XBOX 360 Games

Nintendo to commence charging money for some online gaming - Pay & Play
Nintendo has announced that it plans to introduce a pay to play service some games despite Nintendo’S WiFi connection service being free of charge in the past. The scheme will allow users to subscribe on a game by game basis for certain titles and these games will have a red icon on the box instead of a blue one.

Nintendo’s Wi-Fi Connection service has always been entirely free of charge, but the company will soon introduce a pay-to-play service for some games, it announced at Game Developers Conference.

“Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Pay And Play” will let users subscribe on a game-by-game basis to certain titles. Nintendo project leader Takashi Aoyama announced the service at GDC, but did not say what upcoming games would require payment for the service, or how much they would cost.

To avoid customer confusion, Pay-And-Play games will have a red icon on the game’s box that reads Pay And Play, in place of the traditional blue Wi-Fi Connection icon, which will only be used for games that are free to play.

News Source: Wired

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Go!Cam and Skype/Go!Messenger set up options
Sony have cleared up some confusion on the possible setups for using Skype and Go!Messenger. Sony say the Go!Cam is compatible with Skype, but you will still need headphones.

So, Go!Cam is compatible with Skype, but you will still need headphones. Just to be clear, you can use either of the following set-ups for Skype:

OPTION ONE
- PSP Slim & Lite
- Headset & Remote Control
- Memory Stick
- Wi-Fi Connection

OPTION TWO
- PSP Slim & Lite
- Go!Cam & Headphones
- Memory Stick
- Wi-fi Connection

Go!Messenger is slightly different - you can use either the original PSP or PSP Slim & Lite:

OPTION ONE
- Original PSP or PSP Slim & Lite
- Headset & Remote Control
- Memory Stick
- Wi-Fi Connection

OPTION TWO
- Original PSP or PSP Slim & Lite
- Go!Cam & Headphones
- Memory Stick
- Wi-fi Connection

Hope that answers it!

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Microsoft withdraws from HD DVD, no longer making HD DVD add on
According to Xbox marketeer John Porcaro’s gamerscore blog, Microsoft is planing to withdraw from HD DVD following recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios and retailers. “Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support for all Xbox 360 HD DVD Players in the market.” said Porcaro. Microsoft have stated that they do not believe this decision will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform.

Xbox 360 HD DVD Support Statement Updated

We just issued an updated statement regarding HD DVD support for Xbox 360.

As a result of recent decisions made by Toshiba, Hollywood studios, and retailers, Microsoft plans to withdraw from HD DVD. Xbox will no longer manufacture new HD DVD players for the Xbox 360, but we will continue to provide standard product and warranty support for all Xbox 360 HD DVD Players in the market. As we stated earlier, we do not believe this decision will have any material impact on the Xbox 360 platform or our position in the marketplace. HD DVD is one of the several ways we offer a high definition experience to consumers and we will continue to give consumers the choice to enjoy digital distribution of high definition movies and TV shows directly to their living room, along with playback of the DVD movies they already own.

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