Sabre
Di relung hatiku bernyanyi bidadari
join:2005-05-17
 ·Comcast
| FiOS Live Arcade?
I wonder if there'd be a market for partnering with Microsoft and/or Nintendo to offer some of the same downloadable content that those companies do on the Xbox Live Arcade/Wii Virtual Console, splitting revenue?
Obviously the game companies would rather sell their consoles, but maybe they could find a way to get some of their content out to people who aren't inclined to buy the console itself. |
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stray
join:2000-01-16
Warren, NJ
2 edits | Backwards priorities
That's right, offer stale games from the last millennium, and forget about offering our favorite shows in HD. Where's my USA HD?
Here's an idea. Offer a game called "Fix My Verizon Bill", a high twitch challenge to jump from one phone holding pattern to another in the hopes of tagging a rep who admits they can't fix your bill right now! Minimum game subscription: 6 months. Game cost....Ah-ha! That's the game's final bonus round.
One oversight, to be corrected in version 2.0 of the IGM (Interactive Game Manager), due Q3 of 2011, is that subscribers whose remotes lack page up/down functionality will only be able to move their first-person game characters in one direction. An un-named Verizon spokesperson stated: "For that tiny minority of gaming customers who require multi-directional game motion, we suggest they buy extra remote controls from our largest competitor: Comcast."
Another conundrum for Verizon is the competition for eyeballs between their Widgets and the Game system. Many customers who currently spend hours exploring the vast array of widgets (another of Verizon's technological miracles), will now focus their energies and eyeballs on the hit 1993 game Doom.
Verizon plans to outsource the "Gaming Guide" information source to their current provider of TV Guide data. Industry analysts feel this may result in some inaccurate customer game selections; occasionally customers choosing Mario from the Game Menu could result in launching 3D Sex Villa instead. |
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bigjimc
join:2003-04-21
Middleboro, MA
| How about a local lineup
I wish FiOS would get a local channel lineup in Southeastern Massachusetts or stop bothering me with FiOS TV mailings.
I live 30 miles south of Boston. I do not want to watch New Hampshire TV (40 miles north of Boston).
But they got game!!!
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Just my 2 cents...Flame Lightly... |
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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
Premium,MVM
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs:
| This runs on the Motorola set top? Cool!
For years now, Scientific Atlanta was on the bleeding edge, with a partially open source PowerTV platform. Developers were writing interactive multi-player games which work great on SA set top boxes. From Buzztime, to Passport games, to Cablevisions iO games package, the SA Box has always been the leader in performance and features.
It's about time someone finally harnesses the hidden potential of the Motorola STB and writes some interactive games with full screen color graphics. For years the Motorola boxes have been littered with a clumsy low resolution dos/ windows 3.1 style interface, supporting only a a few on screen colors at one time.
Kudos to Verizon. Let's hope other providers get on the ball and polish the turd Motorola box into a piece of gold. |
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Toadman
Hypnotoad
join:2001-11-28
Medina, OH
| said by cypherstream  :For years now, Scientific Atlanta was on the bleeding edge, with a partially open source PowerTV platform. Developers were writing interactive multi-player games which work great on SA set top boxes. From Buzztime, to Passport games, to Cablevisions iO games package, the SA Box has always been the leader in performance and features. It's about time someone finally harnesses the hidden potential of the Motorola STB and writes some interactive games with full screen color graphics. For years the Motorola boxes have been littered with a clumsy low resolution dos/ windows 3.1 style interface, supporting only a a few on screen colors at one time. Kudos to Verizon. Let's hope other providers get on the ball and polish the turd Motorola box into a piece of gold. Hidden potential of a 6412? It is so well hidden, it isn't there!
These boxes are the ultimate POS!!! I have a 6412 from my local cable co, and if I actually had to pay for it, I wouldn't! |
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ender7074
join:2006-11-21
Saint Louis, MO | reply to stray
Re: Backwards priorities
Awesome, just awesome  |
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EWRIAH
join:2007-01-22
Livingston, NJ |  +1 |
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aaronwt
Premium
join:2004-11-07
Woodbridge, VA | Quit wasting time and add more HD
I have three Xbox 360's, a PS3, and several PCs for gaming. Why would I ever play a game on an STB. Any game they off there is probably already offered on the 360. Quit wasting time and add more HD content and HD On demand. |
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wifi4milez
Big Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·RoadRunner Cable
 ·BroadVoice
| The Phantom returns??
Imagine if Phantom was behind this "cablebox/video game system" idea! Perhaps they have been plotting all this time just to strike a deal with Verizon at the right time! 
This is obviously not the case, but in reality what they were hoping to do is exactly what Verizon is discussing here. If only they were a few years later to market (and not complete crooks!), they might have had a viable business concept!
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я люблю Денди! |
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proefain
Premium
join:2000-05-08
Crofton, MD | Sega channel
They need to bring back the concept of the Sega Channel.
50 games a month downloadable to your PS3 or Xbox 360 for $14.95. |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
Home | Time Warner Cable already has this in some markets
I've seen the games channels on Time Warner Cable set tops, black jack, poker, trivia, available today, and at least for a year.
So why is it special that FiOSTV is doing it in 2008? |
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MysticGogeta
The Robot Devil
Premium
join:2005-03-14
League City, TX
clubs: | Cause its FIOS |
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Rob A
Same Old Jets
Premium
join:2005-01-17
Pompton Plains, NJ | Bring it!
Bring me fiber already! |
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Adam20
Premium
join:2007-07-19
Sarnia, ON | This is a first, bell canada is actually ahead of the american bells for a change in something lol |
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cypherstream
Looking forward to the future of things.
Premium,MVM
join:2004-12-02
Reading, PA
clubs:
| reply to smcallah
Re: Time Warner Cable already has this in some markets
said by smcallah :I've seen the games channels on Time Warner Cable set tops, black jack, poker, trivia, available today, and at least for a year. So why is it special that FiOSTV is doing it in 2008? Cuz Time Warner was using Scientific Atlanta boxes.
Fios uses Motorola boxes. Gaming was never possible on Motorola boxes before. |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
Home | And how is that special?
Did you read the article? It doesn't mention anything about this not being done on Motrola boxes before. But it mentions FiOS doing this to differentiate itself from cable, even though cable is doing this already. |
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Dreven
join:2006-11-05
Keller, TX
| Give Me Xbox Content
Considering Uverse boxes are running Windows CE and already have small games available, I wonder what the potential is there? It couldn't be too much of a hardware leap to be able to open up the original Xbox 1 game lineup on a newer set-top model. That would be an amazing service addition.
But, it's amazing how many people (female?) get addicted to those small end games - like PopTop style Bejeweled games. |
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Fios subscriber
@verizon.net | reply to Toadman
Re: This runs on the Motorola set top? Cool!
I agree...Motorola STBs are CRAP! |
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Tim2
Premium
join:2006-06-19 | Buzztime
We've had Buzztime trivia and other games for years where I live. But has been said so often before, if it's FIOS, it's Big News. |
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