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XBox 360, PS3 or Wii? ( ESPN on 360 for TWC)

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I knew it!
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300 free microsoft points through xbox rewards for using your xbox, Gold membership required
saveyourself said:
http://rewards.xbox.com/triple-play-offer/

must complete 3 tasks


Task 1

Play any Kinect game for 2 hours or more during the month of April.

OR

Experience multi-player gaming on Xbox LIVE for 10 hours or more during the month of April.

OR

Spend 800 Microsoft Points or more on game-related items in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace during the month of April (qualifying items include the following: Games on Demand, Game Add-Ons, or Arcade game titles).

task 2

Spend 400 Microsoft Points or more on any movie or television content in the Xbox LIVE Marketplace during the month of April.

OR

Use any of these entertainment apps for 10 hours or more during the month of April:

CrackleEPIXESPN on Xbox LIVEHBO GOHulu PlusiHeartRadioLast.FMMSN with MSNBC.comNetflixSyfyTMZUFC? on Xbox LIVEVEVOVUDU Movies Zune

task 3

Use Facebook through your Xbox LIVE account for 1 hour or more during the month of April.

OR

Watch YouTube through your Xbox LIVE account for 1 hour or more during the month of April.

OR

Connect over Video Kinect for 1 hour or more during the month of April.
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He's right.

I'll admit, I liked the Wii when I first got it. I was coming off of several years of doing virtually no gaming, and just had some time for casual stuff. It was fine for that. Once I started to get serious again though it was useless to me. Just shipped mine off to Amazon yesterday for a trade-in. Fortunately I kept the boxes for everything, so I should be getting a decent amount back.

The worst thing about it (and I'm sure I'm not the only one this has happened to) is that half the reason we got it is because my wife approached me with the idea, said it would be fun and that she'd actually play it. After getting her butt whooped at Mario Kart a couple times she lost interest in it. Fast forward a couple years and she's saying, "Why is that thing still here? I should have never let you talk me into that." Whatever.
 
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Could Next-Gen Consoles Cost $99?

IGN said:
Certainly, pricing for new hardware is a major headache for console manufacturers. If they are producing extremely expensive consumer products, but wish to sell them at mass-market prices, the online-service subscription model looks very attractive. How do we know this? Because so many of us have already signed up to the same deal for our cell-phones.
So even though Microsoft's alleged offering of a $99 Xbox 360, with a two-year $15-a-month subscription to Xbox Live probably won't change the world in the short-term, it makes for a wonderful consumer experiment for the company, if it's considering something similar for Xbox 720.

IGN spoke to the analysts to see what they had to say. Michael Pachter from Wedbush says, "The model for next gen is interesting. It allows the hardware manufacturer to disguise the price of the hardware by bundling with an expensive service offering, not unlike the iPhone that retails for $499, but which costs only $199 with a two-year, expensive data plan."
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This is an interesting model that could be a win for the 720. Wireless smartphone subsidies are often in the $3-400 range, coupled with a $30/month data plan + voice plan, for a minimum of $40/month if you're an add-a-line.

You get $100 off the sticker price, commit to $15/month for XBox Live for a net cost of $325. Where now your effective rate is $200 for the XBox and $60 (most of the time less) for Live; $260. I could see a marketplace for this offer. I wouldn't do it, but I'm sure it is attractive to some.
 
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http://www.talkandroid.com/114507-m...s-platform-app-that-pushes-media-to-xbox-360/
Microsoft Smart Glass: A Cross-Platform App That Pushes Media To Xbox 360


Microsoft is set to demo Smart Glass, an app that is akin to AirPlay for the Xbox 360, at E3 next week. This Xbox companion app is said to be able to play videos from different sources on tablets and phones as well as push that content from your device to an Xbox 360. What?s more, the app is apparently going to be made available for Windows, Windows Phone, iOS, and Android. This multiplatform strategy is smart for Microsoft since so many people have Xboxes regardless of which side they take in the mobile OS wars.

A leak of a confidential presentation for Smart Glass noted the following:

Will allow users to control their Xbox 360 remotely. Will be available cross platform on multiple operating systems including Windows, Windows Phone, Android and iOS.
Applications will be accessible through the tablet. Such as Youtube/Netflix/Vemo ect.
Live streaming ability through the tablet to the TV, desktop, lap top and other devices.
A demo at E3 will be shown, but no live video will be featured
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