Apparently, the answer to that question is a tentative yes. Electronista has the details.
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The Xbox 360 is likely to gain support for playing the long-requested DivX video format, a DivX official has inadvertently revealed at a JP Morgan conference. Company presenter Kevin Hell was apparently caught off-guard when asked about how the Xbox 360 would interact with Microsoft's update to its Windows Media Extender feature that provided DivX support, at first confirming the addition outright but backtracking to say only that DivX was holding "discussions with Microsoft" over the prospect. The addition would provide enthusiasts with native support for many of their videos without having to use special software on the Xbox itself or a nearby PC to transcode videos on the fly.
Thanks to EvAv reader Vandeh for the heads-up - fitbabits
This is indeed a nice surprise. I wonder, though, which system will do it better?
I remember MS' old line was, "We don't support it because pirates use it." Hey... maybe pirates choose to use it because it's a great format. Pirates use the internet too, but you still support that.
This is indeed a nice surprise. I wonder, though, which system will do it better?
I remember MS' old line was, "We don't support it because pirates use it." Hey... maybe pirates choose to use it because it's a great format. Pirates use the internet too, but you still support that.
Having internet access doesn't help pirates the way supporting the preferred format on their console would. You're connected only to Live via the 360, which is something they have total control over. (This is also assuming that pirates even care enough to use the 360 as opposed to something more open and easier to use as they wish)
Oh my, wouldn't this be a nice pre-xmas treat. I might be able to finally tuck my media center machine out of sight and use the 360 alone as an extender.
Well, this is a nice little surprise. I have to admit, with the rental service Microsoft has available through Live, I didn't see this one coming.
It may hurt there rental service, but look at it this way, years ago Sony's digital players would only play ATRACs because they didn't like the "pirate" MP3 format. And everyone ended up buying iPods because you could play MP3s easily. Sony lost out big time. Microsoft probably realized if you don't support popular formats some competitor will.
My lord, I hope my wife doesn't hear about this. I'll lose the TV entirely as she monopolizes it.
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