E3 2011: Wishes, Expectations, Surprises, and Disappointments

[Korly]

No Alan Wake announcement at the Microsoft presser was a big disappointment.

[Yoshi]

Microsoft's Exclusive Game of the Show was Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster. Seriously.

[Josh]

You guys are hilarious. I can watch movies without a remote now, you mad?

[FirstBlood]

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE VIDJA GAMEZ?

[Drewbacca]

Replace "Snow Mobile" with "Boat" and the MW3 trailer is basically the same as the MW2 one.

The the snowmobiles controlled like bricks with wheels going down a snowy slope in that game. I don't have confidence they'd do amphibious vehicles well.

[Cheebs]

That's really kinda disappointing to know. My PC is already 3 generations of video hardware ahead of it, and we're gonna see probably 2 more before they think about replacing their massively popular and therefore catered to development platform.

Protip: It's not really a generation if it doesn't look like one. You ain't 3 generations ahead. I'll give the top PCs running the top games maybe 3/5ths of a generation above the consoles.

[YellerDog]

In before serious reply.

[Josh]

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE VIDJA GAMEZ?

I play those on my iPhone.

[Korly]

XBL Beacons:

We want to make it easy for you to connect with friends over your favorite games on Xbox LIVE, so we are introducing Beacons to the service. Beacons are a way to tell your Xbox LIVE and Facebook friends that you want to play a game on Xbox LIVE. By setting a Beacon, you tell Xbox LIVE what you want to play. Then, Xbox LIVE lets you know when friends are playing or want to play the same game. With Beacons, no matter what you're currently doing on Xbox LIVE your friends know that it's ok to ask you to play your Beaconed games. Imagine sending out a Beacon to let your friends know you're interested in playing "Halo," while watching a movie on Netflix. It's about making it easier for you to share and discover games and multiplayer opportunities with friends on Xbox LIVE.


XBL Cloud Storage

Cloud Storage for Game Saves and LIVE Profile. Here at Xbox LIVE we listen to your feedback. We are making it easier for you to sign into your Xbox LIVE account from any console at any time to access your game saves and full profile, including items such as Microsoft Points to make purchases, Achievements and friends. Cloud storage will allow you to enjoy the same great Xbox LIVE gaming experience even when you're not in your own living room by giving you the option to store your "game saves" securely in the Xbox LIVE cloud instead of on a portable memory unit or your console's hard drive. Gone are the days of "gamertag recovery." Now all you need to do is sign in, no matter where you are!

Summer of Arcade starts July 20th

[Changeling]

EA is bringing the heat in already. That Need for Speed looks like alot of fun. SSX can suck a dick tho.

GIMMIE MY BATTLEFIELD 3 NOOOOOOWW!!!