Xbox Music

[BeoTeK]

I have been trying to find a bit more info on this and when it may become available in South Africa. As usual it seems South Africa gets the scraps from the bottom of the pot here. I mean the service/feature has been around for quite a while as far as I know. Otherwise what alternatives is there to this?

Or is it just me?

[AlienTaker]

yeah it's basically the same with Spotify "this application is not available in your country/region" don't know of an alternative you can use on the xbox haven't really looked into it

[BeoTeK]

yeah it's basically the same with Spotify "this application is not available in your country/region" don't know of an alternative you can use on the xbox haven't really looked into it

Well it doesn't only have to work on Xbox. I like the idea/concept of Xbox Music and that you can stream using multiple platforms, like PC. The fact that it works on Xbox too is a plus.

[KofDelight]

It's best to contact Xbox through their forums on the Xbox Live site,perhaps you can get clarity on it and some people might be able to assist.
I haven't tried it personally but this has piqued my interest,If I come across a solution I will inform you ASAP.

[BeoTeK]

It's best to contact Xbox through their forums on the Xbox Live site,perhaps you can get clarity on it and some people might be able to assist.
I haven't tried it personally but this has piqued my interest,If I come across a solution I will inform you ASAP.

Would appreciate that, in the mean time I will troll XBL site.

Love your signature too, along with the author.

[KofDelight]

Would appreciate that, in the mean time I will troll XBL site.

Love your signature too, along with the author.

No problem.
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[BeoTeK]

Hi Beo,

Great question. While we have no specifics on if or when Xbox Music will be coming to South Africa, we are always looking to expand our services.

I would suggest staying tune to Major Nelson Blog, as that is where the most up-to-date info will be announced.

Well that was their official response. Not very informative I must admit, but then again we are talking about Microsoft here.

[dampi256]

I have been trying to find a bit more info on this and when it may become available in South Africa. As usual it seems South Africa gets the scraps from the bottom of the pot here. I mean the service/feature has been around for quite a while as far as I know. Otherwise what alternatives is there to this?

Or is it just me?

We have the same issue with PS3. We need USA or UK logins/accounts to access certain services and that sucks.

[Adoxographist]

Just use grooveshark.

[BeoTeK]

Well for anyone interested or following this thread;

According to Techcentral "Microsoft’s full Xbox Music service will be launched in South Africa within the next eight weeks, according to the company’s SA MD, Mteto Nyati."
That was 29 October 2012. Nothing happened. I think Mr. Nyati needs to explain himself.
www.techcentral.co.za/.../35866

I had the same question. It is sad that MS is giving their SA clients a cold shoulder. The experience with the Xbox music app without the online services is very poor (Not even taking into account the duplication bug in WP8). In this regard the iPhone and iPad are far better options if you consider high end devices. You can buy music, rent movies etc. Not even the meta data of your music library are updated in the Xbox apps, you have to fall back to Windows media player or 3rd party software. I don't under stand why...

Watch the topic on XBL