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> On the 360, Xbox Live users are shown in the friends list by their name
> and their status. This is a short text field showing when they were last
> online or what game they're currently playing, and if not in a game it
> shows you at the Xbox Dashboard. Assuming that you haven't otherwise
> limited the display of this information, this is a pretty useful feature.
>
> Does the status feature extend to movies or other non-game activities? I
> ask because there might be reason for some people not to want their
> friends to see what DVD movies are being played on the Xbox 360. But
> seriously, I wonder if this couldn't be a useful tool for feeding
> information into the Live status. With a DVD authoring tool (and the right
> information about where to put the data) once could show a Live status of
> 'doing dishes' or 'out in the yard' or perhaps 'Playing on the Gamecube.'
>
> Any information is appreciated. You can go back to counting down the days
> to Oblivion now.
>
> -KKC, hunting down a decently-priced copy of Rez. Man, Faberge eggs would
> be easier to track down and buy...
> --
> -- "I bought a house, it's a two bedroom house. But - kendrick
> I think it's up to me how many bedrooms there are, - @io.com
> dont you? F*** you, real estate lady, this bedroom -
> has an oven in it!" - Mitch Hedberg, 1968-2005 -