News: Xbox 360

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Έχε γεια ‘Inside Xbox’ video service



Η λειτουργία εντός του Xbox Live που επέτρεπε στους gamers να λαμβάνουν τα τελευταία νέα και πληροφορίες σχετικά με το Xbox 360 σε εύκολη digestable μορφή βίντεο δεν υφίσταται πλέον. Η Microsoft αποφασίσε να τραβήξει το βύσμα της υπηρεσίας, πιθανόν διότι υπήρχε χαμηλή ζήτηση των χρηστών. Αυτό περιλαμβάνει το κλείσιμο των εξής: Major’s Minute, Featured Videos, and Insider Moves.

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Παρακολουθήστε την Συνέντευξη Τύπου της MS στην Ε3 μέσα από το Xbox Live



Για πρώτη φορά, η Microsoft μέσω του Xbox Live επιτρέπει στους χρήστες να παρακολουθήσουν ολόκληρη την παρουσίαση στο καναπέ τους από την αγαπημένη τους κονσόλα.

Η συνέντευξη τύπου ονομάζεται ""Xbox: Entertainment Evolved"" και ξεκινά στις 9:30 π.μ. Ώρα Ειρηνικού στις 4 Ιουνίου. Θα τρέξει για 90 λεπτά συνολικά.

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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Launch Trailer

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Η Microsoft πατεντάρει χειριστήριο με ελεγκτή πίεσης και ενσωματωμένη μνήμη



Ένα δίπλωμα ευρεσιτεχνίας που ανακαλύφθηκε πρόσφατα δείχνει ένα χειριστήριο του Xbox 360 που μπορεί να αναγνωρίσει έναν παίκτη, "με υπογραφή από την πίεση του χεριού του." Επίσης μπορεί να θυμηθεί ποιοι είστε, εφόσον διαθέτει ενσωματωμένη μνήμη.

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Όσοι έχετε το Minecraft στο Χ360 τρέχτε πριν πατσαριστεί...



Unlimited diamond glitch found in Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition
It's too easy, you just need to perform the following 2 steps:
Step 1: Have someone destroy the dispenser and when it's about to get destroyed you take out the diamond.
Step 2: Place the 64 diamonds in a chest and watch them duplicate. (works with any item)

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Διαβαστε παρακαλω...

Judge recommends Xbox 360 ban in the US. Barack Obama may have final say. No, REALLY
Motorola dispute threatens to get out of hand
http://www.gamesradar.com/judge-recommends-xbox-360-ban-us-barack-obama-may-have-final-say-no-really/

Microsoft has been having a legal dispute over patent infringement with Motorola. Not that anyone outside of the companies really minded too much - this sort of thing happens all the time. However, a US Judge has now recommended that the imports of the two Slim models of the console (ie the only kinds they're selling at the moment) into the USA should cease and that existing stock should be banned from sale. OK, now we're paying attention.



Sound like it'll never happen? Well, the same thing has already happened in Germany, with only a temporary injunction placed on Motorola preventing the ban from being enforced. Sounds mental to us, but we haven't studied German law.

So what's going to happen now in the US? Well, the US International Trade Commission's Judge, David Shaw, has made his recommendation, which means the ITC now has to decide whether it agrees, or whether any amendments need to be made.

If the recommendation is deemed sound, that means the buck finally stops with some bloke called Barack Obama. He's the head of some... thing. What's it called? Ah yes - the Free World. The President may have to save Xbox 360. Or at least two models of it. We're guessing Microsoft is in the process of sending him an Xbox or five.

The two models deemed to infringe the patent are both the 4GB and 250GB Xbox 360 Slim versions of the Xbox 360, which use technology patented by Motorola related to 'secure wireless communication and transmission of video content between controller devices and game consoles'. We're not sure what that relates to exactly - in fact, no-one does outside of the case, as the companies have been keen to avoid releasing 'proprietary information' to everyone. And Microsoft wireless controllers clearly don't play video. But the patents were deemed to have been breached back in April, so that's not being disputed.

What is being disputed is exactly what the damage amounts to. Microsoft argued that no customers bought Xbox 360s instead of Motorola devices, but that fell on deaf ears. The judge recommended that Microsoft pay a bond of 7 per cent of the value of all imported but unsold Xbox 360 inventory. Motorola suggested it should be 100 per cent of the inventory value (they must be loving this).

Finally, to add insult to injury, when Microsoft argued that consumers would be forced to fall back on PlayStation and Wii consoles, the judge said that Sony and Nintendo were perfectly capable of meeting demand. Ouch.

So, despite the drama, we'd say it'll probably not end up with Xbox 360 being banned from sale, especially if President Obama has the final say. After all, think of all those angry voters...

