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Microsoft E3 2008 summary. GG.
Submitted by rapture on Mon, 07/14/2008 - 2:11pm.
I think Microsoft has made some very interesting news at this E3. Still, we have no word from Bungie or about any Halo-related titles. However, this is only the first day of E3.
Bungie has a countdown timer on Bungie.net suggesting that an announcement will be made on Tuesday Wednesday.
What do you guys think about these announcements?
XBOX UI gets a brand new dashboard with a 3D interface and Avatars this fall. You can modify your Avatars clothers, hair, accessories, etc. Download new accessories for your Avatar through XBOX Live Marketplace. Your Avatar will be a playable character in certain games. Instead of seeing a listing of Friends, you can see your friends’ Avatars on your screen and interact with them. Up to 8 friends can chat and share content in what’s called a Live Party.
XBOX Live Primetime is coming this fall. You can play game shows (like 1 vs 100) and win real prizes. This is one place where you’ll use your Avatar. Primetime games are scheduled events.
XBOX says they are bigger than the boxoffice and bigger than music. 5 million units more than PS3’s install base. XBOX 360 titles are outselling the Wii and PS3 combined. Have sold $2.2 billion in third party sales in last 12 months. A new member joins XBOX Live every 5 seconds. XBOX 360 customers have spent more than $1 billion on XBOX Live since launch. Over 10,000 movies and tv shows are on XBOX Live. Over 500 million pieces of content have been downloaded on XBOX Live.
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Resident Evil 5 launches March 12, 2009 and will have online co-op.
Gears of War 2 launches November 7, 2008 . You’ll be able to ride and pilot the Brumaks. Horde mode is a 5 player coop mode where players take on waves of Locust.
Fable 2 launches in October 2008.
Uno Rush announced. You can use your Avatars in this game with a seemless transition from Live Party to Uno Rush. It looks like the standard UNO game but with Avatar support.
Geometry Wars 2 Retro Evolved is to be released in August.
Galaga Legions is announced as a true sequel to Galaga.
Portal comes to XBOX Live Arcase next month.
Portal Still Alive comes to the 360 this fall with new levels and achievements.
XBOX Live Community Games will launch this fall.
NETFLIX announces partnership with Microsoft. Instantly watch 10000 movies and episodes from your XBOX 360 with no additional cost to Netflix users. You can share Netflix movies and shows with your Live Party.
NBC/Universal begins releasing content today including TV shows like The Office and Monk.
GTA IV DLC episode coming later this year.
Viva Piñata to be released on XBOX Live Arcade. Viva Piñata sequel to have Vision Cam support and your playable Avatar. Coming later this year.
Scene It! Box Office Smash to be released and will have Avatar support. Gets Vision Camera support to allow you to be in the movie clips.
Rock Band 2 gets new drums and cymbals and a touch slide guitar. The first ever song from Guns N Roses to be released album will debut on Rock Band 2. RB2’s 84 song set list and they all are Master tracks.
Lips is a new karoke game expected to launch this holiday season. It that will feature a motion sensitive microphone.
Final Fantasy XIII is coming to XBOX 360 at the same time it launches for PS3.
The only things I really
The only things I really care about are: Anything RB2, GTA IV DLC, Netflix, Dashboard update, and all the featured games. Who cares about the avatars? And who cares about Lips if you can just get Rock Band with just a mic, AND the ability to get drums/guitars if you desire?
Overall, I'm happy with the changes, and can't wait to buy GoW2.
I thought Bungie was going to announce something today. Oh well, I can wait.
That Netflix thing sounds
That Netflix thing sounds really cool! Lots of cool goodies!
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The instruments intimidate a
The instruments intimidate a lot of people. A mic is much more user friendly. So, I can see why they want to get into that market. I hope licensing doesn't conflict with Rock Band stuff. I don't intend to get Lips. Of course, it depends on the songs, I guess.
I'm looking forward to the new UI and LIVE Parties. GoW2 is going to be cool. Looking forward to the Portal Sequel (guess it'll be out on PC soon). Netflix is great. Primetime is interesting.
"You can share Netflix
"You can share Netflix movies and shows with your Live Party."
Whoa! Double awesome! So we can all be in a live party chatting and then watch Boondock Saints together because one of us has Netflix?!
Portal announcements are also great. Can't wait to purchase the original on XBLM and get the sequel when it arrives.
I'm wondering about the
I'm wondering about the gotchas with the Netflix announcement. Only Gold subscribers can watch the Netflix movie.
I'm wondering if people in a LIVE Party that aren't Gold subscribers and/or don't have a Netflix account...I'm wondering if they'll be able to watch the movie.
I wonder if you'll be able
I wonder if you'll be able to stream Hi-Def Netflix movies, or just the SD ones they have available now. Because they didn't specifically say "Hi-Def", I'm assuming you'll only be able to stream SD.
Actually, I wonder if you'll even be able to stream it. You might have to download it and watch it in a few days before it expires. Maybe it'll use the same "ready-to-play" technology XBL already employs, in which it'll allow you to start watching a video once it's downloaded enough, and it'll continue to download while you watch it.
The whole Live Party thing
The whole Live Party thing sounds really cool. I think it will greatly improve interaction on Live with friends.
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Netflix streams to PCs. I
Netflix streams to PCs. I assume they can do the same for the 360.
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