So far, it is. No other OS has it. On the other hand, there are tons of other features lacking on WP7 and available for Android, webOS, and iPhone, who only need to integrate a "Live-like" service to catch up in this particular domain.
So far, I find Android to be winning the "OS features" fight, and nobody can deny this fact.
Even if everyone else made an Xbox Live-like service none of them have the infrastructure or branding like Microsoft does to make it comparable. Microsoft has a huge advantage by already having their own successful (as far as popularity) gaming division. They have relationships with all the big developers, they have the Xbox Live service already running, just about everyone already has an account. No one else the type of integration that Microsoft has.
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I wonder if this is going to be the "Killer App" for Windows Phone 7??
@Hazdaz
So far, it is. No other OS has it. On the other hand, there are tons of other features lacking on WP7 and available for Android, webOS, and iPhone, who only need to integrate a "Live-like" service to catch up in this particular domain.
So far, I find Android to be winning the "OS features" fight, and nobody can deny this fact.
@TareG
Even if everyone else made an Xbox Live-like service none of them have the infrastructure or branding like Microsoft does to make it comparable. Microsoft has a huge advantage by already having their own successful (as far as popularity) gaming division. They have relationships with all the big developers, they have the Xbox Live service already running, just about everyone already has an account. No one else the type of integration that Microsoft has.
Plus, coding in XNA is ridiculously easy. Gaming will be a huge part of WP7.