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Demensha on 19 December 2013
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superchunk said:
selnor1983 said:
superchunk said:
That is not obvious.

Comcast (largest cable provider) and others are actually creating their own super-smart cable boxes.

While they *may* have agreements with MS to allow the Xbone to pull in their internet based digital content, I seriously doubt very many will allow you to replace your entire cable box with an xbone. After all the rental charges on these boxes as well as the complete control the providers have over them is a stream of direct and potential income.

But providers allow you to watch live TV without a box already via Internet. Sky Go for example. Times have changed. You can subscribe to Sky and not even have a TV or a box. Its logical to fight streaming services. As they are all over Xbox One with streaming apps.

Yes many cable/sat are starting to provide internet based access to their content and that will continue as an application that will not be exclusive to Xbone. In fact I already have that app on my android devices.

XBone will likely get somethign similar as will PS4 and possibly even Wii U.

What you're predicting is already in play and not exclusive to any one.

 

EDIT: However, these actions won't get rid of the cable box as that's good revenue for the providers due to rental fees, etc. There will always be many features that the box is required for in the home.


for starters comcast and as far as i know every other cable company do not build their own equipment. example in my market we are scientific and cisco boxes. comcast charges 9$ a month for the hd model and 15 for the hddvr.

whats to stop comcast and microsoft from stricking a deal in where microsoft adds a cisco tuner to the xbox one for comcast to use as a cable box. these special boxes are then rented out to customers as hddvr/gaming systems. then at 35$ a month comcast gets the entire rental fee but is buying the boxes from microsoft at a premium price say 600$. its a win win. not to mention the current comcast X1 hddvr would run a customer 900$ if they broke the box and comcast wanted to be dicks and charge the customer.

 

for a premium, i do believe we will have xbox1 dvr cable boxes in the next 1-2 years.