Comments on: Microsoft Head of Xbox BI and Strategy Leaving for… Apple?

By: That DJ

That DJ — Sat, 02 May 2009 15:06:55 +0000

It is an interesting development for sure – but with Stevie J. sitting on the sidelines for a bit you have to wonder if perhaps they are building up to make a big play…that will fail just like the Pippin…

In fact the only good Pippen out there was Scottie. If it is indeed for some gaming platform they are picking a poor time to join the fight, just like they did last time.

By: Chad Garrett

Chad Garrett — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:47:14 +0000

This is really exciting. Now, let me play my Phone on TV!

By: carolinamic

carolinamic — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:24:56 +0000

i agree with arcadekart on this one. with 37m portable devices out threr with a apple logo on the back of them there alot of money to be made out there. plus there are some decent games in the app store not just time killahs when you board. i own a xbox360 but no psp or ds so for portable games i us my i phone. and when i dont fell like dropping 65 ones for a new game, i pay 5.99 for a decent one on my iphone. i would definetly like to see a home console from apple that interacts with iphone in various ways.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:41:17 +0000

He’s from Microsoft. Apple probably just hired him to work in the cafeteria.

By: Dragonfly

Dragonfly — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:45:07 +0000

I think this is the one time Apple is gonna follow Microsoft’s lead. They might be thinking about making their own home console a la Xbox 360. Not so sure it’s a good idea though, but then again Apple has a track record if proving doubters wrong.

By: frog

frog — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:32:33 +0000

Whatever there doing, there building one hell of a team behind it!

By: ArcadeKart

ArcadeKart — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:51:44 +0000

The Games maybe are of lesser quality & mostly amateur stuff.

But 9 months of App Store tells us iPhone/iPod touch is hell of a game market out there.

Big game houses are still figuring out the perfect formula for multi-touch + accelerometer control.

There are already 37M iPhone OS devices in people's hands, by the end of this years, I wouldn't be surprised to see iPhone platform out pacing PSP to be the second largest mobile gaming platform or at least a very close third.

Give it a little more time, wonders could happen.(In some way, it already happened)

By: Al

Al — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:37:18 +0000

I have to agree with Icebike on this one. Multiplayer gaming as demoed in the iPhone 3.0 event is a step in the right direction but compared to a DS PSP or even an old gameboy the gaming is not there yet. An external control addon that could snap on would be awesome. Also just because a device has 9000+ games nearly all of which aren’t even worth a try does not make it a great gaming platform. That said, I hope it becomes one!

By: icebike

icebike — Fri, 01 May 2009 04:27:27 +0000

Sell is an odd word to use when the price is free for the bulk and majority of them.

Games like all iPhone apps are frequently tasted, then dropped. And none of them measure up to the most basic game console games.

Why is it you 12 year olds always trot out the "hating" nonsense when someone disagrees with your opinion?

By: iShirk

iShirk — Fri, 01 May 2009 03:28:34 +0000

@ icebike

This guy has been living under a rock aparently...?

Someone should tell him that the iphone/ipod touch platform has over 9,000 games in 9 months.

No other gaming platform has reached such a feat. Stop hating you tool