Microsoft Xbox Live Vision

We have had our Xbox 360 for around 18 months now and never had it previously occurred to me that there might be a camera (read - webcam) available for it and it wasn't something that I would have been bothered about buying either. I found this Xbox Live Vision Camera in HMV with the You're In The Movies game for just £14.99 and this prompted me to flutter my eyelashes at my fiancé and see if he would be willing to buy it at such a cheap price. The answer was yes and I was babbling away about what a saving he'd made compared against the buy alone price of around £34.99 in most Xbox 360 accessory selling stores (good old iPhone!). The camera is off ...  Read the complete review

The sucess of the Eye Toy for the Playstation 2 obviously had Bill Gates grinning like a nerd in PC World when he realised that the Xbox Live service could do with some MSN-style video chatting. And so, direct from Seattle, Microsoft proudly presents its 'Vision' camera, which is meant to redifine the way we use Xbox Live..... ....that was the theory anyway. The little white camera is rather expensive for what it is and does. It costs £35 and for that you get the camera, some wires, a manual, and a code to get the Xbox Live version of UNO, which is one of the few games which implements the camera fully and enjoyably. So, what exactly can you do with this ...  Read the complete review

In my opinion what was simply an attemot at the pre-released eye toy, microsoft released the xbox live vision camera...... As expected, microsoft released this single vision camera at a pretty heavy as, just like all their other accessories, it is the only one that will work with the console, but is it worth it? *Uses* The cam can be used on the xbox live service for such uses as taking a picture of yourself for use as your gamer picture, to have live video chats with your friends (using the xbox live service) and also can be used for the growing number of games which have linked compatibility such as viva ...  Read the complete review

The Xbox Live Vision Camera is possibly the most overlooked accesoory for the console simply because it is not very useful. Currently, only a few games make use of the Xbox Live Vision Camera. Burnout Paradie came up with a good idea, that when you were "taken out" the camera would capture the moment of anger and send it to the person who took you out. This was a great system whuch worked well, but other games developers simply do not want to add Xbox Live Vision Camera functionability to their games. There are a few arcade games(specifically Uno) which use the camera, but this is just so that you can see the other people why you play, ...  Read the complete review

The Xbox Live Vision camera is a great concept, and hasnt been utilized by many games as of yet, although I believe in 2009 that will change. Current games that allow use are Viva Pinata - Trouble in Paradise for Barcode Trading Cards, and Pro Evolution Soccer. The problem I have seen with this camera, is a significant bias towards one colour. What I mean by that, is that when your taking a photo of something, particularly football kits or badges in Pro Evo 2009, you will get a significant overcast of either the colour Green or Red. Why this happens is beyond me, and it can be really annoying. Pro Evo allows you to take a photo ...  Read the complete review