Xbox just for gaming?
Not just for gaming, hear are some ways to use the xbox for none gaming
1) Streaming, with a network connection set up through a PC in your main folder settings or in the zune share you can stream photos (a folder with slides), video (movies), and audio (music), to your xbox (on a TV) from your network shared PC. This can be a clever way to show a presentation at school or a office from any network shared computer to put that media on a TV (larger screen)
2) Kinect chat, with the high end web cam that also uses inferred to see in 3D, can turn your TV into a Large web cam for conference calls, and other kinds of presentations, there is also a avatar chat that takes voice and face recondition and can combine it into your avatar in a clever round table chat with multiple friends, kinect can also be a clever way to show off that stuff in 1). Microsoft has also bought out SKYPE and well bring the survice to kinect, making it so you can skype chat on your TV to any one elce with a skype account on their Xbox OR desktop/laptop/tablet/phone
3) Media canter, on xbox can bring you all your internet TV, and radio to your xbox and combine it with a xbox remote for a sleek new kind of media experience, this can also turn the xbox into a DVR if you are tech savy enough to mess with your cable, PC, and xbox to work them together.
4) Facebook, Twitter, ESPN, last FM, Netflix, HuLu +, Zune (Movies, Music, TV Shows, all things the xbox has to offer and use for none game media options
5) There is of cource lots of other gaming things to be heard of but for doing things out side of just being a gaming device these are some well made adds
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
my thoughts on E3 2011
E3 2011
LOTS of BIG topics and thoughts
NEW Nintendo home system
The biggest one has to be Nintendo with its 5 year policy on a home system now that it has bin 5 years its time for the next system to come out. 2 big names have come out “project café” and “stream”
Both names suggest that the system well be more focused around social gaming and internet use.
Rummers are flooding out that the system well not just have HD graphics but beat our 360 and PS3.
That the system well work with the wii controller (so motion gaming well still be around) and a new controller that has a touch screen (around 6 inches is the word) and that the system can “stream” video to the controller to use for things like split screen gaming, or menus, even games during loading time.
The system is also said to have 3D capability but wont be a focus of the system. Their has also bin talk of the system doing away with friend codes (see better online play) and combining the 3DS with game play options. That said Nintendo has said the new system well be shown at E3 and be playable at the show. But not much elce is known about the system, but of course rumors are also flooding out over it having blue ray, hard drive, DLC for games, have a new and better wii style controller, be more media friendly like xbox, (music and video service, and none game options) and look like a modern SNES system. But we well have to waite and see, but we do know that the thing is real
DLC for big games
Im sure their well be lots of DLC content for big games that have come out, or are coming out, duke nukem, mortal kombat, portal 2, exe their has bin some word on 2 new characters coming to mortal kombat (kintaro, lady in red). But not much elce has bin said
Motion games like crazy
Now that 360 and PS3 have their own motion controllers to string out the life of their systems for another 2-3 years there is sure to be a bunch of new games announced for the 2 motion controllers (kinect and move) their has bin much word on a star wars game coming for kinect that has pod racing and light saber fights. But it sounds at this point to just be a party game, still waiting for something for the core gamer to be announced.
3DS
Now that it’s out id like to hear what Nintendo has planned for the system what direction they plan on taking the system and what new games can we see coming to the stores and E-shop what kinds of apps their might be that are gaming centric and how it might work in game play with the new home system.
On a side note im hopping that their well be a game shark or action replay for the 3DS coming out
NGP
Still wondering if that well be the official name or not, personally I think and if I were sony I would want to kill the PSP name as it never sold for any thing and it would be grate to see them try to think on a new mind set for the system instead of being stuck in old ways that don’t work.
But for E3 I know there is going to be lots of news about the system. But I still have to put my 2 cents in, I never single out a system as good or bad, just which I want first. Luckily for me 3DS game out befor NGP so I got that choice made for me. And I am happy using the system even though there is not much out for games other then sims 3 and pilot wings or for those of you that like nintendogs.
