At its E3 press conference, Microsoft promised every game it was showing was coming to the Xbox 360 or PC before the end of the year, making it very easy to be excited about the strong software lineup they showed off at the show. At one of Microsoft's press events, Arstechnica.com had a chance to sit down with Peter Moore, the corporate vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division of Microsoft Corp. This is a very fancy way of saying that Moore is often the public face of the 360.
i guess.
but doesnt that defeat the purpose of artistic expression?
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YOU ALL BRING UP GOOD POINTS.
all i have to say is this, when you let people start determining what you can do w/ creativity, it wont stop at what you at first let them stop.
ya know how it goes
give a inch, they`ll take a mile.
The corporate vice president of the Interactive Entertainment Business in the Entertainment and Devices Division of Microsoft Corp.
I'd just be like "I'm the guy in charge of Xbox360 PR". The other way sounds like you're a king in a 3rd world country or something.
Anyways, AO still has the stigma of being the X or NC-17 of the movies, only they wont let as much go as they do in the movies before getting that rating.
He doesn't really have much to say in this interview really, it's all been said before.
While I understand his position that they have a due diligence to the content that is available on their console by virtue of their position within the marketplace, I wish he would acknowledge a due diligence to the freedom of speech and expression that they also have by virtue of the same.
I'm not saying they need to allow everything and anything, but instead of a blanket rejection of AO content they could have a policy to take AO content on a case-by-case basis and determine if it's the right material for their console. As it stands he's basically claiming that content intended for adult audiences only has no value in the marketplace. That's a sad position to take in America.
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Why is there still the general consensus that there is no market for adult games? The number of adult gamers is probably more than younger gamers.
Just because the "games are for kids" opinion is still floating around, the game industry doesn't think it would be profitable to release AO games? I don't think it's just me when I say that this just seems bogus. Of course there is a market for AO games, all that is needed is that younger kids cant get their hands on them.
AO games could get out of hand, and could no longer be sold in normal retailers, since there would no-doubt be "interactive porn" type games.
Anyways, I'm an adult. I'm all for AO games. There is a huge market for them. Not everyone wants toned-down fuzzy kid-friendly games you know.