Microsoft Corp. will unlock the digital-distribution capabilities of its next-generation console, Xbox 360, to Hollywood studios beginning November 22.

Xbox 360 gamers in the U.S., totaling at least 3 million, will be able to purchase TV shows and download them to their gaming hard drive as well as rent and watch movies on their consoles.

The first wave of content will include dozens of high-definition and standard-definition offerings from such partners as Warner Bros. (”Batman Forever,” “V for Vendetta,” “The Nine”), Paramount Pictures (”Nacho Libre,” “Jackass: The Movie”), MTV Networks (”South Park,” “SpongeBob SquarePants”), CBS (”CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Survivor”) and Turner Broadcasting (”Aqua Teen Hunger Force,” “Robot Chicken”).

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News source: Washington Post