Microsoft Talks IPTV on 360

Details on MS’s plans to turn your 360 into a TiVo.

GameVideos has posted a new interview with Microsoft execs Chris Satchell and Albert Penello, outlining the company’s plans to bring IPTV to Xbox 360.

Part one covers downloadable movies, picture-in-picture, 360’s TV channel guide (semi-transparent and nice), using 360 as a PVR or TiVo, and the likelihood of Microsoft offering a larger hard drive. "There’s a reason why it’s a detachable hard drive," says Penello, although he won’t actually confirm that a bigger drive is in the works.

And in part two, they talk with Satchell and Penello about Xbox Live as it compares to Nintendo and Sony’s online plans — how awesome are Miis (so awesome) and if (and when) Microsoft will make Xbox Live Gold free.