At the E3, they've revealed some future plans in upgrading the XBOX Live service.
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/e32004/xboxliveannouncement.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/e32004/pressrelease-ea-team-up.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/e32004/press-briefing-recap.htm
Is Microsoft trying to give us a heart attack or what?
Even more enticing, Allard also announced that later this year Xbox Live will be supporting video chat. Oh yeah, that’s right, video chat! Demonstrated by Allard and pal Jenny McCarthy backstage, the feature looks like it’s going to be as cool as it sounds.
Because Xbox is announcing XArcade (working title), a new service that will pack more fun into online gaming than ever before. XArcade will offer a wide variety of casual games to Xbox Live subscribers, letting them try out games before they buy and purchase their favorites with one click of the controller. It’s another way Xbox Live delivers more bang for the buck than any other online gaming service.
Xbox Live Arcade™. This fall, the casual games people love to play with their families will be playable on their television screens with Xbox Live Arcade. Games will include puzzle games such as Bejeweled; card games such as poker, hearts and bridge; and classic action and arcade favorites such as Namco’s Dig Dug and Galaxian©. Microsoft is working with leading companies — such as Atari Inc., PopCap Games Inc., GarageGames and Nolan Bushnell’s uWink.com Inc. — to bring a robust offering to “Xbox Live Arcade.”
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/e32004/xboxliveannouncement.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/e32004/pressrelease-ea-team-up.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/e32004/press-briefing-recap.htm
Is Microsoft trying to give us a heart attack or what?