Gizmodo Gates Interview: Xbox2 and Xbox Live
Date: Tuesday, January 11 @ 12:36:58 UTC
Topic: Xbox Live


Gizmodo.com has an interview with Bill Gates: they talk about the Xbox Next (Xbox2, Xenon), Xbox Live service, XNA and mobile gaming. Here's a short excerpt:



Gates: There's no doubt Sony will do a great next generation box and we'll do a great next generation box and that competition will be very healthy. People will have a choice. Some of the really hardcore people will end up with both. The next generation is just going to be another dramatic improvement. What we want to do is grow the business as a whole by making the games far more approachable.
Today, if you're not an aficionado, if you sit down, if within five minutes you don't know what the heck is going on... We need a lot of new genres of games. Now Xbox Live has been one of our great triumphs. They are bringing into the game experience—talking to your friends, being able to meet people, do contests, have spectators—and that we think is a super-important feature going forward. You're going to see brilliant software creativity around Live.



Gizmodo: What do you think the chances are that you guys might offer Live without a subscription fee in the next generation? Just assume that everyone that has an Xbox will have the capability to use it?

Gates: There will always be some elements of Live that we'll offer for free, but there will be significant portions of Live that we'll offer for subscription. And the subscription—what is it, $39.95 a year?—I mean, hey!Source: Gizmodo.com







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