Netflix's Watch Instantly on Xbox 360: "...Deal is Happening"

Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is quoted in Forbes:

"[I] am confident this deal is happening," says Pachter, who follows the videogame space. He's betting one of Netflix's mystery partners is a console manufacturer--most likely Microsoft. "It would drive 360 sales and would make Xbox Live more robust for existing users," he notes.

via CrunchGear.

Comments

[Mr.]

Looks like Netflix will be screwing over the Blu-ray crowd for the 2nd consecutive time in a row.

[TPOLMike]

Woo-Hoo! Take that Blu! Hahahahaha! This is great news if Netflix and Microsoft partner up!

[Baff]

Unfortunately, Pachter has a very good track record, something like 80%.

[machinegunn]

I think this is fantastic news. While I understand that the PS3 plays BR and the 360 does not, I don't see how this is screwing over anyone. I really hope this comes through and is executed well. (It's good enough news that I comment even though I suspect I'll have to fill a captcha now AFTER logging in.)

[leonardodicrapio]

Not at all surprising. Microsoft wants to own the living room. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft sells a Blu-Ray player by the end of the year. M$ has the capability to fast-track a product if they need to. I know this seems like a stretch because of the way that Microsoft's Operating Systems have been delayed over the years, but hardware design might actually be easier than writing thousands/millions of lines of code.

[memyselfandi]

patcher has about the worst track record one can imagine for a professional analyst. go back and read all his predictions for netflix and blockbuster. it's almost the complete opposite of what actually happened.

[Baff]

My number for Pachter was off. An analysis showed him to be 60% accurate last year on his video game console predictions, which put him among the top of the 10 analysts compared.

http://kotaku.com/358091/analyzing-the-analysts-episode-two

[who cares]

@TPOLMike

how does this affect Blu-Ray since it's not HD and not even a replacement for HD?

[hueristix]

1) msft will eventually go BLU.

2) this deal seems simply part of a larger plan to get netflix on many devices, without exclusivity.

[Paul]

Good news for Xbox360 owners like myself. That being said I hope to buy a PS3 this spring for Blu-Ray. (-: best of both worlds!

[Mischa G]

This is really good news for a number of reasons. Not only does this mean better access to affordable content but it also is a good thing in terms of our environment.
Heck, you could say Netflix is saving the world.