Who's TV plan is the best, Sony or MS

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Machiavellian said:

FlamingWeazel said:

dandd said:
Every company is coming out with their own streaming options. TWC, Comcast, DirecTV, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO etc all have streaming services. I really don't see how Sony is going to come out with a much better option that will pull a lot of subscribers from these other services. Sony has tried in the past with different streaming services and none have made a real impact.

With Sony's past record, I can see this as just being another hulu/netflix service with nothing to really differentiate itself.

And ms has nothing at all lol, just using your existing cable, really pointless. Unlike those Sony has a lot of its own content right off the bat.

I think you are not getting it.  MS isn't trying to compete with those services.  They want to integrate those services within the X1 so the user has a seamless experience.  Currently I have Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime and crunchyroll.  Sony service will just be that, another service I would decide to user or not use with the existing ones I have.  MS is not trying to create another service just like all of these streaming services.  Instead MS solution is to integrate those services within the X1 so the user experience is seamless.  Case in point.

As an example:  If I say, Xbox play "Attack On Titan".  If the system knows what shows or movies are on what service and go there and play it, usability on my end is greatly improved instead of me having to go to that app or service, find the show or movie and play it.  The reason MS went with the HDMI in is because the X1 software runs everything.  It can go from your streaming services like Netflix to your live TV from your cable box or from your cable app like Verizon FIOS.  You do not have to switch inputs to go from one device or another on your TV instead you just tell the X1 what you want.

 

 

 

They wanted a system that just plays games and now they are talking about TV? lol