Is Hulu coming to Microsoft's Xbox Live online service?

June 2, 2010 | Dean Takahashi

Rumors are floating that Hulu’s video service, which carries clips from the ABC, CBS, and NBC broadcast networks which own stakes in the company, will debut on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 video-game consoles as one more option on the Xbox Live online entertainment service.

Gear Live has reported that it has seen a version of the Xbox 360 dashboard with Hulu as one of the options for streaming video. Microsoft will reportedly announce the option as part of its press conference at the E3 trade show in mid-June. Microsoft has declined comment on the rumor, and we have not independently confirmed it. Microsoft already has other video options such as Netflix and its own downloadable movies.

If it’s true, it shows that Microsoft has been able to continually update the Xbox 360′s connected services over time in its attempt to stay ahead of the PlayStation 3 from Sony.

[Illustration: Engadget]

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About the Author, Dean Takahashi

Dean is lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He covers video games, security, chips and a variety of other subjects. Dean previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News, the Wall Street Journal, the Red Herring, the Los Angeles Times, the Orange County Register and the Dallas Times Herald. He is the author of two books, Opening the Xbox and the Xbox 360 Uncloaked. Follow him on Twitter at @deantak, and follow VentureBeat on Twitter at @venturebeat.