The Xbox 360 was the first video game console to allow Netflix subscribers to stream movies to their TV, but while the the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii have recently improved their Netflix apps, the Xbox remained stuck in 2008. That is, until yesterday’s update of the console’s software.

From Hacking Netflix:

The latest Xbox Live includes the long-awaited search feature for the Netflix app. You’ll have to go through the Xbox update and also update the Netflix app, but it only takes a few minutes for both. Search works a bit differently than I expected, and when you click on the letters across the top you’re spelling the search term, not seeing all of the movies that start with the letter.

Latest Xbox Live Update includes Netflix Search Feature [Hacking Netflix]

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