In a conference call with analysts on Monday, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings introduced the idea of enabling the company's service through "internet connected game consoles." Currently Netflix only offers movie rentals by mail or via PC streaming, but it's been no secret that Netflix has been seeking to connect with a company that has an internet enabled box attached to a television in the home.
Considering Hastings joined the board of Microsoft back in March, the Xbox 360 would seem to be the console of choice for such a proposal. Xbox Live already has the established infrastructure set up, so it shouldn't be too difficult to implement Netflix service on it. I have personally watched movies via Netflix's streaming technology in full HD and I was very impressed by the experience. I didn't notice any lag and the picture and sound quality were excellent. If they could bring this same quality experience to my gaming console, I'd be all for it. Netflix changed the way we rent movies (and games for that fact), could it do the same for the way people view game consoles?
