Internet Explorer is coming to Xbox 360

[xxMATTGxx]

Microsoft to bring full Internet Explorer browsing to Xbox 360 with Kinect controls

Microsoft is currently testing a modified version of Internet Explorer 9 on its Xbox 360 console, according to our sources. The Xbox 360 currently includes Bing voice search, but it's limited to media results. Microsoft's new Internet Explorer browser for Xbox will expand on this functionality to open up a full browser for the console. We are told that the browser will let Xbox users surf all parts of the web straight from their living rooms.

Microsoft has also integrated Kinect gestures and voice control heavily into the experience, allowing Xbox owners to quickly search using the existing Bing functionality and pull up relevant web pages. Kinect support is not mandatory according to our sources, but the browser is said to be tuned for Kinect usage. There's no word on a launch date for Internet Explorer on Xbox, but with E3 on the horizon we'd expect to hear the official details from Microsoft in a matter of weeks.

Source: http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/10/30...box-360-kinect


About time I suppose!

[Chippiewill]

This seems like a dumb idea. It's hardly as if the PS3 browser ever gets used?

[xxMATTGxx]

This seems like a dumb idea. It's hardly as if the PS3 browser ever gets used?

I guess it stops people from saying "But the Xbox 360 doesn't have a browser"

[Chippiewill]

I guess it stops people from saying "But the Xbox 360 doesn't have a browser"

People actually say that? If anything this will just end up with there being some massive security bug with the browser - that would be a complaint about the xbox.

[Chris]

This should have been done years ago! I won't have any use for it, but its nice to have it I guess.

[Chippiewill]

This should have been done years ago! I won't have any use for it.

I have a feeling that everyone will say that, I reckon the browser won't even work, there'll just be a false option to open the browser that rick rolls you in the unlikely event anyone has any use for it.

[xxMATTGxx]

People actually say that? If anything this will just end up with there being some massive security bug with the browser - that would be a complaint about the xbox.

Only if there is a bug that would lead to any security risks in the first place. I know a certain someone who will have a field day over that!

[Chippiewill]

Only if there is a bug that would lead to any security risks in the first place. I know a certain someone who will have a field day over that!

It's going to be built upon the IE codebase, over a decade of bad programming practices. They're far from it being bullet proof. Also I'm not sure how happy Recursion would be happy about the security risks .

[Martin]

hmm not too sure how useful this will be haha, are they trying to turn it into a computer or something? :S

I won't have any use for it but I guess the odd person may use it haha

[xxMATTGxx]

It's going to be built upon the IE codebase, over a decade of bad programming practices. They're far from it being bullet proof. Also I'm not sure how happy Recursion would be happy about the security risks .

I wasn't talking about Tom, he actually +1'd it and said "About time" in the skype chat!