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A bigger and meaner Xbox live on the way

This news can be nothing but good news for gamers playing on the LIVE infrastructure.

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Daytona6107d ago (Edited 6107d ago )

Nothing but GREAT things continue to come our way!!!

Digital distrobution is a definate plus, also if HD-DVD wins, I'm sure the ability to watch the movie and go on line simultainiously is a definate plus in TV/VIDEO.

IPTV has the most short term promise, more Xbox360/PC game playing, there's no end to what the imagination can come up with here.

Friendly partnerships bring about a healthy "LIVE" for all gamers.

JasonPC360PS3Wii6106d ago (Edited 6106d ago )

Opps wrong reply, here have a bubble I agree with what you said anyway.

MikeGdaGod6106d ago

xbots like girls?????????

jk

codeazrael6107d ago

The Xbox 360 will take full advantage of digital distribution, and that means a diverse array of downloadable content from movies, music, and maybe before this generation is over...downloadable versions of games in the 360 library at a discount.

resistance1006107d ago

PS3 is already doing that with warhawk, socom, littlebigplanet etc

anyway nice to see i can get more use of my marketplace

power of Green 6107d ago (Edited 6107d ago )

I think he's happy MS made a deal with a company that will further free up other possibilities MS has held back because of server tech etc and size blah blah blah, its great news.

We were buying games digitally before PS3 launched.

Ri0tSquad6107d ago

Since the 20 gb is too small I have to pay $180 for a 120gb hard drive is a ripp off. And chances are you can only play the game you brought only when your on live isn't any good either. Still pretty cool there doing this.

Depressed Mode6107d ago

codeazrael your avatar rocks :D

codeazrael6107d ago

I was both scared and tickled by Pennwise the clown in the movie, "IT"

Tempo6107d ago

that Steven King is a freak.

rogimusprime6107d ago

some "atta boy" knee pads just so you can please M$ in the way you really want to. I see you in almost every thread, just balls deep in microsoft pants.

millertime83066106d ago

While your title might be a logical conclusion from the article content, xbox live is not mentioned once in that article...

cool stuff nonetheless.

JasonPC360PS3Wii6106d ago

What do you think the Hard Drive in your $600 PS3 was free and given to you out of the kindness of Sony's heart? eh, duh, dee dee dee and huh?

millertime83066106d ago

I think he's bringing attention to the fact that in the PS3 you can replace the hard drive with any 2.5" SATA hard drive at a much cheaper cost than the proprietary hard drives that Microsoft sells. While the issue of disk space isn't directly related to the article, I have to agree that Microsoft's pricing on its accessories is a little ridiculous (specifically the WIFI adapter in my mind).

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Bloodmask6107d ago (Edited 6107d ago )

This is only the beginning. With how much money the movie industry is making with downloadable movies and HD movies. Overall live is a great way more movie makers to make a great profit with huge savings. Digital distribution saves them all of the physical media and packaging costs. Plus the addition of Live on PCs.

I expect some time in the future there will be advertisement on live which will eventually lead to it being free.

"Lions Gate Entertainment reports that the demand services, including Xbox Live's Video Marketplace, has helped drive up their revenue by 50 percent.

Their 15 films on the Xbox Live service have been downloaded about 150,000 times."

codeazrael6107d ago

Am I the only one sick of these ads covering my entire screen when I try to comment? Anyways, to resistance, I havent heard of the full version of Socom to be available as a download. I mean I heard Warhawk may be, but come on, that is only a multiplayer game, so there is not much to transfer, and littlebigplanet, no matter how you look at it is in fact a platformer, and platformers do not require alot of.......anything. Now if Socom is made available as a download, I'll give Sony their due.

beans6107d ago

I thought is was only me but these adds are really starting to annoy me!

razer6107d ago

I'm glad you brought that up about the ad's.

WTF IS UP N4G!!! These stupid cover the screen ad's are the kind of thing that will drive me away from this site..

monkey6026106d ago

i dont get any ads. so not everyone has them then

Daishi6106d ago

If you use internet explorer, you can turn pop ups off completely but you have to right click and open things in a different tab to read news. Small price to pay IMO.

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Daytona6107d ago

Then if you hook up your Xbox 360 to it "BAM" a total entertainment service for real. Download a game digial distrobution style, watch a movie, surf the net or just watch your choice of several hundred channels.

ER1X6107d ago (Edited 6107d ago )

Do they even offer a web browser yet?

360_Rules6107d ago

No need to get a virus that's what PC's are for.

power of Green 6107d ago

You shouldn't be in here if you don't know the anwser to that. Major Nelson did mention that MS has considered it at E3 in a interview with AOTS's Kevin P.

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Azurite6107d ago

Wonder if you need to pay extra for it.

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The Xbox 360 Store Will Close July 2024, But You Can Keep Playing Your Favorite Games

On July 29, 2024, Xbox will stop supporting the ability to purchase new games, DLC, and other entertainment content from the Xbox 360 Store on the console and the Xbox 360 Marketplace. This change will not affect your ability to play Xbox 360 games or DLC you have already purchased.

