Xbox Update: Facebook, Twitter, and Last fm.
Back in June at E3 Microsoft announced social networking giants Facebook and Twitter appilcations and also music platform Last fm for Xbox LIVE. About a week ago Microsoft started allowing people to update and preview the new features and so far as far as I’m concerned it’s nothing really special.
First things first, if you already hate Facebook your really going to hate it now and all you shut in’s and your not to people much into having people know everything your up to are really going to be displeased. I’m happy to have Facebook and the option to have it just about everywhere, like on my phone, and music player but at home, when your computer is right beside you or in the next room I have to ask: Do you really need this?
For the most part it’s just Facebook, it’s really nothing special about it. Think Facebook and the Xbox menu and turn it blue, ta da. Pictures look bad if your on a large TV. They look grainy and really messy. Overall it’s really clean looking and completely underwhelming.
Twitter being one of the most useless things in the word can actually fine some use inside the Xbox. But I’m all most positive some asshole developer is going to have achievements or multiplayer scores auto-tweet and twitter and trending topics will be spammed with nothing but redunant crap that maybe only a few people will care about.
The UI is clean and includes all the features of regular Twitter unlike some mobile and desktop applications. Also I suggest using a keyboard or one that connects to the controller because typings a bitch even if it’s 140 characters.
Last fm I’d love to talk about it but you can thank the CRTC and our useless copyright laws because Canadians not allowed to use it.
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