Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)Microsoft Wants to 'Disrupt' Industry1up.com - August 13, 2007
Submitted by Makidian (555)
at 4:24PM PST on August 13, 2007
"[We need] to bring games to more people. You need to start by delighting the core; we built this industry on people who love games," said Microsoft Game Developer Group General Manager Chris Satchell during his opening keynote for Gamefest 2007, a developer-centric two-day event full of panels to help everyone else better understand how to work with Microsoft's hardware, software and community.
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However, both the Wii and the PS3 have the capability for users to purchase vintage games in digital form, so this will probably come down to MSFT securing exclusive licenses. MSFT could certainly pay for this exclusivity, but this is also more money into the hole for an entertainment division that sees no light at the end of a red tunnel yet.