Facebook, Twitter on Xbox Live this fall

by JC Fletcher { Jun 1st 2009 at 2:56PM }

Felicia Day (of The Guild) just demonstrated a new Xbox Live version of Facebook. Facebook on Live uses NXE-style navigation, allows you to view both of your Xbox friends and your Facebook friends in the same interface. Most interesting: the ability to post text and even screens from in-game. So now, not only will you get to voice chat with annoying jerks on Live, you can see what they're playing and read about their chemistry exams or whatever.

Also: Twitter is coming to Xbox Live! We'd say more about it, but that isn't in the spirit of Twitter.

Gallery: Facebook / Twitter on Xbox 360

Tags: dashboard-update, dashboard-update-fall-2009, e3-2009, facebook, twitter

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 1st 2009 2:59PM

1,000,000,000 Strong Against Facebook on Xbox Live!!!

Click here to join this pointless group

yolarrydabomb @ Jun 1st 2009 4:51PM

I cant wait to see that group! So I can point and lugah!

HAHAHAHA HAHAHAHA

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 1st 2009 2:59PM

That whole presentation by her was horribly awkward.

Alex Sohn @ Jun 1st 2009 3:02PM

awww a ps3 fanboy is crying...did the metal gear announcement hurt you too much??

That facebook announcement no matter how it was delivered, is HUGE

dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 1st 2009 3:04PM

An actual web browser would be even better...

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 1st 2009 3:06PM

I sold my PS3 about a year ago haha. I rarely play my Wii...usually it's just my 360. So no, you are horribly wrong.

CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 1st 2009 3:09PM

Yes, a full web browser would be nice. I'm surprised they haven't put out a version of IE for 360 yet.

PedoJokerBear (aka Deeznuts) @ Jun 1st 2009 3:37PM

DUDE, you NEVER say awww on joystiq. EVER.

G3ORGE @ Jun 1st 2009 3:41PM

no i think the Wii ppl are crying their major cliche' just went out the door

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt) @ Jun 1st 2009 5:46PM

why would Wii people be crying? it has a browser too, just like the PS3. this is certainly more slick integration but facebook has been viewable on both PS3 and Wii for literally years now.

B @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:20AM

@dark_inchworm Uh, no. It wouldn't.

The PS3's browser is so damn shoehorned into that machine it's unbelievable. I've had the browser crash on me countless times because it's just not optimized. It crashes on damn YouTube videos due to the lack of resources.

I'd rather have channels that are form fitted to the 360.

Philip @ Jun 1st 2009 3:01PM

Great News :)

Sion @ Jun 1st 2009 3:03PM

I can see it working. I would like to know more.

Rhamsey @ Jun 1st 2009 3:03PM

i dont use facebook for twitter, but Felicia Day is hot, so points for that. well played ms, well played.

Ghen @ Jun 1st 2009 3:43PM

She is hot. and I'd make a facebook page just for her if it came to that. Which it never will. *cries*

Pumapayam @ Jun 1st 2009 3:04PM

Anyone else notice that the riff-raff site "Myspace" was not even mentioned. How the mighty have fallen. Another win for Facebookers.

Myspace has really fallen out of style.

Hafkie @ Jun 1st 2009 3:12PM

Well, I don't think it's that as much as the fact that Myspace gives users too much freedom and this would be difficult to integrate into the Xbox without making a full browser. (which they could, but I wouldn't use it)

In fact, I used Myspace for a week before I switched to Facebook. It gave people WAY too much freedom, and I don't want my computer blowing up because some idiot embedded 50 Youtube videos on their page, and pointless annoying GIF animations as the background. I've seen enough of that crap on Geocities back in the day.

Facebook is very uniform and clean, especially with the new facebook layout. It is much more friendlier on the eyes.

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt) @ Jun 1st 2009 5:52PM

i agree with hafkie. i've had MySpace and facebook since i started college 4 years ago and facebook is the only one i keep track of now. MySpace is poorly coded and it doesn't help that people that use it have no design sense and create some horrible looking pages. facebook is just right, clean, quick, and now integrated everywhere. sure i miss it only being open to college students (cause then i could put whatever i wanted on there) but it's still a much better site than MySpace.

Firespray @ Jun 1st 2009 3:27PM

Oh dear God no...

