“How ironic that it is the Nintendo Wii, and not the Playstation 3 nor Xbox 360, that becomes the first of the current generation of consoles to have a truly dynamic range of online video content,” said Water on his blog.
“The BBC's announcement of a deal with Nintendo to put the iPlayer's streaming service on the console makes something of a mockery claims by Sony and Microsoft that their consoles are the true multimedia machines.”
He also revealed that Sony and Microsoft were involved in talks over a similar agreement – but the deals fell through as both platform holders’ made too many demands, according to head of Future Media and Technology Erik Huggers, who added:
"If you want to get on the PlayStation or Xbox, they want control of the look, the feel and the experience; they want it done within their shop, and their shop only."
Take a look at the whole piece here; thanks to videogaming247 for the spot.
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