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Xbox Live coming to Windows 8

by Steven Williamson on 14 September 2011, 10:55

Tags: Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Windows 8

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Microsoft has confirmed that its online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service, Xbox Live, will launch on PC via the new Windows 8 operating system.

Announced via his blog, Xbox Live guru Major Nelson teased the new service, but revealed no further details. "We have much more detail to share about the capabilities of Xbox LIVE on Windows and look forward to the opportunity to do so in the near future."

Among its many features, Xbox Live includes voice-chat, movie-streaming, social media integration and a marketplace where Gold subscribers can download the latest games.

An official release date has yet to be set for Windows 8, but Microsoft corporate vice president Dan'l Lewin, recently hinted that it could be available before Autumn 2012.


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Posted by boxerusman - Wed 14 Sep 2011 11:08
great news for the live and xbox community however this might have potential threat to sales of xbox consoles. pc games are generally cheap and easy to find. it could cause users to switch to pc instead of xbox consoles.

my point of view.
Posted by razer121 - Wed 14 Sep 2011 11:13
Does this mean we can game agasint the box gamers :)
Posted by crossy - Wed 14 Sep 2011 12:12
marketplace where Gold subscribers can download the latest games.
Yay, especially if it means that there's one place to go for digital downloads (yes I know Steam exists!) rather than have to wade through each individual publishers ecommerce site. Especially Ubisoft's which is vile.
boxerusman
great news for the live and xbox community however this might have potential threat to sales of xbox consoles. pc games are generally cheap and easy to find. it could cause users to switch to pc instead of xbox consoles. my point of view.
Disagree - a gaming PC costs more than a console - heck a reasonably spec'd graphics card (GTX570 or AMD6970) alone costs more than an XBox/PS3. Plus - if my local Asda/Tesco/Sainsbury's are anything to go by then console's are “where it's at”. That said, the local Sainsbury's doesn't even do PC games.
razer121
Does this mean we can game agasint the box gamers :)
Oh great, now I can get shot in the bahookie by a whole new crop of folks… :wallbash:

Windows 8 is looking better and better… :D (Even if that is bad news for Linux)
Posted by miniyazz - Wed 14 Sep 2011 18:02
crossy
Disagree - a gaming PC costs more than a console - heck a reasonably spec'd graphics card (GTX570 or AMD6970) alone costs more than an XBox/PS3. Plus - if my local Asda/Tesco/Sainsbury's are anything to go by then console's are “where it's at”. That said, the local Sainsbury's doesn't even do PC games.

Oh great, now I can get shot in the bahookie by a whole new crop of folks… :wallbash:

Windows 8 is looking better and better… :D (Even if that is bad news for Linux)

Once you start comparing like for like it's not so bad. Given that a second-hand GPU costing £30 will outperform the graphics in the 360, and it's not like you need an good (or even mediocre) CPU either.

However I doubt that the PC crowd will be able to compete directly against the Xbox crowd - since the mouse & keyboard is a more accurate and sophisticated gaming interface - meaning it simply wouldn't be fair competition!
Posted by badass - Wed 14 Sep 2011 22:57
PC gaming gets cheaper than console gaming once you buy more than ~10 new big games per year.
That includes the regular hardware upgrades needed to stay current, provided you are a self builder.

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