I totally forgot to blog this frickin brilliant thing: 360Voice. It's a blog that your XBox 360 writes for you. Sign up with your gamertag, and 360Voice will broadcast to the world what the hell you've been up to:
I mean, what kind of tortured genius thought this one up?
360Voice. Too good.
(Thanks Dan Heaf!)
Yeah, I've mine set up for a while now.
Problem is, my router's been F***ed up for a while now, so I can't connect. My 360 voice is saying I haven't played but I have! I swear I have! I earned some acheivements for you, 360 Voice! Don't be angry with me!
:-)
Posted by: Kim | June 21, 2006 at 15:23
even i have one and i don't even have a 360 yet. sad it's true....i wish they had a voice for 360's that haven't been purchased yet. that would be great so that when i pick it up and finally play it the box will say, "Today, Maharet finally bought me and took me home!!!" that would be cool. lol
Posted by: Maharet | June 21, 2006 at 16:31
So I saw this yesterday and it's just yet *another* thing that's making me want to buy a 360.
Which is pretty sad, right? Buying a console because it can blog.
I tell myself it's the 360voice API that's attracting me, really...
Posted by: tom armitage | June 21, 2006 at 17:28
I am an absolute gamerscore whore.
overburdened isn't you, is it Alice? The site says that that person is male.
Posted by: Joost Schuur | June 21, 2006 at 18:26
No no that's not me. I haven't properly signed up yet, I have a BBC account, but not a personal one cos I still haven't got my wireless bridge configured.
Cough.
Posted by: Alice | June 21, 2006 at 18:42
I don't have a 360, but doesn't this freak you guys out just a little bit? Isn't it eery that Microsoft tracks your gaming habits so closely, and then can interpret that info into writing a blog for you? It is a cool, yes, and terribly clever, but just a wee bit creepy too.
Posted by: Guilded Lily | June 21, 2006 at 19:15
I await the day when my tv, toaster and sex toys can also blog. Because who *doesn't* want to read about my every activity in excruciating detail?
Posted by: bob | June 21, 2006 at 19:26
Just a note on the information tracked, it's really not that much information. I think we just do a good job of formatting it to make it look like it is.
In addition there are privacy settings you can turn on and off at anytime on the console that will turn off the display of the games you have played.
Posted by: Stephen Sopp | June 22, 2006 at 14:54
Tom Armitage - If you have any questions about the 360voice API, let us know! Any suggestions as well... we are always look to improve!
Trapper
360voice.com
Posted by: Trapper Markelz | June 23, 2006 at 00:16
Here's mine, Feel free to laugh at my pathetic gamer score.
Posted by: Dark_Jedi | June 27, 2006 at 20:58