Windows Phone 7, not Exclusive to XBL
The Xbox Live Games service will be appearing on Windows Phone 7. It has been shown in the demonstration and it even supports the avatar, gamer profile and other details. No doubts about it, this system will let you bring your XBL account with you where ever you go. Right now, no games have been announced for the Windows Phone 7, but many are expecting ports of XBL games to be made available.
One interesting thing to note is that Michael Chang, senior product manager of Microsoft’s mobile communications marketing group has stated that MS is not blocking third party access, even from competitors.
In some weird way, it sounds like Mr. Chang is inviting the Playstation Network (PSN) to be made available on the Windows Phone. Despite the initial similarities between Xbox Live and the PS Network, the two networks are pretty different.
XBL is a paid online service. Users pay a monthly subscription fee to access the service which lets them access the Xbox live store, get downloadable content (DLC) and play online with contacts. The first difference is that PSN is free; the second major difference is that when you play online, you will not have to put up with over compensating teeners raging over headsets about how good they are.
Seriously speaking, it is technically possible, but pretty much improbable that PSN would even be available on the Windows Phone. It is likely that Sony Ericsson would adapt an entirely new OS or have device exclusive features for Sony Computer Entertainment. So far, the Aino has been shown to be compatible with PS3 stored media. Perhaps a PSN mobile app may actually not be far from reality on a Sony Ericsson smart phone.
Get to know more about Windows Mobile 7’s open policy on Tech Radar.
