It’s been several weeks now since we’ve all been cozying up with our New Xbox Experience, and now that I’ve explored the ins and outs of the update (and offered both my praise and my upset), I think I’m prepared to offer my “nice-to-haves”.  For one of my final posts of the year, I’d like to compile a list of a few different things that I would like to see brought to the NXE in the new year.  I’m sure this list will grow over time, but for now I think these things are pretty logical enhancements to a great re-imaging of the Xbox 360.

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Merry Christmas everyone!  I recently received my next title from Gamefly, Fable 2, and I’ve been playing it over the past few days.  I’d like to start off by saying I am thoroughly enjoying the game.  Regarding it as a video game and assessing it on those merits, my commentary is as follows:

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I am Jack’s raging disappointment.

Those faithful Interscription readers know one of my favorite talking points about Xbox Live is the platform-defining connectivity it provides to its users.  When hearing about the Games For Windows Live initiative, I was brimming with excitement over the ubiquitous connectivity that would now be afforded me in the PC gaming world.  Imagine having a persistent friends list that you can interact with both inside and outside a game, with options for video and audio chat (perhaps even the wonderful Xbox Live parties functionality!).  Sadly, the new Games For Windows Live standalone client does none of this. Continue reading →