Ghost in the Shell, Other Anime Coming to Xbox Live 49
Joystiq is reporting that a large slice of the catalog for anime distributor Starz will be coming to Xbox Live. Some of their titles are already available via the service, while others will be placed into circulation in the coming months. High profile new content includes the stellar Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Series 1 and 2), Read or Die, Macross Plus, Tokko, Virus, and X.
In other words... (Score:4, Insightful)
XBox Taking Over Living Room (Score:4, Insightful)
Or, you know... (Score:5, Insightful)
Apparently, the Ghost in the Shell episodes, for example, would cost $4 a piece.
Hmm, let's see...I recently got the entire second season box set from rightstuf.com for like $70. $4x26 episodes = $104 to buy the series on XBL. Plus mine are on DVD, so I can play them, you know, just about anywhere (with or without breaking the encryption).
Also, like other people said, "Same crap you can see on TV anyways."
Two Words: (Score:2, Insightful)
Until TV shows are offered in this way instead of pay-per-view bullshit I will continue not to buy any TV shows. A good DVR and cable is the best way to watch TV and it looks like no one out there has the guts to provide a cheaper AND better model.
Around $70/yr for on-demand content to their library of COMPLETE seasons of TV shows from ALL the major networks and you will have your revolution.
Re:XBox Taking Over Living Room (Score:3, Insightful)
People have been talking about "Living room domination" since the beginning, but if that was at the forefront of MS's plans, they would have adopted XBMC as their own, they would have made the XBox 360 cheaper, they'd have targeted a broader audience that really isn't into games, really they would have done a lot of things differently. I don't they're using the XBox to build on the failure of Web TV.
Real Console Winner--the PC (Score:2, Insightful)
1. Vast library of titles available and also has titles available on multiple consoles (vs. PS3's dearth of a game library)
2. Option to have non-faulty hardware (vs. XBOX 360 "red ring of death"; btw, I'm not saying all have it--mine is in an extremely well ventilated area and I have no problems)
3. Superior graphics capabilities. Being able to play Oblivion at resolutions 1280x1024 and up--gorgeous (vs. the Wii)
4. No need to deal with figuring out the complexities of HDTV or even buying one (just choose the resolution your monitor, which you already have, supports)
5. The expense. You already have a computer if you are reading
6. No loading times (for the most part). Forza Motorsport 2 or Oblivion on an XBOX 360--painful, after a while
7. Depending on the game, free online play
8. Games are always about $10-20 cheaper than console counterparts
9. Built-in hard drive, and whatever size you want at any price you want at that
10. Mods. Tons. And they're free.
Something to think about.