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Gates confirms plans for Xbox Live spectator modes

malebolgia   on 06 October 2004 - 23:03 · 9 comments & 1867 views

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Microsoft founder's comments give more credence to reports of "Xbox Live TV".

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.

News source: GamesIndustry.biz


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#1 chacho on 06 Oct 2004 - 23:27
cool...i guess?
#2 zachman123 on 06 Oct 2004 - 23:33
Not the most exciting news....
(1 reply) #3 ripgut on 06 Oct 2004 - 23:52
only new i wanna hear is the specs on the xbox2
#3.1 Mav Phoenix on 06 Oct 2004 - 23:56
Probably at E3 2005 along with the PS3 and N5.
(2 replies) #4 moeburn on 06 Oct 2004 - 23:56
So now you can buy a $kajillidollar system, and you say to yourself, "Hey, i just got home from work today. I don't want to spend my good time playing strenuous RPGs and sweating over fast FPSes, i want to watch other people do it."
#4.1 shao on 07 Oct 2004 - 08:12
kajillidollar? xbox's are only like £80 here.. hardly expensive. for the most powerful console.
#4.2 jardragon901 on 07 Oct 2004 - 11:25
Speak for yourself, its about time this got implemented, unlike you some people like spectating. Its just like watching a sporting event when there are some good players.
#5 DodgeViper on 07 Oct 2004 - 10:08
They're £99.99 as far as I know, where can I get them for £80.
#6 angrybrit on 07 Oct 2004 - 18:27
XBox are limited to 16 player servers. Won't this decrease the number of people that will be able to play?

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