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Xbox Live Beta Report
mrquackers writes "CNN has an interesting article up giving its thoughts from the Xbox Live beta test. The system actually gets high marks for its ease of connectivity, matchmaking and voice communicator, but the writer doesn't seem convinced that Microsoft's going to have a big success with this (though he vows to do a better job of backing up that statement "next week")."
prices will be $50 for the starter kit which includes:
- Headset and plugin for your controller
- Free game to play right out of the box
- One year of XBox Live play
- Possibly a memory card
that's the price for any new release game on ANY platform, so I don't see that as too bad...I'll pick one up for my XBox when It officially launches
You will be able to block some rude people if you want so that you can't hear them.
You can already do that, actually you could do that for months already. Its called the Gamespy network. Check out http://www.gamespy.com/articles/november01/arcadex box/
The only question is whether the underlying code used for XBOX Live is the same that is used by SystemLink. The difference is basically XBOX Live is designed to be used over the internet and SystemLink is designed to connect Xboxes together (LAN party).
We shall see.
Tell that to the mass victims of PSO Gameshark hacking. They have codes that will lock up your DC, and when you reboot, your character is destroyed. A few weeks of fun and work, ruined because some 12 year old decided it'd be fun to imagine the look on your face.
You can't even go online to play without linking up with people on GameFAQs boards and playing password protected games. Haven't been able to since like 3 months after release.
Think just because it's a console people won't find a way to be lamearses? You are sorely underestimating the craftiness of the average lamearse.