GameSpot published a new article discussing how the Exchange, online tools and features will work for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 platforms. They even posted 6 new screens. Thanks to SimsDomination for the tip!
The console version of The Sims 3 will have its own versions of The Exchange–the PC game’s community site, where players can upload, share, and rate their own custom content. Each console version of the game will have its own separate version of The Exchange, and each console version will be powered entirely by user-generated content created with the console games’ editing tools–which include all kinds of furniture, cars, buildings, and even a full lot that contains an actual, fully built and furnished house. The Exchange page will have a running news ticker to follow updates from you and your friends, and you’ll have your own page (called, surprisingly enough, “MyPage”) where you’ll be able to upload your own wicked-awesome leopard-print toilet. All your custom content lives in your game’s “My Documents” folder, and you can upload any new stuff you create more or less instantly to the game’s server.
You can also sync your profile to Facebook and Twitter to have either or both social media services broadcast updates whenever you make or upload new stuff (the broadcasting defaults to “off” so you don’t end up automatically flooding your friends’ and followers’ pages with a zillion updates with annoying frequency…but who even does that, right?). And naturally, there will be a layer of moderation tools to catch any offensive custom creations, and you can report any and all objectionable content. You can also rate any and all custom content you find and perform searches using filters that will return only the highest-rated stuff, or stuff that was tagged a certain way, or stuff that was created only by your friends, though if you prefer, you can also choose to “follow” talented content creators who aren’t actually your friends yet (if you find someone who’s really good that you haven’t yet met)–similar to a YouTube subscription, this system will automatically update you when SofaKing_Great27’s next round of amazing art deco furniture is ready to download.
GameSpot – The Sims 3 Updated Impressions – Exclusive Details on Editing and Online Tools
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