Engadget posted an excellent preview of the upcoming Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. One aspect that was touched on (lightly) was the operating system’s connectivity with Xbox Live. The site chatted with Microsoft corporate vice president Joe Belfiore and found out:
We were told by Joe Belfiore during a meeting that there would be two kinds of games on Windows Phone 7 devices — turn based, “app” games, and Xbox Live content which would be full-on arcade experiences. We’re dying to get our hands on something more than just a brief demo of The Harvest, but that’s not possible yet.
Although gaming details were sparse, I highly recommend checking out the article. It reveals a lot of details on what should be an excellent alternative to Apple iOS and Google Android. Whether it’s too late for Microsoft remains to be seen, but the details Engadget revealed are very exciting.
I was hoping to see some demonstrations on a phone that had an actual keyboard on it, but it looks like touchscreen only. A little bit of a downside for me, but it still looks very good to me, and I still love the connectivity with XBL. Still anxious to hear more about this phone…like which phone it will be released on for Verizon, when, and how much.
@bsukenyan I'm sure there will be a model with a keyboard and a touchscreen. Manufacturer and provider information will come later. All of this came out of a developer conference, so that info wasn't important.
@Ray
That makes sense that the information wasn't as important there. I am really hoping that they do have that diversity with the actual phone. I will be much more likely to get it if it has an actual keyboard. It was still interesting to hear a little more about the games and the types they will have for now though.