Microsoft To Announce "Xbox Game Room" At CES


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Today's Microsoft CES keynote is likely to make mention of the arrival of the Xbox Game Room, a retro-themed game space, at least according to a video interview with Microsoft's Robbie Bach, president of the company's Entertainment and Devices Division.

More specifically, that's from the quickly pulled video, originally posted on Microsoft's On10.net and Channel 9 video blogs. In that video, Bach is said to have discussed a "one stop shop for retro games," according to a tipster who saw the video before it was pulled.

If true, that sure sounds a lot like the Atari game-filled arcade populated with Xbox Live Avatars that leaked in a survey late last year. At the time, the names RetroCade, RetroGame, Game Preserve, Game Gallery, Tower of ROM, Tower of Game(s), Classics and Classics LIVE were all competing against what sounds like the final winner, Game Room.

Microsoft's CES keynote is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 PM PST. We'll be liveblogging the event from the show, so check back to see just how much of a rumor this really is.

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So they are trying to introduce a Home like space now? Bleh!

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What's wrong with retro gaming options? Seriously you guys are all 3D CGI eye candy lovers and nothing else it seems. There is probably a large group of XBL users who would use this. MS doesn't take the time and money to add things that won't be used. The keynote, if anything, prooved how much the facebook and twitter apps got used, while there was a group of people on here moaning how it's pointless and a waste and so on. Oh look, guess it wasn't.

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LOL

How can you tell certain posters are really young.

Sad that kids don't appreciate what got the industry to where it is today.

GET OFF MY LAWN!!

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Yes, more content for live is just awful... oh, wait... Sounds good to me, I'll take more options all the time. And if they are real classic arcade games instead of the mostly rubbish the shows up in PS Home, even better.

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To me at least, you can't be a true hardcore gamer until you've played the old Atari games, and the NES games, and so on... you need to know where the current generation is coming from

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They're going to end up creating more and more things to use avatars with till they end up with a PS Home "equivalent". Haters say what you want but Home always has people running around spending money and content is added all the time.

There's basically a whole shoot em up based MMO in Home right now.

The more content for audiences the better, if you don't like that go cry in a corner about how the manufacturer just isn't making their console for your needs alone. Tough luck, use what you want, let others use what they want, end of.

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Another option for money for MS and not a bad idea. Even if only a 1/4 of Live user use it, it is still revenue for them, all at the cost of a few servers and code. I need some old school Burger Time ;)

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If you don't have to pay for the games, and there's a decent selection, then win.

you do have to pay, it's 400 if you wanna buy the game on xbox and pc, 240 for xbox OR pc and 40 for a single play.

And just to be clear I completely agree with Audioboxer, the more features the better and hopefully this service will expand over time but I personally will not be buying any retro arcade games. (I might play a game or two though)

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They're going to end up creating more and more things to use avatars with till they end up with a PS Home "equivalent". Haters say what you want but Home always has people running around spending money and content is added all the time.

There's basically a whole shoot em up based MMO in Home right now.

The more content for audiences the better, if you don't like that go cry in a corner about how the manufacturer just isn't making their console for your needs alone. Tough luck, use what you want, let others use what they want, end of.

Definetly! This generation has really been about sharing revenue making ideas, stemming from Sony's implementation of PSN in the first place. While I curse such stupid services as an avatar clothes store, I know thousands around me are pouring cash into the system. :wacko:

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you do have to pay, it's 400 if you wanna buy the game on xbox and pc, 240 for xbox OR pc and 40 for a single play.

And just to be clear I completely agree with Audioboxer, the more features the better and hopefully this service will expand over time but I personally will not be buying any retro arcade games. (I might play a game or two though)

The fact you can pay for a day makes it even more like a real arcade in a sense. The idea of buying and playing on both the 360 and the PC is also nice. What's 400 points anyways? On a side note, something like this also opens up the system for the ZuneHD as well imo. If devs can make and offer games for all 3 off of Live that'd be something cool. Better yet, being able to play games on the 360 then if you want, copy them over to a ZuneHD and take them on the go. I think lots of people would take advantage of this.

