http://venturebeat.disqus.com/News about Tech, Business and InnovationenFri, 13 Mar 2009 12:38:28 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/12/will-the-wii-jump-into-the-set-top-box-game/#comment-7171667<p>This should kill Wii purchases because the next version of the Wii will have HD support and a hard drive. Buying the current Wii is buying an vaguely interesting gaming solution that cannot be upgraded to a STB/game dual-use solution.</p><p>If you need something today, buy a Roku for $100. Use it for the next year while the game platforms and content providers, like Hulu, get their acts together and then buy a fully developed solution in 2010.</p><p>Until then, it is a bunch of Boxee-esque hacks that the average consumer will not want to deal with ...</p>ThatOtherOtherGuyFri, 13 Mar 2009 12:38:28 -0000http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/12/will-the-wii-jump-into-the-set-top-box-game/#comment-7157700<p>Really don't think they can technically with the specs of the Wii. The hardware is just not beefy enough to handle the data and the size of the downloads. It also seems very late to the game for it, don't you think?</p><p>Plus if they did manage to pull it off, Sony Pictures will just license block movies to be able to be streamed to the Wii, just like they did with the 360..</p><p></p>MrGuttsThu, 12 Mar 2009 20:52:46 -0000