Microsoft E3 Thread

[YoungE808]

Awesome now you can chat with way more than one person at a time.

 

[Panophobia]

Yes, next thing you know there will be separate hardcore and casual water-fountains.
There will be plenty of new info in the coming days to appease your hardcore needs, these conferences are about innovations and expanding the 360 name, not pushing Gears to an audience who already have it pre-ordered.

Yes, I know there will be more, but I just can't help but wish the surprise announcements could've been more exciting than games for the casual crowd. Scene It 2!? I mean, come on!

Wait? What's this about Netflix?

Basically, Microsoft has teamed up with Netflix to allow instant movie downloads through the Live service at no additional cost to the Live membership.

At least, that's what I understood from it. That's actually a pretty neat addition if I understood correctly.

EDIT: I guess it's if you already have a Netflix subscription. Not that cool anymore.

 

[ProjectPat2280]

I think the Netflix partnership is a huge deal. Thats gonna be really cool

 

[Brainiac 8]

It's anybodies E3 this year, MS didn't have a bad showing truth be told.


I think Sony and Nintendo will both have good showings also.

 

[Panophobia]

It's anybodies E3 this year, MS didn't have a bad showing truth be told.


I think Sony and Nintendo will both have good showings also.

It wasn't bad, it was just weak for me as a gamer. I expect Sony to win again this year, although I may be wrong. They were very solid last year.

 

[Soapy]

It wasn't bad, it was just weak for me as a gamer. I expect Sony to win again this year, although I may be wrong. They were very solid last year.

Indeed.

This year, however, they don't have Final Fantasy and Metal Gear to fall back on.

Little Big Planet will be predictably fantastic. The only other really big games that I can think of would be God of War III and Twisted Metal. For their sake, I hope they have something up their sleave.

 

[Dark_Lord]

Some details:

* Play from hard drive. Copy your games from the game disc and play directly from the hard drive. Not only will the drive not spin, but load times are quicker, as well. Of course, you will still need the disc in the tray to prove you own the game.

* Access Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the Web. Browse and purchase Marketplace content whenever you want from Xbox.com and it downloads automatically to your console. Purchase that new map, television episode, the latest Xbox LIVE Arcade game or set up a movie to watch when you get home from work.

* Dashboard built into the new Xbox Guide. For everyone who loves the blades interface, it’s not going away; they are now built directly in to the new Xbox guide. Every feature and option is available right from the guide. You can even access your full games library at all times. No matter where you are (in dash or in game), immediately call up your games played list and directly launch a game.

* LIVE Party system. Create a party of up to eight friends, and stay with them from one game to another, or watch a Netflix movie together, or share a slideshow of your personal photos. It works with all Xbox 360 titles, not just upcoming games. LIVE Party allows up to eight people to chat in the dashboard, so you can meet up before playing.

* Xbox LIVE Primetime. This whole new category of games is going to give you more reasons to get online with your friends. Games will support everything you’d expect, like Achievements and leader boards, but many of these games will include real prizes. You can invite your friends, and even set a reminder for an upcoming show. Each game is broadcast simultaneously, so everyone is answering the same questions. Many events will have a live host, calling the shots as they happen.

* Avatars. Your online identity started as a Gamertag - it then grew into a personalized Gamercard. Now, it has evolved even further into avatars. You can express your style, check out new outfits and share this with the community. Avatars will also be integrated into Xbox LIVE Arcade games, LIVE Party, as well as retail games.

* New display support. Because you asked for it, we are adding 16X10 over VGA or HDMI, and support for 1440x900 or 1680x1050.

Gamerscoreblog.com

 

[RickO'Connell]

Looks like the Final Fantasy announcement was the only big thing. Although I signed into Live & the Dashboard is still the same for me whats different ?

 

[StrainedEyes]

Looks like the Final Fantasy announcement was the only big thing. Although I signed into Live & the Dashboard is still the same for me whats different ?

Nothing. The update isn't being released until the fall.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Indeed.

This year, however, they don't have Final Fantasy and Metal Gear to fall back on.

