Waiting for that sweet 360 Dashboard update tomorrow? Well this might piss you off slightly. Earlier in the year, Microsoft claimed they were releasing an update for their console that would enable YouTube, HBO GO, and a few other apps. When the big M announced a big update for 360 on Dec. 6th, most of us assumed this would be the one to carry all of the fancy new apps. Unfortunately, that's not happening.
It appears that quite a few apps won’t make it into tomorrow's update. YouTube will launch "later in December" and HBO GO is looking at a release date in "early 2012." About a week ago, we ran a news story about Verizon FioS coming to 360. Unfortunately, this functionality is getting pushed back as well.
Of course, Microsoft never really promised these apps would come on the 6th. We all simply hoped. Seemed like a safe bet considering a lot of these functions were discussed months ago. Guess it's gonna take longer to work out the kinks.
The list below details when each app should be coming (approximately):
Dec. 6:
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EPIX. United States |
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ESPN on Xbox LIVE (ESPN). United States |
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Hulu. Japan |
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Hulu Plus. United States |
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LOVEFiLM. United Kingdom |
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Netflix. Canada, United States |
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Premium Play by (MediaSet). Italy |
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Sky Go (SkyDE). Germany |
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Telefónica España – Movistar Imagenio. Spain |
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TODAY (MSNBC). United States |
Later in December:
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4 on Demand (C4). United Kingdom |
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ABC iView (Australian Broadcasting Corp.). Australia |
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AlloCiné. France (AlloCiné), Germany (Filmstarts), Spain (Sensacine), United Kingdom (Screenrush) |
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Astral Media’s Disney XD (Astral Media). Canada |
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blinkbox (Blinkbox). United Kingdom |
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Crackle (Sony Pictures). Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States |
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Dailymotion. Available in 32 countries globally |
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Demand 5 (Five). United Kingdom |
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DIGI+ (CANAL+). Spain |
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GolTV (Mediapro). Spain |
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iHeartRadio (Clear Channel). United States |
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Mediathek/ZDF (ZDF). Germany |
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MSN. Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom |
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MSNBC.com. United States |
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MUZU.TV. Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
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ninemsn. Australia |
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Real Sports (Maple Leaf Sports). Canada |
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Rogers On Demand Online (Rogers Media). Canada |
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SBS ON DEMAND.Australia |
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Sky Go (SkyDE). Austria |
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TMZ (Warner Bros.). Canada, United States |
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TVE (RTVE.es). Spain |
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UFC on Xbox LIVE (UFC). Canada, United States |
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Verizon FiOS TV. United States |
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VEVO. Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States |
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Vudu (Wal-Mart). United States |
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YouTube. Available in 24 countries globally |
Early 2012:
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Antena 3 (Antena 3 de Televisión). Spain |
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BBC (BBC). United Kingdom |
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CinemaNow (Best Buy). United States |
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HBO GO (HBO). United States |
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MLB.TV (MLB Advanced Media). Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States |
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Telenovelas/Sports (Televisa). Brazil, Chile, Colombia, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, United Kingdom |
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Xfinity On Demand (Comcast). United States |