Ik vond dit op een andere site. Bill Gates on Xbox 2 and more Rob Fahey 13:21 11/02/2003 MS figurehead talks up next-generation Xbox multimedia functions Microsoft supremo Bill Gates has spoken to French national newspaper Les Echos about the Xbox project, giving interesting insights into both the future of the current console, and the company's plans for Xbox 2 and its continued assault on the living room. According to Gates, the next-generation Xbox (which many people speculate will be called "Xbox Next", based on recent domain name registrations by Microsoft) will be a much more broadly-focused multimedia device than the current console. Among the features touted for the system are "digital media capabilities such as video and photo editing" and "Internet capabilities without the need for direct connections through Wi-Fi." This all makes the Xbox 2 sound very like, well, a PC - indeed, if the system combines Internet, video and photo-editing functionality with a games console, it may become an attractive alternative to PC ownership for a lot of families. However, there's also a danger that this new multimedia focus will dilute the company's games offering; much of the success of Xbox to date has been attributed to its relentless focus on gaming, which has won the hearts of the key hardcore market. It's also possible that some of this functionality will make it into the Xbox before a new console launch comes around, with several sources telling gi recently that Microsoft is considering major upgrades to the Xbox Dashboard in the near future, including a possible integration of Internet Explorer and Windows Media into the console. Regarding the current position of Xbox in the market, Gates described the company as "satisfied with the number two position behind Sony and ahead of Nintendo in the global console market". Now, Nintendo might question that - and if Microsoft is ahead, it's not by enough to be worth talking about. Let's say "joint second" then. Gates proceeded to trot out the usual spiel about third party support ("software developers have historically only supported the top two platforms", conveniently ignoring that Nintendo has historically been the biggest developer for its own platform anyway). Gates also promised continued support for the Japanese market, which is still in the doldrums despite the good performance of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball in the territory. "We knew it was going to be difficult, and we will continue to invest in the Xbox there," he pledged. Whether this investment will yield the kind of software support that's needed to sell the Xbox not only to Japanese consumers, but to the legions of Japanese software fans in the USA and Europe, still remains to be seen.
anders zijn de interviewers ff pro nintendo.... ze zeggen dat de gamecube niet achterligt en als die achterligt maar een heel klein beetje, en dat de game developers voor nintendo 'toch alleen maar nintendo zelf is'
Re: Re: Bill Gates on Xbox 2 and more Microsoft en Nintendo beweren allebei nummer twee te zijn. Dit is ook hetgeen er staat in het interview. De interviewers zeggen gewoon "laten we er daarom maar vanuit gaan dat ze dicht bij elkaar liggen." Is niet erg onlogisch. En er staat niet dat Nintendo alleen games developed voor Nintendo, er staat dat Nintendo de grootste developer is voor zijn eigen console. Dus met dat pro-nintendo zal het wel meevallen.
