• Microsoft reveals Xbox LIVE will be built into Windows 8


    Microsoft has revealed that its Xbox LIVE service will be built into PCs in the future.
    Mike Delman, Microsoft’s vice president of global marketing in the interactive entertainment business unit, revealed the company’s plans in an interview this week.

    Speaking to The Seattle Times, Delman confirmed that Windows 8 will include Xbox LIVE integration:
    Live has been successful on the Windows Phone. Live will be built into the PC. It will be the service where you get your entertainment. We were talking about it — you will not just see consoles and handhelds at this show next year, this show’s going to morph into other devices.
    Delman also answered questions on how the service and content will be part of Windows 8:
    There will be a lot of similarities in design and service philosophy. Whether it’s us or Apple or anybody else, people want to be able to navigate through multiple devices in a certain ecosystem very seamlessly so we’re committed to that.
    Asked whether Xbox LIVE would be a cloud media service that works across Windows PCs as well as phones and Xbox, Delman confirmed that Xbox LIVE will be the “pervasive media service” across devices. He also revealed that the company’s Xbox LIVE and SkyDrive storage asssets will be unified and that the change will be good for Microsoft and “good for consumers.”

    WinRumors revealed earlier this week that Microsoft is currently experimenting with Silverlight applications on Xbox and Windows 8. The company will reveal its true three screens and a cloud strategy at its BUILD developer conference in September. Xbox is clearly a very important part of the overall strategy and a strong consumer brand.

    Source: WinRumors
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    1. Hologram's Avatar
      Hologram -
      More bloatware.
    1. stlcardinal9's Avatar
      stlcardinal9 -
      Quote Originally Posted by Hologram View Post
      More bloatware.
      I wouldnt consider a service that over 30 million people use bloatware.
    1. bobbintb's Avatar
      bobbintb -
      Quote Originally Posted by stlcardinal9 View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by Hologram View Post
      More bloatware.
      I wouldnt consider a service that over 30 million people use bloatware.
      i would
    1. stlcardinal9's Avatar
      stlcardinal9 -
      Quote Originally Posted by bobbintb View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by stlcardinal9 View Post

      I wouldnt consider a service that over 30 million people use bloatware.
      i would
      Software bloat is a term used to describe the tendency of newer computer programs to have a larger installation footprint, or have many unnecessary features that are not used by end users, or just generally use more system resources than necessary, while offering little or no benefit to its users.

      Xbox Live is not bloatware.
    1. Hologram's Avatar
      Hologram -
      Quote Originally Posted by stlcardinal9 View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by bobbintb View Post

      i would
      Software bloat is a term used to describe the tendency of newer computer programs to have a larger installation footprint, or have many unnecessary features that are not used by end users, or just generally use more system resources than necessary, while offering little or no benefit to its users.

      Xbox Live is not bloatware.
      It is partially if we're going to get picky.
    1. mjmacky's Avatar
      mjmacky -
      Quote Originally Posted by Hologram View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by stlcardinal9 View Post

      Software bloat is a term used to describe the tendency of newer computer programs to have a larger installation footprint, or have many unnecessary features that are not used by end users, or just generally use more system resources than necessary, while offering little or no benefit to its users.

      Xbox Live is not bloatware.
      It is partially if we're going to get picky.
      One could get so picky and consider Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player as bloatware. Even less picky than that, Windows Media Center would be bloatware.
    1. Hologram's Avatar
      Hologram -
      Quote Originally Posted by mjmacky View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by Hologram View Post

      It is partially if we're going to get picky.
      One could get so picky and consider Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player as bloatware. Even less picky than that, Windows Media Center would be bloatware.
      Even CMD!
    1. mjmacky's Avatar
      mjmacky -
      Notepad!
    1. Hologram's Avatar
      Hologram -
      Oh hell naw!
    1. mjmacky's Avatar
      mjmacky -
      Yeah sorry, I meant Bloatpad
    1. Hologram's Avatar
      Hologram -
      That's more like it.
    1. bobbintb's Avatar
      bobbintb -
      Quote Originally Posted by stlcardinal9 View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by bobbintb View Post

      i would
      Software bloat is a term used to describe the tendency of newer computer programs to have a larger installation footprint, or have many unnecessary features that are not used by end users, or just generally use more system resources than necessary, while offering little or no benefit to its users.

      Xbox Live is not bloatware.
      i know what bloatware is. and by your definition, yes, xbox live is bloatware.

      Quote Originally Posted by mjmacky View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by Hologram View Post

      It is partially if we're going to get picky.
      One could get so picky and consider Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player as bloatware. Even less picky than that, Windows Media Center would be bloatware.
      yea, those are pretty much bloatware as well. the only reason i even sometimes have internet explorer installed is because some poorly written programs go apeshit if it not installed, ie. they use internet explorer instead of default browser in their programming. that and the idiots that design government and military websites always rely on the oldest version of the worst browser for what they call "security".
    1. Hologram's Avatar
      Hologram -
      Quote Originally Posted by bobbintb View Post
      yea, those are pretty much bloatware as well. the only reason i even sometimes have internet explorer installed is because some poorly written programs go apeshit if it not installed, ie. they use internet explorer instead of default browser in their programming. that and the idiots that design government and military websites always rely on the oldest version of the worst browser for what they call "security".
      +Billion.
    1. mjmacky's Avatar
      mjmacky -
      Besides backing up and limited budget SSD drive purchases, installation footprints aren't just that big a deal. Minimalists would be practicing hypocrisy using Windows without a forced reason to do so.
    1. stlcardinal9's Avatar
      stlcardinal9 -
      Quote Originally Posted by mjmacky View Post
      besides backing up and limited budget ssd drive purchases, installation footprints aren't just that big a deal. Minimalists would be practicing hypocrisy using windows without a forced reason to do so.

      lol
    1. Hologram's Avatar
      Hologram -
      Quote Originally Posted by mjmacky View Post
      Besides backing up and limited budget SSD drive purchases, installation footprints aren't just that big a deal. Minimalists would be practicing hypocrisy using Windows without a forced reason to do so.
      Don't be so anal please.
    1. mjmacky's Avatar
      mjmacky -
      Quote Originally Posted by Hologram View Post
      Quote Originally Posted by mjmacky View Post
      Besides backing up and limited budget SSD drive purchases, installation footprints aren't just that big a deal. Minimalists would be practicing hypocrisy using Windows without a forced reason to do so.
      Don't be so anal please.
      That's what she said
    1. Hologram's Avatar
      Hologram -
      Bazinga!