Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Report: Xbox Music launches this month with free ad-supported streaming]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/06/report-xbox-music-launches-this-month-with-free-ad-supported-st/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/06/report-xbox-music-launches-this-month-with-free-ad-supported-st/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/06/report-xbox-music-launches-this-month-with-free-ad-supported-st/#comments Microsoft's Xbox Music service will reportedly launch alongside Windows 8 on October 26, according to anonymous sources speaking with Polygon.

The service will supposedly provide both subscription-based and free ad-supported streaming music plans for Xbox 360, Windows 8 and Windows Phone users. Microsoft SkyDrive integration is also said to factor heavily into the service's functionality, allowing for synced playlists and music libraries across all supported devices.

These claims match an earlier report from last June, in which Bloomberg claimed that Xbox Music would launch with Spotify-like streaming options and cloud storage capabilities. Microsoft did state shortly thereafter that reports of it "launching a new music service on Xbox this fall are inaccurate," only to discontinue certain Zune services the following month.

Personally, all we care about is whether we'll be able to use this new service to watch Girls' Generation videos, regardless of when it actually comes out.

JoystiqReport: Xbox Music launches this month with free ad-supported streaming originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Before anyone says, "Wutevs not every1 has been waiting 4 Fez for 5 yrs STFU u guise," the soundtrack is currently number one on Bandcamp, so it's not completely off the mainstream radar. Personally, we've been listening to the soundtrack all day and already we feel more well-rounded.

JoystiqListen to the Fez soundtrack now for 3 dimensions of audible awesome originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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