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Netflix confirmed as 360 exclusive [Update]

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Oh, daddy. Microsoft's confirmed the reason Netflix has been so hesitant to lay its hat on PS3 and Wii: it's got an exclusive deal in place with the US online movie provider.

According to the update notes released as part of today's 360 summer dashboard update, the platform holder stated the following:

Netflix Partnership

This exclusive partnership offers you the ability to instantly stream movies and TV episodes from Netflix to the television via Xbox 360. Xbox 360 will be the only game console to offer this movie-watching experience, available to Xbox LIVE Gold members who are also Netflix unlimited plan subscribers, at no additional cost.

And the quarterback is toast. Thanks, Engadget.

Update - The passage above is actually contained in the original Netflix-360 press release. From July 2008. Thanks, Kingsgoon.

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Patrick Garratt

Founder & Publisher (Former)

Patrick Garratt is a games media legend - and not just by reputation. He was named as such in the UK's 'Games Media Awards', the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. After garnering experience on countless gaming magazines, he joined Eurogamer and later split from that brand to create VG247, putting the site on the map with fast, 24-hour a day coverage, and assembling the site's earliest editorial teams. He retired from VG247, and the games industry, in 2017.
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