Rhapsody Xbox Live App Now Available

GR: The beloved on-demand music service Rhapsody is now available on the Xbox 360 thanks to the launch of a new app. Not only does this new application boast a sleek UI designed specifically for the platform, it also features both motion and voice support thanks to Kinect integration.

[dbjj12088]

Is anyone going to use this?

[acharlez]

If you've got an Xbox Live Gold account, it wouldn't hurt to give it a try!

[UnHoly_One]

I personally don't get the point of music apps on a game console, but somebody must use them or they wouldn't keep releasing them.

[acharlez]

True, but if you've got your Xbox hooked up to a home theater system, I can see the appeal.

[Jek_Porkins]

Well they don't really make stereo systems anymore, my consoles are hooked up to stereo surround sound system, so I like to chill and listen to music on them from time to time, it allows me to crank it up a bit.

There are a couple of free satellite radio options on Xbox Live as well. I usually have a few people a day listening to one or the other, so there is obviously a market for it.

[Ben_Grimm]

It would be cool if you could use these music apps while playing games. Lets hope that the next Xbox will do this.

[TheBrit]

Wait, if you have Xbox live gold you DON'T have to pay the 5 bucks a month to Rhapsody or you still have to have a paid Rhapsody account also before you can use it??!!

[KING85]

You still have to pay the normal subscription to Rhapsody.

[TheBrit]

That's what I figured, just wanted to confirm. The part where they say "The service goes live today, and is available for Xbox Live Gold members as well as those with a Rhapsody subscription" makes it sound like one or the other but based on all of the other apps I kind of knew better.

[knifefight]

Hm, that's kind of a bummer. But expected.