In an interview with GameInformer at TGS, Aaron Greenberg, Xbox’s director of product management, has said some quite interesting things. I know it’s his job to say lots of nice things about Microsoft, but a few of these statements are down right amusing.
When talking about Avatars, Greenburg suggested ways in which the “core” gamers can get the most out of them.
[W]e realize that for core gamers, they’re going to want their avatars to be a lot edgier, not as cute. We’re going to do a lot of things to enable that—not just looks and feels and clothes, but you’ll even be able to unlock things in games.
Yes, I want my Mii2.0 to be edgy. That’s exactly what I have been thinking. “Damn, these Avatars are fucking rad, but gosh darn it I wish I could make mine have sunglasses to be edgy. Matching my hardcore gamer skillz”.
Greenburg went on to discus the update itself. As the NXE will consist of a single file to download, it shouldn’t strain the servers as much as the more intensive tasks (like multiplayer games do). But let’s not talk it down, according to Greenburg this is a very big event.
With that 14 million people [getting the update], it’s probably the biggest moment in the history of the Internet.
That’s right. The biggest moment in the history of the Internet. Screw the founding of ARPANET, introduction of the .com domain identifyier, invention of the World Wide Web, founding of google, yahoo, eBay etc, emergence of Web 2.0 or the new Grid infrastructure made for CERN. Xbox getting its casual-gamer dashboard update and it will rock the very foundations of the planet.
Greenburg should say that again, whilst looking at himself in a mirror, and he should try not to laugh…MS really buys into its own hype
I hear the servers that will supply the update are powered by enchanted unicorn farts. It’s true I’ve seen it uhuh.
Upon downloading the NXE, the user will catch a fleeting but vivid glimpse of Nirvana (not the band), upon regaining conciousness in a puddle of their own bodily fluids, they’ll be amazed at how versatile their new Mii’s will look.
I mean Avatars!