So the presser is now over, and I’m a little stunned and in no position to make any thoughtful comments yet. Instead, let’s go over those wild predictions I made and see how we fared…
- “The next dashboard update will be revealed and will include expanded avatar customization options”
Well, we there is a dashboard update coming and it’s going to include some crazy stuff. And, as if on cue, a bunch of stuff that won’t be coming to Canada. There were no more announced avatar customization changes, but we did get Twitter and Facebook so I guess it’s an even exchange. (1/1)
- “The motion controller will be shown”
Well… “motion control” was shown, sans actual controller, but I’m going to take this as a win regardless. You know, we all knew that the motion camera thing was coming, what surprised me is that no one really guessed how much it would change everything. (2/2)
- “You’ll be able to use a Zune HD as a controller for your Xbox 360 for specially made games (Maranda wants the world to know that this is her prediction, not mine, and if it comes true then she was right)”
Sorry Maranda, but not only did they not bring motion controlling zunes.. but they didn’t even MENTION the damn thing. Better luck next time! (2/3)
- Primetime Channel release date announce along with additional games.
Okay, Primetime was completely absent which, I have to be honest here, completely surprised me. I thought this was a shoe in! Not only did they not mention Primetime, but they also didn’t mention that 1vs100 is going live in the States TONIGHT in beta. (2/4)
- Game announcements, appearances:
- Crackdown 2
- Lord of the Rings Online
- PGR5 or Forza 2 or Both, with a new high-end racing wheel incl. six speed shifter
- Bungie’s new IP will NOT be shown
- This is obvious, since it’s shipping in six months, but we’re finally going to see ODST gameplay
- Mass Effect 2 will be shown and will time timed exclusive for Xbox 360
Okay, let’s make another list to cover this one…
- Crackdown 2 win!
- LotR Online fail!
- Forza 2 or PGR5 win!
- New racing wheel fail! (I *know* there is one coming)
- New Bungie Game NOT appearing fail!
- Halo ODST win!
- Mass Effect 2 fail! (where the hell was it??!)
Which brings us to… 5 of 11 predictions true or, essentially, a fail. Damn, I’m not very good at this!
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there were the announcements that came after the presser, including the avatar marketplace, so it wasn’t a total miss there
http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxvoices/archive/2009/06/01/a-letter-from-marc-whitten-xbox-live-e3-2009.aspx
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This is for @Airdom: http://kotaku.com/5275638/nintendos-e3-expo-live-blog
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