But im sure they well show a lot of what NGP can do, we know it has a touch pad on the back and touch screen, that its very round and has a a second thumb stick, the most exciting part for me is not the front and rear camera, and the more social gaming aspects but that it has a OLED screen. Im still on the edge of my seat waiting for 3D OLED tv’s to come out. But the only thing in my mind that could compete with a OLED screen is a glasses free 3D screen. (unless their was both at the same time) and so I have to say that im happy to have both systems and can enjoy the use of both kinds of screen on each system, and for different reasons. But im kind of scared that sony might make the system to mature for users and get bypassed again by Nintendo. In both hand held and home. Comments like “no self respecting gammer would use a 3DS” well im sorry but I think the same thing about your rave glow ball motion controller, no self respecting gamer would wave around a glowing ball like their at a rave with a glow stick. (or was that the plan to get the raver demographic) eather way I well still get a NGP my self buy hope that sony can make something better out of it this time around rather then making it out into something that no one buys and then I have something I cant social game with…again.
To sum up
Other then that, there are lots of gaming coming for sure for the new Nintendo system, for wii, xbox and PS3 just as is, but hopefully their can be a few more suprises coming to the table that we don’t know by now. But you can bet that every one well be trying their hardest to report befor the big show. We got 2 new hand helds out/coming have 2 new motion controls for xbox and PS3, and we have a new Nintendo home system coming soon. So knowing the games coming to them is lots to be excited about.
LOTS of BIG topics and thoughts
NEW Nintendo home system
The biggest one has to be Nintendo with its 5 year policy on a home system now that it has bin 5 years its time for the next system to come out. 2 big names have come out “project café” and “stream”
Both names suggest that the system well be more focused around social gaming and internet use.
Rummers are flooding out that the system well not just have HD graphics but beat our 360 and PS3.
That the system well work with the wii controller (so motion gaming well still be around) and a new controller that has a touch screen (around 6 inches is the word) and that the system can “stream” video to the controller to use for things like split screen gaming, or menus, even games during loading time.
The system is also said to have 3D capability but wont be a focus of the system. Their has also bin talk of the system doing away with friend codes (see better online play) and combining the 3DS with game play options. That said Nintendo has said the new system well be shown at E3 and be playable at the show. But not much elce is known about the system, but of course rumors are also flooding out over it having blue ray, hard drive, DLC for games, have a new and better wii style controller, be more media friendly like xbox, (music and video service, and none game options) and look like a modern SNES system. But we well have to waite and see, but we do know that the thing is real
DLC for big games
Im sure their well be lots of DLC content for big games that have come out, or are coming out, duke nukem, mortal kombat, portal 2, exe their has bin some word on 2 new characters coming to mortal kombat (kintaro, lady in red). But not much elce has bin said
Motion games like crazy
Now that 360 and PS3 have their own motion controllers to string out the life of their systems for another 2-3 years there is sure to be a bunch of new games announced for the 2 motion controllers (kinect and move) their has bin much word on a star wars game coming for kinect that has pod racing and light saber fights. But it sounds at this point to just be a party game, still waiting for something for the core gamer to be announced.
3DS
Now that it’s out id like to hear what Nintendo has planned for the system what direction they plan on taking the system and what new games can we see coming to the stores and E-shop what kinds of apps their might be that are gaming centric and how it might work in game play with the new home system.
On a side note im hopping that their well be a game shark or action replay for the 3DS coming out
NGP
Still wondering if that well be the official name or not, personally I think and if I were sony I would want to kill the PSP name as it never sold for any thing and it would be grate to see them try to think on a new mind set for the system instead of being stuck in old ways that don’t work.
But for E3 I know there is going to be lots of news about the system. But I still have to put my 2 cents in, I never single out a system as good or bad, just which I want first. Luckily for me 3DS game out befor NGP so I got that choice made for me. And I am happy using the system even though there is not much out for games other then sims 3 and pilot wings or for those of you that like nintendogs.
But im sure they well show a lot of what NGP can do, we know it has a touch pad on the back and touch screen, that its very round and has a a second thumb stick, the most exciting part for me is not the front and rear camera, and the more social gaming aspects but that it has a OLED screen. Im still on the edge of my seat waiting for 3D OLED tv’s to come out. But the only thing in my mind that could compete with a OLED screen is a glasses free 3D screen. (unless their was both at the same time) and so I have to say that im happy to have both systems and can enjoy the use of both kinds of screen on each system, and for different reasons. But im kind of scared that sony might make the system to mature for users and get bypassed again by Nintendo. In both hand held and home. Comments like “no self respecting gammer would use a 3DS” well im sorry but I think the same thing about your rave glow ball motion controller, no self respecting gamer would wave around a glowing ball like their at a rave with a glow stick. (or was that the plan to get the raver demographic) eather way I well still get a NGP my self buy hope that sony can make something better out of it this time around rather then making it out into something that no one buys and then I have something I cant social game with…again.
