Yes! It IS possible to watch NetFlix Watch Instantly content in Canada on your XBox 360! However, I will not post the details here, for fear of them closing the loophole somehow. So, if you want to know how I did it, ensure that you have the following requirements, and then e-mail me, in person, and I’ll reply with the details…

E-mail address:

Requirements:

• An XBox Live Gold Membership (with a U.S. Gamertag)
• An XBox 360 equipped with NXE and a hard drive
• A US Credit or Debit card (PayPal can help you with this)
• A valid US Mailing Address
• A NetFlix membership of any kind (including a trial membership)
• A computer running Windows XP or Vista 32-bit only (a VM will do)

If you can’t meet these requirements (and I’ll admit, they’re steep) don’t bother contacting me. I can’t help you.

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Its a widely held belief (or at least it is now) that the PS2 was the primary executioner of the Dreamcast. This was not what was observed as it was happening, but they say history is written by the victors, and somehow people have come to believe that Sony was the vanquisher of the DC. Allow me to posit another theory on Sega’s demise — not a new one, but one that has, perhaps, been forgotten.

In the interest of full disclosure, I have both an original XBox and an XBox360. I’m fairly anti-Sony, due to their recent consumer abuse, and I am pro-Sega (although there’s not much of them left to cheer for.) I’m ashamed to say I didn’t buy a Dreamcast until they dropped to $50, but I was a poor college student at the time. I worked in retail at Future Shop (the Canadian equivalent of Best Buy) and was employed in the software and games department.
Since the end of my college career I’ve been employed by various Microsoft partners, whose opinions are not reflected in this piece. I am not “anti-Microsoft” but I think this is a story that should be heard. Feel free to comment with your thoughts…

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