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Xbox Video Chat Includes Camera, Remote Vibration

Posted by simoniker on from the rez-meme-ahoy dept.

Thanks to Game Science for its post discussing the Japanese announcement of the Xbox Video Chat hardware/software bundle, which includes "camera, 12 months of Xbox Live service, chat disc and Live Starter Kit." Although the product is "being developed mainly in Japan", a release date in the West is likely, if currently unknown. However, with features including "up to 5 people video conferencing simultaneously... participation can be restricted to invite only... send vibrations to participants' controllers", the staid Brits at Eurogamer are naturally horrified: "Given the remote-rumble function and the fact the Xbox audience is 'adult'; well, our minds are boggling, frankly."

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  1. The first thing that came to mind by Incoherent07 · · Score: 5, Funny

    was this article.

    Like shooting fish in a barrel, it is.

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  2. Dear Japan. by Photar · · Score: 4, Funny

    Please stop experimenting with your sexuality, its freaking us out.

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  3. This won't end well by Rie+Beam · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cybersex with combo moves...gawd...

  4. Now I can buy girls a year to xbox live. by schild · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We make jokes, but truth be told, Sex Sells. There's no two ways about it. For every 5 ubergeeks on slashdot that make fun of this, there are five girls or erhm...guys getting off in japan that don't care what lewd subtle jokes you may be making.

    The video conferencing thing with people over xbox live is nice, though I worry it may be absolutely shitty quality. What is that? Four other people on the screen at once, in live video from four different places? That's a lot of throughput, unless the rez is like 60x40.

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    1. Re:Now I can buy girls a year to xbox live. by MC+Negro · · Score: 3, Informative

      Very true that sex sells, but will it sell the Xbox/components? I'm skeptical. Microsoft has tried these shenanigans before without much success.

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  5. I know for sure by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 4, Funny

    When i see my housemate buying this software/hardwrae when it comes out in Europe... i won't be touching his damn controller anymore . ;)

  6. Where'd they find those Xbox users for the pics? by superultra · · Score: 3, Funny

    4 people at a time eh? Microsoft could market it in Japan as, "Talk to half of all the Xbox users in Japan at one time!"