Microsoft: Why Silver Xbox Live Users Can?t Access Netflix-360 Service
(via Xbox Scene) - From multiplayerblog.mtv.com (http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/10/09/xbl-why-paying-for-netflix/ ): If you have a silver (free) Xbox Live account, you won't be able to stream movies from Netflix account when the "New Xbox Experience" drops this fall. "I think it's about adding value to the gold membership," said Xbox director of marketing Albert Penello.
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Xbox 360: Official Console of 2008 Recession
(via Xbox Scene) - From kotaku.com (http://kotaku.com/5061078/xbox-360-official-console-of-2008-recession ): With daily free falls in most of the international stock markets, a recession isn't just a scary word, it's seemingly unavoidable. During a chat with Microsoft vice president John Schappert yesterday I asked him if he thought that the Xbox 360 with its emphasis on high-definition gaming was a "recession proof" console.
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Xbox LIVE Poll 2: The Voice of an Xbox Generation
(via Xbox Scene) - From the Microsoft press release: Xbox LIVE has already proven an undeniable gauge of the youth vote in this historic election, polling nearly 100,000 members of the Xbox LIVE community and providing a lens into the political mindset of an important and engaged group of citizens.
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TGS 2008: Avatars Required
(via Xbox Scene) - From xboxlive.ign.com (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/918/918113p1.html ): In a meeting with journalists at TGS this week, Microsoft's group product manager for Xbox 360, Aaron Greenberg, said all users will be required to choose an avatar as a visual representation of themselves when they boot up the new dash.
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