Topic: Now we're getting Xbox-only TV shows: Blake's 7

I'm not sure I like where this brave new world is taking us.

Microsoft has apparently bought the new remake of Blake's 7 to "air" exclusively on Xbox Live. This is different then Netflix or HBO creating a show. If I want to watch something they create, I can subscribe to the service, or buy a copy later. The show is simply behind a small pay wall, and I can enjoy it with almost any device. What Microsoft seems to be doing, though, is putting the show behind a $300+ pay wall. The show becomes like a game, and the fact a Halo show will also be an exclusive isn't a coincidence (Halo originally was to be a Mac game, before Microsoft bought Bungie and made the game Xbox only). Want to play a Zelda game? Buy a Nintendo game system. Want to watch Blake's 7? Buy an X-box. Given the point is to push hardware sales, there almost can't be eventual DVD or iTunes/Netflix versions. That would defeat the entire point.

Now I have to hope the remake sucks, as I'll never see it.

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Re: Now we're getting Xbox-only TV shows: Blake's 7

Pretty sure they'll sell it to other markets eventually, once it's had its run on Xbox.    The Guild worked the same way.  So do movies in theaters, for that matter.

Re: Now we're getting Xbox-only TV shows: Blake's 7

Ehh, don't be to sure, MS is all about unifying their product brands right now, I wouldn't be surprised if you could watch the eps on your PC through the Xbox Store app at some point

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Re: Now we're getting Xbox-only TV shows: Blake's 7

Exactly.   Just because a company isn't selling you something yet, doesn't mean they aren't planning to sell  it to you eventually.   Just as NBC prefers you watch Community when it's on, but they'll sell you their day-old bread on Hulu afterward because why not.