The event, which started yesterday at 10am, opened with Microsoft’s press conference that lasted about two hours. The conference started five minutes earlier than scheduled due to something “big,” said “big” thing turned out to be rather disappointing – for me anyways – it was the introductory scene for The Beatles: Rockband. Don’t get me wrong, it was great; but I expected something more. Even though The Beatles: Rockband will be released both for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, Microsoft has bragging rights because they have exclusivity for the song “All You Need is Love,” which will be available for download, all proceeds will go to charity.
Xbox 360 Games Shown at E3 2009 were: Tony Hawk Ride, Modern Warfare 2 , Final Fantasy XIII (Square Enix), Shadow Complex (Xbox Live) (Epic Games) , Joy Ride, Crackdown 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Splinter Cell Conviction (Ubisoft), Forza 3 (Microsoft Game Studios), Halo: ODST, Halo: Reach, Alan Wake, Metal Gear Solid Rising
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 E3 2009 Announcement
Music is coming to Xbox Live and it’s going to start with Last.FM, there are going to be some improvements to Netflix and Xbox Live Users in Europe will be able to watch live tv through Xbox; Sky (think Fox) is partnering with Microsoft to offer this service without the need of any peripherals. Soon there will also be Live Viewing, where your Avatar can join your friends Avatars in a virtual living room and watch live tv or a movie.
Facebook and Twitter will also be coming to Xbox Live *yawn*. You will be able (through the Facebook app) add your Xbox live friends to facebook and viceversa.
Project Natal has face and voice recognition and it seems like something a kid from the 90’s like me was expecting to see as soon as we hit the Millennium (thank you, the Jetsons for making me think like that), but 10 years later it seems like a reality. Microsoft hasn’t announced a released date, however, they did say it will be compatible with every Xbox 360 that has been sold and will be sold. So far, I’m sold.
The question remains, will this give Microsoft (and the Xbox 360) an edge over the Nintendo Wii?
