Report claims that Microsoft wants to charge for additional services

With the recent additions of Sky, Facebook and Twitter it seems a logical move to bulk up Xbox Live services with features like the BBC iPlayer, but according to a recent Telegraph report it could be shelved in favour of pay services.

A source close to the BBC’s Future Media and Technology department was quoted as saying “Microsoft only wants to offer its users access to platforms it can charge for as this is the model it is pursuing.”

When quizzed directly a BBC spokesperson asserted. “BBC iPlayer has been extremely successful on PS3 and we recently re-launched on Nintendo Wii, from which the public response has been fantastic. People clearly want the BBC iPlayer on their gaming consoles, and we don’t think Xbox users are any different so we’ve had discussion with Microsoft about bringing the service to the platform.”

Whether these discussions will bear fruit anytime soon is yet is unknown.