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"Connectivity and handheld gaming dismissed as Microsoft corporate VP for retail sales and marketing, Peter Moore, talks tough

19:24 The console war of words upped a couple of notches this week, as top brass from all sides took to the stage to give their own rallying cries at the first Annual ELSPA Games Summit in London.
Microsoft was represented by corporate VP for retail sales and marketing Peter Moore, who gave a keynote address earlier today, outlining Microsoft's longterm direction for Xbox.

And comments made by former Sega of America President Moore to us recently provide a crystal clear account of why the company believes its strategy is the best way forward. Asked if Microsoft was planning its own entry into handheld gaming, following the revelation of the PlayStation Portable at E3, Moore told us: "We're not in that business and there are no plans to be in that business right now."

Explaining this stance, he added: "If I believe, which I do, in the social aspects of gaming, at the furthest end of the gaming spectrum against that is handheld gaming, because that's a very solitary, time-killing activity.

"It's not something you share - we believe that the future is the social element of gaming, and that's going to be done through a console, not through a handheld gaming device."

And on the subject of connectivity, Moore launched into a stinging attack on Nintendo's key E3 focus, stating: "When I was at Sega we did that [GC/GBA connectivity] with Sonic Advance - and the consumer went [shrugs shoulders] big deal! Someone's yet to explain to me the value of hooking up your handheld device to your console."

Seemingly throwing the gauntlet down to his competitors he added: "If somebody can tell me what the value of [connectivity] is, I'm all for it." We're assuming Nintendo might have something to say on that matter...

Microsoft's position is clear: it believes wholeheartedly in the future of gaming as a social activity revolving around the myriad possibilities offered by its hardware and Xbox Live. So don't go holding your breath for that handheld Xbox anytime soon."

Taken from C&V.

Discuss.

TGMbloke wrote:
> Titawhirl...What ever anyone does, you just moan at.

What the hell are you droaning on about now?

Show me 10 cases where all i've done is moan. This is a discussion site, we discuss thing, people have different views, it's not moaning it's putting forward different views. Jesus, is it really that hard to grasp the concept?

> Its just ironic really that you say 'I only have one person to play
> multiplayers with' but your an expert on how well Powerstone 2 plays
> in multiplayer...Thats why I brought it up.

Yes that's right TGM, do you know my friends? do you really know anything about me? no didn't think so.

I have recently moved house, where I live now out of the few new friends I have made, only 1 really enjoys games. I have friends who will play them if there's nothing else to do, but they're not exactly enthusiastic about them.

Where I lived before though I had quite a few friends who were into games, we used to have regular multiplayer sessions, started right back in the SNES days and went all the way through to me getting my Cube. In that time I played a hell of a lot of multiplayer games and one of those believe it or not, was Powerstone 2 on the Dreamcast. I loved it in single player but it was crap in multiplayer, the original was a hell of a lot better, it was less complicated and much more fun because the levels weren't so sodding busy.

Do you get me now or are you gonna question more things about me that your really know absoloutly nothin about?

I suggest we try and stay well away from each other, you annoy the sh-t out of me and at this rate I'm gonna end up putting my fist through my monitor.

Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Mr Snuggly wrote:
>
> http://www.indiemagazine.co.uk/
> cgi-bin/news.cgi?section=1&id=1562
>
> I stand corrected.
>
> Nintendo are pathetic as well.


That David Gosen. *sighs*

I love the NGC pi*s take all through the current issue.

Its excatly arrogance like that that has made the GC seem so frail (which I think is rubbish......but its not doing quite as well as we all want)

TGMbloke wrote:

>
> Bloddy hell. You said the same thing about Kung Fu Chaos. May I remind
> you of yesterdays comment. You said 'I only have 1 friend that likes
> games, and he only likes them a little bit'

Yes and?

Maybe, I don't like either of the games, ever thought of that?

Jeebus is it really that hard to think that for a minute. I've played both games in 4 player multiplayer and they sucked balls, everyone who was playing agreed that they sucked balls, boredom reared its ugly face after about 10 minutes play so we *gasp* went down the pub.

> Errr....Perhaps thats why you don't like multiplayers? And perhaps if
> you stoped arguing about games all the time, and accepted other
> peoples opinions you may make some gaming friends.

I love mutliplayers you fool. I just happen to think that KFC is a load of balls and that Powerstone 2 doesn't work well in multiplayer. once again I state my opinions and you seem to have come up with the idea that I was telling you that your opinions were wrong and starting an argument.

I give up I really do, nothing seems to get through to you.

> Alisair is entitled to his opinion. And yes - If I had the choice
> between GBA link up or 5.1 on my GC I would choose 5.1 too. Thats OUR
> opinion. May not be yours but OURS.

I never questioned yours or Alistairs opinions you mong. Stop getting involved in arguments that a) you're not part of and have no understanding of and b) Ended yesterday and were completly based on a comment that was totally misunderstood.

Mr Snuggly wrote:

> http://www.indiemagazine.co.uk/ cgi-bin/news.cgi?section=1&id=1562

I stand corrected.

Nintendo are pathetic as well.

They completley misunderstood what I was trying to say but if I had phrased it like you have then maybe they wouldn't. In the context of the post though I can't honestly see why anyone would look into any further. Thanks for the support though but I think this has all been cleared up now thankfully :)

Tiltawhirl wrote:

> Oh and Microsoft really are pathetic, to be honest. They seem to be
> the only company who make comments such as the one below. I remember
> reading a while back that they were celebrating coming into the
> industry and managing to beat a company who have been in the industry
> for a hell of a long time.

http://www.indiemagazine.co.uk/ cgi-bin/news.cgi?section=1&id=1562

Bloody monkeys.

I leave the forums for 15 or so hours and this post is turned into some fanyboy-battleground.

Anyway. I beleive the GC/GBA thing is a load of balls, Nintendo are investing into it too much. This Sega dude is correct in some ways, No-one really gives a fook about this connectivity crap.

And yes, Seems wierd....12 months ago I was a pure Xbox fanboy.

Oh those were the days.....*wipes tear from eye*

My rogue spelling is up to its old tricks I see.

I was mostly the pointless part. Justthe vission of people up and down the country, sitting at their PC getting angry about 5.1 being better than anything Nintendo could do. LoL.

Not having a did lads, don't get angry at me. I'll proably find it funny anyway.

The fact they were wrong was the funniest part :)