Denny
06-20-2002, 06:22 PM
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Microsoft It carries out in the beta test of "Xbox Live", and the 100,000 worlds. Koide and the on-line service generalization division manager who tells about Xbox Live.
With the online game service only for broadcloth bands of home video game machine Xbox of Microsoft "XboxLive", it turns out on the 20th that the company carries out a beta test for about 100,000 people all over the world from this summer.
the plan which uses popular RPG "fan TASHI star on-line (PSO)" of Sega where a test is said-‚±‚ñ(ed) by the starter's kit put on the market at the time of a formal service start In order to participate in a test, a main part, the head set for voice chats, etc. are planning to be required, and the company is planning to provide for pay. A price and the distribution method are undecided.
Formal service is due to become the autumn of this year, and puts on the market PSO, several game software and a head set, and the starter's kit (6800 yen) with which the charge of service use for one year was included at a retail store. As for the software for on-line, 47 titles is due to be put on the market from 39 companies by 2003 ends of the year.
The on-line service generalization division manager of the company, Masahiro Koide, "the server etc. is ready, and immediately after being able to perform soft correspondence, I want to begin a test. Gaining tens of thousands of users within the year in the world talked with target."
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Unfortuantely, the article doesn't state which month the beta testing will begin. Doh! Has anyone here signed up for the beta testing program at xbox.com?
Microsoft It carries out in the beta test of "Xbox Live", and the 100,000 worlds. Koide and the on-line service generalization division manager who tells about Xbox Live.
With the online game service only for broadcloth bands of home video game machine Xbox of Microsoft "XboxLive", it turns out on the 20th that the company carries out a beta test for about 100,000 people all over the world from this summer.
the plan which uses popular RPG "fan TASHI star on-line (PSO)" of Sega where a test is said-‚±‚ñ(ed) by the starter's kit put on the market at the time of a formal service start In order to participate in a test, a main part, the head set for voice chats, etc. are planning to be required, and the company is planning to provide for pay. A price and the distribution method are undecided.
Formal service is due to become the autumn of this year, and puts on the market PSO, several game software and a head set, and the starter's kit (6800 yen) with which the charge of service use for one year was included at a retail store. As for the software for on-line, 47 titles is due to be put on the market from 39 companies by 2003 ends of the year.
The on-line service generalization division manager of the company, Masahiro Koide, "the server etc. is ready, and immediately after being able to perform soft correspondence, I want to begin a test. Gaining tens of thousands of users within the year in the world talked with target."
http://www.excite.co.jp/world/url/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mainichi.co.jp%2Flife%2Fh obby%2Fgame%2Fnews%2Fnews%2F2002%2F06%2F20-1.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2
http://pub111.ezboard.com/fgamingageforumsfrm17.showMessage?topicID=6935.top ic
Unfortuantely, the article doesn't state which month the beta testing will begin. Doh! Has anyone here signed up for the beta testing program at xbox.com?