Gadgets and Video Games

A few people have emailed me regarding something Steve Ballmer said earlier today about a new Xbox coming in 2010. As the Xbox team stated at E3 two weeks ago, we are not even halfway through the current console generation lifecycle and believe Xbox 360 will be the entertainment center in the home for long into the next decade.

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When dropping by the Sony Online Entertainment booth at E3 for our appointment with upcoming PlayStation 3/PC MMO The Agency , we found out some rather troubling news regarding the game’s promised cross-platform functionality. While the demo we watched employed the much vaunted feature, we were told by the folks from SOE that the game may not launch with players on each platform able to play with each other. “Technologically, it’s fine. There are some rules about certification and updating on the PS3 that we’re kinda working through right now — it may not be a launch feature.” When pressed for a launch date, we were told the game’s still early in development and no release has been determined. Gallery: The Agency The Agency cross-platform play ‘yet to be determined’ for launch originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:45:00 EST

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The Agency cross-platform play ‘yet to be determined’ for launch

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