Interviews with some info. on the direction of the new videogaming systems. [games]

IGN's Shigeru Miyamoto (Nintendo) interview.

...why is the home console necessary? What functions in a home console would make everyone in the family say, "Yeah, we need that and want that."

As a software developer, this attitude appeals to me. The bottom line should be to solve the client's issues first. In this case, it's make a good gaming experience; if you can do that with less-expensive hardware, then you have a business advantage.


Engadget's interview with Steve Ballmer (Microsoft).

... But we’re going to out perform Sony in a lot of things. We’re faster on integer than they are, they’re faster on floating point than we are.