EA and Comcast bring you a set top box

[Nando]

http://consumerist.com/2013/08/28/worst-company-champs-comcast-ea-team-up-to-let-you-play-games-through-set-top-box/

"XFINITY Games powered by Origin delivers console-quality video games from Electronic Arts directly to your television using your Comcast X1 set-top box. You can access a catalog of available games through the XFINITY Games powered by Origin web storefront."

[KingDrool]

Christ, what took so long? Seriously, I thought this would happen far sooner.

That being said, EA+Comcast=Shit Sandwich

[nodtveidt]

What took so long? They had to make sure it didn't offend their new empress.

[MotherGunner]

It's actually not bad, I know the team working on it.

[Necromancer]

"use your iPad as a controller for the games"

How is that 'not bad'?!?

[Nando]

"use your iPad as a controller for the games"

How is that 'not bad'?!?

it's a total rewiring of user input. We are not the target audience, I assure you.

[wildfruit]

and yet they wouldn't publish for dreamcast

[MotherGunner]

"use your iPad as a controller for the games"

How is that 'not bad'?!?

it's a total rewiring of user input. We are not the target audience, I assure you.

That's correct.

[KingDrool]

After I saw this article, I did some checking on Comcast's X1 box and found the page: www.comcast.com/x1. Since I've got two DVRs and they haven't upgraded the technology in nearly 10 years, I called to see if I could upgrade. In case anybody's interested, here are the details:

X1 HD DVR - $20/month, $70 installation fee
X1 HD Box - $9/month, $30 installation fee


I balked at the installation fee, so they knocked it down to $25.50 and $5.50 respectively. Turns out I didn't need two DVRs anymore because the standard HD box can access the content on the HD DVR, which is cool. Since I was paying about $36/month for both DVRs before, I'm now saving about $9/month.

[MotherGunner]

Yea I plan to upgrade too.  They are nice little boxes.  I have some at the office, but can't show due to NDA.

[Nando]

Yea I plan to upgrade too.  They are nice little boxes.  I have some at the office, but can't show due to NDA.

Have you seen/played any games on it?

[MotherGunner]

Yes, the ones we are making.  Target audience is def the casual type and looks pretty cool.  Will be interesting to see how it does over time.

[bob]

I thought Trip and all his great ideas left EA years ago?

[MotherGunner]

LOL you think so?  Read about 3DO.

[bob]

Haha.  I was being sarcastic.
This just sounds like him.