Netflix movie downloads are a success on Xbox 360
Microsoft said today that more than a million Xbox 360 users have downloaded the Netflix application via Xbox Live since the alliance was launched in November.
In less than three months, Xbox Live gold members (who pay $50 a year) have watched more than 1.5 billion minutes of movies and TV shows. I have checked it out myself, but I’m disappointed with the selection. For instance, I had 60 or so movies in my queue on Netflix that I wanted to see. But there are only about 16 of those movies available to watch instantly on the Xbox 360 Netflix application. Most of the new movies weren’t available. That’s the case even though Netflix now has 12,000 movies and TV shows available on the Xbox 360. I’ll see if it improves.
It’s still a good deal. People who subscribe to Netflix can watch movies for free on the Xbox 360 on the living room TV, provided the Xbox 360 is hooked up to the Internet. Netflix has 9.4 million subscribers while Microsoft has more than 17 million Xbox 360 subscribers. In addition to Netflix, Xbox 360 owners can download as many as 17,000 videos from other services on Xbox Live.
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