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Want something huge to overshadow the impending launch of the PS3? Try this on for size!

From Microsoft:

Nov. 6, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced agreements with CBS, MTV Networks, Paramount Pictures, Turner Broadcasting System Inc. (TBS Inc.), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment to bring an initial lineup of over 1,000 hours of hit TV shows and movies to Xbox 360™ gamers in the U.S. by the end of the year. Furthermore, Xbox 360 will be the first gaming console to bring standard and high-definition TV shows and movies via digital distribution over the Internet directly to the consumer.

Beginning Nov. 22, on its first anniversary, Xbox 360 will be the first gaming console in history to provide high-definition TV shows and movies directly to gamers in their living rooms. Xbox 360 gamers will have access to the full-length TV shows as downloads to own and movies to rent via download from the Xbox Live® network.

Now we’re talking, an actual living room appliance capable of delivering content from an online source.

At this point, it seems unfair to bring up comparisons between the old school mentality of Sony and their aging Playstation with the ever innovative Microsoft and their Xbox/Xbox Live platform.

The end game of IPTV and the living room appliance seem to be getting closer!

-dg