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Microsoft Says PS3 Linux Not 'Competitive' To XNA

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the ignorance-is-bliss dept.

nz17 writes "Gamasutra has a preview of its upcoming interview with Dave Mitchell, Director of Marketing for Microsoft's Game Developer Group. In the interview Mitchell dismisses Linux on the PS3 as a game creators' solution and has said, 'What we [at XBox] are focused on doing is providing great tools at a free or low price point that are going to enable consumers to be absolutely successful at creating games for both the Windows and the Xbox 360 platforms.'"

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  1. He would says that, wouldn't he ... by quiberon2 · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    But if he tries to leverage a dominant position in the Office market into a dominant position in this market, he'll get his company broken apart.

    Far better to sell Microsoft Office off to a lower-overhead producer, and concentrate wholeheartedly on the new business.