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Are apps about to invade the Xbox 360?
Apr 22nd 2009 at 16:23 by Ben Parfitt
Microsoft’s Xbox Live is well established as one of the most successful digital download networks in the world and now a new release in the Community Games section of site hints at a possible app-related future for the service.
Developed by a user called MatthewM, the 1080p optimised Ping Time download is a clock based on arcade classic Pong.
The press release explains: “Created on a whim while half asleep one night, Ping Time transforms your Xbox 360 and TV into an expensive retro wall clock. Watch in awe as the two AI opponents bounce a ball back and forth endlessly (or until you quit, whichever comes first), carefully maintaining their score to represent the current time.
“Ping time boasts HD Black and White graphics, and the intriguing sound of silence, efficiently packed into less than 200 KB, making it currently the smallest product on Xbox Live Community Games.”
The arrival of the download throws up an interesting prospect for the Community Games portal, and it will be fascinating to see if similar non-game downloads appear over the coming months.
Ping Time costs just 200 Microsoft Points and is available to download now.
MVi
Apr 24th 2009 | 01:52
"Are apps about to invade the Xbox 360?"
No. The platform for development is called Community Games, and its geared for just that - games. XNA is geared up towards developing small games, not apps. There is no access to the internet for XNA apps which instantly diminshes a great range of features from email clients to iPlayer services and even general browsers. There is a significant lack of any type of official or unofficial applications on the Xbox and it seems to be something Microsoft isn't interested in. Apps aren't about to invade the Xbox and gimmicks/small gadgets have already in abudant numbers quite a while ago. I also have significant doubts over the game being "1080p optimised". The basis and timing of this article quite alludes me.
shraqs
Apr 24th 2009 | 09:52
Isn't the price is a bit too much?
$399.99
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