TegSkywalker
04-07-2004, 02:50 AM
I was reading this today at http://sports.ign.com/articles/504/504591p2.html with an ESPN video games guy about this new LSP protocol for Xbox Live:
Greg Thomas: The biggest thing that Microsoft is allowing now is us to be able to be in our own network. Last year we had to be in their closed network. This year, they're introducing something called LSP (Live Server Protocol) that enables us to run our own servers. We now have complete freedom to all of the ESPN formatting that we want to do, and that includes posting your own news stories and pictures, things that you want to do with your buddies when you're playing leagues and tournaments and those types of things. LSP gives us that ability that we didn't have last year
So game makers can host their own servers and break free from Xbox Live's closed network? Can work for stubborn game makers like EA and Activision, but if this is possible... another possiblility of Xbox getting online play.
Greg Thomas: I've read different reports where they wanted control of their own content, but they also didn't fell that it was fair for Microsoft to charge. I think they're wrong about that. I think that the Xbox Live service is really impressive in what they've done and by the number of paid subscribers that they have, that really proves it. I think LSP does open it up, though, because it allows you to use your own servers. So if that was EA's problem, then they can definitely be on Xbox Live this year. But if they had a different problem, a billing issue or a revenue concern, then that hasn't changed. If you read every one of their game reviews, they're making a huge mistake by not being on Xbox Live, and that gives people opportunities. But at this point, we're clearly expecting them to be on Xbox Live by the end of the year.
Greg Thomas: The biggest thing that Microsoft is allowing now is us to be able to be in our own network. Last year we had to be in their closed network. This year, they're introducing something called LSP (Live Server Protocol) that enables us to run our own servers. We now have complete freedom to all of the ESPN formatting that we want to do, and that includes posting your own news stories and pictures, things that you want to do with your buddies when you're playing leagues and tournaments and those types of things. LSP gives us that ability that we didn't have last year
So game makers can host their own servers and break free from Xbox Live's closed network? Can work for stubborn game makers like EA and Activision, but if this is possible... another possiblility of Xbox getting online play.
Greg Thomas: I've read different reports where they wanted control of their own content, but they also didn't fell that it was fair for Microsoft to charge. I think they're wrong about that. I think that the Xbox Live service is really impressive in what they've done and by the number of paid subscribers that they have, that really proves it. I think LSP does open it up, though, because it allows you to use your own servers. So if that was EA's problem, then they can definitely be on Xbox Live this year. But if they had a different problem, a billing issue or a revenue concern, then that hasn't changed. If you read every one of their game reviews, they're making a huge mistake by not being on Xbox Live, and that gives people opportunities. But at this point, we're clearly expecting them to be on Xbox Live by the end of the year.