KylieDog said:
Multimedialover said:
KylieDog said:
...and you really think people want an extra huge box sitting in their living room, when they going to need their cable box still. They will pay for the real all in ONE device.
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I work for Sky in the UK. Sky are currntly creating an app for Xbox One using th SkyGo service ( which soon will have everything ) so you will be abel to gt HD Sky viia the app on XboxOne which completely negats the need for a Sky box. 360 already has this. But on Xbox One its being designed to wok as you saw it in the live reveal. Instant switching, Xbox One Tvguide etc. And Snap n out.
You ill not need to have the set top box if you don want to.
My guess isMicrosoft have included the set top box function on Xbox One to cater for everyone.
See 360 in the UK to see a gimpse of wat is to come.
If yo want o Xbox One is all yo will need.
Virgin SKys competitor is also making an Xbox One app fo the sam reason.
Your TV will come down your Broadband as it does with the current Xbox 360.
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1. Completely ignoring freeview
2. Skyplayer on 360 is shit, half the weekly content is missing, many movies shown on TV are missing and the majority of channels completely absent. Of the channels that are working, most of them disable during re-runs of shows and sometimes even new shows.
3. Claiming knowledge of rival companies now too, sounds like BS.
Sky does not have the licensing to show via app and streaming most of what they have the rights to show on TV. In addition, there are still many people with net speeds not even good enough to stream in HD or even high quality, and while streaming the odd movie and TV is fine if you try and replace the entire TV usage with streaming then an ISP will throttle you like is no tomorrow.
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I think that was the point when he said they were making a new Sky app, this is not about the existing app. Sky Go is always expanding their capabilities so I wouldn't bet against HD streaming being a reality for them, especially seeing as not everyone has a shit internet connection like lots of people seem to think on this site. Seems like HD streaming would be a huge selling point for Sky's fibre to the cabinet broadband service and a perfect answer to BT's move towards offering streaming services as a selling point for their FTTC solutions.
It's probably very likely that Virgin will be ahead of Sky on this front as they were when it came to providing DVR boxes and internet and TV services in one package. They are a very innovative company really, especially if you consider they hit the 100Mbps mark way before BT.
