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Xbox 360 App Release Dates

It’s no surprise, but Microsoft is working hard to make Xbox the go-to device for living room entertainment. The company has a pretty good head start in this department (no question), when compared ...
Xbox 360 App Release Dates
Written by Chris Crum
  • It’s no surprise, but Microsoft is working hard to make Xbox the go-to device for living room entertainment. The company has a pretty good head start in this department (no question), when compared to a rival like Google or Apple.

    The Xbox 360 is enormously popular, already, and consistently performs very well for the company, come earnings report day. Now, they’re set to launch a slew of TV/video entertainment-related apps that should go a long way in solidifying Xbox as the premier way to connect to online video content for many users.

    And they’re doing it with Kinect and voice search as a nice bonus.

    “A new era in entertainment begins where all your entertainment is together in one place — your games, movies, TV shows, music and sports,” said Don Mattrick, president of the Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft. “With this update, Xbox 360 system owners will experience Kinect voice control integrated with Bing search, making your TV and entertainment experiences more social and personal than ever.”

    The company put out this infographic with its announcement:

    xbox entertainment

    Here’s the schedule of the apps that will be rolling out:

    Dec. 6:

    EPIX. United States
    ESPN on Xbox LIVE (ESPN). United States
    Hulu. Japan
    Hulu Plus. United States
    LOVEFiLM. United Kingdom
    Netflix. Canada, United States
    Premium Play by (MediaSet). Italy
    Sky Go (SkyDE). Germany
    Telefónica España – Movistar Imagenio. Spain
    TODAY (MSNBC). United States

     

    Later in December:

    4 on Demand (C4). United Kingdom
    ABC iView (Australian Broadcasting Corp.). Australia
    AlloCiné. France (AlloCiné), Germany (Filmstarts), Spain (Sensacine), United Kingdom (Screenrush)
    Astral Media’s Disney XD (Astral Media). Canada
    blinkbox (Blinkbox). United Kingdom
    Crackle (Sony Pictures). Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States
    Dailymotion. Available in 32 countries globally
    Demand 5 (Five). United Kingdom
    DIGI+ (CANAL+). Spain
    GolTV (Mediapro). Spain
    iHeartRadio (Clear Channel). United States
    Mediathek/ZDF (ZDF). Germany
    MSN. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom
    MSNBC.com. United States
    MUZU.TV. Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
    ninemsn. Australia
    Real Sports (Maple Leaf Sports). Canada
    Rogers On Demand Online (Rogers Media). Canada
    SBS ON DEMAND.Australia
    Sky Go (SkyDE). Austria
    TMZ (Warner Bros.). Canada, United States
    TVE (RTVE.es). Spain
    UFC on Xbox LIVE (UFC). Canada, United States
    Verizon FiOS TV. United States
    VEVO. Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
    Vudu (Wal-Mart). United States
    YouTube. Available in 24 countries globally

     

    Early 2012:

    Antena 3 (Antena 3 de Televisión). Spain
    BBC (BBC). United Kingdom
    CinemaNow (Best Buy). United States
    HBO GO (HBO). United States
    MLB.TV (MLB Advanced Media). Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States
    Telenovelas/Sports (Televisa). Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom
    Xfinity On Demand (Comcast). United States

    With Xbox obviously being much more than a gaming console now, this can’t hurt holiday sales either.

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