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D-Joe on 12 July 2011
scottie said:
epicberserk said:

it has been confirmed by microsoft vice president

http://www.sir-games.com/2011/07/confirmed-xbox-live-will-be-built-into.html

 

pretty obvious now that the xbox 3 is coming quick


Actually read that site you sent us to?

 

All that guy confirmed is that live will be coming to the PC, just as it already exists on Windows Phones. No mention of 360 games at all

 

Microsoft’s vice president of global marketing Mike Delman confirming:

"Live has been successful on the Windows Phone. Live will be built into the PC. It will be the service where you get your entertainment. We were talking about it — you will not just see consoles and handhelds at this show next year, this show’s going to morph into other devices."

 

well many people think XB Live=Xbox 360



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scottie on 12 July 2011
D-Joe said:
scottie said:
epicberserk said:

"Live has been successful on the Windows Phone. Live will be built into the PC.

well many people think XB Live=Xbox 360

Well then, I challenge those people to a game of Halo: Reach on their W7P



vlad321 on 13 July 2011
PearlJam said:
mchaza said:
donsterydo2 said:
Ha ha, you believe this shit ? :) It's impossible for modern PC's to emulate X360.


do you know modern consoles except PS3 are built like PC, they contain all what PC have: CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU, FANS, CD DRIVE, HDD and a Mother Board. If you want you can turn your 360 into a PC if you are smart enough to program it to install windows or linux.

 

 

do you know that PS3 is built like PC, it contain all what PC have: CPU, GPU, RAM, PSU, FANS, CD DRIVE, HDD and a Mother Board. If you want you can turn your PS3 into a PC if you are smart enough to program it to install linux.


@vlad321

He's right, you're clueless on this subject. And before you ask me to explain, don't bother I've replied to people like you before with huge detailed paragraphs that include links, sources, etc... and it's only a waste of time. You have obviously made up your mind about this even though you are very misinformed, and no mattter what I tell you it won't matter.

 

I'll give you this, you know a little more than the other guy I replied to but I wouldn't take that as a compliment.


All I got out of that whole things was "I don't know shit, but I want to sound like I do." Did that sum it up well enough?

@Disolitude. See that whole ARM support is what made me raise an eyebrow at first, then I saw the actual preview which explained to me clearly why it's there. Maybe they decided to go one step further with it, though I am personally sceptical that this will happen as well, for other reasons though. However for each reason as to why I am skeptical I can think of a reason as to why they might be diong what they are doing.



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HD vs Wii, PC vs HD: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=93374

Why Regenerating Health is a crap game mechanic: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3986420

gamrReview's broken review scores: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4170835

 

Xen on 13 July 2011
disolitude said:

Only way I can see this working is through onlive or similar online service. I dont know much about this stuff but I hear that its next to impossible to make tri core power PC architecture run on x86. But then again, windows 8 will support arm too. Maybe Microsoft found the magic coolade...

I don't know how the hell they'll do this either.

A C2D w/a Geforce 8800 GTX sometimes has trouble with emulating the freaking PS2. How more powerful than the PS2 is it? LOTS. (friends' PC ;)

While the 360 is FAR more PC-like than the PS2, it's too powerful to emulate I think.



disolitude on 13 July 2011
Xen said:
disolitude said:

Only way I can see this working is through onlive or similar online service. I dont know much about this stuff but I hear that its next to impossible to make tri core power PC architecture run on x86. But then again, windows 8 will support arm too. Maybe Microsoft found the magic coolade...

I don't know how the hell they'll do this either.

A C2D w/a Geforce 8800 GTX sometimes has trouble with emulating the freaking PS2. How more powerful than the PS2 is it? LOTS. (friends' PC ;)

While the 360 is FAR more PC-like than the PS2, it's too powerful to emulate I think.

To be fair, PS2 was emulated by the PS3 perfectly which is much less powerful than PCs today. So it is more likely possible if you are the manufacturer of the console and you have access to things most people don't.

Also, the Dolphin emulator for Wii/Gamecube is a piece of art. It makes Wii games look better than PS3 and 360 games do on fairly non demanding hardware. Come to think of it, Power PC architecture is used in nintendo Wii and that is being emulated fine...so this may not be impossible.



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nightsurge on 13 July 2011
vlad321 said:
mchaza said:
its all about moving from a console to a service, and charging PC gamers to play games will struggle when you have Steam and many other free gaming portals. But the what MS will do will be making a universal games service thats able to play games steamed to your tv, windows phone/tablet and pc and there will be a console but it will be a Digital distribution only console.

But will people want a DD only console and would they want to pay a montlhy fee to play there games, or will they stick with Nintendo and SONY with a disk based console.


I have a theory. I have zero evidence back back this up but it's just a hunch. If someone is smart enough to build, or even just get a friend to build, a computer, then they are too smart to be paying for online exprience, one which they can get for free and better on the very same machine they are using.....

