I don't think that is the plan. I am guessing having an account will probably be required at some point in the near future. MS is trying to combine all of their 'live' stuff and has been for a while. They are making progress, but it has been a confusing mess. Once they get it all straightened out, I can see them acquiring more outside services to put in their neat little package.
Some of the game publishers/developers have started trying to use dedicated gaming accounts, (Dragon Age II comes immediately to mind). Right now, they are persuading people to create them by giving them in-game goodies for their trouble. It isn't a stretch to think that one will be required before too long. For once, I am not opposed to something like this, as long as opting out of certain things remains an option. Do I find having my Bioware account tied to my XBox convenient? Yes, I do. Would I find using something like Skype from my XBox convenient as well? Probably and it would probably be the only way I would use a video type option. On 5/11/2011 7:15 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > Not to mention that some more casual non-gamer types might > not want an X-Box Live account but may still be interested in making video > calls on their TV." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:337714 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