Little Big Planet will be predictably fantastic. The only other really big games that I can think of would be God of War III and Twisted Metal. For their sake, I hope they have something up their sleave.

My only concern as far as Sony goes, is I hope they have some new stuff ready to show. LBP and Home will be great, but people have seen them and just want them released now, they aren't enough to wow people this time.

If GOW is there, that has the chance of doing it though.

 

[RickO'Connell]

So what are the dash board update details ? Any more codecs being added to the 360 ? Like older versions of Divx

 

[YoungE808]

Yes I believe God of War would be their saving grace.

 

[StrainedEyes]

So, what good exclusives does Sony have that can not be bought out? ie Sony produced exclusives,

 

[Mentok]

The conference was clearly aimed at the casual market. Nothing wrong with that seeing the 360's new price point.

Bungie just put up a countdown on their website and a number of MSG studios are doing the same. Microsoft have plenty more to announce during E3 it seems.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Something tells me GOW 3 will be Sonys Trump card.

 

[Mentok]

Looks like the Final Fantasy announcement was the only big thing. Although I signed into Live & the Dashboard is still the same for me whats different ?

The update is coming in the Fall.

 

[Mentok]

Something tells me GOW 3 will be Sonys Trump card.

As long as they don't pull something stupid like showing a damn CG trailer.

 

[Brainiac 8]

The conference was clearly aimed at the casual market. Nothing wrong with that seeing the 360's new price point.

Bungie just put up a countdown on their website and a number of MSG studios are doing the same. Microsoft have plenty more to announce during E3 it seems.

You're probably right.

 

[RickO'Connell]

Something tells me GOW 3 will be Sonys Trump card.

I honestly don't think thats enough to top the Final Fantasy announcement. God Of War is definitely a fan boy type thing & not something majority of PS1 & PS2 gamers will buy a PS3 just for a game like Final Fantasy. Sony needs something big & huge & more then God Of War

 

[Brainiac 8]

As long as they don't pull something stupid like showing a damn CG trailer.

I hope not, Sony needs to avoid something that can potentially be added to a top ten embarassing moments of E3 list like they have several times.

 

[Mentok]

Damn.

 

[RickO'Connell]

So any new Game Trailers for Fable 2 ? Ghostbusters ? Anything ? & I am almost expecting Final Fantasy 13 VS to be announced for the 360 at TGS

 

[Mentok]

So any new Game Trailers for Fable 2 ? Ghostbusters ? Anything ? & I am almost expecting Final Fantasy 13 VS to be announced for the 360 at TGS

www.gametrailers.com for Gears, fable, Lips and other videos.

 

[hippie_hunter]

The conference was anything but weak. It might not have featured all of the hardcore games coming to the system like Gears and Fallout but the fact is the face of games is changing. Its going more towards casual entertainment and what MS's conference showed is that they are very capable of competing with the likes of Nintendo for the casual audience. The new Live interface is going to be a huge hit. The ability to be able to screen movies, pictures and other entertainment with friends through Live is going to be really exciting. The avatars i could do without, but they do add another layer of personalization to the system.

I think this conference was very mixed. On one hand Microsoft delivered a very huge blow to Sony with Final Fantasy XIII. And of course the necessary presentations of Gears of War 2, Fable 2, and their online content is very impressive with awesome announcements for XBLA games and NetFlix.

However, the casual stuff they have announced is very, very, very lame. It's direct plagiarism of what Sony and Nintendo has done. The reason why Sony and Nintendo have done awesomely with the casual market with the Playstation 2 and Wii is because the casual games they announced were rather unique. Uno was a great start for Microsoft developing the necessary culture to cater to the casual market. However, Scene It?, LIPS, Avatars, and You're In the Movies is a direct rip off of Buzz, Singstar, Miis, and the EyeToy and makes Microsoft look a little silly. You're right that Microsoft needs to cater to the casual market, but come on, a little originality is necessary here and Microsoft is completely lacking it especially when they don't need Scene It?, LIPS, and Avatars.

 

[RickO'Connell]

www.gametrailers.com for Gears, fable, Lips and other videos.

Cool but thats it ? Lets see if Sony manages to have a megaton Final Fantasy type announcement