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Possible Spectator Mode for Xbox2

Posted by Zonk on from the watching-you-watching-me dept.

BlueMoon writes "Spong.com posted an article about a new Microsoft job offering. The job details not only confirm the internal codename of the next generation Xbox console is Xenon, but it also reveals more information about Live features. It looks like many games will have a 'Xbox TV' feature allowing some sort of spectator mode with tickers at the bottom of the screen featuring recent high scores and game highlights, a tournament system, and tradable trophies."

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  1. Re:Worth it? by StocDred · · Score: 4, Interesting
    This would make me buy an Xbox, being able to spectate games. I don't want restrictions either, I want to browse every game out there and jump in to watch.

    Guaranteed I'd find something a damn sight more interesting than whatever is on TV these days.

  2. Re:Worth it? by orion024 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I wonder if it will be possible to watch games you do not own. This could turn into:

    A) A *great* marketing tool for good games. People can watch a particular game and say "Dang, that's cool! I wanna give it a shot

    B) A *great* way to avoid games which are just plain ... poo. Bad for marketing, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't happen anyway.

    The same things can be said about game demos. There have been a few games whos demos were so great, I wanted to play more, and so bought the game. There have also been many games where the demo stunk, so I knew to avoid paying for it.