Obie @ Jun 1st 2009 3:28PM

Felicia Day is adorable.

deanb @ Jun 1st 2009 3:29PM

You can get Last.fm, Twitter n Facebook (and Myspace and well the entire web) through a Web Browser. Rather than having to systimatically integrates sites with the 360 don't they just stick IE on it and call it a day?

Ghen @ Jun 1st 2009 3:46PM

They just don't want the xbox streaming redtube.com (nsfw if you don't get the context). That'd be bad for their image.

And almost none of Wii owners have the browser because they didn't get it when it was free.

deanb @ Jun 1st 2009 3:54PM

I suppose I get the fact they don't want the kiddies getting onto the bad stuff, but surely it shouldn't be too hard to build in a parental filter? They have that Live Family thing for PC.
Also another thought I've had, whats the point of Twitter without a browser? You won't be able to add folks, view Twitpic, or any links that are posted. it kinda throws half of Twitter out the window.

Badboy1979 @ Jun 1st 2009 4:19PM

Yea, you could get all that thru a browser but having it integrated into the system makes it much better in my opinion.

It's kinda like comparing Netflix on the 360 "version 1.0" to the new version that's coming out soon where you can add, browse, movies... having better integration makes the experience much better. Also, kinda how the Iphone app is much better to use than just pulling up Facebook on the Iphone's browser.

Sure I could browse to facebook on my PS3... but having a customized UI giving me the ability to view full screen photos, see streamlined updates of statuses, browse profiles, etc is a welcomed move as opposed to using a mouse pointer to clicking facebook/twitter on my console's browser.

Some people like using browser's on their TVs, which is cool... I, for one, don't. But that's just my preference.

Joshua @ Jun 1st 2009 5:25PM

Because we don't need another shitty version of a shitty browser - and if they do it they would use IE - so that's what we would get...

Cory @ Jun 1st 2009 3:36PM

hmmm... I don't think I'll ever use facebook on my 360. I don't really see the point in it. And Twitter interests me none at all. Seems kind of like a pointless feature. can't be mad at them for putting it in there though I sure some people will enjoy it. whatever.

el serpiente @ Jun 1st 2009 4:02PM

Great, welcome to the new AOL of the living room.

The walled garden lives!

Jacksons @ Jun 1st 2009 4:22PM

Sad, but true.

Brandon @ Jun 1st 2009 4:07PM

They need to add myspace!!

Cory @ Jun 1st 2009 4:17PM

well they did say 25 social networking sites so I assume it will be there.

Christian @ Jun 1st 2009 4:35PM

liked that the note about twitter is less than 140 characters....

SoCoolCurt (PSN: KillaKornbread - XBL: SoCoolCurt) @ Jun 1st 2009 5:56PM

dude what the hell is your avatar of? does that kid have a chubby?

Maulok @ Jun 1st 2009 4:56PM

I couldn't care less about Facebook and Twitter integration, as the functionality is just stuff that already is or should be integrated directly into NXE (and PSN for that matter, but don't get me started on how behind us poor PSNers are. We just got text chat LOL!)

That said, mainstream press that are jumping on the Facebook and Twitter fad will surely cover this story, garnering lots of press for MS.

*checked cnn.com to confirm*
Mission Accomplished.

slainbaby @ Jun 1st 2009 6:12PM

What electronic device doesn't have Facebook or Twitter added(an bit of an exaggeration I know). It seems Microsoft is sucking up all the companies they can: Netflix, Last.FM and now this plethora of social networking sites. All of which we could have had, had the 360 just had a browser.

moby @ Jun 1st 2009 6:23PM

I rarely use the chat features now except during a live game. I'm all for integration, however, to me it is more of a distraction if I'm in the middle of the game.

Christian @ Jun 1st 2009 10:39PM

It's anime: Gintama when he found out he has hair other than his head....

rambodude72 @ Jun 1st 2009 11:01PM

maybe they could make a browser to come out with the motion thing thatd be bitchin

Nick @ Jun 2nd 2009 12:29AM

First, Felicia Day is the cutest thing since sliced bread. She kicked ass in Dr. Horrible and loves to promote Joss Whedon. Me saying this obviously makes me gay, but so be it.

I don't need a browser on my 360. I have a computer. I have a phone with a browser. I'm good.

I DO however like Facebook and Twitter on the 360. I can constantly update my status when I've p0wned some other n00b on my Gears of Dead: World at Fortress!! :D

On a serious note, they need to make the stupid on-screen keyboard QWERTY!

Can I get a 1,000,000,000,000 strong against that stupid linear on-screen keyboard?