[Am-info] XBox Economics

[Geoffrey]

John Poltorak wrote:

> What would the Microsoft servers provide? Would you just be able to 
> select and play some game from a menu. I guess there would only be around 
> 100 games at the most... I can foresee some Napsterisation taking place 
> here. What happens if you have a proxy server connected to one of these 
> Microsoft game servers? Does it mean anyone can play a game using the 
> proxy's cache? 

It's my understanding they would just facilitate the connectivity.  The 
games would still have to have network support.  They'll probably head 
the subscription method eventually, to lock you in, just like everything 
else.  Thing is, many folks like to play online and alone, who the hell 
wants to connect to a server every time you want to play a game?


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