Llamasoft - Xbox 360 - Oh yes.

Peet · Post by **Peet** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:19 am 0

Does this have an official name now? Or is it still The Thing From Out There?

cclemon · Post by **cclemon** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:20 am 0

Just heard the news! Big congrats to all involved!

Bloomin' marvelous!

sty · Post by **sty** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:21 am 0

Peet wrote:Does this have an official name now? Or is it still The Thing From Out There?

I'm suspecting that until Yak speaks with The Man from XBox central and gets the OK to post pics or info then it will be The Thing until Tuesday when the 360 gets it's E3 launch

jrc313 · Post by **jrc313** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:22 am 0

matt wrote:Well, if I can plug my iPod into it 9sic) then what am I complaining for?

I guess just the promise of a cross platform app.

matt

They do specifically mention being able to connect iPods in the interview where the Llamasoft connection was revealed.

Dr. M · Post by **Dr. M** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:22 am 0

Crikey! Missed this when I visited the forum this afternoon.

Con-

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-lations to Yak, Giles and everyone else involved

Stuart B · Post by **Stuart B** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:23 am 0

Oh my... that's...

FANTASTIC!

Big hugs and grats to everyone involved, especially Yak & Giles

soon enough, Yaks Thing will be sat under millions of tellys worldwide

Kemper_Boyd · Post by **Kemper_Boyd** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:23 am 0

matt wrote:Well, if I can plug my iPod into it 9sic) then what am I complaining for?

I guess just the promise of a cross platform app.

matt

Cheer up mate. What platform could you currently buy that
would keep up with a 360? I don't want a cut down for
PC version. I want the full-on turbo-nutter bastard edition.

zip accident · Post by **zip accident** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:23 am 0

Congratulations to all involved

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:26 am 0

jrc313 wrote:
matt wrote:Well, if I can plug my iPod into it 9sic) then what am I complaining for?

I guess just the promise of a cross platform app.

matt
They do specifically mention being able to connect iPods in the interview where the Llamasoft connection was revealed.

This bit:

Steinglass: .....Xbox 360 gives you flexibility around where you store your music. You can still rip CDs to the console's hard drive. But you can also store music on your PC and stream it to Xbox 360, or you can stream it from any portable media player, a Rio Carbon, or an iPod.

TriXie: No way. I can plug my iPod into my Xbox 360?

Steinglass: Yep. We know that a lot of people have spent a lot of time organizing their music on their PC or portable player. We see the Xbox 360 as replacing your CD player in your entertainment center, but also as the best digital media amplifier available. Your PC is a great place to manage your music, but it's not always the best place to enjoy it. With Xbox 360 you've got one central place to listen to all your music on the best sound system in the house.

Says to me that anywhere the music is stored can then be plugged into the 360 for Thingying, so I guess that's the 'cross-platform' idea.

Arthur Ringworn · Post by **Arthur Ringworn** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:28 am 0

Wow, this is massive! Imagine how many people are going to play with this!

Nice one chaps!

Atty · Post by **Atty** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:29 am 0

Well done everyone!

The Xbox 360 is the perfect platform for Yak's Lightsynth goodness.

Doubt I'll be buying one soon (I've never spent more than Â£100 on a console in my life, and that's not gonna change), but now it's a definate, rather than a maybe on my list of consoles to get at some point.

My setup will probably be like it is now.. An xbox console, with a ninty console sitting next door.

I hope the Xbox 360 has a monitor port on the back, or it's graphical loveliness will be consigned to my tiny sony telly.

Acronym · Post by **Acronym** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:31 am 0

Someone decode the Xbox control mechanism and work out how to MIDI sequence it, please.

alexmcchesney · Post by **alexmcchesney** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:31 am 0

matt wrote:Well, if I can plug my iPod into it 9sic) then what am I complaining for?

I guess just the promise of a cross platform app.

matt

If I remember correctly, I think Jeff was hinting that their code and framework was cross-platform, not that the application was. It means that they can re-use a lot of it on other platforms as and when the need applies, and that it can provide a foundation for future trippy Llamasoft products. So even though the new lightsynth stuff may be XBox360-exclusive, it doesn't mean that team Llamasoft are necessarily bound to that platform forever.

MDY · Post by **MDY** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:31 am 0

matt wrote:Well, if I can plug my iPod into it 9sic) then what am I complaining for?

I guess just the promise of a cross platform app.

matt

<Total speculation> Well maybe it won't just appear on the XBox.
MS could always sign up to put it into a future version of Media Player...
</Total speculation>

arron · Post by **arron** » Fri May 13, 2005 11:35 am 0

Well, I've known about this for some time, so it is hardly a surprise.

I don't want to sound like I'm committing heresy here, but quite frankly I'd rather have a game than a lightsynth any day..but hopefully that will be resolved next. I don't go a bundle on raves and lightshows..but people are all different I guess. My opinion is not truth, as I think people know

However, this shouldn't detract from the extremely hard work that both Yak and Giles have put into the product, and congratulations to all concerned