Microsoft seems to be all over the news. We just brought you our analysis of Microsoft Bing but Bing’s not the only thing Microsoft is focusing on. All gaming enthusiasts were eagerly expecting major revelations and sneak previews of Microsoft Xbox’s E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) 2009 conference, and it’s not just the gamers who are overjoyed. With videos of the heavily anticipated Beatles: Rock Band, Halo 3: ODST and Final Fantasy XIII all set for release in the coming two years.
Exploring new vistas in the gaming sector, Microsoft stunned the video game world with the announcement of its forthcoming ‘Project Natal‘ technology – full-body motion-sensitive technology that should allow gamers to do what they want without holding on to any hardware. More surpises were in store with Microsoft deciding to scale XBox up to include the latest rage of the internet – social networking – with provisions to now interface both Twitter and Facebook with Xbox. Seamlessly integrating Twitter and Facebook with the existing NIXE interfacing, you can do it all with Xbox without interrupting your Gaming. The regular features of both these popular services like photo-sharing, constant updates, are supplemented with additions like in-game-screenshots, text and voice updates, so you can chat and brag about your latest high-scores while playing.
With Project Natal also embedding itself into XBox, and the added benefits of Twitter and Facebook, (also internet radio last.fm), Microsoft is set to evolve Xbox 360 from a gaming platform to a complete social entertainment hub. Gamers are already speculating the marvel of Tweet benefits during MMORPG gaming. Here’s a preview of the interface. The new venture seems to hold a lot of promise, with the internet abuzz over the news. We could elaborate on our anticipation and our opinion of this new facet to social networking, but that would be against the spirit of Twitter.
