J. Allard Responds to Hard Drive Criticism

Edge Online is reporting on responses Xbox 360 platform chief J. Allard gave in response to questions regarding the hard drive on the Xbox 360. From the article: "I don't know who we've let down. There isn't a game on 360 that you can't play without a hard drive, so I think that's a good thing for consumers. We've made a commitment to broadening the audience, and while I think most of our energy here at X05 is about the hardcore, over time we're really setting the stage for making this a bigger category for everybody. So from the developer point of view you have the best tools and the commitment of the most well-resourced company in the world going worldwide with this product and saying that we want to grow the audience. So that seems like a win for developers - I'm not sure who's supposed to be disappointed."

Comments

Re:Guess he doesn't know his own product...

[Aranth Brainfire]

No, this statement is fully the truth. As of the time he made the statement, there are no games released for the xbox 360 that require the hard drive ;p

Ow.

[Anonymous Coward]

I've been madly skimming /. the last few minutes for interesting stories, before I have to leave for an appointment... you know how it is. Anyways, I think I pulled a brain muscle trying to read this line at 2x speed:

There isn't a game on 360 that you can't play without a hard drive

I sure hope Allard isn't in charge of writing the 360's manual... "Never don't not clean the unit with benzene." Might give someone an aneurysm.

Triple Negation for $1000 Alex

[patternjuggler]

There isn't a game on 360 that you can't play without a hard drive

I can't not misunderstand this sentence because it doesn't have not too many un-un-negatives...

Re:Guess he doesn't know his own product...

[KDR_11k]

You sound like you could prove that black equals white.