Xbox 2/Xbox Live...

[bustabusta196]

Hello everyone, kind of odd registering for a PS3 forum when I mainly only play Xbox. But im not going to bash on any console, gaming is gaming. Anyways....

Im a proud Xbox gamer since its Launch in November.. and 1st wave beta tester for Xbox Live. Since getting xbox live, I tend to play online more then anything. Alot of the people I know on XBL mainly buy games specifically for online, with an occasional rental of offline games here and there, but I was wondering how everyone thinks MS will be intergrating Xbox Live into Xbox 2. Im sure MS will try and add MSN messenger and maybe hotmail into it.. in some way. And reading all of Sirens informative post on xbox I would really apperciate if he could comment on this aswell.

There are also many other questions I would like to ask.. such as when I first bought xbox it was a pre-order bundle version like everyone knows games, controllers, etc. and it was worth a very shiny penny. I know not to speculate what people report on here about next generation consoles until it comes from MS or Sony themselves, But wondering about weither or not Xbox 2 will be a multi-version console.. such as regular, and other bells and whistle versions. Cause I don't want to buy my consle and then 3 months later find out that the price just been cut although having it on launch would be worth it.

[siren]

As far as the integration of Live into Xbox2 goes, I will not talk about what they are doing other than to state that it will be significantly easier for developers to make games that are Live Aware or playable over the Live service.

It will also be significantly easier for consumers to sign up for Xbox Live if they wish to do so.

I doubt the Xbox2 will drop it's price in 3 months again. That was mainly to help jump start it's sales and build it's brand. The earliest I would expect to see a price drop would be at the launch of the PS3. They could use that as a marketing manuver, though it is a risky one. This could cause consumers to perceive it as "cheap" or of less "quality" than the PS3.

[bustabusta196]

How could it possibly be easier to sign up for xbox live.. it already is easy it takes no less then 5 mins to sign up if you have all the information you need.. the only possible way i could see it getting easier would be if they didnt require you to have a credit card. But i hope they in some way intergrate MSN with it more like messaging people on live when your on the computer.

[RPGDreamer]

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[luxurys]

You should include that image to the article too... here is more info if needed:

http://www.ps3land.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=948

[RPGDreamer]

One of the games which confused gamers the most at this year's E3 show was Gran Turismo HD- while some thought that it would be a full-fledged game, others claimed that it was merely a technical demo aimed at showing off what the PlayStation 3 was capable of.

A recent issue of Famitsu Weekly, Japan's most popular gaming magazine can put all those arguments to rest: Gran Turismo HD will be released in Japan this December, and will feature two game elements.

However, that is where the good news ends. Perhaps catching onto the fact that downloadable content will remain profitable in the long-term, players will have to purchase cars from 50 to 100 Yen and courses from 200 to 500 Yen. Fan reactions have been mixed so far, with angry fans urging others to boycott the game and others accepting it as inevitable.

At the moment, it is unclear when the game will be hitting Western shelves, if it will ever make it onto them.


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