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.

[Chaostar]

Virus in 3..2..1...

All jokes aside, it's about time 360 owners got a web browser.

[LOGICWINS]

Agreed. Everyone has the right to free porn on their gaming console!

[Fez]

Probably requires a gold account :P

[Godmars290]

$2 says they block video streaming options.

@Captain Qwark 9:
Seek help.

[Captain Qwark 9]

agree 100x. my ps3 is a porn machine 1st, game machine second

[darthv72]

it will likely be much better than their first foray into web-tv. It is a solid chance it wont support "flash" as they would more than likely be using silverlight as the streaming engine.

Either that or HTML5 support.

[F7U12]

and this is how IE recovers some of the share that's it lost in recent years.

[ShinobiDragon]

LOL...Does anyone on here have a women? Just remember kids your hand is no substitute for the real thing. Doesn't matter if shes fat,skinny,ugly or hot they all have them universal feel good parts.

[da_2pacalypse]

Why must it be kinect -_- What's wrong with just using a regular controller -_-

[rdgneoz3]

@ShinobiDragon Fat chicks need love too... But they gotta pay!

[Perjoss]

Not really, who seriously uses a games console to surf the web? these days everyone and their dog has a computer or laptop / ipad / iphone etc etc. Browsing the web with a controller, no thank you.

[cee773]

i do from time to time on my ps3 to watch missed episodes of tv shows who need hulu i refuse to pay for commercials

[TekoIie]

I used to with Megavideo. My tv is 5 times bigger than my laptop so when i can watch a video its better to watch it on that (if the qualities good of course).

[Freshnikes]

Fap with one hand and hold the iPad with the other.... You man are a Acrobatic wanker!!!

[HappyGaming]

Most laptops have HDMI outputs anyway :/ I use that instead of my PS3 cause an i5 and 4GB of DDR3 RAM is much better for browsing.

[dark-hollow]

Why a news about adding more functionality to the 360 is welcomed with so much negativity here?

[TekoIie]

The PS3's web browser was one of the main features which set it apart from the 360. PS3 fanboy's (stealthily) arent happy about that just like 360 fanboy's would do if the PS3 got Cross game chat.

Simple fanboy grudge. Nothing to be surprised of here ;)

[kreate]

Its the same ppl complaining about the ps3's web browser.

Web browser is all fine and dandy.. But can i download videos into my xbox hdd from the web?

[Virtual_Reality]

Wii and PS3 had Web Browser since the beginning, not only PS3.

[trenso1]

@Virtual_Reality actually on the wii it was an app for the internet which was free. Then costed something like 200 wii points and now I'm pretty sure its free again. All I know is the launch wii didnt have it straight out the box

[SPAM-FRITTER-123]

@chaostarnot. not enough memory in 3..2..1...

all jokes aside,lets hope its not a broken mess like the playstation browser.

[SPAM-FRITTER-123]

you don't know what your on about silly boy.

i meant the error message that comes up on screen when surfing the psbrowser you dumb tit.

back it up.

flash player doesn't work and when it updates it seems to be worse.

it crashes all the time

will only let you download from certain sites.

youtube is not worth mentioning.

the list could go on but i don't fancy buying a PS3 for the 3rd time to check out more issues. the last PS3 i regrettably bought was a 320gig slim which kept turning itself off every hour or 2 so i returned it thinking it was faulty to be told it was a safety feature LOL.got my cash back and bought something that worked for longer than 2 hours without whimping out on me like a little girl.

[BubloZX]

Flash works just fine on the ps3. I often boot up re!mote play on my vital to make use of the ps3's browser. Its actually pretty good now. And I welcome IE to my 360

[Biggest]

I most definitely use the PS3 browser to watch UFC/Boxing via First Row Sports. Almost all of their streams use Flash. I wish I knew that the Flash player I had been using didn't actually work. Maybe my eyes and ears are magic!

[ChunkyLover53]

Microsoft seems to be turning the Xbox 360 into a great source of universal entertainment. Internet Explorer is also a pretty good browser and will probably work really well.

