It may not match the diversity of the US store but at least Xbox 360 owners on this side of the pond will soon have an improved selection of movies to download. Paramount Pictures have signed up, which means the likes of Transformers and 1408 will be available to rent from the Xbox Live Video marketplace. You know the score - 2 to 5 quid a pop, with a 24 hour window to finish watching once you start.
The HD content is the main pull, especially the more recent stuff - how many 360 owners are going to spend 5 hours downloading Naked Gun 2 in standard definition? - but is the quality good enough? I've previously downloaded the Matrix in HD and it was, well, ok. No extras or real sound options, although the picture quality was fine (in 720p). But you can't help feeling that the market for this service - ie users happy to wait hours for the download - are hardcore movie buffs. And realistically they are going to want the full deal - ie highest picture quality, surround sound options and the rest. Or maybe I'm reading this wrong - anyone here downloaded a movie on their 360? If so, what did you think?
