Gates confirms Live spectator modes News
Xbox News by Tom Bramwell
Comments made by Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates during a lecture at the University of California, Berkeley, have confirmed that the company is planning to add spectator modes to Xbox Live in the future.
Responding to a question about which Microsoft products he's proudest of, Gates told the audience that he has a personal interest in developing new interactive features for the Xbox, citing the ability to assemble online audiences to spectate on games as an example.
This seemingly confirms reports that the company is planning to add spectator modes to Live, under the banner of Xbox Live TV, which originated from a job posting seeking engineers to implement such a system.
It's expected that the system will not only allow users to spectate on games - as has been possible with many PC titles for years - but will also provide additional graphics and displays, similar to a sports TV channel.
However, it's still not clear whether Xbox Live TV will be implemented in titles for the current Xbox platform, or if it's planned as a feature for the next-generation Xbox console.
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gamingdave
06/10/04 @ 16:57
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They will probably make client software that you download to view the game. So you will get a "Halo 3 lite"-viewer to watch online matches.
With all the textures, models, and sound files I dont think it will be very "lite". |
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deathgibbon
06/10/04 @ 17:04
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"I'd watch the final of a big Halo2 tourney."
Probably what it's for. Unless you actually want to watch people play a game, it'd be cool to watch 'teh l33t' play a game. Speaking of which, what happened at the Ninja Gaiden Master Ninja Tournament thingy at TGS? |
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3william56
07/10/04 @ 06:46
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I've heard the HLTV thing mentioned before, but really, how many people actually "tune in"? I love my games, but personally, I couldn't think of anything more boring than watching someone else play games - it'd make Backyard Blitz look like Citizen Kane.
Someone please mention to ol' Billy that despite his best efforts, the world isn't actually populated by MicroNerds, and that he might be better off developing something a little more useful to those with a life. |
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captain-future
07/10/04 @ 13:52
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spectator mode is watching other people's game like a football match on TV, right?
GREAT!! |
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