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Games Breaking New Ground with Xbox SmartGlass: Dead Rising 3, Project Spark, Just Dance 2014

By Xbox Wire Staff-

In early September, Xbox Live General Manager Ron Pessner showed you how Xbox SmartGlass will be an integral part of your entertainment on Xbox One. He shared a few examples of how the companion experience will be used in games, but today we’re excited to share more specific details.

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kennyg37393850d ago

The Dead Rising smartglass experience sounds pretty cool.

PoSTedUP3849d ago

i think it looks better for Spark. spark just looks awesome in general.

FamilyGuy3849d ago

Seems really/a lot more useful on something like Project Spark as well.

denawayne3849d ago

I'm glad I don't need to spend $200 to enjoy smartglass

JimmyLmao3849d ago

what is that supposed to mean?

DOMination-3849d ago

Your phone was probably more than what a Vita costs and Sony have an app too

JimmyLmao3849d ago

exactly..

iPhone or Android have PlayStation App which is the same as SmartGlass

PS Vita has PS4 Link which is the same as SmartGlass

Ulf3849d ago (Edited 3849d ago )

You guys (@above) are misinterpreting Sony/Yoshida's comments, regarding the PS app on iOS and Android. Said app is NOT Sony's version of smartglass. Its a tool for social networking and checking out your trophies, game news, buying from the PS store, etc. The only version capable of interacting with streaming gameplay is the Vita one. The others can only do "share button" style interaction -- i.e. you can watch other people play.

Thus, this guys snarky comment is largely correct (although I'm not sure I would call Vita gameplay and Smartglass as being all that similar), and you guys are setting PS fans up for looking like chuckleheads down the road.

In your defense, some news media sites also jumped the gun and assume WAY too much by reading between the lines.

BobBelcher3849d ago

yeah, but his phone probably also does much more than the Vita does.

BallsEye3849d ago

The app you are talking about is nothing like smartglass. It's for social and browsing store purposes.

@BobBelcher

We all got phones, very few of us have vitas. Why? Vita is a handheld gaming console, while phone is a crucial tool in everyone's life today. It's enough that I play at home, no need for me to play when I'm outside so I don't see myself buying vita. Smartglass is a perfect solution just for about anyone.

ALLWRONG3849d ago

Actually many phones come free with a plan and there are more phones than Vita's. Vita can't even catch up to 3DS. How is it supposed to compete with phones?

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denawayne3849d ago (Edited 3849d ago )

My phone was $.99 plus $35 activation fee. Anything else?

Navick3849d ago

Yea did it come with analog sticks and buttons?

DOMination-3849d ago

Yeah how much will it cost you over the next few years

denawayne3847d ago

Why would my phone need sticks and buttons? My controller has those. Oh, so I can play on it remotely where I have a 60" tv. Sounds logical to me.

FamilyGuy3849d ago (Edited 3849d ago )

Stealth trolling the PS Vita? You do realize the PS App will work on tablets and SmarPhones too right?

@ Ulf

Yeah the comparison is with using a phone as a game controller or for a handheld map. I don't really see the allure in those particular features though with use on a creative game like Project Spark I could see it being handy. Other than that the comparisons PS fans are making is based on the other, similar features.

Studio-YaMi3849d ago (Edited 3849d ago )

Ha! and they say Xbox fanboys don't bring the competition into their articles.

You're insecure I see,no matter! the PS Vita is still 10 times better than your nowadays smart phone for gaming.

Plus,Sony has some mobile functions to be addressed with mobile devices and tablets,not even talking about the Sony app.

And you got your phone for $0.99 because you got it on a plan,how much is it gonna cost you in the end ? ... yeah,thought so ! :)

Now try to be smarter next time you wanna troll something.

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grassyknoll3849d ago (Edited 3849d ago )

No problem with Smartglass, but extra missions through the app for Dead Rising is a definite no no for me. If you buy the game for the console, you should have access to all of its content.

jamsam3603849d ago

@grassyknoll Not in this day and age os digital content! Its all about you spending more of your money on there products! Gaming will never again be what it was in the good old days of buying a game puting it in and playing right then with everything on disc or cartridge! No entering codes waiting for installs or buying extra DLC! I miss it and allways will! But shit has changed and our Capitalist society has made it that way! The rich get richer and the poor get poorer!

Studio-YaMi3849d ago

This new generation of gaming is gonna try so much to implant everyday mobile devices into our gaming habitat.

Don't know how I feel about that,don't wanna put down my controller to switch my gameplay to my mobile,if it was for streaming then I wouldn't mind since that would be great,but for gameplay purposes that I'm ALREADY doing with my gaming controller on my TV ?

I don't know,maybe I'll get used to it & it will eventually prove me wrong,being a good thing in the end.

It does sound interesting for Project Spark though,I'll give them that.

KingDadXVI3849d ago

They have actually demoed Halo 4 being streamed to low end pc and windows phone using an xbox controller.

http://www.theverge.com/201...

TechMech23849d ago

Ya. That'll be awesome if its released. I'd buy windows OS for my mac if this releases

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Ranking The Dead Rising Games From Worst To Best

The Dead Rising series has enjoyed a long and storied history over the years, but which game in the series is best?

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What Happened To The Dead Rising Series?

Over the last week, Jake has been going back to the Dead Rising 2 Off The Record remaster and has been an absolute blast. When he was 15 he first got his Xbox 360 and Dead Rising with it, it was unlike any other experience. It made him wonder though, what happened to the Dead Rising series.

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darthv721353d ago

Interesting timing. This retrospective was released just a few days ago: https://youtu.be/Et-cKSrWuc...

Darksonic221353d ago

Ah no, I just felt like writing it as I started playing the game again and wanted to offer up my opinions 😁

InklingGirl1353d ago

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the title.

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MadLad1353d ago

Complacency and new teams who didn't understand what made the series special.

Darksonic221353d ago

Seems like there was just a ton of infighting aswell and so many more issues. Honestly sadly Dead Rising 5 before it was cancelled sounded nothing like dead rising, nothing learnt from. Dr4 at all.

ColdSin1353d ago

DR4 should have not been made anyways. DR3 closed everything nicely.

darthv721353d ago

Check out the vid i posted above.

MadLad1353d ago

They're a solid channel. I always click on their vids, unless it's a series/game I simply have no interest in.

RamRod881353d ago

They took away the depth and charm of the game that made it fun and interesting, and made it into a generic zombie killing game.

DeadManMMX1353d ago

This was the series the got me to buy an Xbox 360. The first one was so good. It still had horror elements. As it went on it became kind of a parody. Never forget getting Zombie Genecider achievement and then restarting the game to get the Mega Buster. That thing was monstrous against enemies.

Gamerking821353d ago

But you never know it might be RISING again someday .

moriarty18891353d ago

haha yes it may....good one.

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The Decade's Bizarre and Quirky Gaming News

VGChartz's Patrick Day-Childs: "2020 is upon us! The past decade has had some downs, like the influx of monetisation within full games, Blizzard's community backlash and EA winning the worst company in America award twice, but also some ups, like the leaps in understanding gaming from more mainstream companies to wholesome news like gamers helping preserve a controller signed by someone’s deceased mum.

The decade has also been the highlight of some… bizarre news, and I decided collect together some of the more obscure and quirky stories to make you giggle or question what the hell happened this decade."

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