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1. Centipede (arcade)

2. Asteroids Deluxe (arcade)

3. Tempest (arcade)

4. Crystal Castles (arcade)

5. Lunar Lander (arcade)

6. Jungler (arcade)

7. Road Fighter (arcade)

8. Scramble (arcade)

9. Finalizer (arcade)

10. Tutankham (arcade)

11. Shao-Lin's Road (arcade)

12. Super Cobra (arcade)

13. Red Baron (arcade)

14. Gravitar (arcade)

15. Battlantlis

16. Astrosmash (Intellivision)

17. Mountain Madness Super Pro Skiing (Intellivision)

18. Armor Battle (Intellivision)

19. Space Hawk (Intellivision)

20. Sub Hunt (Intellivision)

21. Sea Battle (Intellivision)

22. Space Armada (Intellivision)

23. Astrosmash (Intellivision)

24. Star Raiders (Atari 2600)

25. Outlaw (Atari 2600)

26. Yar's Revenge (Atari 2600)

27. Millipede (Atari 2600)

28. Football (Atari 2600)

29. RealSports Tennis (Atari 2600)

30. Combat (Atari 2600)

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Here's a little more info:

Xbox Game Room pricing, partners detailed

by Xav de Matos

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The pricing structure for Microsoft's newly announced Avatar-occupied Game Room has been detailed in an online fact sheet, and we'd suggest you stock up on Microsoft funny money. Players have three options: 400 ($5) grants a dual-platform license for one game (for unlimited play on Xbox 360 and PC), 240 ($3) gets you the virtual arcade cabinet on one platform (Xbox 360 or PC), or, for the old-fashioned types, 40 ($0.50) is just "two quarters" worth of playtime on a select title -- for the authentic arcade experience, minus the sticky floors. Additionally, when visiting friends' game rooms, you can "try" their games before you pump in Microsoft Points of your own.

The Game Room itself -- developed by third-party outfit Krome Studios (Viva Pi?ata: Party Animals, Star Wars: Republic Heroes) -- will be free for users to download. Customization options are mentioned in the fact sheet, but pricing for these features is not addressed. At launch the service will include 30 original arcade titles -- with "over 1000" planned for the future -- from multiple publishers, including Atari, Activision, Intellivision, and Konami. (A list of 31 confirmed titles is posted after the break.)

Games will be presented in 1080p (because that's why you bought that HD set) and will support multiplayer for up to two players, as well as cross-platform leaderboards and Achievements. Microsoft's Home Game Room is slated to launch this spring.

Game Room Titles

  1. Adventure
  2. Armor Battle
  3. Asteroids Deluxe
  4. Astrosmash
  5. Battlantis
  6. Centipede
  7. Combat
  8. Crystal Castles
  9. Finalizer
  10. Football
  11. Gravitar
  12. Jungler
  13. Lunar Lander
  14. Millipede
  15. Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing
  16. Outlaw
  17. Pitfall [visible in screenshot]
  18. RealSports Tennis
  19. Red Baron
  20. Road Fighter
  21. Scramble
  22. Sea Battle
  23. Shao-Lin's Road
  24. Space Armada
  25. Space Hawk
  26. Star Raiders
  27. Sub Hunt
  28. Super Cobra
  29. Tempest
  30. Tutankham
  31. Yars' Revenge

Source: Joystiq

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There better be some free stuff.... I know it says you can try stuff in your friends rooms, but some up front free content would be nice. MS charge for far too much on Live/with the Xbox at times (just an opinion).

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LOL

How can you tell certain posters are really young.

Sad that kids don't appreciate what got the industry to where it is today.

GET OFF MY LAWN!!

Age of Empires I :D

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