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E3 2006: Microsoft Connects Everything and Shows Something Called Halo 3

Written by Matt Paprocki
Published May 09, 2006
Part of E3 2006
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He pushes more numbers, like 150 million gamers across all Microsoft platforms. That leads to the announcement of Live Anywhere, which is a part of Windows Vista, Xbox Live, and Windows Mobile. These will all feature one online community. As such, all Gamertags and Achievement Point go with you across all platforms.

Windows Mobile will be a focus, including the ability to start a game on the Xbox and continue it on their cell phone. You will even be able to set up a download on your phone so it downloads on another platform like the 360.

They begin a demo of Shadowrun, and the friends list now shows what platform they're on, whether it be a mobile phone, Xbox 360, or Vista. He sends an invite to Live director Major Nelson who is on Windows Vista. They then show his desktop with his Gamertag and friends list. The game invitation pops up with the ability to show a Gamer Score comparison with one click. Each player will be able to set their control preferences, whether that be a keyboard/mouse combination or controller. Live Marketplace is then revealed on a cell phone. Once a game is bought, it's available on all platforms. They use Zuma to show this. When the game is downloaded on the cell phone, it can then be played on the 360 and Vista.

They asked the Forza developers to give a demo of what this could lead to. As such, Major Nelson sends a car to Gates' Windows Mobile cell phone. This could be used later when they play online, but you're also able to make tweaks to the car right there on the phone and send it to the 360. This was a quick concept show. This is all available on the show floor to see.

Gates invites Peter Moore back to close. He concludes with more numbers, and states 160 games will be out by this holiday for the 360. They begin walking off the stage, but forgot to mention one thing:

Then they jokingly introduce the world's first trailer for Halo 3 as "something the audience might want to see."

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Matt Paprocki is the former reviews editor for Digital Press. The deep game collection, which spans nearly 30 systems and 2,000 games, lines his walls for research purposes. Matt strives to bring credibility to video game journalism, and to aid the industry in becoming respected with all forms of entertainment media. He currently freelances for GameArgus.com and MultiPlayerGames.com.
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E3 2006: Microsoft Connects Everything and Shows Something Called Halo 3
Published: May 09, 2006
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#1 — May 9, 2006 @ 22:00PM — Jeff [URL]

Nice summary...

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