E3 2009 Interview: Microsoft

WHA-BAM there it is.

"The controller-less future is the future"? "Straight through the internet, no retail release"? Poor Brad. He really wants the industry to evolve, but everyone is too afraid of change.

great interview, gave some insight into microsofts way of thinking on some of the issues i was wondering about.

All places in E3 are rare and quiet aren't they?

Interesting, it seems Microsoft is laying the foundation for new ideas, but they are going to let the industry use that foundation to make something awesome.

Hurm, nice guy, nice interview to at least hear his/Microsoft's thoughts.
 But nothing huge.

I don't suppose Sony & Nintendo did something similar?

Agreed that Modern Warfare 2 and Splinter Cell have looked very impressive although they're probably games I wouldn't really pick up.

I like the point Brad brought up about the next gen and the content that has already been bought and how that's carried over. I wonder myself with the content bought through the PS Store. In the UK we don't have the video service yet, but I assume we'll be getting that at some point, along with the music service they're showing. However, what happens to all my downloaded games. Do I have to keep my PS3 around or will that be implemented into what comes next? I think that's a question a lot of owners of 360, Wii and PS3 will be asking.

Brad asks great questions.  Shit I hadn't even thought about yet.

Brad you should have asked Albert where the hell my free game is. Two Christmases ago, when Xbox Live ballsed up, we were promised a free game. I AM STILL WAITING. Albert promised. He promised.

EDIT: My bad. Seems they gave out Undertow and I missed it.

You're a really good interviewer Brad.

@NorthernFredz  They gave out Undertow for free

So, when they were testing Natal, a gamer took 30 seconds to figure out how to play the game and the gamer's non-gaming mom figured it out in 5 seconds. I'm speechless.

Yeah, Great interview Brad!

NIce interview. BRAD ALWAYS BLAZES SHIT UP!

Great interview.

Really good point about the 'next' next gen consoles.

 

Ever since I got three RRoD I have hated Microsoft. "Project Natal" has solidified my stance with Microsoft. What a joke. 

Awesome interview brad!  Good questions.

Great questions, interesting stance and ideas from Microsoft.

Seems too soon to jump to controller-free consoles however. It would be pretty cool though, seems more cooler than using your imagination on what the Wiimote is whenever you use it (sword, gun, etc.).

Nice interview Brad

I am glad there not sticking with the 5 year cycle no one wants to pay another 400 dollars when theirs still plenty to get  out of 360.

Brad "Tentpole" Shoemaker

Awesome interview, man Brad asks some great questions, he's a great interviewer. :D

He basically explains that NATAL has zero use for me. its made for people who don't like games. 

Wow Brad. Good work, man. You really pull the best out of your interviewees. This guys a director of marketing for MS, and he didn't come across as a shill. No small wonder.

Great interview, good to see you didn't shy away from asking any questions.

Good interview, however i think that dude dodged the question about how arcade games keep increasing in price.

Great questions, great answers.

I like it how the dude chose as a random example of a full downloadable game, Burnout Paradise, one of the first major disk based game released over PSN!

I don't usually bother saying it, but this was a great interview.

All Microsoft loyalists listen up and start praying for God of War III to be ported.

I really don't want to think of the next generation yet.

Those were some excellent questions Brad. Stuff that most other sites doing interviews either forget or neglect to ask but are important things to know. Two thumbs up man!

good.

Is Natal an acronym or just a code-name? 

If it is the latter then they are definitely mispronouncing it if they want it to deal with the idea of bringing in new gamers like this interview alludes to (its purpose {i.e. "Birthing" new gamers or the "birth" of new gamers}) because Natal in that form isn't pronounced Nuh-tal it is pronounced Nay-tle. 

The way they say it just sounds so fucking smug and pretentious.  /peeve

Best controller my ass.

so there using us as test dummies?

great interview

Good interview, but the obsession with having motion controls needs to stop, now. It's diluting the industry with imprecise controls and is really only an attempt at getting a piece of the cash pie that Nintendo has at the moment. It isn't about innovation in any way, as much as they try to make it seem that way.

It looks like they're bring out Natal to "get the people who are afraid of controllers". So, casual shit.

Lol, he made it sound like yea we can bring out a controller anytime if thats what people want.....

good interview..

n1

Good questions, insightful.