Hmmm, I build computers. I even own a business that builds custom gaming machines. And yet I pay for Xbox Live. Xbox Live is the best service around, way better than ANY one service you will find anywhere else. It combines all of the features into one hub that I can access with ease.

The day a PC service matches Xbox Live is the day Xbox Live goes to PC lol...



vlad321 on 13 July 2011
nightsurge said:
vlad321 said:
mchaza said:
its all about moving from a console to a service, and charging PC gamers to play games will struggle when you have Steam and many other free gaming portals. But the what MS will do will be making a universal games service thats able to play games steamed to your tv, windows phone/tablet and pc and there will be a console but it will be a Digital distribution only console.

But will people want a DD only console and would they want to pay a montlhy fee to play there games, or will they stick with Nintendo and SONY with a disk based console.


I have a theory. I have zero evidence back back this up but it's just a hunch. If someone is smart enough to build, or even just get a friend to build, a computer, then they are too smart to be paying for online exprience, one which they can get for free and better on the very same machine they are using.....

Hmmm, I build computers. I even own a business that builds custom gaming machines. And yet I pay for Xbox Live. Xbox Live is the best service around, way better than ANY one service you will find anywhere else. It combines all of the features into one hub that I can access with ease.

The day a PC service matches Xbox Live is the day Xbox Live goes to PC lol...

You make it sound like a unified service is good coughPSNcough. You get infinitely better service from the internet on Windows than you do from LIVE, and lo and behold, it's all for thw wonderful price of $0. Furthermore, do you pay for LIVE on the PC?



Tag(thx fkusumot) - "Yet again I completely fail to see your point..."

HD vs Wii, PC vs HD: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=93374

Why Regenerating Health is a crap game mechanic: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3986420

gamrReview's broken review scores: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4170835

 

nightsurge on 13 July 2011
vlad321 said:
nightsurge said:
vlad321 said:
mchaza said:
its all about moving from a console to a service, and charging PC gamers to play games will struggle when you have Steam and many other free gaming portals. But the what MS will do will be making a universal games service thats able to play games steamed to your tv, windows phone/tablet and pc and there will be a console but it will be a Digital distribution only console.

But will people want a DD only console and would they want to pay a montlhy fee to play there games, or will they stick with Nintendo and SONY with a disk based console.


I have a theory. I have zero evidence back back this up but it's just a hunch. If someone is smart enough to build, or even just get a friend to build, a computer, then they are too smart to be paying for online exprience, one which they can get for free and better on the very same machine they are using.....

Hmmm, I build computers. I even own a business that builds custom gaming machines. And yet I pay for Xbox Live. Xbox Live is the best service around, way better than ANY one service you will find anywhere else. It combines all of the features into one hub that I can access with ease.

The day a PC service matches Xbox Live is the day Xbox Live goes to PC lol...

You make it sound like a unified service is good coughPSNcough. You get infinitely better service from the internet on Windows than you do from LIVE, and lo and behold, it's all for thw wonderful price of $0. Furthermore, do you pay for LIVE on the PC?

Xbox Live is far and away superior to PSN as well. It is the best unified service for all these services and features, and is accessible with intuitive and much more appealing interfaces than a simple internet browser. Paying $4 a month for that convenience and the ability to enjoy it all from the comfort of my living room seems like a steal to me. I wouldn't pay for LIVE on the PC because it is free to current Xbox LIVE subscribers  :)



NJ5 on 13 July 2011
donsterydo2 said:
Ha ha, you believe this shit ? :) It's impossible for modern PC's to emulate X360.

It also seemed pretty hard for the Xbox 360 to emulate the Xbox, especially given the fact that the CPU was completely different (jumping from x86 to Power architecture) and the GPU was of another brand as well... But nevertheless, they did it.



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vlad321 on 13 July 2011
nightsurge said:
vlad321 said:

You make it sound like a unified service is good coughPSNcough. You get infinitely better service from the internet on Windows than you do from LIVE, and lo and behold, it's all for thw wonderful price of $0. Furthermore, do you pay for LIVE on the PC?

Xbox Live is far and away superior to PSN as well. It is the best unified service for all these services and features, and is accessible with intuitive and much more appealing interfaces than a simple internet browser. Paying $4 a month for that convenience and the ability to enjoy it all from the comfort of my living room seems like a steal to me. I wouldn't pay for LIVE on the PC because it is free to current Xbox LIVE subscribers  :)


So because you are lazy you get inferior product for more money. Understood.

Edit: I want you to show me exactly how you know that LIVE security is any better than PSN's, and how it can avoid being screwed over completely.



Tag(thx fkusumot) - "Yet again I completely fail to see your point..."

HD vs Wii, PC vs HD: http://www.vgchartz.com/forum/thread.php?id=93374

Why Regenerating Health is a crap game mechanic: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=3986420

gamrReview's broken review scores: http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=4170835