Xbox Video Chat Includes Camera, Remote Vibration

Thanks to Game Science for its post discussing the Japanese announcement of the Xbox Video Chat hardware/software bundle, which includes "camera, 12 months of Xbox Live service, chat disc and Live Starter Kit." Although the product is "being developed mainly in Japan", a release date in the West is likely, if currently unknown. However, with features including "up to 5 people video conferencing simultaneously... participation can be restricted to invite only... send vibrations to participants' controllers", the staid Brits at Eurogamer are naturally horrified: "Given the remote-rumble function and the fact the Xbox audience is 'adult'; well, our minds are boggling, frankly."

The first thing that came to mind

was this [gamegirladvance.com] article.

Like shooting fish in a barrel, it is.

Dear Japan.

Please stop experimenting with your sexuality, its freaking us out.

This won't end well

Cybersex with combo moves...gawd...

Now I can buy girls a year to xbox live.

We make jokes, but truth be told, Sex Sells. There's no two ways about it. For every 5 ubergeeks on slashdot that make fun of this, there are five girls or erhm...guys getting off in japan that don't care what lewd subtle jokes you may be making.

The video conferencing thing with people over xbox live is nice, though I worry it may be absolutely shitty quality. What is that? Four other people on the screen at once, in live video from four different places? That's a lot of throughput, unless the rez is like 60x40.

I know for sure

When i see my housemate buying this software/hardwrae when it comes out in Europe... i won't be touching his damn controller anymore . ;)

Maybe it's just me, but...

I think SuperScopes are going to make a comeback...

The fourth X...

Your new Spam E-Mail:

Free!! Young!! XXXXBOX Vibrating!!

Whoa, whoa, whoa

"Given the remote-rumble function and the fact the Xbox audience is 'adult'; well, our minds are boggling, frankly."

Boggle is an ageless game for both adults and children alike, not simply adults.

Five bucks says

the "shake" feature will get removed if this sees a US launch.

(Though I wonder how the ESRB would handle rating this with the "shake" mode included....)

Killer App for the X-box

Forget Ninja Gaiden, forget Fable, forget Star Wars: Kinghts of the Old Republic, forget Halo. THIS is the killer app for the X-box.

Couple this with the new Playboy game coming out and people really will never leave their houses ever again.

A new market for cam whores

And you thought cam whores were all over before, now imagine Xbox-Cam Whores!

Coming Soon...

The new longer, ribbed X-Box controller.

quit

Quit beating around the bush

FU-FME [fu-fme.com]

Where'd they find those Xbox users for the pics?

4 people at a time eh? Microsoft could market it in Japan as, "Talk to half of all the Xbox users in Japan at one time!"

Think Of The Troops

Haven't they been installing X-Box Live centers for the US Army to stay in touch with friends back home? What could be more beautiful than the thought of forty or fifty of our brave warriors all sitting in a room together, using the vibrate function with their partners back home?

The Army That Plays Together, Stays Together

Ew.

Size matters... (to all the pervs out there)

Why do I get the feeling, that the original, huge [penny-arcade.com] Xbox controllers are going to be in really high demand?

-Jack Ash

PS: Note that they very tactfully display the camera with the smaller controller-s...

Should've thought of this sooner...

Nintendo would've made trillions more then what this'll make for MS if they had this for the 3 way orgy N64 controllers

Power Glove for Xbox

I wonder if they'll release a Power Glove device for Xbox with the new remote vibrate feature?

"I just love the Power Glove, it's sooo bad."

Re:how long...

It should already do so.

There are force-feedback-supporting USB HID adapters for just about every force-feedback console joystick out there (I would assume the XBox controller is included).

Linux supports force feedback on HID devices.