Gekko, have you played with MS's headset?
No.
Do you know for a fact how XBox online will play?
No.
Your opinion about something that hasn't even happened yet is NOT valid. Evaluating XBox Live using products not applicable to the XBox is rediculous. Its like me saying I don't like the Gamecube controller because I played with the PS2 controller and I didn't like it.
Just wait until it comes out, is that so hard?
As for the keyboards, you made my point for me. Casual gamers, who make up the vast majority, do not want to "learn" to use a keyboard with games. They also do not put hours upon hours straight into games. They play when they're bored and have nothing else to do, or when they have some friends over. If MS were to release a keyboard for the XBox, developers would design games exclusively for the keyboard because its easier and you can do more, but then you are alienating a lot of casual gamers. Typing of the Dead was a great game, but did it sell well? No. Why? You had to use a keyboard.
MS is trying to avoid this issue by making the developers design games using the controller. This is smart because their games will appeal to a larger audience.
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