Gates on Xbox 2 and MSN Messenger
By DarthTibaultIn a recent interview with CNET, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates offered some insight into Xbox 2.
As expected, Xbox 2 is going to expand its reach:
great video gaming but videogaming for a broader set of people, more
communications, more media, more connectivity. This extends to music, media, and greater integration with MSN Messenger:
“Instant Messaging will go from just being a text thing to also being voice and video and
music, so instant messaging, particularly for young people but in
general, is very, very explosive.
And Xbox Live
is really talking to your friends, doing things with your friends. And
as we bring in new game titles that are more approachable, appeal to
different demographics, the boundary between what’s game playing,
what’s socialization and what’s communication–you will have really
broken down the barriers there.
We can make these hot, super
great graphics games something that are easy for people to use. That’s
a big initiative we have as we move to the next generation of Xbox. Likewise, the connection between the Xbox Live and our Messenger
will be really simple so people can say, “Hey, come and play,” “Oh,
okay, I’m finishing my homework, I’m almost done, I’ll get on and play
with you.” And so even as they’re connected up to each other, they
don’t think of, “Oh no, now I’m gaming, now I’m communicating.”
[Source : CNET News.com]