh you.. :|

Seriously, I've enjoyed American Dad (even Family Guy) alot more lately than SP. I don't know what they were trying to brag about in that episode.

@The Only Girl The Cleveland Show is a show about Cleveland from family guy.

@MEGATOOL

Oh, I get it! Clever reference that assumes South Park is more consistently funny than FG! Neat.

So Hulu Plus will cost extra? It won't be included in our Gold subscription correct?

@BigE4284
You'll still need a Hulu+ subscription (much like how you need a Netflix sub)

@swooded
So - yes it will technically cost extra, though that extra is going to Hulu not MS

@BigE4284

Correct, hulu plus requires a subscription and will probably have an activation code just like Netflix does to activate use on Xbox.

Hulu plus seems a ripoff to me, why would I spend that much ($8/month) for a handful of reruns I could have DVR'ed/taped at home? A case could just as easily be made for movies, but is tv episodes 22 minuets long that important to warrant for that much of a subscription? I could rent with Game-fly for three individual 80+ hour games for that much, or wait for Netflix to carry to season disks and watch them all at once. Is watching some poorly written and cheesy as hell CBS or FOX show that important?

@BigE4284

Hulu isn't a ripoff in the slightest. It provides tons of episodes of shows for FREE. Not everyone has cable or a DVR and Hulu is accessible right on a computer. Hulu PLUS is also great for catching up on old shows and otherwise expanding the catalog.

I hate you americans and your damn exclusive BS -_-'

@iceytoa1

Really? You hate us because we have the chance to pay $100/yr for freaking Hulu?

Well, OK. I hate you because... you can have bangers and mash every day for lunch, I guess.

@copa
It's more the fact taht we have nothing anywhere near comparable for no reason....

@iceytoa1

Hey, where do you live? If you live in the UK, you have Sky or whatever its called and we don't. If you don't live in the UK and don't have Sky then hate them too!

@copa

don't forget the spotted dick too

@iceytoa1
We run into the same roadblock trying to watch BBC stuff here. I have to torrent all the cool James May shows

@Oneprcnt Same here, there is stuff on BBC (not BBC America, but the *original*) and Sky that's worth watching, but only Brits can get it. So when they whinge about not getting Hulu Plus or Netflix, take it with a grain of salt. ;-)

Is it just me or does The Cleveland Show logo look like a penis?

@TraceurRyuk Part III
CANNOT UNSEE

bahh, another extra pay service I won't be using... honestly how can people still fork over the sub fees to netflix, hulu and the like? Maybe I'm just the new poor.

@trefactor I am surprised Netflix is still as low as it is. For the amount I pay a month its the most valuable service I own.

@trefactor cable with premium channels and a few movies on demand a month only runs around $120/month a real bargain compared to netflix and hulu for $15/month.

you arent the new poor you are the new ignorant of current services. or you are elderly and afraid of change

Last I read, Hulu was getting screwed over by their parent company and about to loose a lot of it's content. Guess that's not happening.

How much is Hulu Plus? Does it cost anything? I already have Netflix on my Xbox and I have Hulu Plus on my PS3(PS+ Member) so if it costs anything on the Xbox I won't bother.

You can only see 3 options on that dashboard at once?!?!

EPIC FAIL for browsing.

Netflix and Hulu Plus are about to start costing A LOT more for some of us, it won't take much to reach that cap AT&T is about to put on our internet.

@TylerDurden102680 why the hell are you still with AT&T?

It sucks but they are truly the only option where I live. That is the reason I believe they are capping. They used taxpayer money to run Internet to areas without Internet now they are capping to further profit off those who can't get cable broadband or other Internet services.

What kind of shows are on Hulu plus? Is it only network shows like Fox, Abc, etc or do they show stuff like Boardwalk Empire, Walking Dead, etc.?

It's def worth it to dump your cable and get netflix or hulu. Plenty of my friends did that awhile ago. The only problem is getting HBO/Showtime stuff.

Netflix is such a good deal. Way better than blockbuster ever was.

Source: Take a look at Hulu Plus on Xbox and the new Kinect sub-Dash

Xbox 360 Hulu Plus and Kinect Hub beta, Spring 2011

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