[brandon's list] Re: I concede. The Xbox 360... Has won.
- From: "Ben" <gameheadben@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:52:59 +0100
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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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"
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> Subject: [brandon's list] I concede. The Xbox 360... Has won.
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>> 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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