To Alexander -- Well, I'm not saying that MS is doing anything particularly wrong in this move -- they're taking advantage of an oppurtunity However, at the same time it is a fairly monopolistic (is that a word?) move on their part -- a monopoly is basically an exclusive control over something, oftentimes in such a way that it shuts out competition. The simple fact of the matter is that neither Sony nor Nintendo has an operating system for Computer or Mobile that they can integrate their gaming with. The "monopoly" comes in the fact that they exploit that uniqueness. Nothing necessarily wrong with it, but it cannot possibly be replicated by Sony or Nintendo -- they just don't have Windows or Windows Mobile to integrate into. I hope this made sense.
As for my thoughts, I think that it has potential. They can spread Live into handheld devices and onto the PC -- interesting, but how well will it be done. This type of integration could be very cool, or it could fall flat on it's face. I like the idea of cross-platform gaming -- There've been times in LAN parties when I knew that I could beat anybody at Halo 2 if only I had a keyboard and mouse... looks like I'll get that oppurtunity. If they launched Halo 3 for Vista soon after or sync'd with the 360 launch, and allowed this type of cross-platform play, well, I could see some interesting things happening.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.
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As for my thoughts, I think that it has potential. They can spread Live into handheld devices and onto the PC -- interesting, but how well will it be done. This type of integration could be very cool, or it could fall flat on it's face. I like the idea of cross-platform gaming -- There've been times in LAN parties when I knew that I could beat anybody at Halo 2 if only I had a keyboard and mouse... looks like I'll get that oppurtunity. If they launched Halo 3 for Vista soon after or sync'd with the 360 launch, and allowed this type of cross-platform play, well, I could see some interesting things happening.
I guess we'll have to wait and see.