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Yet Another E3
No predictions this time for E3 though I will say a few things about Microsoft's presser on the 1st (seeing that I own an Xbox 360). Do something useful with Kinect please. So far, I've only played the games on three separate occasions: I'm not too interested in re-arranging my lounge to have a gaming session. Additionally, the games are catered to the really casual crowd. I'm not sure how many but from my perspective, tons of features are blocked out in Asia. That's always been the case with Microsoft. At least with the PS3, very few things are region specific. The fun factor (outside of games) for the Xbox is severely restricted in Asia (Netflix, voice recognition...). Please fix this.Finally, can we please get a browser now or at least something that allows me to play online videos on the Xbox. You can't possibly push the console as a Home Entertainment System if it has limited online connectivity. Rumors of the Silverlight environment for the Xbox, if they pan out, should enable such features hopefully.
The way I see it, this is the year where Microsoft needs to drive home the Home Entertainment aspect of the Xbox. The competition in this space is heating up and people ARE looking for solutions. A friend of mine just gave me a demo of Boxee and how he setup the whole environment to pick-up stored media, live channels and recorded tv. He's using a Mac Mini and controls his entire tv experience with that little Mac remote.
There's no question in my mind that the Xbox is capable of a lot of these things, should Microsoft decide to move in that direction.
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