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Bill Gates originally insulted the idea of an Xbox

Bill Gates, among the most well-known people around the world, has a big name is the computing industry especially due to Microsoft. No doubt Bill Gates has earned a lot of fame in his lifetime. Xbox’s Co-Creator Ed Fries recalled a meeting with Bill Gates that didn’t seem to have a good start with the founder of Microsoft at that time.

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MagicBeanz2852d ago

Smart people know xbox is lame.

stuna12852d ago

Or maybe he knew it was going to be a gigantic money pit!?

It's a well known fact that it is Microsoft other divisions that keep the Xbox console division afloat. Why do you think every couple of years there are talks of spinning the Xbox console division off? It's definitely not because it makes up the bulk of Microsofts revenue. In fact the operating cost outstrip what Microsoft makes through Xbox Live alone, and is probably why they have limited resources when it comes to funding built from the ground up 1st party studio's.

The investors are looking more at fast returns on their investments as opposed to a wait and see approach. I also think Project Scorpio is likely a product of not only Microsoft as a company but its investors trying to mitigate the damage already suffered, and it probably won't be a favorable outcome for the Xbox division if it doesn't produce the desired effects that the investors are looking for.

joeorc2851d ago (Edited 2851d ago )

[Otherwise, the Playstation will slowly develop into a PC.]

No..no..no
That's not what PlayStation was being set to be..it is a Game Console!

There is only Two companies that wants to replace the game console with a freaking PC.
That's Valve & Microsoft's Vision.

Why it's very simple.
Microsoft's Vision to have a PC in everyone's house was pretty much obtained.

What Microsoft did not really account for is Nintendo & Sony carving out a large enough slice of market share outside of PC market where it was starting to gather what was only at one time PC developers that made at one time PC only game's, to now invest in production of Game's that were now also going to game console's.

1)Outside of just the PC market.
2)Did not rely on a Microsoft Windows OS Eco system powering the platform requirements for to play the game.
3)And the Market was at the Time by having no presence in the game console market excluded Microsoft haveing any real play into the game console market yet other than media center PC's..which were PC's

Microsoft's one Exclusive to getting pretty much all 3rd party PC software Being made for Windows OS only was its main exclusive all new games really only launched on only Windows OS..due to near monopoly on an Operating system level status..now game consoles provided computer entertainment with out a Windows OS Tax!

Sony was not developing the PlayStation as a PC..they were there making a entertainment Computer for the Living room.

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YouTube Calls Out OpenAI for Alleged Sora Training Terms Breach

According to Bloomberg, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has expressed concern regarding the potential misuse of platform content by OpenAI’s Sora, an AI-driven video creation tool.

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Microsoft's Gaming Shake-up: 1900 Job Cuts, Senior Execs Exit Xbox and Blizzard

Microsoft is laying off more employees, a new round after they cut thousands last year. It seems like many big tech companies are doing the same.

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