Future WP7 HUBS

[ebzrascal]

I like the idea of HUBS, what HUBS would like to see for WP7?
I`d like to see for example

TV HUB -
Watched recorded TV from Windows Media Center and Slingbox
TV listings
TV Suggestions
Set Remote recordings on SKY BOX
Watch BBC Iplayer, Sky Player, ITV Player etc

Sports HUBS - Cricket, Football F1 etc
Scores,Fixtures,Stats,Betting
Travel info to sports venue
Weather info for sports venue
Team player profiles
News and Gossips

Travel HUB -
Buses and Trains - tickets, timetables, maps cancellations etc
AIR Travel - flight bookings, arrivals, departures
ROAD - Traffic updates, nearest service station, nearest car dealerships
Roadside Assistance, Maintainance Information, Router Planner

 

[Ganondolf]

ps3 hub please Sony.

I know u wont be able to play games but they could let u:

Look at your trophies
Compare trophies with friends
See who is online
Check what is in the ps3 store
Sent messages to friends

and maybe other stuff i cant think of now

 

[ebzrascal]

How about a Sony HUB not only playstation games but also Sony Music and Movie content also.

 

[[email protected]]

why would the maker of XBOX support PLAYSTATION? makes absolutely no sense.

 

[Ganondolf]

why would the maker of XBOX support PLAYSTATION? makes absolutely no sense.

lots of reasons:

1. Ms does not stop companies making apps even if made by competitors.
2. Sony Ericsson is making wm7 phones.
3. Google makes apps for maps and search for wm which compete with bing.
4. opera etc make browsers that compete with IE.
5. Ms makes ms office for macs & Symbian phones.

makes no sense to stop an hub(app) that would draw in ps3 users into buying wm7 phones (remember smart phones is a lot bigger business than xbox)

 

[vangrieg]

I think there's some confusion here. A "Hub" is a "panoramic interface", not the homescreen element like the Games one with the avatar popping up and out. So anyone and their dog can make a hub for their application, including Sony. The same goes for tiles except third parties aren't allowed to make rectangular ones, just the squares, if I'm not mistaken, but the Games one is a square as well. Those can be animated and so on. The takeaway is that Sony can easily make their Sony hub and their live tile if they wish. It was also mentioned more than once that third parties will be able to "hook into" existing hubs/tiles, although I'm not sure what's meant by that.

 

[ebzrascal]

I think a Playstation Hub would sell millions of phones for Sony Ericsson and would be a way to be different from other manufacturers like LG Samsung and HTC................. Imagine PS2 and PSOne games plus PS Network

 

[vangrieg]

PS Network what exactly?

Microsoft did a great job confusing everyone with this XBox integration talk. It's just ability to sign in and upload those stupid achievements, not some magic stuff that will give you Halo on your phone or even ability to save game state between devices.

Also, no hub will bring PS games to your phone. The real purpose of Playstation network is to sell stuff to you, and that won't be possible, you have to use Marketplace. So if PS game developers decide to make WP versions you'll have them. They can also give you the ability to upload your trophies, of course, but you don't need any hub for that, and there's not much Sony can do about it.

 

[gom99]

PS Network what exactly?

Microsoft did a great job confusing everyone with this XBox integration talk. It's just ability to sign in and upload those stupid achievements, not some magic stuff that will give you Halo on your phone or even ability to save game state between devices.

Also, no hub will bring PS games to your phone. The real purpose of Playstation network is to sell stuff to you, and that won't be possible, you have to use Marketplace. So if PS game developers decide to make WP versions you'll have them. They can also give you the ability to upload your trophies, of course, but you don't need any hub for that, and there's not much Sony can do about it.

Well...MS is trying to push Cloud services. I don't see why this HUB wouldn't push that along for gaming as well. Pushing saved states online to move between games on your phone and xbox as a future option. In a way, achievements can already be used to "save state" in a game if implemented into the game correctly (eg: an RPG where your experience and items are achievements).

I think the HUB will just open up more design space for them to play with their services and products as it relates to the integration between console and mobile.

If Sony makes a phone, they should be able to customize their vendor marketplace. I'm not sure on what rules apply to the vendor though as to what exactly can be sold over their marketplace.

 

[tyrannus]

I like these ideas and it's not hard to implement. Even the media center integration can be done in silverlight. For streaming the videos, you would have to write a client that would serve ASP.NET multimedia content (installed on the users MCE box), and, TADA, you are done.

I like the idea of HUBS, what HUBS would like to see for WP7?
I`d like to see for example

TV HUB -
Watched recorded TV from Windows Media Center and Slingbox
TV listings
TV Suggestions
Set Remote recordings on SKY BOX
Watch BBC Iplayer, Sky Player, ITV Player etc

Sports HUBS - Cricket, Football F1 etc
Scores,Fixtures,Stats,Betting
Travel info to sports venue
Weather info for sports venue
Team player profiles
News and Gossips

Travel HUB -
Buses and Trains - tickets, timetables, maps cancellations etc
AIR Travel - flight bookings, arrivals, departures
ROAD - Traffic updates, nearest service station, nearest car dealerships
Roadside Assistance, Maintainance Information, Router Planner