To sum up
Other then that, there are lots of gaming coming for sure for the new Nintendo system, for wii, xbox and PS3 just as is, but hopefully their can be a few more suprises coming to the table that we don’t know by now. But you can bet that every one well be trying their hardest to report befor the big show. We got 2 new hand helds out/coming have 2 new motion controls for xbox and PS3, and we have a new Nintendo home system coming soon. So knowing the games coming to them is lots to be excited about.
Friday, March 25, 2011
lets get it on (xbox 360 and xbox talk)
so to kick off the blog im going to be talking about the xbox, just in general some talk about xbox and xbox 360
first off lets talk about xbox one.
what was amazing about the system was the interface
and the feel, it really made you feel like their was something about it just turning it on with no game. made you feel like their was something going on. it also was the first system with a hard drive that let you save music OMG i know right. and some games would let you use that music for costume sound track, of course now xbox 360 lets you play ur music over any game new or old. which is grate if you have a zune/zune HD because you can turn your zune into your own music (movies, photos)hard drive.
(360)
but this was grate for allowing your self to add some effect to a party, and if you got the DVD remote you could also get a easter egg with the info button allowing you to pull up a full screen visualasation on your TV.
their was also xbox live, which back then cost $50 a month. and for 360 is 50 a year.
on the bad side the controller was over sized for more then half the life of the system. which was annoying. u could though put a memorie card in the controller and xbox gear like mic.
the games were for the most part the same on game cube and ps2 but with different controls. something really bad ass though as that the hard drive allowed you to save games and music to the system. and it brought up all kinds of things like new leader boards and gamer tags.
their were all sorts of other this and that about the xbox live effect. but ill leave that up to you. something but lets talk about other topics on the subject
the system its self. never before has a system looked so strangely different. the shape was a black box yes, but the feel was mature and intense.
sure game cube also had a different style but Nintendo has always has sort of a video game device feel. a fun design that makes the buyer know it is a gaming device. xbox looked almost like a computer or something else. which it was it would play your dvd,s music CD's and even rip music to the system's hard drive.
but the system was also BIG and heavy, and never got a slim model like ps2, ps3 and 360. which was a interesting choice.
but what would a game system be without games? and when you talk about xbox how can you avoid HALO. at first every one was excited BUT me. it was a shooter. in space what was so cool about that? what about duke nukem, what about doom. those had aliens that had space right? so what was the differance. i mean that wasent to say it was but, what was the hype? after later beating the game i found a interest in the story more then game play, i would later take a tour of bunjie studios in Seattle and come home with a whole box of halo merch. books toys and copy of halo one and 2, and even go to help work on some of the project its self in the game design. and have a big love for the game.
hear is my signed copy of halo 2 by the team
that made it
so whats new in 360?
halo 3 of coerce, OH YA their is also a much changed and ever evolving home screen, that even has a different version for kinect.
their is still a hard drive but it came with 3 options and colors. WhOOOOO
you could also play old games and later play custom sound track over all games. COOL
a new free xbox live, down load arcade games, and even whole tittles. upgrade your xbox hard drive, play in HD, have a wireless controller, get a port for your pc to play with the same controller. LIKE OMG
then came apps like last FM, facebook, twitter, netflix, espn3, and soon HULU.
along with a bunch of other content you can get with being online.
then both xbox and play station got envy over wii out selling both of them bay far. so they decided to step their game up with their own motion controllers, but before that xbox slim came out and in 2 sizes F-ING big (250GB) and basic (4GB) one in gloss one in mat but both in black. and with a slim design that reminds me of alien ware computers,
and some other smart design adds like touch buttons and added USB ports, even a "kinect ready" build out. their was some preformince pick ups but not much. but the BIGGEST had came 2 times with a second fan for better cooling and noise killing smart hard ware that made the system really quite, and also their was the add of WIFI, "YES" that was a big one to get now i can LIVE all over the house with no cords.
