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twesterm on 20 November 2008
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ultraslick said:
To a very small percentage of people, the netflix thng could be cool. Its just that you have to pay for Live, and pay separately for Netflix. We all know this, this is not news.

And if that is the case, then to make it worth it, you have to not already have a PC connected to a nice size monitor, or tv, (in which case you would have already been watching netflix movies on your tv)

but it makes me wonder... (and this is a serious question)

If you do go all out for the monthly fees of Netflix, and you choose to watch these movies through your xbox, and not your pc -

is there any reason to ever purchase a movie from the market place?

is this still possible if the netflix account has been created?

 

  1. I think you're underestimating how many people have Netflix already and how many of those people have 360's.  You're also underestimating the people that are getting Netflix just because of this.  It's not like you're paying for two XBL account, you're paying for two separate services that happen to work together.  What you're saying is that someone wouldn't pay for WoW and cable.
  2. For some odd reason you also assume people actually use the Watch Instantly on their computer.  Most people don't because it's not fun to sit and watch a laptop, most people don't have nearly as good sound systems, most people have bigger TV's than their laptop, it's a hassle for most people to hook their PC or laptop to their TV.  Before NXE Watch Instantly was pretty much a waste of time and wasn't that much of a selling point (even though they tried really hard to make it one).  I know A LOT of people with Netflix but I don't know anyone that actually uses Watch Instantly except for *very* occassionaly.
  3. Was their much of a reason to purchase one anyways?  They're about the same price of a movie rental except it doesn't have half the selection so I didn't bother with it much.  I did a little when I first got my 360 but then I realized it was meh.
  4. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to get movies from the Marketplace, after all, businesses do like money.