Ahh, remember the heady days of May 2013 when Xbox One was announced and the focus was rather strong. If not, here is a quick reminder.
So, how about that TV functionality then. Well with the imminent arrival of these shiny new black boxed Microsoft has revealed what each region can expect. So what is in it for us Australians I hear you ask. Well, hold on to your hats people and get ready...
Not much really. We get the following:
- Crackle (I thought this was US only, turns out it is available in Australia with a lot less content of course)
- Machinima (wooo, direct access to a YouTube channel)
- MUZU TV (a music video service to compete with Sony's Vidzone)
- Network 10's Tenplay (Catch up service for the 10 network - has a lot of stuff in it's list, some of which have actual episodes you can watch)
- Quickflix (Like Netflix but double the cost for a tiny fraction of the content)
- SBS On Demand (SBS Catch up, has good stuff occasionally but not much content)
- TED (see Machinima)
- Twitch (good if you like watching other people play games)
And that is it. There has already been quite a stink due to the ABC iView app not making the transition from 360 to the new beast which is quite a shame since that is the best streaming service available in Australia. The Foxtel service for 360 is also a notable omission, but it's Foxtel so who cares.
Of course North America gets over double the content (and probably even more in the near future) mainly because every service is already available there in other formats.
I am sure setting up a VPN and telling Microsoft you live in the US will unlock more content for you, but you'll still be missing out on iView.
Hopefully we'll get details of the PS4 services available at launch pretty soon. As soon as it is available I will do a full comparison.
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