I'm sure we'll see the comments about games and all of that, but I think this is a natural progression and Microsoft will want to continue to sell the Xbox 360 to people after the 720 has come out.

Microsoft is going hard in the paint to get into peoples houses by any means necessary.

[h311rais3r]

Internet explorer is complete garbage.

[_Aarix_]

Maybe on pc but internet explorer intergrated in a console would be awesome. Keyword "intergrated"

[darthv72]

depends on the version. 6 and 7 were crap. 8 was alright but 9 is really REALLY solid. I have found myself using it more than firefox as of late.

FF12 has been using so much more memory resources and IE9 uses almost half as much even on the same pages.

[Emilio_Estevez]

You lost all credibility at 'Internet Explorer is also a pretty good browser'

OT: No matter how good or bad it may end up being, something is better than nothing for sure.

[badkolo]

great news indeed, a little late the party but if it works like all the other apps on the 360 then this should run smooth, hoping of coarse

[from the beach]

Dude, yes!

Dude!

YES!

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Finally, Though I technically don't need it but Im sure no WiFi(or wireless) one wired Xbox owners would eat it up.

Also if this truly happens don't expect to do "Anything" you want, with the the popularity of Xbox Live MS will put strict protocols on the web surfing, stuff like what you can and cannot search.

[Pillville]

WebTV has come full circle.

[MoonConquistador]

@GamingPerson - Its getting worse for having a feature added, a feature that sounds like it would be well recieved by x-box owners? Is that how a trolls mind works?

Well overdue having a browser even, but well done MS finally. Not sure waving my hands to work it would draw me to using it, but if its controller optional, then it will probably run a little better than the PS 3 browser, which is long overdue a complete overhaul

Edit - Ahhhh, he editted his comment but still managed to troll a little.

[Godmars290]

Its getting worse in that Xbox owners have been trolling PS3 owners over something they've had day one. Or rather its typical we're getting this reaction over an announcement w/o seeing any results.

[MoonConquistador]

Godmars, i'm not really understanding your comment. Did you mean the PS3 owners have been trolling X-Box owners since day one, since its the PS 3 thats had the internet browser since launch?

[Hicken]

See SPAM-FRITTER123's comment above http://n4g.com/comments/red...

Crap like that and worse has been directed at the PS3's browser. But now that the 360 is slated to have one, watch those same people eat this browser up.

[maniacmayhem]

So now its time for ps3 owners to troll 360 posters is it?

How mature of them.

[Psychotica]

Never understood why it didn't have this right from the beginning. They kept adding things like Netflix and Hulu when all they needed was a browser to get that stuff.

[Paradicia]

There's a difference between integrated functionality and getting it online with minimal usage, the PS3s browser suffered from this.

The apps on the dashboard are made for the service (Netflix,Twitter,Hulu etc)

[SKGamer]

Cool to hear.

But can they make that Firefox instead of Explorer 9? I still detest Explorer...

[MoonConquistador]

Because they can ask Netflix and Hulu for a slice of the subscription if its signed up for through X-Box live rather than through the web browser.

MS will give you what you want, but by god they will squeeze every penny from you to get it

Its why i don't own any MS products (apart from windows which came with my PC)

[hennessey86]

microsoft are bad because they try and make money, maybe they should be like Sony and lose money :/

[MoonConquistador]

Yeah, but there are always good and bad ways to earn money, or rather, ethical and unethical ways of doing so.

Good argument coming from someone who should be on the consumers side of the fence, way to go sticking up for your rights

Or maybe your a shareholder with MS, pull your head out your a**

[StrongMan]

How will they sell XBL now? With a web browser that makes all of the free features on XBL more worthless than they already are. Without a web browser MS could say "we are adding Youtube to XBL", "we are adding access to Hulu+ on XBL, "we are adding Facebook to XBL", we are adding Twitter on XBL". But with a web browser it negates the chance to sell Xbox owners more free features.

@MrBeatdown

Exactly. Because if they let the silver members have the web browser they will have free access all of those free features that people pay for on XBL.

