Is Hulu Coming to Xbox 360?

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Is Hulu Coming to Xbox 360?

By Mark Wilson, 9:40 AM on Fri May 29 2009

Olivia Munn, geek goddess of Attack of the Show, posted an interesting tweet last night. "Just finished promos for hulu/microsoft event I'm doing on june 8!" Just what hulu/Microsoft event could she be referring to?

To us, it seems likely that this event is supporting a Hulu on Xbox 360 announcement coming at E3. Why? Because Hulu on the 360 makes a lot of sense. Quite simply, it's the best internet service you can bring to a TV. So if Microsoft were to pick just one piece of internet entertainment to offer Xboxers (and with no web browser, they need to pick and choose), Hulu (and maybe YouTube) would be top on the list.

Also note that in Europe, Microsoft is supporting the Sky Player. It's a media content service somewhat like hulu but with support for live shows. And it's being integrated right into the XMB. We could see hulu arrive to the platform in a very similar manner. (So it'll probably look a bit different from our tongue-in-cheek artist's rendering.)

But the biggest reason that we're betting on Hulu 360 is because Microsoft's Shane Kim admitted months ago that the company was investigating Hulu connectivity on the platform. So don't be surprised if we hear more next week at E3. Microsoft's press conference is on Monday and we'll be there liveblogging.

Source: Gizmodo

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While I hope it's 360 support (I would use it extensively), I also have a nagging feeling that it could be something like a switch to Silverlight instead of Flash. Both options make sense, though the former would, obviously, grow their user base immensely.

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While I hope it's 360 support (I would use it extensively), I also have a nagging feeling that it could be something like a switch to Silverlight instead of Flash. Both options make sense, though the former would, obviously, grow their user base immensely.

Dangit, bang, you stopped the use of the word "excellent" in posts! And the very next poster got confused by you and didn't mention it too. Way to go! What an excellent job!

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While I hope it's 360 support (I would use it extensively), I also have a nagging feeling that it could be something like a switch to Silverlight instead of Flash. Both options make sense, though the former would, obviously, grow their user base immensely.

I don't think a switch from Flash to Silverlight would call for an event that's promoted by a video game channel

But this is indeed excellent

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This would be excellent if Hulu was supported in the UK

Don't quote me on this, but a friend of mine recently told me that Hulu would begin in the UK sometime this year or next because of a deal with the BBC. Hulu would show BBC (and other UK channel) content and BBC would therefore gain the rights to Hulu content.

But like I said, don't quote me on it. I have no idea if it's true or not.

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Excellent for sure! MS pushing online video to the max on the 360 makes perfect sense. And by also connecting the new ZuneHD to the 360 more, copying over videos from your 360 to the ZuneHD for on the go viewing would be an obvious option at this point.

Toss in ZuneHD games support (which it should be able to do easy if it indeed has a tegra chip in there), it'd be the icing on the cake.

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Don't quote me on this, but a friend of mine recently told me that Hulu would begin in the UK sometime this year or next because of a deal with the BBC. Hulu would show BBC (and other UK channel) content and BBC would therefore gain the rights to Hulu content.

But like I said, don't quote me on it. I have no idea if it's true or not.

According to this it is coming in September. Maybe we can get Sky and Hulu at the same time? :D

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Nothing has hinted at there being a Tegra chip in there. That was just a horrible rumor. (IMO)

We won't know till MS gives out the details, but why not? Tegra is made just for devices like the ZuneHD and lower end netbooks. If MS also wants to bring games to the ZuneHD and integrate it more with the 360 other than just a way to take your videos and music on the go, then it makes sense imo.

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Don't quote me on this, but a friend of mine recently told me that Hulu would begin in the UK sometime this year or next because of a deal with the BBC. Hulu would show BBC (and other UK channel) content and BBC would therefore gain the rights to Hulu content.

But like I said, don't quote me on it. I have no idea if it's true or not.

No, it's true. It was said on last week's episode of The Gadget Show's Web TV.

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