Comments on: Xbox Live Indie Games Still Has a Lot to Offer http://www.diygamer.com/2010/01/xblig-a-lot-to-offer/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:02:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: To Microsoft: How to Make XBOX Live Indie Games Better | DIYgamer http://www.diygamer.com/2010/01/xblig-a-lot-to-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 To Microsoft: How to Make XBOX Live Indie Games Better | DIYgamer Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:33:39 +0000 http://diygamer.com/?p=3373#comment-1777 [...] I was heated enough over the editorial to want to write a rebuttal. However, our own Peter Rambo beat me to it and probably did a much better job than I would have. Though there’s quite a bit in [...] [...] I was heated enough over the editorial to want to write a rebuttal. However, our own Peter Rambo beat me to it and probably did a much better job than I would have. Though there’s quite a bit in [...]

]]> By: Arsen Nazaryan http://www.diygamer.com/2010/01/xblig-a-lot-to-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-673 Arsen Nazaryan Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:57:09 +0000 http://diygamer.com/?p=3373#comment-673 Pete, I couldn't agree more. I love XBLIG myself and I had read that article totally dumbfounded by him calling it a "failed venture." I see it as pretty damn successful. Pete, I couldn’t agree more. I love XBLIG myself and I had read that article totally dumbfounded by him calling it a “failed venture.” I see it as pretty damn successful.

]]> By: Ben http://www.diygamer.com/2010/01/xblig-a-lot-to-offer/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Ben Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:27:09 +0000 http://diygamer.com/?p=3373#comment-663 The New Xbox experience is a wonderful UI for buying things, but searching for things is a different matter entirely. 700+ indie games seems like a lot but it is still barely manageable by a single person with a few hours to spare. The service has averaged about 2 games a day released over the past year. If this continues, there will be well over 4000 games on the service in 5 years. I think we can hit 5000 or more though since it seems the rate of release is steadily increasing as more people use the platform and "finish" their games. Surely MS will have released a new Xbox by then and hopefully a new indie game development kit to go along with this new box. I also think that indie games released for the 360 will work on the "720". Christmas Day 2015 "Yay! Xbox!! Thanks Mommy!" "Why don't you plug it in son, and try out some of the games?" Little Johnny gleefully set up his new machine, with a little help from his father of course. The intricacies of managing a secure network was still a bit beyond the ken of Johnny. "Merry Christmas!" The digital bill gates announced from the screen. "I must congratulate you on the purchase of Microsoft's newest and greatest entertainment device The Xbox 9000. What is your name?" Bill seemed to look directly towards Johnny." "Johnny!" "Well Johnny, What would you like to do today?" Bill waved his hand, bringing forth images and videos of games, movies, and shopping carts." "I want to play games!" Johnny Screamed. "Excellent choice, let us try one of our newest, Super Deluxe Rumble Massage 2.0. Have fun Johnny." The New Xbox experience is a wonderful UI for buying things, but searching for things is a different matter entirely.

700+ indie games seems like a lot but it is still barely manageable by a single person with a few hours to spare.

The service has averaged about 2 games a day released over the past year. If this continues, there will be well over 4000 games on the service in 5 years. I think we can hit 5000 or more though since it seems the rate of release is steadily increasing as more people use the platform and “finish” their games.

Surely MS will have released a new Xbox by then and hopefully a new indie game development kit to go along with this new box. I also think that indie games released for the 360 will work on the “720″.

Christmas Day 2015

“Yay! Xbox!! Thanks Mommy!”

“Why don’t you plug it in son, and try out some of the games?”

Little Johnny gleefully set up his new machine, with a little help from his father of course. The intricacies of managing a secure network was still a bit beyond the ken of Johnny.

“Merry Christmas!” The digital bill gates announced from the screen. “I must congratulate you on the purchase of Microsoft’s newest and greatest entertainment device The Xbox 9000. What is your name?” Bill seemed to look directly towards Johnny.”

“Johnny!”

“Well Johnny, What would you like to do today?” Bill waved his hand, bringing forth images and videos of games, movies, and shopping carts.”

“I want to play games!” Johnny Screamed.

“Excellent choice, let us try one of our newest, Super Deluxe Rumble Massage 2.0. Have fun Johnny.”

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