| platformmaster918 said: With rumors of MS possibly partnering with a cable company for the Nextbox, will its competitors be able to compete? Does Sony have the infastructure to carry out contracted boxes? Will the multi-purposeness be too much for the other boxes to handle? It's a prediction of how a hypothetical could turn out but nothing better to talk about so here I am. |
Depends on how they partner up. Comcast DVR go for 600$ or that's what they charge if you break one. If Comcast and Microsoft spin a deal, where the nextbox can be used as a Comcast dvr I can see the box costing nothing upfront but adding 20$ a month to your cable bill. Comcast will have then obsorbed majority of the cost up front to make it othe back end. If something such as tht happens then no they won't be able to compete. However if it's just simple dvr then meh what's the big deal? Either company could make an adaptor adding a external HDD allowing for dvr playback.
