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With rampant internet speculation calling a Netflix Xbox 360 portal a possible dashboard feature addition, one group of programmers has decided waiting is for suckers. Using a Media Center based PC, a Netflix account and an Xbox 360 an application has been developed to stream the video service to our favorite console. While unsanctioned, the application does work (horribly slowly that is) and makes us wish the Netflix rumor would become a reality. Take a look at the application running after the jump and tell us if a Netflix portal on Xbox 360 is something you'd want for Microsoft's console.

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JoystiqWhy wait? Application allows Netflix to Xbox 360 streaming originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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"I had written off Sony's PlayStation 3 game console as a flop, but it may be time to reconsider," opines Seattle Times columnist Brier Dudley, suggesting that the PlayStation 3 digital media center might defuse (and diffuse, as it were) the bomb in his mind. In his article, Dudley points to all the pieces as they drop into place: a $399 price point, an impending firmware update to improve the system's music streaming interface, a torrent of downloadable content on the PlayStation Network and the increased appearance of the PS3 in the home entertainment section of stores.

As the cheapest Blu-ray player, the $399 PS3 certainly stands to do well amongst the home enthusiast crowd, the people who are very much infatuated with the number of p's in their video content. However, senior vice president of marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America, Peter Dille, thinks this "broader entertainment experience" even appeals to to the all-important "moms." He suspects that if "she knows the whole family's going to get some lifestyle value out of this and not just the gamer in the house, it becomes a ... better value proposition."

Unfortunately, this proposition hinges on several other technological factors. Does mom have an HDTV? Can she tell the difference between a Blu-ray and a DVD? With the latter format still effortlessly bulldozing HD-DVD's and Blu-ray's minute battlefield, it seems too early to play the "It plays HD movies!" card as a means of broadening the audience. If Halo 3 and Wii Sports are any indication, games are still the most effective console salesmen. Is exchanging third place in one market (where moms are already spoken for) for a number one spot in a niche really the solution?

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JoystiqCheaper PS3 targeting 'moms' as media center originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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