Microsoft's Canadian Xbox 360 guru, Jade, has unveiled some new details on the Canadian version of the the Xbox Live Video Marketplace launching next week. First, there will by 37 movies available at launch including films like 300, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Ocean's 13. As announced before, there will not be any television programming available, with no clear reason given as to why. Of course, the most important part is the price. For Library titles (read: old), standard definition runs 310 MS Points, while high definition movies will cost 460 MS Points. For Current titles (new releases), SD movies will cost 460 points and HD will cost 610 points. In other words, Canadians are paying significantly more than Americans, who pay 240 or 360 points for older films, and 360 or 480 for new releases. So, Canadians spend nearly $9 on an HD new release compared to $6 American. For what it's worth, Microsoft claims the prices are "comparable to what you see in Canada for other video on demand services."Find a list of all movies that will be available at launch after the break.
Warner Bros.
Babylon 5, The Lost Tales: Voices in the Dark
TMNT
300
Lucky You
Homie Spumoni
Wiggles: Getting Strong!
Believers (UNRATED)
Return to Haunted Hill (UNRATED)
The Reaping
License to Wed
In the Land of Women
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Ocean's Thirteen
December Boys
Amadeus
Creepshow
Enter the Dragon
Everybody's All-American
The King and I (1999)
Krush Groove
The Man with Two Brains
The Neverending Story
Risky Business
Wyatt Earp
Maple Pictures
Borderline Cult
Air Guitar Nation
The Condemned
Delta Farce
Bug
A Few Days In September
Pirates of Ghost Island
Holla
Cutting Class (1989)
MPI
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Henry 2: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Spider Baby
[Thanks DjDATZ]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
12-07-2007 @ 5:38PM
shane86 said...
wow Canada are being fleeced.
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12-07-2007 @ 5:46PM
Andre said...
Comparable my ass. You can rent a new release DVD at Rogers Video for $4 + tax.
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12-07-2007 @ 5:49PM
evilbyte said...
ouch, totally getting fleeced ... Microsoft's data must be way out of date
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12-07-2007 @ 5:53PM
evilbyte said...
BTW ... I use Bell's HD service ... I can rent HD movies for $6.99. I'll pass, Microsoft!
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12-07-2007 @ 5:55PM
Wolfrider said...
How I love exchange rates. When the dollar is down. Prices go up. When the dollar is up, prices go up. Oh M$ you tickle me so.
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12-08-2007 @ 9:02AM
xenocidic said...
simple economics; Prices are always sticky on the way down.
12-07-2007 @ 5:59PM
priznat said...
I look forward to this service, so that I might ignore it much like other ridiculously overpriced video-on-demand services.
So we pay more for MS Points than the US AND have to spend more of these points to rent a movie? Wow, what a deal. Thanks MS!
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12-07-2007 @ 5:59PM
Vager said...
We always get fleeced. Its a fact of life here. Hence why half the country goes to the US to shop for the holidays.
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12-07-2007 @ 6:01PM
WTangoFoxtrot said...
MS always astonishes me with the numerous ways it finds to fleece its customers more and more each day !
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12-07-2007 @ 6:05PM
BlackBeltJones said...
Good, Canada deserves it for being Canada. The worst part of it is that now Knuckles will complain about it on the podcast and then bring up the Canadian dollars strength compared to the US dollar like every other podcast since they US dollar dipped.
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12-07-2007 @ 6:15PM
CalabreZ said...
I'm not sure if you're sarcastic or stupid.
12-07-2007 @ 8:06PM
amart said...
yah... he's definitely just stupid... really stupid.
12-10-2007 @ 1:35PM
aZTEKv2 said...
wow, i think he's being serious... noooo it can't be. can it?
12-07-2007 @ 6:19PM
Terd Ferguson said...
"comparable to what you see in Canada for other video on demand services."
So, by that statement is MS trying to just be like other video on demand services or do they want to be the leade? Obviously they don't give a rats ass about leading in Canada.
I guess I'll just download it for free and watch it on the xbox since they added xvid support. You fleece us, we fleece you.
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12-07-2007 @ 10:05PM
Wolfrider said...
Amen!
12-07-2007 @ 6:24PM
CharleyTony said...
The DIVX support kinda kills the whle purpose of Downloading movies doesnt it ? What do they do about it ? They make it even pricier !!!!
Like we dont get screwed enough with our 1400 MS Points at 20$ (plus taxes = 23$) when the US gamers get 1600 for the same money since the canadian buck is pretty much on par with the US one nowadays. At least tell us if you need those 200 points to translate sh*t into french !!!
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12-07-2007 @ 6:30PM
Trevor Smiley said...
i would have been happy with the US prices (especially since our dollar is at par). But with the higher price tags, I'll just go across the street to BlockBuster.
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12-07-2007 @ 6:47PM
todd said...
now you guys are bitching about the pricing? geeze, you waste money on gas going to the store and you gotta haul your butt out in the cold, personally I love the vid marketplace. AND if you look for deals on cards you can make out well, I took advantage of those buy one get one 1600 cars a while back and have over 8k of points. Transformers this weekend and Oceans 13 later... Be happy your finally getting it.
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12-17-2007 @ 5:18PM
fanboih8r said...
Are you kidding? You're actually okay with paying almost 10 bucks for an hd movie that expires? Are you mentally handicapped or french? Anyone who pays these ridiculous rates, deserves to lose every penny they have. And you sir, are an idiot.
12-07-2007 @ 6:51PM
evilbyte said...
or you could use something like canflix.com and get movies & games delivered to your door ... >8)
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