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Η MS επιστρέφει χρήματα στους αγοραστές του Minecraft
Σε μια κίνηση όπου προκάλεσε μεγάλη εντύπωση, η MS δήλωσε ότι όσοι gamers ΔΕΝ έχουν HDTV και αγόρασαν το παιχνίδι είτε digitally είτε σε μορφή retail, θα τους επιστρέψει το 100% των χρημάτων εφόσον ένα σημαντικό feature του παιχνιδιού χρειάζεται HDTV για να λειτουργήσει. Αυτό είναι ότι δεν μπορούν να ενεργοποιήσουν το split-screen multiplayer σε SDTVs. Προφανώς στα εργαστήρια της MS δεν έχουν τέτοιες τηλεοράσεις.



Η επίσημη δήλωση:
“We updated our pre-sale notification to inform customers that an HD screen is required for the split-screen multiplayer feature on Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition. If a player does not have an HD screen and purchased this game prior to the notification update, they are eligible for a full refund through customer support.”

Το παιχνίδι μπορείτε να το αποκτήσετε με 1600MS points.

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Our Xbox Live Wish List



Open Up The Platform
Almost every time we broach the subject with a developer or publisher, they bemoan the draconian hold Microsoft keeps over its online service. Most admit that having a curated marketplace keeps product standards high, but they also believe that by giving more control to the game creators the platform could explode. As we move toward an always connected future, publishers want more control over the speed and frequency that updates are pushed to users. Loosening up the oversight (and Microsoft's cut of cash) could open the floodgates for MMOs to finally come to consoles. Indie developers would also appreciate the flexibility to control the price of their games.

Give Users A Larger Friends List
Facebook and Twitter allow us to have an unlimited amount of friends. Xbox Live? You're capped at 100. Having to shuffle friends on and off the list when you hit your cap is a hassle that could easily be avoided by giving users a larger list. Depending on how large Microsoft decides to go, it would be extremely helpful if you could prioritize who shows up at the top of your friends list as well.

Reorganize The Marketplace
Speaking of the marketplace, even with the slowly operating Bing search functionality finding a product in the marketplace is a frustrating exercise. Microsoft needs to reconfigure its store to surface more content and make it easier to find what you're looking for. We would love to have a wish list for saving games or add-ons you plan to purchase down the road as well.

Create Faster Responding Apps
Opening apps like HBO Go and Netflix takes FOREVER. Maybe if the advertisements weren't hogging the processing power we could get into these apps without having to stare blank screens or watch the loading wheel spin so long. Whatever the problem, Microsoft needs to address this.

Diversify The Media Apps
With ESPN, HBO Go, UFC, MLB, Netflix, Verizon Fios, and Hulu Plus, Microsoft has done a great job of enhancing the Xbox Live functionality beyond gaming. So what's next? We would love to see the NFL Sunday Ticket, NHL Center Ice, NBA League Pass, Comedy Central, Adult Swim, F/X come to the service. Microsoft could also expand beyond these core-centric additions like Apple has done with its App Store. Lifestyle apps that allow you to watch cooking recipes, page through encyclopedias, etc. could be another way to leverage Kinect and draw in more non-gamers.

Redesign The User Interface
Microsoft loves the Windows Phone 7's tile-based interface so much that it has taken this Metro design philosophy and applied it both to Xbox Live and the upcoming Windows 8. While it looks slick, it has several flaws we would like to see addressed. Most users I talk to wish you could customize the homepage to lock your frequently used apps or games into an easily accessible place. Quickplay is a nice idea, but why stash frequently used apps in a second menu when they could greet us every time we boot up our systems? We also wish the dashboard used more of the screen space, because it can be hard to see where you're navigating when using a smaller monitor.

Streamline The Invitation Process
When a friend invites you into a party or game, right now you need to open up the invitation to accept it. That's one step too many for me. If you're sitting in a menu either on the dashboard or within the game, Xbox Live should recognize this and allow you to press a button to automatically accept the invite without having to dive deeper into the menu.

Drop The Xbox Live Points System
Let's hope the rumors are true and Microsoft stop's making people purchase carnival tickets before purchasing their games. What will it take for Microsoft to convert the old points into regular currency and let people know on first look how much a game or expansion pack costs without having to convert an arcane point system in their heads?

Συμφωνώ με όλες τις αλλαγές! Εσείς έχετε καμιά άλλη;

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Microsoft: 67 εκατ. Xbox360s παγκοσμίως
Η εταιρία του Redmond ανακοίνωσε πως οι πωλήσεις σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο για την κονσόλα της, ξεπέρασε τα 67εκατ. τεμάχια. Έτσι ήρθαν στα ταμεία της κέρδη ύψους $56 δισεκατομμυρίων. Το Kinect έχει πουλήσει 19 εκατομμύρια τεμάχια έως σήμερα, ενώ η υπηρεσία Xbox LIVE απαριθμεί 40 εκατομμύρια μέλη.



Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες εδώ:
https://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_blog/archive/2012/05/29/xbox-beyond-the-box.aspx?Redirected=true

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