Xbox 360 movie download service 11th December

By Mike Bantick
Tuesday, 04 December 2007 15:27

Entertainment

Microsoft has announced the launch date for the Xbox 360 movie download service.  Coming to the European market on December 11 - here are the details.

Coming soon after the Sony announcement of a PS3 video on demand service comes Microsofts widening of its VOD product.

Branching out from North America to the European market on December 11th. 

Movies will cost punters a cool 250 Microsoft points to download to the Xbox 360 hard drive, with HD content boosting the price to 380 Microsoft points

"Xbox Live Marketplace Video Store in Europe is all about adding to the ever-expanding number of entertainment choices that our consumers have on their Xbox 360. We want to give them the entertainment they want, in the format they want, when they want it and at an affordable price. We were already offering HD games, HD music videos and the option to enjoy HD-DVD format films, now we are offering HD movies to download and rent as well. This is very exciting for us and the consumer," said Robin Truchy, director of Xbox Live in Europe.

"Providing consumers with more choices and improving the movie experience at home is at the heart of Warner Bros. Digital Distribution's strategy and we're delighted to support Xbox Live for the European launch of their Video On Demand service," added Marc Gareton, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Senior Vice President International. "Microsoft has built a very successful platform, in both Standard Definition and High Definition, and we are happy to make it a home for our movies."
Here is the likely list of movies to grace services in UK, Ireland, France and Germany from next week.

300
HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
ZODIAC
MATRIX, THE
MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, THE
MATRIX RELOADED, THE
OCEAN'S ELEVEN
PERFECT STORM, THE
SWORDFISH
THREE KINGS
TRAINING DAY
FUGITIVE, THE
RISKY BUSINESS
SPACE COWBOYS
EYES WIDE SHUT
ANALYZE THIS
DEMOLITION MAN
ERASER
EXECUTIVE DECISION
LETHAL WEAPON 3
LETHAL WEAPON 4
LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION
MARS ATTACKS!
CLASH OF THE TITANS
SUPERMAN III
DEAD CALM