No Music service yet for Xbox Live, says Microsoft
When Microsoft confirmed a Video service for the European Xbox Live Marketplace coming later this year, the next logical question that came to mind was whether a Music service will also be offered soon.
After all, Microsoft has an on-going battle with Apple when it comes to the music industry. However, speaking to gaming cite CVG, XBL General Manager JJ Richards commented that the company currently has no plans for such a service as of yet.
If you are curious about the reasoning behind this, Richards explained,
Right now, we feel like we already have music on the console. Unlike hi-def video, no one has a problem accessing music and it’s totally simple to play it through the Xbox 360, with the screensaver or over your games. What I would expect to happen is we’re going to think about different factors and different ways to get that content to the console.
Richards commented further that this also has something to do with DRM and what you can do and where you can do it. While Microsoft is quite capable of coming up with such service, Richards said that in the end, it’s a matter of whether they can provide a better and easier service utilizing what consumers already have.
Via CVG
When Microsoft confirmed a Video service for the European Xbox Live Marketplace coming later this year, the next logical question that came to mind was whether a Music service will also be offered soon.
After all, Microsoft has an on-going battle with Apple when it comes to the music industry. However, speaking to gaming cite CVG, XBL General Manager JJ Richards commented that the company currently has no plans for such a service as of yet.
If you are curious about the reasoning behind this, Richards explained,
Right now, we feel like we already have music on the console. Unlike hi-def video, no one has a problem accessing music and it’s totally simple to play it through the Xbox 360, with the screensaver or over your games. What I would expect to happen is we’re going to think about different factors and different ways to get that content to the console.
Richards commented further that this also has something to do with DRM and what you can do and where you can do it. While Microsoft is quite capable of coming up with such service, Richards said that in the end, it’s a matter of whether they can provide a better and easier service utilizing what consumers already have.
Via CVG