| platformmaster918 said: funny I thought this was MS's big trump card that they were going to pull. I don't have a cable box as I have a website I go to for all my needs but I thought I was in the minority. What I don't get about a media hub box is that most bluray players and even TVs themselves have apps in them from the get go. Not to mention that the current gen systems can already do the most popular apps like Netflix, Hulu, Crackle, MLB, NHL, NFL, ESPN, etc. so why would you need to upgrade? Also also just because Sony didn't put an emphasis on it doesn't mean they won't have multimedia. That stuff can be added without changing the hardware so MS would have to work out exclusivity contracts for it to have any effect since I'm sure Sony would just add the features as soon as they knew MS had them. |
Right? Pachter sees Skype as a "Killer-app" that will help the next Xbox "win" the next generation because it allows people to use Skype with their TV's. Sorry Pachter, Smart TV's have been around for years that have Skype built in. Hell, according to a leaked internal document from Vidyo (the people handling the Wii U Chat), the Wii U wlil get cross-platform video conferencing and more... http://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wii_u_vidyo.jpg
The PS4 and the Wii U will have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, internet browsers to access things (Crackle, MLB, ESPN3, NHL etc for the Wii U since PS4 might have that on there already). Sony knew that MS would be selling the Xbox as a media-hub so that's why they harped on being for gamers so much at the reveal. They will absolutely have all sorts of media things. The share button alone is purely media-based, even though it is used in gaming.
