Xbox Live's Major Nelson : Show #198 (WMA) The one about 1080p & Family Settings

With the Xbox Live scheduled maintenance this week, I considered holding this show until Tuesday so you had something to help you through the day. I decided to post it today as usual, but give you an extra long show instead.

This week’s show:
Interview: Robbie Bach on Family Settings
Interview: Albert on 1080p
Xbox Live maintenance
Name the GameTM
…and much more!

Xbox Live's Major Nelson

DOAX2 scans

As usual Famitsu Weekly had 2 full pages about Dead or Alive Xtreme 2, putting the spotlight on the accessory shop. And as a bonus, the 2 pages ad for the game.

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Nintendo Wii - If the best graphics mattered, PS2 would have lost

All the people complaining that the Wii won't be able to match graphical wits with PS3 and Xbox360 need a history lesson. Graphics never have, and never will determine how well a console will do. It's all about the games and how much fun you have playing them.

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Jack Thompson: Windows Flight Simulator is a training sim for terrorists.

Old article, but a comment not many have heard. During one of Jack Thompsons letters, he said "What's next, Paul, a game in which players can practice flying commercial jetliners into the World Trade Towers? Oh, I forgot. Microsoft already did that."

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Need a reason to check out a Xbox360 ? This might be one.

A very impressive gameplay video of the game "Lost Planet" for the 360. (link uses WindowsMediaPlayer)

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qwerty keyboard planned for xbox 360?

A leaked Spanish presentation of the xbox 360 gets online showing the possibility of a first party qwerty keyboard for xbox 360 that would plug into the bottom of the controller much like the headset the keyboard could be used for text entry or writing messages in game

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SIXAXIS Is Worst Next Gen Controller

IGN was given some time with a Sony rep's debug PS3 and they've scribbled down some early impressions. The somewhat surprising news that came from their time with the system was that the PS3 controller pales in comparison to the Xbox 360's pad.

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Good question: why doesn't the Xbox 360 have its own browser?

Sony and Nintendo have promised that gamers who purchase the PlayStation 3 and Wii will be able to browse the web from the comfort of their couches. Sony will accomplish this through their own custom web browser while Nintendo has partnered with Opera Software to install a trial version of the Opera browser on the Wii.

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