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Vengeance1138269d ago

Curious to see if people will put the same energy reacting to this move as they did when Sony tried to close the PS3 / Vita stores.

CrashMania269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

I just hope this doesn't encourage Jim to try the same thing again any time soon.

lodossrage269d ago

Yeah I hope Sony keeps theirs up regardless.

And to be honest, who does it hurt? I don't keep track of Xbox, but I know PSN makes a ton of money hand over fist. It doesn't hurt them to leave the store up.

XiNatsuDragnel269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

Exactly or we riot fr.

roboteye268d ago

One way to stop that from happening is to keep buying old games from their store. If the demand is there they won't close it.

Profchaos269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

I hope so it's not a great move shutting the store I understand limiting payments on old systems but Microsoft has the technical ability and know how to at least keep the website running securely they don't really have an excuse as to why this needs to happen.

Where things are better than the PS3 store shutting in this case you can still buy backwards compatible games however that means Microsoft is now officially unlikely to ever resurrect the BC program again

MasterChief3624269d ago

I doubt it, since you are still going to be able to buy Xbox 360 games / DLC via the Xbox One.

Majin-vegeta269d ago

No,you can only buy those games if theyre BC.So if a gane isn't BC its gone.

LonDonE269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

NO way near the same, you can play most of the 360 games on multiple gens of consoles and even find the disks etc real cheap and play those too.
With PS3 is was such a fuss as at the time you could not play ps3 games on PS4/5 and still cant unless its via streaming which is rubbish.

They are not even in the same league with regards to being the same issue, PS3 games is emulated on PC very well now and sony still have not allowed PS5 games to play ps3 games..
So many great games on PS3 and no way to play without streaming, vita is a little different.
Thank god for emulators and being pc gaming.

I dont feel any company should be shutting down the servers as devalues digital purchases.. all digital games should be available for download as we purchased those games and need to be able to download when needed.

shinoff2183269d ago

Streaming ps3 games weren't bad for me. I played through xcom enemy within with no issues

porkChop269d ago

Not really the same situation. Either way I don't think these stores should ever be taken offline.

Firebird360269d ago

The problem with ps3 and Vista was the games on those 2 systems are only playable on those systems. So they're forever gone if your system dies. For me personally thats what I had problems with.
Its still bs either way but atleast xbox has backwards compatibility with that era.

jlove4life268d ago

Vista was that b4 or after xp

Petebloodyonion269d ago

1) it’s far from the same problem simply because MS ( like Nintendo) is warning you almost a year ahead of store closure unlike Sony that basically tried to shut down the store in a less then 3
Month window.

2) also a big chunk of the games still sold on the 360 store can be purchase via BC on the xbox1 store for example Red Dead Redemption.

Still this will be the end of an era and more importantly the real risk of permanent closure for a system like the 360.
Now you will still be able to access past games but for how long?

wiz7191268d ago

@Vegeance difference between the two is MS still allows you to purchase majority of 360 games on the current store .. whilst PS had a very select few and closing down that store your losing way more because there’s no way to access that same content on the newer consoles ..

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darthv72269d ago

End of an era...

I still use my 360 as it has several games installed that aren't available to get on the modern systems. Outrun online, afterburner climax, renegade ops, the tmnt games... too many to just unplug it.

Everything else that is bc on newer I already downloaded to my 4tb external.

lodossrage269d ago

to be fair afterburner climax has been pulled from all stores years ago. So if you didn't already buy it you're out of luck

Ashunderfire86268d ago

ebay says I still have that game

lodossrage268d ago

@Ashunder

if you already had the game you will still have it. But nobody else can purchase it now

autobotdan269d ago

Same here i also own After Burner Climax and all the TMNT games on xbox 360. I also own Eternal Sonata digital on my xbox 360

Rebel_Scum268d ago

Renegade Ops! Now you’re talking. Still waiting on a new Strike series game to come out.

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Profchaos269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

And with that news sonic 06 just became the most valuable game in my collection

Blashted269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

Really sad day for gamers and game preservation. Bozo Jim Ryan tried to pull a fast one on us like this back in 2021 and we kept the PS3 store up. It's a shame that with MS' move that many digital only titles, DLC packs, themes, avatars, etc. will be lost to time. There are a lot of great 360 games that did not make it to the backwards compatibility program and are not playable on Series consoles. Hopefully preservationists will get busy and help store this content for future retention. Time to hop on the 360 store and grab some games before they are gone forever.

Physical 360/PS3 discs are a wise investment in 2023. I imagine certain 360 games will spike on this news.

If you are interested in helping the preservation of games, I recommend checking out https://www.preservegames.o... ( https://discord.gg/NFhbdwEY... or r/OnlinePreservation over on Reddit. There are many other preservation projects out there as well.

Profchaos268d ago (Edited 268d ago )

Yeah 360 games in general have maintained a higher value than PS3 games due to the BC program so I've managed to rebuy my favourite PS3 games for it's inevitable shuttering for around 1 dollar per game while 360 still cost up to 20 dollars for some games and if they make it to the BC service they may aswell be priced like new with some rare finds like blood on the sand getting more expensive than when new

Flakegriffin269d ago

Remember when people were up in arms over Sony attempting this?

