about the whole screen real estate thing, i dont know about anybody else but when i have something on my tv that isnt the program im watching i hate it
like a close caption box, captions, a little box in the coner, they all drive me freaking insane and take away from my immersion
i guess im not american so i wont get these features anyway
garnet is the man, fan since the early 1up yours days
alex had a point about how hes already in for the games, i know im going to have to pick up one of these to appease my halo and epic needs, aswell as whoever else they pay off for exclusives
i like andrea, way to much makeup imo (not that it matters)
For me, what I'm excited about is being able to have a game guide open on the side while I'm playing through Dark Souls 2 or whatever. Also Skype calls is a great use for this. Personally I make multiple Skype calls a week, both to my friends and my family across the country. I think having it be integrated is a natural step for them, but I'm glad it's there.
Overall, I thought this episode was okay. It didn't really have anything new that I didn't either think or talk about here on Gaf. We're still missing a lot of details about how the Live TV stuff functions with different devices, how exactly used games work, more clarification on the online requirement, etc... The conversation just leads into speculation when you start talking about those and it becomes a battle of the pessimists vs the optimists.
The one thing MS needs to talk more about is the games. Clarify the things above as well, but above all else, show off the games LIVE on the stage. If they can show off some interesting games of both new and old IP, then the real fun starts of everyone picking apart the launch lineup, and presumably talking about some of the big games that we'll get going into next year as well. I'm assuming that their E3 event is going to be huge. After all, they're going to be announcing their full launch lineup most likely (maybe save a surprise for PAX or TGS or something), but they'll also have to talk about the games that we'll be getting before next E3 as well. It's going to be exciting.
Based on the way this conference went down, I think Geoff needs to go after all execs at E3 the way he goes after Reggie every year. I seriously dont know why he lets them off so easy.
EDIT:
Regarding used games:
Garnett: According to Phil Harrison, its going to be the full price
Dude on the right: Wellllll theres a lot of speculation!
Phil Harrison wasnt speculating. Its a direct quote. Jeez
No, it is speculation still. The way I read the question and answer was what if you downloaded a game using your account (the person who bought it) on a friends Xbox and he wanted to play it when you weren't there (on the account of someone who did not own the game) that they would have to buy it full price. That would make sense, and it's the same as when you download a 360 game on someone else's Xbox. Just because I can download a game I own onto your Xbox doesn't mean that you will be able to play my game for free just because the bits are on your box. You will still have to buy it.
There are so many varied scenarios when you start talking about used games, lending, etc, and MS hasn't given us any of the details.
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