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Why Didn’t Anyone Use Facebook or Twitter on the Xbox 360? In a Word, Screenshots.

Kotaku - I am an inveterate Twitter-er, with the second-most Tweets of anyone on Kotaku's staff. I'll interrupt a game to bash out a 140-character punchline to something that just happened or occurred to me in one. It's just my nature. After locking myself out of my bathroom and resolving the matte

OneAboveAll4197d ago

Because the dashboard is a sluggish, ad riddled piece of crap?

(Generation 2 360 dash is still the best!)

EVILDEAD3604197d ago

You clearly don't own the current dash if your pretending it's anywhere close to sluggish and ad riddled when there is simply a small box that says ad that you literally have to click on to see the ad.

But nice try though..

I'd honestly use Facebook and Twitter through my 36 mostly to see the pics. But, if your already watching TV or on your Xbox it is a simple way to check your stuff without opening turning on your desktop or laptop.

Evil

OneAboveAll4197d ago

Been in the new dash beta for a while now. You clearly must be blind if you don't see all the ads on the dashboard.

And yea, it is slow. The boot time has increased dramatically since the last dash.

Nice try... bro.

Virus2014197d ago

It's N4G, the first rule on this site is to never say anything good about the Xbox 360 and never talk about Wii and PC. I see no problem with the dashboard and people just overreact about the ads. In the last dashboard layout, the ad was only in the bottom right corner** and people on this site said that the dashboard was "full of ads". All that negativity has built a reputation for this site of being a PS3 fanboy's site. I just come for the news and leave.

** http://i.imgur.com/gTPvj.pn...

insomnium24197d ago

@virus

Yes this site has always been and always will be only for PS3 fanboys. Could you please leave us alone now?

Blacktric4196d ago

Hey EVIL do you know when or if we'll see a new Banjo Kazooie game? I'm asking because you're clearly a part of Microsoft's PR department so you may have some info on that.

maniacmayhem4196d ago

@OneAboveAll

You mean all the ads that market what is actually available on Live? Because besides the small little box in the corner that sometimes advertises something else those are the only ads I see.
Nice try to you also though.

But I do agree that the boot time for the new dash is slow, so I guess we can agree on one thing.

And how come whenever Evil says something positive about MS /360 he gets labeled as a PR person. Is it not allowed on this site to have a personal preference of a system?

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Thatguy-3104197d ago

Because we already have access through our phones or any mobile divice. I mean even if we didn't have a mobile device I think the computer is everyone's go to choice. If we didn't have a computer then i guess i could rely on the xbox but clearly that isn't the case.

Blaze9294196d ago

I thought it was cool to see who from your Facebook friends had an Xbox LIVE account and vise-verse. But loading it was just a waste of time. If it was streamlined somehow, then great

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blue_cheese4197d ago

because its a gaming console...plus im not addicted to facebook or twitter so i could stand not checking or using either while im gaming. now ask me about netflix or hulu and i will admittedly say i am addicted, sometimes choosing one of the two over playing a game.

kingPoS4197d ago

I feel you on that. Sometimes the first thing I do when I turn on my ps3, is fire up the web browser.

manman64197d ago

The reason why no one use the app was because they could their phone which probably always on them. Why waste time using the Xbox app when you could be playing game on the Xbox and be on Facebook on your phone. AT THR SAME DAMN TIME.

attilayavuzer4197d ago

Cause typing with a controller sucks...maybe with smart glass

HappyWithOneBubble4197d ago

Consoles are for gaming and that's all they should be for.

Hufandpuf4197d ago (Edited 4197d ago )

What about music, movies, pictures? I play music from discs, watch dvds, and view pictures on my console so why should they not keep improving the machine?

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10 Weirdest Video Games of All Time

Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.

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It's A Crime That There's No Sleeping Dogs 2 Yet

Huzaifah from eXputer: "Sleeping Dogs from the early 2010s is one of the best open-world games out there but in dire need of a resurgence."

LG_Fox_Brazil2d ago

I agree, I consider the first one a cult classic already

isarai2d ago

You say "yet" as if it's even possible anymore. United Front Games is gone, along with anyone that made this game what it is

CrimsonWing691d 23h ago

That’s what happens when games sell poorly. And I’ve seen people wonder why people cry when a game sells badly… this is your answer.

solideagle1d 22h ago

Majority of the time it's true but if a company/publisher is big (in terms of money), they can take a hit or 2. e.g. I am not worried about Rebirth sales as Square will make Remake 3 anyway but if FF 17 doesn't sell then Square might need to look for alternative. <-- my humble opinion

Abnor_Mal1d 22h ago

Doesn’t Microsoft own the IP now since they acquired Activision?

DaReapa1d 20h ago

No. Square Enix owns the IP.

Abnor_Mal1d 18h ago

Oh okay, Activision owned True Crime, but when that didn’t sell as intended it was canceled. Six months later Square Enix bought the rights and changed the title to Sleeping Dogs.*

*As per Wikipedia

boing11d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

Sleeping Dogs was a sleeper hit back then. It was fantastic. It actually still is. Would love a sequel to this, or at least a revive of True Crime series.

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Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II - PC Wore it Better

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II was an intriguing and unique RTS title, that sadly suffered in its console port.

dadavis19922d ago

Was just thinking about this game and wishing I had a way to revisit it. The way EA scrubs these titles from existence once their licensing runs out is horrid.

Michiel19891d 23h ago

there is a client made by modders and it also works online.

kevco331d 23h ago

Indeed. The game can still be played online on PC.

Xbox 360 players, though? Bang outta luck.