Xbox Live 将提供高清影片下载业务？

Xbox Live to offer HD movie downloads?

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There are wild rumors, and there are interesting rumors, but here's a doozy for ya: Xbox Live could soon start vending HD movie content, according to one freshly minted Wordpress blog (take that for what it's worth). According to Shsibae (huh?), over 1000+ hours of video will make its way onto Live for rental at about $4 a go, or for purchase (at an unstated price). Hard to imagine Xbox 360 doing for PC-free online movie downloads what all the other companies couldn't or haven't (we're looking at you TiVo, Netflix, iTV, etc.), but then again Microsoft did start up with that Xbox Live music video download thing last year. Seriously though, what a coup would that be if Microsoft swooped in to make the Xbox 360 the premier digital content hub -- with or without HD DVD -- right underneath Sony's nose at the eve of their PlayStation 3 launch? We just hope Microsoft would have a larger drive waiting in the wings if this one turns up roses though, our 20GB is already packed to the gills with game demos.

不忠实翻译：

微软Xbox Live 秋季升级后新增的诸多功能引发了不少想象。根据某个blog的消息，微软可能很快通过 Xbox Live提供高清影片内容的下载。比如每次4美元的在线租用观赏，或以比其他媒介（如HD DVD光盘）便宜的多的价格提供购买。由微软首推这种免PC的在线高清影片功能似乎有些出人意料，要知道在北美还有不少类似的网络视频服务先行者，如 TiVo、Netflix、iTV等。但微软的确从去年开始就在Xbox Live上展开音乐电视下载服务了（Artist of Month 每月一星）。实际上通过秋季升级，Xbox已经具备了 WMV HD 、1080P标准的解码回放能力，向一台客厅多媒体中心更跨进了一步。当然，如果要推出这样的服务，目前Xbox 360标配的20GB的硬盘只能用来应付游戏demo，更大的硬盘势在必行。