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Video gamers expressed excitement about Microsoft's Xbox 360 system, but some parents were upset by the unsavory imagery in many games and the way gaming is encroaching on children's lives...
...Your story provided great insight into Microsoft's vision and its development efforts to capture the center of the networked home with the Xbox 360 [May 23]. That piece of equipment will certainly usher in the era of multimedia convergence that experts have predicted. I'll be the first in line to snap up something that can satisfy my craving for video gaming and Internet access (not to mention watching TV and movies) from the comfort of my couch. Jeremy Cranford Washington...
...There is no question that the powerful processor and graphics of the Xbox 360 will bring about a new wave of cinematic-quality games the likes of which we can barely imagine right now. But I do not want to invite Bill Gates into my living room. The thought of coping with software problems and rebooting before I can watch TV, listen to music or look at photos of my kids' birthday parties is scary. John Martin Stamford, Connecticut...
...article will encourage the less open-minded to experiment with their imaginations a smidgen more. It is very important to emphasize up-and-coming forms of entertainment like enhanced video games, which for many add immeasurably to the quality of leisure activity. Paul S. Miller London "Out of the Xbox" was an interesting article on Microsoft's newest device and the influence of video games on our popular culture. It was a nice break from more serious subject matter. As a gamer, I felt a little bit of "I told you so!" coming on as I read that the average...
Your behind-the-scenes look at the Xbox 360 was excellent, but the pictures of the four pasty-faced "hard-core" gamers with their eyes glazed over reminded me why my otherwise modern home will remain video-game-console free. My children sometimes ask when we will get a game machine (the answer remains "Never"), but most of the time they're very busy reading, playing with friends or creating their own imaginary adventures out in the backyard...