Engadget: "Beyond benefitting indie devs, Whitten spoke to the implications of retail consoles running in-progress code could have on gamers."
The Xbox 360 celebrates its 10th anniversary today, and former chief product officer Marc Whitten talks about its legacy, RRoD & More.
I'm playing through Gears of War 2 right now on XB1. Much, MUCH better game than 1. Excellent set pieces in the campaign and it's much smoother. The gameplay does feel a tad bit dated, though. coalition has to modern it somewhat. They need to make the triggers the sprint buttoms, the cover the convention bumper buttons, make it a tad more cinematic, and a few more changes and they're money. Loving BC so far can't wait for skate 3.
Completely disagree with those controls, that sounds awful. What are you supposed to shoot with if the triggers and bumpers are taken?
Well, with the new button mapping app, he can just set it up any way he wants.... Get the Elite controller and you got paddles too! Best controller I have ever used. :D
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"important enough of a console that both playstation and xbox teams are making the argument that there boxes are the most “xbox 360++”
yup. That was the generation where the X360 really made online gaming a thing. I had mine for over a year before I went online for the first time with a 30 day trial. after that, I couldnt go back. Was like a whole new world of gaming. once upon a time we would have been happy playing 4 player split screen. But after I went online with R6:vegas, gears and eventually halo 3, and forza 2, there was no turning back for me.
To think I considered myself done with gaming back in 2004. I didnt expect the x360 to be such a great console. And playing the first mass effect for the first time was a special moment in gaming, ill never forget. Im amazed that MS did not buy bioware to this day./they certainly had the opportunity.
Aside from the early failure rates...360 is the best product MS ever produced. J Allard & team should've been involved with the X1 architecture/design /
inFamous: Second Son and Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes get discussed before we dive into GDC 2014 and Marc Whitten’s departure!
Xbox One functionality revealed so far is just the tip of the iceberg, former executive Marc Whitten says.
To be fair though I doubt any employee of any company would say.
"Meh maybe hold off buying our product right now it's not a great time to get it."
This is just standard PR talk, I expect Sony and Nintendo versions as well.
What person who has left sony since ps4 has come out and publicly said something like this
@ choujij
Lol...I'm just stating facts...the funny thing is why can't it be true because it's Microsoft....or would u rather it be the other way ard sony boasting about what's coming to ps4 and Microsoft being silent...everything is evil if Microsoft does it
Ummm Jack?
"I want to thank the employees, partners and customers for their tireless commitment to the PlayStation brand and, of course, to our fans who have pushed us to new heights of innovation and entertainment over the past two decades," he said. "I leave PlayStation in a position of considerable strength and the future will only get brighter for PlayStation Nation.”
Did anyone here see the leaked pictures of the new Dashboard update? Looks Amazing like a Sleek 360 Version. Can't wait for E3, i think all Xbox One owners are in for something Big. With MS minute time slot already filled.
When would not have been a good time to have an XBOne, less than half a year after launch?
Too true. Tbh, the X1 is a great console and I don't regret buying it now however if anyone asked me if I'd recommend getting one, I'd say wait six months. Still so many basic functionality elements missing that needs to be added.
Bubble+ Sony, Ms, And nintendo are gonna say anything to make people buy there console's.
Truth is now is a great time to own any of those console's It's just that a REP of one of the console companys cant say "they all have there positives and are good to buy right now"
"To be fair"
to be fair for what? Why must any good Xbox One news/quotes come with an explanation? This is saaad
@TheLyonKing
Whether it's PR speak or not, I think he is right. The Xbox One may have had a rough start, but the future is bright. Xbox 360 showed just how much things can change from the beginning to it's end.
Xbox One will only take that idea to the next step, and the PS4 appears to be following the same "future proofing" concept.
While I agree with you, he still has a great point to make here. Apart from Forza, you haven't seen any of the Microsoft big guns flexing their muscles yet either. Titanfall is not, nor was it ever going to be, the killer game for the Xbox One. Not for one moment did I believe that!
The X1 is already very impressive on the functionality front. Its getting better and better with every update. Cant wait for E3, and all the new games. I love my X1.
Marc says all that has been revealed so far is just a tip of the iceberg so i wonder what else they have cooking up? Maybe the dayz dev has an idea afterall he claimed MS showed him some really amazing stuff recently..lol
Still haven't played it yet. My cousin has one and he loves it. XB1 will have an amazing future if the price drops by $100 and MS manages to scoop up top tier devs for 1st party titles.
I agree Gozer Xbox One has a good package right out the gate at this point with a great amount of titles that have already come out and what is to come. Xbox fitness is great and the online, services, games and functionality with the TV make this system really feel futuristic.
Note: Can't wait for E3
I love my XB1 too after gotten it 2 months ago. Amazing system and you can even update the controller..how awesome is that!? Can't wait for the games reveal at E3.
"So much for us was around, 'Hey, let's build this architecture that we could rev quickly, that we could add to, that was flexible, that would allow us to do more things and do more things quickly,'" he said.
Improve quickly is correct. They improve the system on what seems to be on the monthly basis now.
I wonder what will be in the summer, or in the big holiday update.
Totally what MS should do. Create some buzz 'n optimism for Xbone. There's way too many negative articles about Xbone IMO.
E3 could be super huuge for all the major platforms.
I agree and disagree. The crowd reaction to XB1 was so immature before and did not represent the majority of customers. I like to see what's announced at things like E3 but I couldn't care less how the crowd there reacts to it. Too many easily manipulated fanboys there.
"You can't re-brand a personality by throwing in the word 'outgoing'", says a pragmatic poster.
Yay! We get to get broken games!
The current PC setup of betas is already bad enough.
Wow Microsoft is doing a favor to indies and hackers by making every Xboxone able to work like a developement kit and run developement code!Actually this new generation with x86 architecture will induce more piracy than ever.
I really hope MS has some restrictions on this because Hackers will have a field day if used improperly.
Huh, I remember reading somewhere that MS dropped Indie devs a while back on the 360...Guess you cannot believe everything you read on the rags
That's cool but I hope hackers don't fuck this up. Give someone an inch and they'll take an mile.