Gates takes on Sony and Nintendo
Thursday
"If you want to play online, get an Xbox"Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has declared that the strategy for Xbox 360 is "working perfectly", questioning Sony and Nintendo's next-gen console offerings.
As reported by Dean Takahashi of the San Jose Mercury News, Gates observed that the original Xbox was "20 per cent better" than its rivals.
However, he continued, "It didn't matter. We were a year late, didn't have the best games. We had this bigger box. We did have online. We didn't switch positions on that."
But as for the strategy for Xbox 360, "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.
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source: gamesindustry.biz
Labels: industry news, nintendo wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360
posted by Wasted Rage @ 1/18/2007 11:49:00 AM,
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