The inclusion of
Xbox Live functions in Windows isn't news - in fact, it was one of the first tangible benefits to be announced from the XNA programme, which aims to make cross-platform development across Microsoft's systems as easy as possible.
Not exact matches
This way, even if you don't have your console connected to
Xbox Live (and won't be able to download the upgrades) you'll be able to use this new
functions.
Keep an eye out for the upcoming
Xbox 360 backward compatibility
function, as
Xbox Live Arcade was a breeding ground for great couch - play titles that still deserve your time and attention.
JH: I immediately filed an in - system complaint using
Xbox LIVE's «file complaint»
function.
Known as
Xbox LIVE Diamond, it will include the usual
functions that you get with Gold membership, as well as Microsoft's IPTV services.It looks like the Redmond based company... Read more
Certain
functions of Google are also affected, limiting access to some image searches and websites, and Paypal is also down so if you were planning on using your cash to buy an
Xbox One or
Xbox Live Gold so you could keep gaming over the weekend on a service that's actually still functional, you'll need to find an alternate monetary source to use in order to enact that plan.
If you do record a video clip via the Game DVR
function, you'll be able to edit the clip using any video editor and then re-upload it to
Xbox Live.
The
Xbox One gracefully serves as a target for DLNA (Digital
Living Network Alliance) «play to»
functions, streaming photos and playing music or video over your home network with ease.
A Windows Phone 7 security measure designed to perform real - time server authentication has indeed been bypassed, according to a person familiar with the situation, allowing cloud services like
Xbox Live, Zune, and Marketplace to
function on ported copies of the operating system, such as on an HTC HD2.