Xbox 720 UI likely to resemble Windows 8, former Windows exec. claims
This is all according to former VP of Windows Sales Joachim Kempin, who told sources "I think the other thing they will try, there’s no doubt about it, is it’s going to be more Windows 8-like; maybe it even gets a touchscreen, who knows?
"Most of what’s in there today really is Windows, right? I wouldn’t be surprised if the next round of interface comes even closer to Windows 8 than it is today; maybe it even gets a touchscreen, who knows?"
He also addressed claims that Microsoft’s games division is loss making. Apparently that is not quite true, he said, though he does acknowledge that Xbox has proved a damaging distraction for Microsoft.
"On the Xbox hardware itself there is no profit," he said. "So the profit comes from all the other sources; royalties from game developers, maybe the next Halo version, maybe a new Kinect system and what have you.
"It is such a small portion for their company. It would really be better if they would just spin that whole thing out and let other people run it on their own and not get distracted by it. For me that whole environment is a distraction for the company.”
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RojoPosted:
WTF?!?!? Why can't they bring an improved version of old dashboards? I Loved those dashboards until that Windows 8 Square shit came and **** up everything
KelcyPosted:
I like the way this is going the new xbox sounds great can't wait for it to be revealed
aimiami12Posted:
not surprising. The xbox 360 is sort of like windows 8, and the rest of the Microsoft products run on a similar operating style...Windows phone, their tablet, etc
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