[brandon's list] Re: I concede. The Xbox 360... Has won.
- From: "Ben" <gameheadben@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:21:43 +0100
My controller is in port 1, and it still won't work
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[mailto:brandonslist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Søren Jensen
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Subject: [brandon's list] Re: I concede. The Xbox 360... Has won.
Just unplug all your Rock band equipments and it should work.
best regards Søren.
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From: "Ben" <gameheadben@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 11:52 AM
Subject: [brandon's list] Re: I concede. The Xbox 360... Has won.
>I just don't see the point in replacing my ps3 with an xbox just for that,
> although i understand the advantages very clearly. In spite of this, I
> have
> a problem as well about heavenly sword. After updating my firmware,
> heavenly sword no longer loads anything, just the "this game saves data
> automatically" screen. Then when X is pressed, nothing at all happens.
> Any
> help?
>
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> [mailto:brandonslist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Brandon Cole
> Sent: 02 June 2009 00:19
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> Subject: [brandon's list] Re: I concede. The Xbox 360... Has won.
>
> Yep. Same here. As you said, I will still play my PS3. I still love my
> PS3, and believe there will still be really good stuff put out for the
> PS3. Can't argue with results like MGS4 got, and it won't be the last
> one. But yeah. This... Being able to do nearly anything... From the
> dashboard to games themselves... Wow.
>
> Clement Chou wrote:
>> Well now. There's definitely something to think about... and something
>> that has me won over as well. Granted I'll always like my ps3, but
>> this... wow. Blows me away, as well.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon Cole"
>> <superblindman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <brandonslist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, June 01, 2009 2:52 PM
>> Subject: [brandon's list] I concede. The Xbox 360... Has won.
>>
>>
>>> Please, don't gasp all at once. Allow me to explain.
>>> Up until now, the Xbox 360 had one major selling point for the blind
>>> consumer. What was that, kids? Right. The web interface. The ability
>>> to do anything and everything using your PC. Send messages, add
>>> friends, and even download games and content. Pretty powerful, yes,
>>> but the PS3 had things that competed with that particular feature
>>> well enough.
>>>
>>> Enter Project Natal, a new Xbox360 gadget just announced at this
>>> year's E3 that blows the PS3 and the Wii away in just about every
>>> single aspect, up to, and beyond accessibility for the blind. Natal,
>>> set to be released in 2010, appears at first to simply be a Wii
>>> competitor. Apparently, it is about the size of a Wii sensor bar. But
>>> that's where the similarity ends. Natal completely removes the need
>>> for a controller. Completely, and utterly. Equipped with cameras,
>>> depth sensors, and microphones, (yes, microphones), Natal makes you
>>> the controller. And I'm not kidding. I admit, I didn't believe it at
>>> first. Even te initial demo video they showed during the Microsoft
>>> Press Conference wasn't enough to push me beyond skeptical. Videos
>>> can be edited. Products can be overhyped. I've seen it before. I even
>>> expressed this. And then... They did the stage demo.
>>>
>>> No longer do I doubt. No longer do I question. It is amazing. With
>>> Natal, you can navigate the dashboard using... your hands, and only
>>> your hands... Or your voice. Yes, your voice. Not enough? Have Natal
>>> hooked up when you initially power on your Xbox, and it'll recognize
>>> your face, signing you into your profile automatically. But that's
>>> only the beginning. The implications with games are staggering. They
>>> showed a brief tech demo of a breakout-style game. The one playing
>>> the game used hands and feet to hit and kick balls down a coridor
>>> into bricks all around it. Each action, even the angle at which she
>>> aimed her fists and feet, was emulated, and calculated by a physics
>>> engine, allowing for real aim. It seemed responsive, and it
>>> definitely worked, as the audience's awe, and Misty's attested to.
>>>
>>> Even the voice recognition is being taken to crazy levels. Natal's
>>> voice recognition technology is apparently going to be added to the
>>> Xbox360 trivia competition 1 versus 100, enabling people to just
>>> shout out their answers. And, though this is not currently the case
>>> in the 1 versus 100 beta, the questions are apparently going to be
>>> read aloud in the future.
>>>
>>> Very impressive, yes, but it all culminated... with Milo. Milo was,
>>> essentailly, another tech demo made by Lionhead studios, creators of
>>> Fable. They showed us a woman who worked for LIonhead interacting
>>> with Milo, who was quite literally a little boy. Sounded like he was
>>> about 11 or 12. Firstly, when he "saw" her, and when she said hello
>>> to him, he greeted her by name. He recognized her, and they began a
>>> conversation. Milo was programmed to detect not only the words she
>>> spoke, but the emotion in her voice, and they talked briefly about
>>> how she was officially showing him to thousands of people. This was
>>> all audible on both ends, even Milo's initial greeting. Then, they
>>> did some activities together. They jumped in some water and caught
>>> fish by hand, and Claire's reflection, not that of her Xbox avatar
>>> but her actual reflection, appeared on the water, effectively putting
>>> her well and truly in the game world. She splashed the water around
>>> with her hands, and caught some fish with Milo. Then, they drew
>>> together. For this, Claire drew on a real piece of paper, and held it
>>> up to Milo. He recognized the picture for what it was, and
>>> complimented her on it as well.
>>>
>>> I'll be honest, I've probably forgotten something. So much was
>>> slammed full-force into my brain in a very short time. But let us end
>>> this email the way I started it. With the main point of it all. I
>>> officially concede, folks. With the arrival of this technology, (Milo
>>> is actually at E3, though the device isn't due out until next year),
>>> the Xbox 360 officially wins me over. There are rumors that Sony is
>>> going to be announcing a new motion controller tomorrow. But the very
>>> word controller already tells me that it's going to be utterly
>>> ahnialated by Project Natal.
>>>
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