{"id":559,"date":"2009-10-27T21:31:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-27T21:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/andyparkes.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/10\/27\/sky-player-on-xbox-360-fail\/"},"modified":"2009-10-27T21:31:43","modified_gmt":"2009-10-27T21:31:43","slug":"sky-player-on-xbox-360-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andyparkes.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/10\/27\/sky-player-on-xbox-360-fail\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky Player on Xbox 360 – Fail!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regardless of the title this post actually has nothing to do with the \u201ctechnical issues\u201d that caused Sky Player to get pulled from the Xbox dashboard today<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s to do with the way it\u2019s been priced<\/p>\n

There are two ways to get Sky Player on your Xbox<\/a><\/p>\n

As an existing Sky customer<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are a Sky customer and have multi-room (or Sky broadband unlimited) you already get access to the existing Sky Player service on the Sky website and now you also get access to Sky Player on the Xbox at no extra charge<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have multi room you can add this on or buy an online multi-room option (between \u00a35 and \u00a310 a month extra)<\/p>\n

As a non Sky customer<\/strong><\/p>\n

You basically have to take out a subscription (you also need to be an Xbox Gold member)<\/p>\n

These subscriptions work in a similar way to a standard Sky subscription in that they start at \u00a315 for the base \u201cEntertainment Pack\u201d and then if you want sports and movies you have to add these on at extra cost<\/p>\n

So why do i see this as a massive fail?<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t see the point \u2013 if you already subscribe to Sky then all you are actually gaining is another platform to consume Sky content on<\/p>\n

If you aren\u2019t a Sky customer then what really is the point? If you wanted to sign up and pay a monthly figure then surely you would just get a Sky dish?<\/p>\n

Just signing up for Xbox package you got no HD capability and no Sky+ option<\/p>\n

As far as I see it people who have an Xbox are in one of two camps<\/p>\n

Kids or Adults<\/p>\n

Kids wont be paying for the Sky subscription so they get no say in this (you can\u2019t pay with MS points)<\/p>\n

If the parents are already paying for a Sky subscription it\u2019s an easy way to put Sky content into their children’s room<\/p>\n

For Adults who would be paying a Sky subscription then as I said above if i wanted Sky on a full time I\u2019d sign up for it through a dish. My Xbox is on my main TV so even if I did have a Sky subscription I wouldn\u2019t be gaining anything at all<\/p>\n

Also looking at some of the options the Xbox only option works out more expensive and if you spent that sort of money Sky would throw in a phone line and broadband connection! So where is the incentive?<\/p>\n

There really should have been some sort of pay-per-view option<\/p>\n

I\u2019d quite happily use my MS Points to grab a football match, watch Lost or the Simpsons or anything that took my fancy on a casual basis. This would also mean you could grab the teenage market if they could watch content on a casual basis using MS Points. Currently they have spending power at all for this!<\/p>\n

I was really exciting when the it was first announced the service was on the way. It added to Microsoft\u2019s vision of the Xbox being the entertainment hub of the home.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m just feeling massively disappointed <\/p>\n

From a couple of Xbox blogs and forums I\u2019ve seen already I don\u2019t think I’m alone with my opinion<\/p>\n

Also before I really get started I haven\u2019t even looked to see if the content is subtitled. Video marketplace has a distinct lack of digital accessibility but I\u2019ve ranted about that plenty of times before! <\/p>\n

It would be good if a pay-per-view option were to become available in the future but I wont hold my breath<\/p>\n

I\u2019d love to hear your opinion<\/p>\n

Other Links<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.xbox360achievements.org\/news\/news-3766-Microsoft-and-Sky-s-Official-Xbox-Sky-Player-Price-Plan-&-Channel-Listing-Announced.html<\/a> (read the comments!)<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/television\/sky-on-xbox-all-your-questions-answered-603561<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Regardless of the title this post actually has nothing to do with the \u201ctechnical issues\u201d that caused Sky Player to get pulled from the Xbox dashboard today It\u2019s to do with the way it\u2019s been priced There are two ways to get Sky Player on your Xbox As an existing Sky customer If you are<\/p>\n

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