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Xbox 360 doesn't have an internet browser because MS can't secure IE

Insider claims there is no browser on Xbox 360 because MS can't secure IE. They are also reportedly too concerned to use another browser because it would be like 'losing face'.

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Why o why4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

with a browser MS couldn't make gold members feel like they're getting a greater service as facebook, twitter last fm etc would be accessible through one FOR FREE unless of course you have to be a gold member to receive the browser...lol

JustSomeLogic4962d ago

And it still didn't have a web browser. I'm sure they could have made the browser gold exclusive if they really wanted to do what you're saying they did.
Unless of course I'm mistaken and X360's used to have web browsers and microsoft removed that feature thru a firmware so that they can profit from it later.
But that would be just Backwards and not very Compatible to their strategy of adding features and not removing them

AKissFromDaddy4962d ago

X360 never had and probably never will have a web browser because it is the most closed console this generation.

Red_Orange_Juice4962d ago

MS would disable Internet Explorer for gold subscriber.

MorganX4962d ago

R U Serious? You know what, you win.

FanboysWillHateMe4962d ago (Edited 4962d ago )

Even if the Xbox had an internet browser, we'd still stick with our computers. I mean, it's cool that the PS3 has one I guess, but let's be real here...it's not the lifesaver that some people make it out to be.

imvix4962d ago

All of us know Microsoft is a business. Why would they want to give people internet access?

They want people to buy Windows. If people could access internet via the Xbox, that might compromise some of their Windows sales. Dont think Microsoft would ever want any of that.

8-bit4962d ago

I love that the PS3 has a web browser... I use it to pull up Pandora and listen to internet radio. I can youtube videos on my TV for friends to watch together without crowding around a tiny laptop screen. I can check facebook or twitter when my Girl is using the laptop. I can browse and download PS3 themes for FREE. I can play flash games, google search, download pictures to my PS3 HDD to message to friends.

Don't act like since you don't use the PS3 browser that none of us do..

ChineseDemocracy4962d ago

I'd rather have no browser at all than use IE haha. Firefox/Chrome/Safari ftw!

nix4962d ago

it is a lifesaver for me... i browse at home using PS3 browser n i just typed this using it.

CimmerianDrake4962d ago

I see what you did there. Apparently your stealth troll was successful because no one touched on your dig at Sony.

Weaksauce11384962d ago

The PS3 web browser is only slightly above Other OS in terms of needed and actually used. I guess its important if your stealing wifi and don't own an adequate computer.

darthv724962d ago

They dont want an internet browser on the 360 because it would undermine their efforts on the PC. That is the platform that the browser was crafted for that is the one they will continue to support first and foremost.

MS did at one time have an internet tv service but it failed. MS could revive it for the 360 but they wont. Lets just let this rest until next gen. Perhaps then will be proper mouse/kb support and a browser if they so choose.

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Brklynty14962d ago

They dont have one because they didnt think about it at first and because if they did there would be no need for FB and Twitter apps.

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ghostgaming4962d ago

Just sad - even the Wii with its online system not great has a browser

8-bit4962d ago

wii's Opera browser is actually pretty good too. I had no problems with it

crzyjackbauer4962d ago

You probably have no pc or just use your mom's computer

DiRtY4962d ago

Yeah and it still leads the market.

I am using FF right now and it is my browser of choice, but IE is not as bad as people make it look. The porn... ehhh private mode on IE works better than the private mode on FF IMO. FF has more advantages though.

number474962d ago

its bundled with windows.

lucifon4962d ago

Have to agree with Dirty. IE9 is actually really really nice too, i've been using it all the time since the beta hit.

Gawdl3y4962d ago

You know, Microsoft is touting IE9 as the second coming, saying it's going to be fully standards-compatible and compliant. I call BS. Microsoft has never managed to make IE standards compliant. Web developers like me have had to write extra code for IE for years. And what's even worse is the web developers who give up on the other browsers all together and code specifically for IE. IE needs to die.

dredgewalker4962d ago

Not me, I started using Chrome and I like it even more than Firefox, but that's personal preference.

elmaton984962d ago

your right nothing can beat Google Chrome not even opera nor ff. Hmm I wonder when the PS3 will include GC as a default browser

Brklynty14962d ago

I am a chrome user though ive switched to Opera idk i just find it neat but chrome is always my browser of choice.

nikoado4962d ago

Chrome for me.

Every time I use IE8 and then try to exit it, the program crashes and I have to hit ctl+alt+del. I don't know if that's a glitch or just an issue with my computer or something.

Chrome is fine for me. The only niggling issue I have with chrome is that they keep changing the layout every month or so.

Gawdl3y4962d ago

The layout has only changed two or three times in the past two years.

PopEmUp4962d ago

Chrome in my oppinion is better than both FF and IE, it faster and smoother imo

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swat4962d ago

Xbox 360 have browser u dumbs in WMC

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Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies5d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken5d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing696d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker6d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing696d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt5d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken5d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

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Profchaos6d ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto6d ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger886d ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).

ChasterMies6d ago

Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.