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Xbox engineer calls last 5 years 'painful to watch'
Xbox engineering team member Nat Brown claims to have named the system, and he's proud of his work but these days he's cursing the name, saying that the last five years of brand activity have been "painful to watch." While Brown is thrilled to see how far the brand has gone since he helped kick it off, he goes off on Microsoft in his latest personal blog post, titled Stupid, Stupid Xbox.
His concern is that Microsoft is off working on the future while not taking care of things at home. He says that their "supply lines are broken," pointing to tired and deserting developers. Brown goes on to talk about how, despite having a user base of over 70 million, developers can't seem to make money on the Xbox 360.
I'm glad he addressed the user experience. I'm sure we're all with him in that it's a total mess. Brown calls the OS "creaky, slow, and full-of-shit," and then provides several examples of how it's broken. He goes on to address future mistake potential, like barring used games, or the continued focus on television over games. Fear Apple, he says. This is all tough love from a founding father that Microsoft could stand to hear. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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Electronic Arts is pulling an about-face regarding the Wii U. Contrary to previous reports, EA's chief financial officer asserts the company is developing games for Nintendo's home console. Speaking at the Stifel Nicolaus 201...more
We all know Peter Molyneux lives in a gumdrop world of magic and make-believe, but perhaps none of us realized he was so far gone as to live in a world where Nintendo and Sony apparently don't exist. According to the 22 Cans ...more
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