HBO Go hitting Xbox 360 on April 1

The HBO Go app will be available by April 1, alongside the new season of Game of Thrones.

February 28, 2012 12:30 PM

The much-anticipated HBO Go app will be coming to Xbox 360 by April 1. HBO fans might recognize that as the start date of Game of Thrones' second season, so you'll be able to dive back into the critically acclaimed series using the new functionality.

HBO co-president Eric Kessler gave the word at a San Francisco HBO event, reports Engadget. HBO Go was promised for early 2012, and has been one of the most requested of the TV apps for Xbox Live. To use the service, though, you'll need a compatible cable subscription, an HBO subscription, and an Xbox Live Gold account. The app makes it convenient to watch HBO programming on your schedule, but it's not a ticket to catch HBO shows without paying for cable.

Other TV apps expected for Xbox Live include Xfinity On Demand, which will also require an existing cable subscription.

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February 28, 2012 12:30 PM

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The HBO Go app will be available by April 1, alongside the new season of Game of Thrones.
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  February 28, 2012 12:37 PM
  
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- Arcanum
  
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  February 28, 2012 12:38 PM
  
  Still requires a cable subscription. Do not want.
- [deleted] 328349105
  
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  February 28, 2012 12:38 PM
  
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- AgentPothead
  
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  February 28, 2012 12:39 PM
  
  Will it work with any cable provider? I found out that comcast/xfinity doesn't allow the Roku box to be used for hbogo streaming for some retarded reason.
  - Topsiderover
    
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    February 28, 2012 12:42 PM
    
    I ran into this when they released for the Roku. Fucking comcast.
  - mancide
    
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    February 28, 2012 2:16 PM
    
    It will probably be tied to the same restrictions for HBO-Go on other TV view-able devices.
    - soundcreepy
      
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      February 28, 2012 4:01 PM
      
      I was about to say the opposite, but what do i know :(
  - spidlb
    
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    February 29, 2012 8:56 AM
    
    No, it works like HBO GO on any other platform. Your cable provider will need to have a deal in place.
- DevSword
  
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  February 28, 2012 12:44 PM
  
  Will be great for people who don't want to use the menu button on their tv remotes.
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    February 28, 2012 12:45 PM
    
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    - Prozium
      
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      February 28, 2012 12:58 PM
      
      Yup. With a some exceptions, it's basically every episode of every series they've done.
  - Korban
    
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    February 28, 2012 2:18 PM
    
    Boardwalk Empires is not on demand, but it IS on HBO Go. it's weird. but their Go library is MUCH bigger than their on demand.
    - Rauol Duke
      
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      February 28, 2012 2:24 PM
      
      Every episode of The Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, Boardwalk Empire, Six Feet Under, Curb Your Enthusiasm, True Blood, and a ton more. The only series I can think of not on there in their entirety are Tales From The Crypt (but Demon Knight is) and Dream On.
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        February 28, 2012 4:04 PM
        
        No Dream On? WTF!
- klearlyunseen
  
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  February 28, 2012 12:52 PM
  
  ugh, hbo should offer their service outside of required cable packages.
  - phipple
    
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    February 29, 2012 1:05 AM
    
    yes please.
  - ColoradoCNC
    
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    February 29, 2012 2:23 AM
    
    The only real reason I can see for them not doing this yet is that they are probably locked into long-term deals with the evil cable providers that prevent them from offering HBO as a standalone service.
- Twiki
  
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  February 28, 2012 2:13 PM
  
  So I need to sign up for $100+/month in services to get HBO Go? Way to be non-disruptive HBO.
  
  Let me stream any HBO content in H.264 from your site to any device for $20/month and we'll talk.
  - mancide
    
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    February 28, 2012 2:16 PM
    
    I'm sure they would love to do this, but existing contracts most likely prohibit them.
    - Korban
      
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      February 28, 2012 2:19 PM
      
      yeah, this is what i was thinking too. they're probably testing the waters to see how it works, maybe in the future they'll revise contracts.
      - mancide
        
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        February 28, 2012 2:21 PM
        
        Yea, I mean, really, there is no way they are literally throwing away what could be an easy $20/mo subscription for digital users just because they hate money.
        
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        February 28, 2012 4:05 PM
        
        i think it would be more like $10, much like Netflix streaming. it's probably a lot cheaper for them to store & serve content than it is to pay the rights to get it on demand with all the cable companies.
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    February 28, 2012 4:02 PM
    
    As I'm sure many have done with Netflix, find a friend that already subscribes to HBO and ask to use their HBO Go service. All you need is an email and password. They can even setup a separate email address for you to use, that way you are not using their primary account info.
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      February 28, 2012 4:06 PM
      
      single log in at a time? maybe only up to 5 devices can use a single account? just thinking out loud.
    - SOTGAce
      
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      February 28, 2012 4:46 PM
      
      I have logged into my HBO Go with two laptops in different locations at the same time and it seems to work
      I share my Netflix account with a couple people and it works fine. It should be fine for everyone else.
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    February 29, 2012 8:56 AM
    
    They are not interested in being disrupted. They are interested in pleasing their current customers.
- asianwaste
  
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  February 28, 2012 6:55 PM
  
  They charge me somewhere in between $15-$25 dollars/mo for just HBO go service, I'd gladly pay so long as I don't need cable TV with that.
  - spidlb
    
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    February 29, 2012 8:59 AM
    
    Are you willing to pay the 100s of millions of dollars they get from cable companies?
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  February 28, 2012 6:57 PM
  
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- ColoradoCNC
  
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  February 29, 2012 2:21 AM
  
  Happy day! HBO Go is fantastic.
- prime8
  
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  February 29, 2012 2:25 AM
  
  But will it be available to all cable providers? HBO GO is currently not available on Time Warner (at least in my area).