Microsoft's E3 showing this year didn't offer any huge surprises, but the content to satisfy the core was certainly there. More importantly, from a global business viewpoint, Microsoft its continuing its march into living rooms everywhere. The company makes no bones about it - with Xbox TV, Music, Kinect integrations and more and more video partnerships, the Xbox platform is quickly becoming a well-rounded entertainment center for gamers and non-gamers alike.
Following the press conference, GamesIndustry International met with Phil Spencer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios, to discuss the evolving Xbox strategy, the competition, Halo 4, the role of Kinect and much more.
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@ NoFanboyRequired
Another clueless hater fanboy.Tell me genius did those CD's have movies on them or not? Movies only means DVD's in your dictionary ?! It played VCD Disk
@ NoFanboyRequired- 2
The only dumb person here is you my friend, i petty you, open google right now and look for this thing and i guarantee you will be banging your head against the nearest wall.
It played CD's, yes, but not DVD's.
Edit - Lol, already a disagree for a FACT. I owned the PS1 at launch and never in its lifetime have i seen a movie play on it. People are dumb i guess.
music
TV
netflix
streaming video
arcade
achievements
custom music
PC media streaming
HD gaming
social networking
(excluding PC)
All these things started on the Xbox and copied by Sony. Get mad all you want, it's still true.
And no, I'm not a fanboy like you and 65% of the people on this site. I play all the consoles and like them all, unlike you.
VCD's used to be pretty big back in the day.
Horrible quality though.
TRUE HD gaming (hdmi)
social media via web browser
free wifi
dual analog sticks
dvd playback
CD playback way back in 95'
central hub for all entertainment
hi def movies (remember the failed HDDVD?)
hands free gaming
PS3 pioneered most of that before there was an Xbox. The PS2 was, literally, designed to be the center of the living room. MS didn't go that route until 3 years ago. Sony started the entertainment kick that MS has focused on, only they did not abandon their core for 3 years.
I don't know if you're aware of this but Sony IS an entertainment company complete with movie studios and music studios.
The only thing they've copied from MS are achievements and built in HDD. Everything else existed elsewhere prior to MS entering the console wars.
Also, you forgot to mention...
HDD- first on Xbox
and the rest ...
Xbox Avatars- copied from Nintendo
Kinect- copied from Sony and the Eyetoy
Streaming video- in 720p and 1080i...not 1080p like PS3 back in 06'
music- wrong...PS1 in 1995
Funny you should say that, when it's M$ that is copying Sony's formula. When the PS3 came out Sony's intended for it to be the complete entertainment hub. While M$ concentrated on just games.
Why do you think Sony added a Internet browser, blu-ray, wifi, hdmi ports, upgradable hard drive, 3D, Bluetooth,Dolby 5.1ch, and playtv which lets you use your PS3 as a TiVo/dvr.
http://gamer.blorge.com/200...
http://www.itworld.com/blu-...
http://gamer.blorge.com/200...
When the 360 came out you had to buy hd add on to play hd movies which soon became obsolete. It's funny that Aron Greenberg and the media said that blu ray is a waste, but yet it's in going to be added to the next Xbox.
http://www.tgdaily.com/game...
http://playstation.about.co...
This article was back in 2008. Sony has been up on game, it's M$ that's trying to copy Sonys, and apples blueprint.
Most of the stuff you mention was already able to be done on the ps1 and ps2.
I see way your name is allwrong.
Still, it's a good read, and not so full of the usual, PR nonsense and chest thumping that Microsoft is known for. They even compliment Sony at one point. *gasp*
I agree with him that cloud technology is the future for gaming as well. I've believed that for years, but I knew that that was something we wouldn't see anytime soon. I also think the $99, subscription based Xbox is absolutely brilliant. Sure it costs more in the long run, but for those on a limited income (see students) who are probably going to use XBL gold anyway it's a great option.
I gave you an agree by the way.
They don't care about the core industry. They are making more money off the casuals. So what does the core gamer have to do with their goal. What they want they have.
Some people just don't realize just how good things are now compared to 20 years ago. Back then you had a few key titles to keep you going, now we see hundreds of games each year on multiple platforms, ranging from small 0.99 cent titles to $60 games that you can lose a whole month playing. We also have MMO games that never seem to end. So what void is actually missing?
