Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it struck a deal to make 35 Disney movies, such as the animated hit Aladdin and the action title Armageddon, available for download on its online video game service. These high-definition movies will be available to U.S. subscribers of Microsoft's Xbox Live, said Peter Moore, a corporate vice president in Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, which is responsible for the Xbox business. Xbox Live already offers movies and television shows from more than two dozen other content providers, the company said. The service has more than 7 million members, a figure that will hit 10 million by June, Moore said a news conference. To go along with the Sept. 25 launch of Halo 3, Microsoft will sell a Halo-themed version of its Xbox 360 console. Last week, Microsoft extended the warranty for Xbox 360 consoles that stop working because of a vague condition the company calls "general hardware failure." The company said it expected to spend more than $1 billion to repair broken machines.
Microsoft's Xbox 360 was released in late 2005 and leads the current generation of console wars in the United States with 5.6 million units sold, according to the NPD Group, a market research company. Worldwide, however, 11.6 million Xbox 360s have been sold, short of the company's target of 12 million units.
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