E3 2011: cloud storage and Beacons announced

by Guest Mon 6 Jun 2011 - 23:22

"Here at Xbox Live we listen to your feedback," said service VP Marc Whitten in a statement. "We are making it easier for you to sign into your Xbox Live account from any console at any time to access your game saves and full profile, including items such as Microsoft Points to make purchases, Achievements and friends.

"Cloud storage will allow you to enjoy the same great Xbox Live gaming experience even when you're not in your own living room by giving you the option to store your game saves securely in the Xbox Live cloud instead of on a portable memory unit or your console's hard drive.

"Gone are the days of gamertag recovery. Now all you need to do is sign in, no matter where you are," he said.

Also slyly announced for the Xbox online service are 'Beacons'. "We want to make it easy for you to connect with friends over your favorite games on Xbox Live, so we are introducing Beacons to the service," explains Whitten.

"Beacons are a way to tell your Xbox Live and Facebook friends that you want to play a game on Xbox Live. By setting a Beacon, you tell Xbox Live what you want to play. Then, Xbox Live lets you know when friends are playing or want to play the same game.

"With Beacons, no matter what you're currently doing on Xbox Live your friends know that it's ok to ask you to play your Beaconed games."

by **Guichew** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 5:38

This is AWESOME for me!!

Nothing worse than using bloody memory sticks all the time!!!

by **FWG Unky Al** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 7:30

Meh, all this good stuff I'm moving over to PS3 Rotfl

by **N1NJA FWG** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 8:36

About time, that will make using alternative machines a lot easier. any idea how it will handle trying to sign in on 2 different machines??

by **Guichew** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 16:10

I wouldn't mind if it logged you out of one if you login to another (probably what will happen).

Although it mean you'll only be able to play Kinect Fun Labs on one machine Ninja Very Happy

by **MAVERiCK FWG** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 20:31

apple have announced cloud as well,love the idea of beacons though,be great for the chievo whores Smile

by **N1NJA FWG** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 21:41

How is this going to work if your internet connection goes down or are not an online gamer. Would you still be able to store your profile on your machine?

by **FWG MARKY FWG** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 21:43

beacon this muther fucker Finger

by **FWG MARKY FWG** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 21:44

again only kidding, like the cloud idea I have issues in the past transfering GT's to different machines!!

by **N1NJA FWG** Tue 7 Jun 2011 - 21:44

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