finely kinect came out with NO controller needed full body motion controller. their has still to be more "hard core games" but overall the games that came out took big steps in the direction of what you can do with the kinect, like the pet sim kinectaimals, the full body dancing game dance central and sports/ activity fun with kinect adventures that came standard with the kinect camera, and soon a FPS called child of edin and the avatar chat program to have your animated avatar chat with a table of others.
and more games are coming.
also another though was that xbox is 3D ready but their has yet to be some games that use it. how ever batman: AA did use 3D (but) included its own paper glasses. but the tech is about the same. so it is their for use. if it were to be used that is.
talk it up
first off lets talk about xbox one.
what was amazing about the system was the interface
and the feel, it really made you feel like their was something about it just turning it on with no game. made you feel like their was something going on. it also was the first system with a hard drive that let you save music OMG i know right. and some games would let you use that music for costume sound track, of course now xbox 360 lets you play ur music over any game new or old. which is grate if you have a zune/zune HD because you can turn your zune into your own music (movies, photos)hard drive.
(360)but this was grate for allowing your self to add some effect to a party, and if you got the DVD remote you could also get a easter egg with the info button allowing you to pull up a full screen visualasation on your TV.
their was also xbox live, which back then cost $50 a month. and for 360 is 50 a year.
on the bad side the controller was over sized for more then half the life of the system. which was annoying. u could though put a memorie card in the controller and xbox gear like mic.
the games were for the most part the same on game cube and ps2 but with different controls. something really bad ass though as that the hard drive allowed you to save games and music to the system. and it brought up all kinds of things like new leader boards and gamer tags.
their were all sorts of other this and that about the xbox live effect. but ill leave that up to you. something but lets talk about other topics on the subject
the system its self. never before has a system looked so strangely different. the shape was a black box yes, but the feel was mature and intense.
sure game cube also had a different style but Nintendo has always has sort of a video game device feel. a fun design that makes the buyer know it is a gaming device. xbox looked almost like a computer or something else. which it was it would play your dvd,s music CD's and even rip music to the system's hard drive.
but the system was also BIG and heavy, and never got a slim model like ps2, ps3 and 360. which was a interesting choice.
but what would a game system be without games? and when you talk about xbox how can you avoid HALO. at first every one was excited BUT me. it was a shooter. in space what was so cool about that? what about duke nukem, what about doom. those had aliens that had space right? so what was the differance. i mean that wasent to say it was but, what was the hype? after later beating the game i found a interest in the story more then game play, i would later take a tour of bunjie studios in Seattle and come home with a whole box of halo merch. books toys and copy of halo one and 2, and even go to help work on some of the project its self in the game design. and have a big love for the game.
hear is my signed copy of halo 2 by the team
that made it
so whats new in 360?
halo 3 of coerce, OH YA their is also a much changed and ever evolving home screen, that even has a different version for kinect.
their is still a hard drive but it came with 3 options and colors. WhOOOOO
you could also play old games and later play custom sound track over all games. COOL
a new free xbox live, down load arcade games, and even whole tittles. upgrade your xbox hard drive, play in HD, have a wireless controller, get a port for your pc to play with the same controller. LIKE OMG
then came apps like last FM, facebook, twitter, netflix, espn3, and soon HULU.
along with a bunch of other content you can get with being online.
then both xbox and play station got envy over wii out selling both of them bay far. so they decided to step their game up with their own motion controllers, but before that xbox slim came out and in 2 sizes F-ING big (250GB) and basic (4GB) one in gloss one in mat but both in black. and with a slim design that reminds me of alien ware computers,
and some other smart design adds like touch buttons and added USB ports, even a "kinect ready" build out. their was some preformince pick ups but not much. but the BIGGEST had came 2 times with a second fan for better cooling and noise killing smart hard ware that made the system really quite, and also their was the add of WIFI, "YES" that was a big one to get now i can LIVE all over the house with no cords.
finely kinect came out with NO controller needed full body motion controller. their has still to be more "hard core games" but overall the games that came out took big steps in the direction of what you can do with the kinect, like the pet sim kinectaimals, the full body dancing game dance central and sports/ activity fun with kinect adventures that came standard with the kinect camera, and soon a FPS called child of edin and the avatar chat program to have your animated avatar chat with a table of others.
and more games are coming.
also another though was that xbox is 3D ready but their has yet to be some games that use it. how ever batman: AA did use 3D (but) included its own paper glasses. but the tech is about the same. so it is their for use. if it were to be used that is.
talk it up
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