[MrBeatdown]

And that's exactly why this will be exclusive to Gold subscribers.

[ChunkyLover53]

Have you not used any of the services on XBL? The apps are in a league of their own in comparison to some of the ones that you can use with other devices. Youtube for example is full HD and full screen. I didn't even realize how great the app was until I tried it about a month ago. Haven't stopped using it since then.

I'm also sure that the browser will have some limits as to what and where you can surf, if not, its even better.

I totally get what your trying to do, but I figured I'd respond anyway.

[Godmars290]

Where are they saying they'll be offering this "free"?

Given its been their plan all along, it'll be accessible through a paying gold account.

Another thing to look for will be the file sizes required. How much if the 4GB its going to eat up from $99 "leased" owners.

Also guessing its not going to be as good as the apps currently running, that Hulu isn't going to allow direct viewing like they don't allow it through the PS3's browser - the whole cable requirement is about to block PCs - so no.

[yesmynameissumo]

That combination sounds like a shit sandwich with extra shit. Isn't Bing enough? You really think they'll let you access HALF of what you would actually want to access from their browser? I don't.

[cee773]

they might not really have a choice sony does it and they have way more to lose internet wise than microsoft

[maniac76]

It wont support flash tho

[yewles1]

*sigh* Self ownage, MS?

http://www.1up.com/news/360...

[Paradicia]

Browsing on the PS3 is a chore.

Would you rather browse porn with kinect or DS3?

Xbox: Porn Hub

No controller needed.

[360GamerFG]

keyword - Optimization

[Siren30]

Ps3 fanboys always trying to downplay everything that microsoft does. Probably just mad because the 360 gets features added instead of removed

[PirateThom]

Yes, like Netflix Party...

Or online for XBox...

[yesmynameissumo]

His silence is golden.

[Clarence]

Its 7yrs later and the 360 is just now getting a web browser. Nobody is trying to downplay what 360 features are getting added.

Your just mad that the 360 is still playing catch up to the PS3 when it comes to complete entertainment hub.
http://www.digitaltrends.co...

"Both the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 support Web browers. “No disrespect,” Greenberg said.”There’s things I love about the PS3, but that’s not one of them.”

Funny how your trying to hype up a feature that the PS3 and the Wii had since 2006.

[GraveLord]

A little late to the party.....

Who even uses Internet Explorer? It sucks. Google Chrome FTW.

[aviator189]

Apparently it has 54% market share and it's share has been steadily increasing in the past few months while chrome has dipped for the third straight month. I'm not saying IE 9 is superior to them, I'm simply rebuffing your statement.

[Kingdom Come]

Whist that's great news, I really hope this isn't being kept as an E3 reveal to replace a space unfilled by potential games. Microsoft really need to redeem themselves this E3, 2009 was fantastic, 2011 & 2012 started brilliantly but spiralled into the ugly territory that is Kinect...

[aviator189]

I agree. A whole lot less kinect would be wonderful. Considering the less than stellar sales the majority of new Kinect titles have been getting, I think it'd be a smart move.

[nik666uk]

Can't believe it didn't already have one!!! MS really do shit on your heads don't they? And u just keep thanking them for the hats!!! HAHAHA

[bahabeast]

and now its gonna be like this was first and onli console that can do this when even the wii has a browser.

[aviator189]

It's not the first, it's just the first time the Xbox 360 will support a browser.

[KontryBoy706]

HACKERS SAY HELLO! I do not want this! Internet Explorer with no antivirus? Hell no...

[SignifiedSix]

They best be making an AVG app then. I don't want viruses on my damn 360!

[BubloZX]

Wait wont this increase the size of the 360's OS? And The better use Firefox or chrome. I just accessed IE on my laptop and it uses memory up the a**, currently using 379mb!!!! Cleared my strings, history, cache, etc and it still takes way too much space.

[Morgue]

Web TV rhymes with 360

[DevilishSix]

Although this is a nice feature, the 360 should have had this years ago and if this and live services is the main focus at E3 then Microsoft will look silly.