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Jaywood2010 on 10 April 2013
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platformmaster918 said:
JayWood2010 said:


We are going to see eye to eye on this. And no not exactly.  Not everybody can just plug it into the front of their TV.  Some TV's has it in the back or the top, etc.People may have to manuever around to even access the HDMI port due to their entertainment centers or maybe they have it on a wall mount.  Tons of variables.  I was a computer technician to a pretty big company and I've dealt with typical users.  They know nothing about technology beyond turning it on and accessing what they have to use.

Of course even assuming that there are enough people that would not know to do it to make it a killer app there are still variables like

Is it that big of a deal to have it on the big screen instead of the computer?

Will enough people want to buy an Xbox specifically for that or would it be a secondary thing once you already have the console?

Sorry but I view capturing gameplay and putting it on youtube as a much more cumbersome process than plugging an HDMI cord into a TV and most new TVs have a Skype app that people could just use don't they?  I believe bluray players have them too nowadays so it's not even going to be the easiest way to do it.

I don't know if it will be a killer app.  I know Skype is huge and it is great that the NeXbox is most likkely going to use it.  That is great, however I just don't agree with your point is all.  Majority of the people will not plug their computer into a TV.

Anyways my view on the matter.  It is a nice feature and yes I could see it benifitting MSFT's plans of taking over the living room.  It can allow some neat things to happen like you sitting there watching  the superbowl and then you can say to Kinect "Xbox, skype friend so and so"  Xbox calls him up and bam.  He never had to leave the living room.  Or another feature could be to watch a movie together with somebody across the world.  They already do this on MSN and it wouldnt be doubtful if they do this with Skype as well.  Afterall they are all MSFT products.