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MercuryNews Peter Moore Interview
>> Mercurynews.com posted an interview with Microsoft's Peter Moore. They talk about the amount of shooter and driving games on the 360, a CG animated "HALO" series, tilt controllers, Folding@Home for 360, console failure rate, future projects and why they don't buy a Japanese developer. A short excerpt:
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* Q (from reader): I'd like a straight answer on issues with hardware quality (have suffered through 2 defective 360's in a 7 month span and am about to call it quits with this system). MS claims an 'accceptable' 3% failure rate but I imagine the actual number to be much higher -- perhaps 2x or 3x more?
* A: I can't comment on failure rates, because it's just not something - it's a moving target. What this consumer should worry about is the way that we've treated him. Y'know, things break, and if we've treated him well and fixed his problem, that's something that we're focused on right now. I'm not going to comment on individual failure rates because I'm shipping in 36 countries and it's a complex business.
* Q (from same reader): Also, will future models be designed to run quieter? The fan noise generated from my 360 is so loud as to distract.
* A: Noise is something I don't bury my head in the sand about, and it's primarily the DVD drive. People get confused with the fan noise, but it's actually, in some instances, the 12x spinning of the disc that annoys some people. The great majority of people actually don't notice it, but it's something we continue to look at. We take that feedback very seriously from consumers, and we'll continue to look at it. Can't tell you, can't make you any promises, that it's something that's going to be fixed overnight. I don't notice it, but maybe I'm different. But I am not oblivious to the fact that some people do.
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Full Interview: mercurynews.com
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