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Upgraded Version of Xbox 360 to Be Introduced by Microsoft


Submitted by thankeeka on March 28, 2007 - 2:08pm. General News

Hey John Rodman, I just thought I'd give you a word of advice. Get working those jaw muscles, making sure you can stretch them out real wide, and, oh, I hope your shoes are clean, cause you just put your foot in your mouth. Not only has Microsoft already said they like the Wii before and said it should be your second choice after the 360, you have to go and basically call all the adult Wii users children essentially. I sir am 25-years-old! I'm no child at 14. Now, excuse me, I need a juice box.

From the article:

Both Microsoft and Sony have positioned their consoles as entertainment hubs, not just for playing sophisticated video games but also for listening to music and viewing downloaded movies and television shows.

John Rodman, group product manager for the Xbox platform and Xbox Live, pointed to a recent Microsoft survey that revealed that nearly 40 percent of the time that Xbox 360 users spent with their consoles was for activities other than gaming.

Yet when it comes to gaming, Xbox 360 users are serious, Mr. Rodman says. Six out of 10 Xbox 360 users use Xbox Live, Microsoft’s online gaming service.

“We don’t feel like the Wii customer and the Xbox customer are the same thing,” he said. “We think that as soon as the Wii customer turns 14 they want something else.”

Read the full article over at nytimes.com


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