Xbox Live Video Marketplace to launch in Europe next week

Just over a year after launching the Xbox Live Video Marketplace in the US, Microsoft is finally ready to bring the service to Europe, with Computer and Video Gaming reporting that it'll open for business on December 11. Sadly, it looks like it'll be rental-only, at least at first, with 720p flicks going for 320 MS points (about £3.23, or $6.64) and SD movies for 250 points (about £2.13, or $4.39). Rentals will stick around on your hard drive for 14 days after you download them, but once you hit play they'll delete themselves after 24 hours -- a system which seems needlessly complicated to us, but we'll take what we can get. Peep the full list of titles available at launch after the break.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 4th 2007 1:26PM]

Am I the only one who doesn't comprehend how they can launch it in Europe before Canada ?

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 4th 2007 2:48PM]

I don't get it either. At E3 in 2007 they said the videos would be available this fall. Well we have the dashboard update now and no videos. It's killing me too.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 4th 2007 1:53PM]

I think they are releasing information about Canada later today. Canada is included in the press release.

http://news.teamxbox.com/xbox/15221/Xbox-LIVE-Marketplace-Video-Store-to-Open-in-UK/

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 4th 2007 7:56PM]

Huh ok, apparently it comes out on December 11th in Canada...

http://www.xbox.com/en-CA/community/jade/articles/1207/default2.htm

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 4th 2007 8:44PM]

What about us poor Aussies?? We've been shafted for a long, long time... no sign of it ending any time soon....