What exactly is there to bitch about? There's so much selection out there it's crazy but the Internet is notorious for whining. In fact they did a study and found those who spend a lot of time on forums are more likely to suffer from depression. I wonder why that is with all this negativity we keep seeing? Yeah, i often wonder.
MariaHelFutura also wrote:
"Short term money is nice, Long term money is the best."
Did you read that from a Fortune Cookie? Microsoft came out with the original Xbox back in what, 2001? They lost a lot of money while trying to appease this so called "core" gamer, and now in 2011 they had their best year ever. So tell us again what you do for a living.
Well said. Every word is true; too bad that most are unable, or unwilling to see that.
"I don't. I think you guys are going in the completely wrong direction. You began trying to be the most hardcore and you now aspire to please "non-gamers". Why these companies are putting their faith in "non-gamers" in the long run is beyond me. "
Think about that for a second. What you are suggesting is the XBOX360 had it's best years early on yet many regarded the Playstation 3 to not have a great launch and it took them a couple of years to get their groove on. However the Playstation 3 still outsold the XBOX 360 during the same duration. Why? Now you're suggesting Microsoft lost its focus when in reality they had the number one selling console for 2011.
As for putting their faith in non-gamers, that is such a stupid commnet. So let me get this straight, nobody can enjoy Kinect Sports and Dance Central and also not enjoy Call of Duty or Forza because according to you those people who enjoy Kinect Sports and Dance Central come from a different planet? What complete rubbish. Microsoft will not invest in those games if there is no demand for it. How many copies of Dance Central were sold? Some people need to wake up and stop allocating these barriers to make themselves look superior.
Hate all you want but Microsoft does not need to copy Sony. There is a Playstation 3 for that. They shouldn't be copying Nintendo either. They need to start making their own footprint and if that means offering a living room hub that just happens to also play games so be it. This generation what we saw were two systems (PS3 and XBOX360) competing for the same consumer. That explains all this hostility from XBOTs and Sony fanboys. The only real difference was one played BLUYRAY movies while the other centered itself more to an online structure. Years later Micrsooft decided to try and broaden its appeal with Kinect. Before haters said the XBOX360 was a shooter box, then they classified it as too casual and not enough hardcore. What many really want was them to be like Sony even though Sony is still here. People need to start asking themselves if they really want anything from Microsoft and if they can actually ever satisfy these people or do they just use them as a scapegoat.
Next generation I would like to see 3 different approached. We don't need 3 game consoles that share the same games, all while trying to hold the consumer hostage by having a few exclusives. Yet what did we see at E3? A focus on multiple devices like Vita controlling the PS3, Smartglass and tablets interacting with the XBOX360, and Nintendo having a tablet controller interacting with the console. I guess that was inevitable and the natural progression of things to come.
For Phat models it required an add-on,for slim models ( i bet you didn't even know there were PS 1 slim ) it played them right out of the box. And yes they were pretty popular back then like dvd's now.
I guess you are the one who never owned a PS1, or you was like 4 years old back then.And your stubbornness shows that you are anti-SONY fanboy.
"It's the way of the world, and it's always goin' be."
WITH WHAT F***g GAMES?
If you haven't noticed there is alot more OTHER thing to be done on xbox these days.
Entertainment does not mean games to MS
You said it, buddy.
Sorry that's how I feel.
Paid subscriptions are going to ruin Xbox, at least in Canada it seems the popular consensus is that 360 is a rip off.
If they implement a $10-$30 per month? sure, but you are paying $60 and if you do your due diligence $35-$40 a year for quality service.
I love Xbox :)
A big corporate MS Xbox boss, that plays both consoles from a hardcore perspective is a definite curve ball.
Phil Spencer is Corporate Vice President Of Microsoft Studios.
And is totally not fanboy.
Racers, sports, Japanese RPGs and fighters are for Play Station systems.
Platform and kiddie games are for Nintendo systems.
MS, Sony or Nintendo: there is a system targeted for every game player. PS Move and Kinect make PS3 and X360 more family/kid friendly.