Messaging in Xbox Live - No Email, No Spam
Voice, text and video messaging are all supported by the new Live.
Microsoft reiterated that the messages interface in the new Live would be exclusively for text, audio and video messages from other Live members, not emails (one big reason is to avoid dealing with the issue of spam). Microsoft also mentioned that game publishers would also be able to message you, if you opt in, to inform you of tournaments and other things (most likely things like new games coming out, new levels you can purchase, etc...).
Your Friends list keeps track of your friends and what games they are currently playing. If you are watching a movie or don't wish to be disturbed, you can list yourself as Busy as you can see from the screenshot below:
Much like the current Xbox Live system, you'll be able to view people you've previously played with - this time across all games:
Note that each player's reputation is also listed in this view.
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Shinei - Friday, May 20, 2005 - link
I think it's pretty well confirmed by now that KillZone 2 is not pre-rendered; it's a demo recorded from actual gameplay and played back at the E3 Sony conference. It's been shown that IGN isn't the most reliable source of "inside" information, so please don't counter with an IGN links.And from what I've heard from KillZone 1 players, the KZ2 demo looks to have fixed most of the problems from KZ1. Of course, these same people also play KillZone for the shooting, and not the sweeping storyline, so mileage may, of course, vary.
knitecrow - Friday, May 20, 2005 - link
killzone 2??did you play the original?
Ok, I can understand DMC4, tekken and even MGS4 BUT killzone?
Would people be attracted to a system if they showed pre-rendered footage from Driv3r, cat woman or some other bad game?
Shinei - Friday, May 20, 2005 - link
Oh man, I hope they offer wired controllers--I'm not in the mood to pay for the unit, the games, the controllers, XBox Live, AND batteries for the damn controllers. F that right in its overused A.Other than that, good condensation of all known data for XBox 2. I'm still on the fence about buying one, but that's only because the game lineup is so weak right now (and KillZone 2 is SO promising)...
ps, first post with constructive content, OWNED nubcakes.