Pepperidge Farm remembers.

Tacoboto269d ago

Remember when Sony enabled PS3 BC on PS4/PS5?

... Oh right.

Nevermind that Nintendo shut the 2012 Wii U store in early 2023 (which so far seems completely forgotten already), let's play whataboutisms!

Flakegriffin269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

Oh that’s right, I forgot you can play every game on the Xbox 360 Store BC on the Xbox Series X.

Silly me. 🤦‍♂️

Tacoboto269d ago

Says the guy that doesn't even have an Xbox.

Flakegriffin269d ago

@Tacoboto

Correct because I play them all on PC that supports much more older games than Xbox could ever.

Tell me, with owning a PC and playing their games on PC why would I need a Xbox?

Tacoboto269d ago

Ah so you're in an Xbox-related article for no reason but to stir crap that doesn't impact you. K

Flakegriffin269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

You sound like a typical Xbox fanboy who is quick to assume before knowing any facts.

But go off, king. 😘

Please educate me how this doesn’t impact me since you know everything about me.

Tacoboto269d ago

I'm sure you have an Xbox 360 now, just for this comment thread. Just like you're sure I'm a typical Xbox fan (which is totally why I got my PS4 and 5 before I got a One or Series).

But nah, queens first, Flakey

shinoff2183269d ago

Cause it's Nintendo. They get away with what ms and sony dont

ModsDoBetter269d ago (Edited 269d ago )

@Tacoboto

Don't waste your effort on this clown.

Guy is full of nothing but hot air and petty insults. Can't hold a constructive debate and types like a fourteen year old. He typically gives up and abandons a discussion when he's met with facts too, pointless trying to talk with him. He's really flying the team blue flag hard tonight. 😂

One thing the idiot said to you that struck me was, "You sound like a typical Xbox fanboy who is quick to assume before knowing any facts."

Literally an hour ago he made some wild assumption about me only playing on Xbox, guy is the biggest hypocrite on the site, sheer delusion.

Tacoboto269d ago

@Myers

Spot on. I laughed when he said "It’s typical fake outcry" in the Diablo article. Who would know better, right?

Flakegriffin268d ago (Edited 268d ago )

@olmyerslo

Aw, you came in here to cry some more?

I love you too, cutie.

@Tacoboto

What’s your discord? Just recently picked me up a Xbox 360, GameCube, Wii, PS3, and OG Xbox. I’ll gladly prove you wrong. Who cares if you got a PS4/5 before the One S or Series. What does that prove? You came in here with ignorance and I’m deflecting back at you.

You two are cute. Keep it up. ❤️

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Hands On at CES 2012: Alan Wake's American Nightmare | GAMINGtruth.com

Gamingtruth.com's Greg Bargas goes hands on with Alan Wake's American Nightmare at CES 2012!

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The Evolution of the Xbox 360 Dashboard

Over the years, the Xbox 360 has seen a few revamps for their dashboard. Here's a look at how much has changed over the six years.

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gamingdroid4510d ago

It really is amazing how MS transformed the dash from the old (and aged) blades to what we have now. The new dash is by far the best one I have used.

All the new features and apps, wasn't something I expected when I jumped on the Xbox 360 platform way back when.

TheFreak4510d ago (Edited 4510d ago )

Yes the new dash is definitely an improvement. Now it's much easier to navigate and find things.

ElliePage4510d ago

It didn't evolve at all. It only got worse over time. The first dashboard with the blades was the best one as it was easy & quick to navigate and you had 1 ad tops (which at the time was usually for games or game events like playing the mystery gamer). Now it's hard to find anything but ads on the thing.

darthv724509d ago

you can only find ads now on the dash?

Well maybe thats true to a point. I find ads for movies and tv shows on sale and games on sale or new demos available.

Even the doritos superbowl promo is worth checking out.

DeathAvengers4509d ago

The ads of things unrelated to xbox are in a tiny box to the bottom right of the screen, seriously stop crying...

Hufandpuf4510d ago

A LOT of people still prefer the blade dashboard IDK why. I preferably liked the one before our current one.

iamgoatman4510d ago

Same here, preferred the last dash over the current one. As someone who rarely connects to Live, the new dash just wastes so much space. When offline the main panel is mostly a giant 'connect to xbox live' button, with the rest of the space taken up by network troubleshooting and a beginners set up. An ability to customise the layout of the dash would be greatly appreciated, but customisation has never been MS' style.

Mikeyy4510d ago

The New dash is a semi-ripoff of XMB.

IRetrouk4510d ago

i thought that when i started using it, the old blades were the best, they were simple and easy to use, the new dash just looks confused.

Mikeyy4506d ago

I got 9 dissagrees? are you guys serious? Look at the words across the top of your Dashboard. listed in a row from left to right, this is a rip off of XMB.

Facts are facts.