Further confirmation, if needed, that your innocent looking games console is in fact an ever growing media hub for your home. Microsoft have just announced that the Xbox LIVE Marketplace Video Store will launch in the UK on December 11th. 360 owners will be able to download films like 300 and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for around £2 (250 points) for the standard and £3 (380 points) for the - far more interesting - High Definition version.
Other potential launch titles - the list could change before the 11th - include:
300 HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS ZODIAC MATRIX, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS, THE MATRIX RELOADED, THE OCEAN'S ELEVEN PERFECT STORM, THE SWORDFISH THREE KINGS TRAINING DAY FUGITIVE, THE RISKY BUSINESS SPACE COWBOYS EYES WIDE SHUT ANALYZE THIS DEMOLITION MAN ERASER EXECUTIVE DECISION LETHAL WEAPON 3 LETHAL WEAPON 4 LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION MARS ATTACKS! CLASH OF THE TITANS SUPERMAN III DEAD CALM
What do you think then? Tempted? I'm certainly going to download some of these in HD but the service clearly needs TV shows and a wider range of films before it really excites. But High Definition Matrix and Mars Attacks? Yes please.
