Confirmed at this year's CES, Microsoft's Game Room will in fact be thesome kind of 360 version of Sony's HOME. Basically, players will be able to meet up and chat while playing retro arcade games, just like in the old days. Players will be given the choice to either purchase the full game for 240-400 Microsoft Points or pay 40 points for a single play. Not sure the concept will really appeal to gamers - see what happened with HOME - but at least, it will give us an opportunity to get our avatars out of the closet. Game Room should be available next Spring.
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Commented on 2010-01-15 19:31:00I think it'll end up succeeding though for 3 reasons..
1) people are stupid and have an excessive need to buy things - look at how people invest in having their avatars wear "labels"
2) microsoft mspoints scam.. which garentee's you always have some points left over from your purchases.. so will have you waste 40points for a game
3) The smart move of putting achievements in the games.
Commented on 2010-01-15 19:56:20Plus the line-up of games listed just isn't very appealing. Such ancient games really are super niche at this point. Had they launched with a line-up of classic 80s and 90s SEGA arcade games, and a bunch from Konami and Capcom, then I'd of been interested.
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Commented on 2010-01-15 20:33:32 In reply to MegidoIf they have Lunar Lander, me then.
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Commented on 2010-01-15 22:33:57I think MS should invest more time and money into making community games in which you use your Avatar like Avatar golf/avatar racing/etc... I think people would enjoy that more than this crap. And the list of games needs to be a lot better.
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Commented on 2010-01-16 08:45:58 In reply to MegidoI still think Game Room is a weird concept though.
Commented on 2010-01-16 13:48:19The problem is cost. I've already bought Dig-Dug, Time Pilot, etc. I'm not going to buy them again JUST to get a cabinet I can set up in the virtual arcade. Offer previous buyers a substantial discount (40 points if you already have the XBLA game) and I might bite. Otherwise no . . . and unless my Arcade has dozens and dozens of machines in it it will look horrible, so either I do it big or I don't do it at all.
As an idea, Game Room is fine. But as a "Gee Whiz, this is the Latest and Greatest thing!!" type of announcement, not so much.
Commented on 2010-01-16 20:25:50side note, Home is also piss poor.
Commented on 2010-01-16 23:25:30 In reply to ManThatYouFearside note, Home is also piss poor.
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Commented on 2010-01-17 00:51:57Home is like a free interactive website to promote the games, and a little premium content that takes it a step further. Way better and less evil IMO.
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Commented on 2010-01-18 16:14:41It's like they are trying to reach a market that doesn't exist.
Fuck you Microsoft for turning my xbox dashboard into something that looks like it was developed for grade schoolers, i hardly use the dashboard anymore because i can't stand the awful interface and how terrible it looks.
They should give you an option to use the old one, it wasn't good but it was better than the new one.
Commented on 2010-01-18 17:06:15A virtual arcade in my eyes is like a virtual pub, bullshit and useless.
Bad enough that online gaming has killed of 99% of lan partys no one can be arsed anymore :( and they was WAY more fun than playing in your pants.
Commented on 2010-01-18 23:42:35I really wish MS would have gone with MICRO micro-transactions and not this relatively expensive stuff. I mean, when you go to a REAL arcarde, you're using their space, their equipment, their electricity, you get their hardware as well. With this, you're paying for all of that, and only getting the game part.
Since I've not bought any arcade game yet, have never bought a theme, never bought any gamer pictures, never bought anything for my avatar (though was tempted, adimittedly), I REALLY don't see myself playing this. :/
I wish it was like, 1point a play. Full game 99 points. Avatar t-shits 10points, costumes 60 points. That sort of range. More geared towards mass-selling than getting huge profits on those that you do sell. Because, realistically, there is an incredibly small cost-per-item for them. Once they've made back their initial outlay, its nearly pure profit.
I'd probably buy more (well, anything) if the price-per-item were less significant. £3 for an avatar custome i'll see for 10 seconds on my dash? Pass.
EDIT: Oh yeah, and everyone who buys but doesn't really support the concept is just damning themselves and everyone else. Just throwing that out there.