Halo Waypoint

August 10, 2009

halo waypoint

The Halo universe has expanded far beyond that which i would have imagined. With the original Halo trilogy, Halo Wars, 2 upcoming Halo games, and the recently announced anime series. There is quite a lot to keep track of. Now, it has been announced that Xbox Live Users will have access to what is called Halo Waypoint, a way to access Halo media and keep track of Halo achievements, along with other Halo information. It is said to be a way to connect with friends and it will be apart of the Xbox Live Dashboard. It will also feature the new anime series, Halo Legend. Stay tuned to see what it is all about this coming Fall. It is said to be free to Gold Members, but no word yet if there will be a price for Silver Members.


Halo + Anime = Halo Legend

August 10, 2009

When a company finds its hit product its willing to milk it for all it’s worth. Microsoft has without a doubt hit it big with its Halo Franchise, and now it’s really milking it now that they announced their upcoming anime series at this year’s Comic-Con, Halo Legend. Anime should not mix with Halo and this looks like just more crap that’s about to hit the fan; but there are still tons of crazy people that enjoy anime. So maybe it will be a big hit, but I don’t think so; what do you think about a Halo anime series? Clips will soon become available on Xbox Live’s Halo Waypoint this Fall.


What Really Grinds My Gears: Xbox Live Account Migration

April 12, 2009

grinds-my-gearsYou know what really grinds my gears? Xbox live account migration. I currently rotate my xbox live account between three xbox 360s, averaging at least one migration a day. I have to migrate my account if I want my stats recorded or if we need multiple gold accounts, for whatever reason. Each time you migrate your account you have to plug-in your gamertag, email address, and password, and five minutes after that you are able to use your account. I was forced to create a shorter email address to cut the time and brain energy it took to punch out my account info. I seriously think Microsoft needs to look into a better way of handling xbox live accounts. If I own multiple xbox 360s, then I should be able to play on all of them under the same account. I shouldn’t have to migrate them every single time. I realize that by only allowing one xbox to have an account at a time it makes sure only one person can be on at a time, but this could be easily fixed. I think Microsoft should allow users to register their xbox 360s to their gamertag and that gamertag would always be allowed to play with that gamertag. They could turn off xbox live capabilities to the second version of the gamertag until the first one had logged off.

Also, when plugging in my account information, why are there no macro buttons for ‘@hotmail.com’ or ‘@live.com’? There are only so many options for a Live account, why can they not make it easier to migrate an account by only requiring plugging in the unique username, followed by a macro button that takes care of the rest. I understand that I am in an extreme minority when it comes to this as few people own multiple xbox 360s and have probably never heard of the migration process. But why do I have to suffer? I’ve paid by dues, just fix migration. And that is what really grinds my gears.

Does any of this really grind your gears? Or do you have problems with another part of Xbox Live, let me know in the comments!


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