Microsoft to Provide Cross-Platform Gaming.....

Dyre Straits · Jan 13, 2007, 05:06 AM

According to recent articles published, once Windows VISTA is released, Microsoft plans to provide a cross-platform connection via Live! Anywhere that will allow gamers on both PCs and XBOX 360s to play the same game....with or against one another.

PC Format (195) Christmas Edition, has an article about it. And, recently Paul Thurrott wrote a lengthy article about the promises of cross-platform gaming via Live! Anywhere.

Here's a snippet from Paul's article:

"Live Anywhere
With the Xbox 360's Microsoft's Xbox Live online service suddenly matured into a wonderful online destination for gaming and other entertainment options. Indeed, Xbox Live was so successful, that Microsoft decided to copy its own strategy for the Windows Live and Office Live services. Then, in May 2006, the software company announced its plans for Live Anywhere, an uber online service that will combine the best of both Xbox Live and Windows Live. The idea between Live Anywhere is that console gamers playing online via Xbox Live and Windows gamers playing online should be able to connect. Think of it as a PC-based link to the Xbox Live service."

To read more about it. click the link:

http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_games.asp

Customgamer1 · Jan 13, 2007, 07:15 AM

cool!

SFOSOK · Jan 13, 2007, 08:57 AM

Its about damn time.

Dyre Straits · Jan 13, 2007, 09:52 AM

The article in PC Format that I mentioned describes how there was concern about how the XBOX 360 Controller would do vs. the PC Keyboard/Mouse. So far, in tests, they've determined that the mouse is much more accurate for range weapons, e.g. sniper rifles, while the controller handles better for up close melee combat.

It'll be interesting to see how things play out. (Pun intended.

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**kris23** · Jan 13, 2007, 04:31 PM

another reason to get vista

Customgamer1 · Jan 13, 2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kris23

another reason to get vista

LOL well Vista is going to take a while for me to buy it.... I think XP is just getting where it needs to be and then they come out with buggy Vista.

SFOSOK · Jan 13, 2007, 09:33 PM

I think Vista will be better off than XP when it was first released.

Judas · Jan 13, 2007, 09:59 PM

oh hell yes sfosok, i think vista is looking very very good.

MUCH better then when windows XP first launched. I recall the major issues and problems surfacing almost emediately...

and if i recall right,

the way it was rushed out the door to prevent some of the courts from being able to force ms to not ship xp or similare cause. Faster they could get it on the shelves, the more likely the courts wouldn't be able to disallow ms from even being able to ship it in the first place, which resulted in it's "rushed" state on launch.

Markius · Jan 15, 2007, 06:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dyre Straits

The article in PC Format that I mentioned describes how there was concern about how the XBOX 360 Controller would do vs. the PC Keyboard/Mouse. So far, in tests, they've determined that the mouse is much more accurate for range weapons, e.g. sniper rifles, while the controller handles better for up close melee combat.

It'll be interesting to see how things play out. (Pun intended.

)

honestly, back in the playstation (1) days, i use to think that there was no comparison between mouse/keyboard and a control pad, mouse/keyboard won hands down for me, but now a few "generations" later with far more sensitive pads and 5-10 years of practice i can say that i can play with the pad just as well if not better than a mouse/keyboard now.

bottom line: pratice makes perfect

Dyre Straits · Jan 15, 2007, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markius

honestly, back in the playstation (1) days, i use to think that there was no comparison between mouse/keyboard and a control pad, mouse/keyboard won hands down for me, but now a few "generations" later with far more sensitive pads and 5-10 years of practice i can say that i can play with the pad just as well if not better than a mouse/keyboard now.

bottom line: pratice makes perfect

I think you're onto something.

For me, it takes a while to get the hang of the controller again after playing with kb/mouse. However, after playing a few games on the PC using the XBOX 360 controller, I could very well get used to it...and maybe even like it better. So far, though, there aren't enough PC games that allow the best functions of the controller to work with native Windows drivers. I'm having to use XBCD drivers just to get the vibration working. So, once Vista comes out, I'm hoping that the native drivers will work like they should and nothing more is needed. (I've heard that somewhere before, too.

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SFOSOK · Jan 15, 2007, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas

oh hell yes sfosok, i think vista is looking very very good.

MUCH better then when windows XP first launched. I recall the major issues and problems surfacing almost emediately...

and if i recall right,

the way it was rushed out the door to prevent some of the courts from being able to force ms to not ship xp or similare cause. Faster they could get it on the shelves, the more likely the courts wouldn't be able to disallow ms from even being able to ship it in the first place, which resulted in it's "rushed" state on launch.

One of the few times I can remember when people were looking for windows ME.

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