Mattrick: “I think people are going to love it, and then they’re going to understand what we’re trying to create, and how it links games and entertainment, the functionality of the box. Some of the advantages that you get of having a box that is designed to use an online state, so that to me is the future-proof choice, and I think people could’ve arguably gone the other way if we didn’t do it and fortunately we have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of connectivity, it’s called Xbox 360.”
Q: “Stick with 360, that’s your message if people don’t like it?”
Mattrick: “Well, if you have zero access to the Internet, that is an offline device. I mean, seriously, when I read the blogs, and thought about who’s really the most impacted, there was a person who said ‘Hey, I’m on a nuclear sub,’ and I don’t even know what it means to be on a nuclear sub but I’ve gotta imagine it’s not easy to get an Internet connection.”My advice. Invest in a rock. Depending of what sort of rock you get it will be cheaper, or it will hold its value much longer. It will come in more handy than an xBox One in the event of, 1) a zombie attack, 2) the need to hammer something like a nail, 3) to crush nut shells so you can eat, 4) to crush poisonous insects or reptiles that are trying to kills you, 5) depending on the rock you choose it will look prettier and be less heavy, and 6) you will at least have not wasted your time supporting a product that is completely contrary to what consumers want in so many, many ways. Thank you Microsoft for proving that you CAN drive customers away yet again! Hurrah for Windows 8 (& Office 365, Vista, and now the xBox One)!
Source for interview quotes comes from GeekWire.com.
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