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NTMK · 12-10-2009 5:29am

The Update is coming on the 17th of november according to Major Nelson

Moiph · 12-10-2009 6:42am

givyjoe81 wrote: »

Eh, im nearly a hundred per cent sure, but you CAN watch live sports through live once its introduced. Dont know how it works for sky customers but matches will be available i think on a pay per view basis. Watched an a presentation online from some xbox executive promoting the whole thing. Only learned of this the other night when i got the rrod. Spoke to the customer care dude who mentioned that a pricing scheme was yet to be decided.

http://www.xbox.com/en-IE/news-features/News/Sky-290509.htm

http://whathifi.com/News/Xbox-360-joins-forces-with-Sky-TV/

Yeah but seeing as I already subscribe to sky and have sky sports as part of the package, I dont get why I'd have to pay more to watch live sports on the sky player?

That_Guy · 12-10-2009 11:05am

NTMK wrote: »

The Update is coming on the 17th of november according to Major Nelson

Source?

mossym · 12-10-2009 11:14am

That_Guy wrote: »

Source?

major nelson, as he said in his post

That_Guy · 12-10-2009 11:16am

mossym wrote: »

major nelson, as he said in his post

I didn't read that part. My bad. Stupid Monday tiredness.

bucks73 · 12-10-2009 11:16am

The articles mention Twitter and Facebook but no mention of Last.fm. They link to a page on Xbox.com that supposedly said November 17th but now it seems to have gone back to "Autumn 2009". Nothing on MN as he usually doesnt post over the weekend and is 8 hours behind us.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=225208?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/10/facebook-and-twitter-arrive-november-17-on-xbox-live-in-the-uk/
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/social/default.htm

That_Guy · 12-10-2009 11:22am

bucks73 wrote: »

The articles mention Twitter and Facebook but no mention of Last.fm. They link to a page on Xbox.com that supposedly said November 17th but now it seems to have gone back to "Autumn 2009". Nothing on MN as he usually doesnt post over the weekend and is 8 hours behind us.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=225208?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/10/facebook-and-twitter-arrive-november-17-on-xbox-live-in-the-uk/
http://www.xbox.com/en-GB/social/default.htm

I could've sworn that joystiq did a review on last.fm and said that it was disappointing that you couldn't do anything else at the same time because the music would just stop or something.

bucks73 · 12-10-2009 11:23am

Yeah they did but I think they are just basing their story on the Xbox.com page which doesnt mention it. They have removed the November 17th date now so maybe someone jumped the gun a little soon.

ShaneU · 14-10-2009 4:38pm

Coming October 27th

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/sky-player-for-xbox-360-dated

Fingleberries · 14-10-2009 5:05pm

Great stuff ... Pity it wasn't the week before. I would've signed up for the Sports pack for the Utd - Liverpool match on 25 th :-)

okla · 14-10-2009 11:39pm

There is a preview programme up now for the next update sign up here

http://connect.microsoft.com/XboxLIVEUpdate

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ShaneU · 14-10-2009 11:42pm

okla wrote: »

There is a preview programme up now for the next update sign up here

http://connect.microsoft.com/XboxLIVEUpdate

Isn't that update coming November 17th though? I think sky player is separate.

corcaigh07 · 14-10-2009 11:48pm

for me, im praying that we can watch footy on a pay-per-view basis for those without a sky sub. would be class if they had something like Liverpool V man United for 400 MS points, prob unlikely though

Basq · 15-10-2009 12:25am

Hmmm...

I don't have multiroom but my brother does (and he hasn't an Xbox 360) - so I wonder if I could I link my 360 account to his Sky sub?

Soby · 15-10-2009 12:27am

Be great if it was ppv ye.But are people with sky going to have to pay a bit extra to get it on the xbox?Hell with that if thats the case

djfattony2000 · 16-10-2009 1:52pm

If its anything like Sky player, then yes you can.

djfattony2000 · 16-10-2009 1:53pm

Hmmm...

I don't have multiroom but my brother does (and he hasn't an Xbox 360) - so I wonder if I could I link my 360 account to his Sky sub?

If its anything like Sky player, then yes you can.

Basq · 16-10-2009 2:20pm

djfattony2000 wrote: »

If its anything like Sky player, then yes you can.

Schweet!

greenman09 · 16-10-2009 5:38pm

If someone has the sky box. Why on earth want it on xbox. For a start its gonna be better quality through the sky box anyway . And you can watch what you want at your own leisure

That_Guy · 16-10-2009 8:04pm

greenman09 wrote: »

If someone has the sky box. Why on earth want it on xbox. For a start its gonna be better quality through the sky box anyway . And you can watch what you want at your own leisure

Of course the quality is gonna be better through a Sky box but some of us I think will enjoy waking up of a Saturday or Sunday morning and watching a bit of football from the comfort of their bed.

I know there's a lot of questions regarding pricing and a few negative comments about the whole thing but if you're not gonna use the service then is there any real point in complaining about it?

A lot of people like myself who do have a multiroom subscription with Sky will most likely love the idea of Sky on your Xbox.

ROC1977 · 16-10-2009 8:40pm

27th october is the release. I don't think you can watch too much live. Just the same as what you can watch on their website. And for those who don't have sky tv you can still with ms points.

