[Carl W @ Sep 27th 2007 7:46AM]

Is this for the US only, or can us Brits look forward to it too??

[Dan @ Sep 27th 2007 8:09AM]

When have they EVER done something that works in the UK too?! I'm still waiting for my XBox Marketplace to work again so I can download the same films that they can in the States... Ugh!

[Ruben @ Sep 27th 2007 11:50AM]

I think that crap is because of the respective countries.

Canada doesnt have marketplace purchases for movies. I think theres something they have to go through before the government allows them to sell media like that (yet games on marketplace are a go?).

I remember iTunes took forever to get going in canada. Zune is no different. It wont be released here until the marketplace is given the go.

So, we might get this, but something tells me Canada is not going to let it (Canada = Rogers = Shaws therefore NO!). As for the UK, who knows. They might be in the same boat as Canada.

[Brad @ Sep 27th 2007 2:53PM]

It isn't the distribution companies or the governments, it's the ass-backwards business model of the production company / studios. They want to control when a movie goes where, so they can decide whether or not to push marketing there, etc.

You can't buy movies in the UK because they don't want you able to rent / purchase it BEFORE the DVD. If you could do that, who would buy their precious, over-priced physical media? WHO???? (insert more sarcastic fear and question marks)