Spartan_X Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Gates: Xbox 360 Strategy ?Working Perfectly? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has again spoken out about the future of the Xbox 360 and its rivalry with the PlayStation 3 and Wii, in the first part of a new interview by Dean Takahashi of The Mercury News. Asked how the Xbox 360 in general was working out, Gates replied ?It?s working perfectly.? Continuing, he added, ?We wanted to be the guy with the small box that costs less. We wanted to have the most compelling or better than anyone else?s box. We wanted to have the most games. We wanted to play to our software strength, and tools and online. We wanted to get most respects, except for the online capability, we wanted to swap positions with Sony. We wanted to not be a year late, not be a big box, not be a more expensive box. How are we doing on that?? Asked specifically whether he thought there would be PlayStation 3 games that looked better than Halo 3 on the Xbox 360 he answered flatly, ?No?. Qualifying this statement he appeared to suggest that the PlayStation 3 could eventually produce superior graphics before pointing out that the better graphics of the Xbox did not help it in the previous generation, again suggesting that a year head start on the competition would prove a more important asset than graphical power. When asked what he thought of Nintendo?s chances of leading the market Gates again stated, despite previous comments made in Japanese interviews, that Sony is the company?s most direct competitor. ?Nintendo is of course a competitor?, he admitted. ?But look at the resolution you get with a controlled experience like that ? If you want to play online, get an Xbox. We?re not standing still. Look at what you saw today [referring to his keynote speech at CES] connecting up the world to the Windows PC. Do you expect Nintendo to rev up a team to create cross-device gaming and tool kits to develop those things?? The majority of the interview was concerned with the Xbox 360?s new IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) services, with Gates discussing an imminent deal with AT&T that may lead the console to being offered free in exchange for a long term IPTV service contract. He also largely dismissed the idea of releasing a larger hard drive for the Xbox 360, indicating that IPTV content could all be streamed without theSource:anently storing data. Source: Gamasutra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I'd say it is working perfectly , well almost... its not perfect until i get an hdmi solution so i can enjoy my HD-dvd drive at its max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I'd say their plan is running almost perfectly, nothing is ever perfect lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS4-SS Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Next in plan: Take over France :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToneKnee Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Next in plan: Take over France :laugh: Nah, that would be Sony with the rest of their low quality products! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiracyX Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 :woot: :laugh: :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goji Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 I helped finance the war on Sony. :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 war bonds? oh you mean MS points! well Spartan, it ain't working perfectly till THEY FREAKIN GET GOLDEN CHILD BACK ON XBL VIDEO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 (edited) I'd say it is working perfectly , well almost... its not perfect until i get an hdmi solution so i can enjoy my HD-dvd drive at its max.Amen to that. (Y) :yes:To add to the above article, some interesting excerpts from X-S Bill Gates has been talking frankly about his vision for Xbox 360 and the games market in the year ahead, including some barbed words for Sony and Nintendo.On a Bigger Hard Drive and IPTV "In an IPTV environment, there is no reason to put anything down on a hard disk because you created a broadband infrastructure that has enough capacity to stream individual video streams to everybody on the network. We don't need to change [Xbox 360]at all to do the IPTV thing." On the Xbox 360 Strategy "It's working perfectly. We wanted to be the guy with the small box that costs less. We wanted to have the most games. We wanted to play to our software strength, and tools and online. We wanted to swap positions with Sony. We wanted to not be a year late, not be a big box, not be a more expensive box. How are we doing on that?" On Sony " They were going to have the Cell be the video processor. But they didn't know what they were doing. They said the Cell is the video processor. But they turned to Nvidia at the last minute, but Nvidia can't do embedded DRAM. Go look at the bandwidth problems. Go ask the guys running ... now. They took their year and burned it by not having a decent CPU strategy and then turning to Nvidia at the last minute. It's a very unusual thing. Those processors are isolated from each other. Ouch, Burn. :devil: Edited January 19, 2007 by magik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 is that avian porn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 If the IPTV strategy/plan works how they say they want it to, then I will be more than willing to say it's going perfect. I remember back when MS said they wanted to provide a trojan horse for the family living room, and they've done a decent job thus far. The problem is that we still need alternate tools to do something that should be so simple - we should be able to stream any audio/video file to the 360. I have high hopes for IPTV but I'm staying cautious, too. And MS cannot rest on its feet. Yeah, it's been a good start but I want to see them finish strong. Go into the next Xbox with a ton of momentum. I hope the 360 doesn't become some sort of forgotten product while we're approaching the next release. Keep releasing quality games, keep coming up with improvements to the console, keep expanding Live to other areas of entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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