Will be great if you can watch live matches etc. hope so.

That_Guy · 16-10-2009 11:14pm

ROC1977 wrote: »

27th october is the release. I don't think you can watch too much live. Just the same as what you can watch on their website. And for those who don't have sky tv you can still with ms points.

Will be great if you can watch live matches etc. hope so.

It's just football that I'd like to watch live really. Couldn't give a toss about the other channels really tbh. Although SSN might be nice to have.

Here's the live channel list.

G.O.L.D
Sky Real Lives
Sky Arts 1
Sky Movies 1 & 2
Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and Xtra
Sky Sports News
British Eurosport
ESPN
ESPN Classic
Sky News
National Geographic
National Geographic Wild
History
Eden
Cartoon Network
Boomerang
Disney Channel

I assume that ESPN is only available to those who are currently subscribing for it.

Sky 1 isn't live unfortunately but the majority of it's programs will be available via the on demand feature.

Just found the price if you're not a Sky subscriber.

Even if you are not a Sky digital customer, you can now subscribe to Sky Player TV from £15/€18 a month for the Entertainment Pack. This includes the live broadcast of over 20 channels including National Geographic, ESPN Classic, G.O.L.D. and Disney Channel. You are also entitled to the free content available from these channels. You can also choose to upgrade this package to include Sky's premium channels Sky Movies and Sky Sports, making a total of 21 live channels for your delectation. If you subscribe to Sky Multiroom account then you can watch all the live channels in your pack on your Xbox 360, at no extra cost! Sky Multiroom or Sky Broadband Unlimited customers can also watch Live TV on their Xbox 360's at no extra charge. All other Sky TV customers can subscribe to watch Live TV on Sky Player for £9.75/€14.75 a month.

Basq · 16-10-2009 11:20pm

Can you link to where you found that information That_Guy?

That_Guy · 16-10-2009 11:23pm

basquille wrote: »

Can you link to where you found that information That_Guy?

Course.

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/10/16/xbox-360-sky-tv-channels-and-prices-revealed

Basq · 16-10-2009 11:26pm

That_Guy wrote: »

Course.

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/10/16/xbox-360-sky-tv-channels-and-prices-revealed

Cheers man.

Not too shabby.

Linking the 360 to my brother's Sky sub, here I come!

That_Guy · 16-10-2009 11:29pm

basquille wrote: »

Cheers man.

Not too shabby.

Linking the 360 to my brother's Sky sub, here I come!

Not a problem mate. Hopefully it'll go off without a hitch. I'll probably not play a game ever again once this comes onto the 360.

Basq · 16-10-2009 11:34pm

That_Guy wrote: »

I'll probably not play a game ever again once this comes onto the 360.

How true!

mayordenis · 16-10-2009 11:36pm

I still think it's bull**** that I pay for xbox live gold and sky everything bar multiroom and they won't give me this - "cancellation" call soon.

That_Guy · 16-10-2009 11:40pm

mayordenis wrote: »

I still think it's bull**** that I pay for xbox live gold and sky everything bar multiroom and they won't give me this - "cancellation" call soon.

Technically you can still get it but there's an extra charge.

Dman001 · 17-10-2009 2:11am

That_Guy wrote: »

It's just football that I'd like to watch live really. Couldn't give a toss about the other channels really tbh. Although SSN might be nice to have.

Here's the live channel list.
G.O.L.D

Sky Real Lives

Sky Arts 1

Sky Movies 1 & 2

Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and Xtra

Sky Sports News

British Eurosport

ESPN

ESPN Classic

Sky News

National Geographic

National Geographic Wild

History

Eden

Cartoon Network

Boomerang

Disney Channel

I assume that ESPN is only available to those who are currently subscribing for it.

Sky 1 isn't live unfortunately but the majority of it's programs will be available via the on demand feature.

Just found the price if you're not a Sky subscriber.

Even if you are not a Sky digital customer, you can now subscribe to Sky Player TV from £15/€18 a month for the Entertainment Pack. This includes the live broadcast of over 20 channels including National Geographic, ESPN Classic, G.O.L.D. and Disney Channel. You are also entitled to the free content available from these channels. You can also choose to upgrade this package to include Sky's premium channels Sky Movies and Sky Sports, making a total of 21 live channels for your delectation. If you subscribe to Sky Multiroom account then you can watch all the live channels in your pack on your Xbox 360, at no extra cost! Sky Multiroom or Sky Broadband Unlimited customers can also watch Live TV on their Xbox 360's at no extra charge. All other Sky TV customers can subscribe to watch Live TV on Sky Player for £9.75/€14.75 a month.

Unfortunately it costs even more if you want Sky Movies and Sky Sports. Its a ridiculous price, something like €43 for the entertainment channels, Sports and Movies.

Edit: Here's a list of the prices (under offer details).http://skyplayer.sky.com/watch/theashes/
Although these prices are a little off, as this was published during the summer when there was a discount on the Sky Sports package. This is the best I could find, for some reason Sky don't make their prices clear for the packages.

Edit2: Scratch that. Here's the up to date prices: http://skyplayer.sky.com/aboutskyplayer/online-live-tv.html Not worth the price IMO.

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