Orson Scott Card references aside, welcome to my blog! I plan on updating this whenever I have something to say about anything related to the technology or entertainment field. Feel free to comment and tell me how off-base I am or to agree with me.
In case you've been living under a rock, Netflix has recently gained the ability to stream movies directly to XBox 360s connected to XBox Live. Being a rookie to the whole Netflix thing, I promptly signed up for a two week trial. Wow, is all I have to say. If you haven't tried this thing out yet, go sign up, you owe it to yourself to try this out.
This has only helped prove my point that digital distribution is the future. With the Live subscription's 44% sales increase since NXE hit, it's only a matter of time before people start downloading TV shows and movies. Even though only 1/8th of Netflix's catalog is available for Watch It Now, and even less with Sony pulling out of Netflix's digital push, I can't help but think this is the beginning of downloading movies and games instead of running to Best Buy or Walmart or the Move Galleries of our cities.
And about Sony's withdrawal from Netflix's Watch It Now service, they're only pulling out of the XBox 360 crowd. Their movies will still be available through other devices such as TiVO and Roku boxes. Odd, me thinks. If Sony really wants Blu-Ray to survive in the long run (and it's looking pretty promising), then you'd think they'd be against digital distribution? Weird.
In case you've been living under a rock, Netflix has recently gained the ability to stream movies directly to XBox 360s connected to XBox Live. Being a rookie to the whole Netflix thing, I promptly signed up for a two week trial. Wow, is all I have to say. If you haven't tried this thing out yet, go sign up, you owe it to yourself to try this out.
This has only helped prove my point that digital distribution is the future. With the Live subscription's 44% sales increase since NXE hit, it's only a matter of time before people start downloading TV shows and movies. Even though only 1/8th of Netflix's catalog is available for Watch It Now, and even less with Sony pulling out of Netflix's digital push, I can't help but think this is the beginning of downloading movies and games instead of running to Best Buy or Walmart or the Move Galleries of our cities.
And about Sony's withdrawal from Netflix's Watch It Now service, they're only pulling out of the XBox 360 crowd. Their movies will still be available through other devices such as TiVO and Roku boxes. Odd, me thinks. If Sony really wants Blu-Ray to survive in the long run (and it's looking pretty promising), then you'd think they'd be against digital distribution? Weird.
