Integration between these two platforms will blur the line yet again between PC and console gaming, but the real question lies in
the Xbox LIVE application market.
Not exact matches
Kotick's online gambit doesn't make the need for consoles obsolete; in fact Activision is working with Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE), both of which sell Internet - connected systems, to ensure that Activision's web - based
applications can be accessed on
Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.
Wedbush Morgan Securities golden analyst Michael Pachter has estimated that some 500,000
Xbox Live Gold account holders have activated the Netflix
application in the past three months.
The beta will automatically appear on the PlayStation Store,
Xbox Live Marketplace and Origin's
application's demo page when available.
It adds the ability to check all of your friends photos and read through all of your friends news feeds and even to send your own through
xbox live, my main issue with the facebook
application is that you can not post on peoples walls.
Microsoft has launched the
Xbox party chat
application, which as the name implies will permit constant communication among gamers and will serve an extension of the
Xbox Live.
[Initial reporting done by Eli English] Microsoft recently released the «
Xbox Live Labs», a small
application you can download off your
Xbox 360 which will «help to improve your
Xbox 360 and
Xbox Live experience».
Simply put this is a social
application for Android with
Xbox Live integration.
What you can do with this
application is track and compare achievements with your friends, change up your 3D avatar and connect with your
Xbox Live friends.
The platform enables developers to integrate Cortana and
Xbox Live into their
applications, offer trusted commerce, embrace natural user input, create holograms, and more.
The most interesting part of Microsoft's
Xbox work on Windows 8 is undoubtedly its
Xbox Live Companion
application.
The
applications are built by Microsoft's
Xbox team, and include a similar interface to that of the
Xbox Live app.
Targeting an April launch, developers will soon be able to access a new tool, or
application programming interface (API), that will let them leverage
Xbox Live's Club system in their games, according to official
Xbox developer documentation leaked to Windows Central.
Additional terms
Xbox Live code of conduct MSN Weather privacy policy MSN Weather license terms When you install, you acknowledge that this
application contains functionality that enables you to use location services.
We've talked about the HTC HD7 with leak after leak but for the official specs still show a 4.3 inch touchscreen w / 800 x 480 resolution, 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 16 GB of internal storage, a kickstand, 5MP camera with dual LED flash capable of 720p HD video recording, and T - Mobile TV / Netflix /
Xbox Live / Slacker Radio / Zune
applications pre-installed.
Microsoft's
Xbox party chat
application is now
live and ready to download for Android and iOS users.