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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: ddaryl on June 08, 2001, 03:06:14 PM

Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: ddaryl on June 08, 2001, 03:06:14 PM: You\'ll never be able to guess who\'s been scheduled to go down to Microsofts Redmond offices for a 2 1/2 hour playtest session.

Not sure if there actually going to let me play test Xbox games or if they are just doing studies on gamers tendicies for input into XBox and later games

but I do get to pick out free software like Office 2000 or Windows ME. They have a list of about 25 PC games but my PC can\'t play them so I\'ll pass on the games
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: Falcon4 on June 08, 2001, 03:12:00 PM: why, i guess it could be you ddayrl!!

you lucky son of a BI***!!
you get to pick out free operating systems too!! jeez you are lucky.

where did you get this oppurtunity?
did you sign up?
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: ddaryl on June 08, 2001, 03:44:36 PM: Yeah I signed up online

I live an hour North of Seattle so thats why I get to do this.

I hope I\'ll actually get to demo some XBox stuff so I can report some hands on info. I\'ll be doing as much snooping as they\'ll let me
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: Eiksirf on June 08, 2001, 04:26:55 PM: Yea good luck. Any idea if the stuff will be near complete or if you\'re looking for bugs or what? Assuming you get to play Xbox games, that is...

-Eik
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: mm on June 08, 2001, 04:30:43 PM: and to think i used to live in seattle

lynnwood, king county to be exaxt

right across the lake from redmond, where micro$oft is located

:(
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: ddaryl on June 08, 2001, 04:49:26 PM: mm

where do ya live now ????

Elksirf

I\'ll report anything I can Sunday or Monday
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: on June 08, 2001, 06:48:17 PM: ddaryl: That\'s awesome, man. I\'m really looking forward to your objective report.

Keep us apprised . . .

Frodo
Title: Lucky man!
Post by: jiggs on June 08, 2001, 06:55:36 PM: I would love to be in your shoes. Cant wait to add the X-Box to my gaming stable. Play on dude!
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Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: Metal_Gear_Ray on June 08, 2001, 07:38:34 PM: thats so cool! give us the full lowdown on the game (if they have xbox paytests)
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: EmperorRob on June 08, 2001, 08:12:22 PM: Microsoft- Hey come help us debug an X-box and you can take home an alpha copy of WindowsME

DUde, you better not take ME; Seriously get Win2k...OR ELSE...
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: Sublimesjg on June 08, 2001, 08:25:27 PM: yea do what he says ME sucks - i know i have it

but anyway have fun and i hope you get to play the games so i can get some inside info and what not
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: Living-In-Clip on June 09, 2001, 12:51:29 AM: Tell them you will help test any games as long as they promise not to force a copy of Windows ME on you. If they try, you need to run fast as possible.

;)

Congrats man.
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: Samwise on June 09, 2001, 01:48:36 AM: Awesome stuff Ddaryl, I hope they let you play some Xbox games.
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: ddaryl on June 09, 2001, 12:45:37 PM: Welp it was kinda a farce

I signed up to be an Xbox tester months ago and they had me play test Microsofts Train Simulator

Needless to say the game sucksa a big fat wet smely ass.

and I took the time to tell them that as well.

BUT. on the desktop I was sitting at was a moitor and a TV, underneath was a PC and one of those Silver PC looking XBox dev kits.

After I did the sim and while no one was looking I powered up the TV and the XBox devkit. On it was Munch

I maybe spent 1 minue running Abe around a level.

All I can say is these kits under the table must be old because the graphics I sampled briefly we\'re no where\'s close to what we\'ve seen in screenshots.

I say the kits are old cause they had little ncks and smudge marks on the outside from being used, so obviously these are not the latest and greatest kits, nor do I think it was the latest edition of Munch code either.

So unfortunately I cannot tell anyone here my impresions of Xbox so far.

I am however still signed up and I will continue to keep going down there. I\'m sure I will get a chance ot gametest some XBox stuff in the near future cause MS is very close launch

Well on top of that I have to dissapoint you all cause I chose MS ME. the office they ooffered was 2000 small business edition but it did not include Access or powerpoint so I said screw it

I will probably sell my copy of ME on Ebay, I have Win 98 and it works fine and I\'ll wait to see what Win XP is all about later this year
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: Sublimesjg on June 09, 2001, 02:20:11 PM: cool deal

so i am guessing that the graohics are not that great on the early kit - at least thats what it sounds like

well i hope you get to play some more xbox soon - so we can get the down low on it
Title: Guess who\'s going to MS for play testing Sat morning
Post by: Kimahri on June 09, 2001, 07:48:40 PM: why not take some games anyway..... u might have a new comp in the future and in the meantime u can lend them to friends or something...