Gizmodo: peter moore

Microsoft Almost Bought Nintendo, And More Revelations by Peter Moore

Mark Wilson — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:30:00 EDT

When Peter Moore, ex Microsoft VP in charge of the Xbox division walked onto the stage at E3 (now working for EA), you could literally feel the energy of the room pick up. Journalists and fans alike were more entertained seeing this balding guy presenting some sports game rehashes than they were during big budget Nintendo or Sony keynotes alike. It was like the silver screen presence of an aging John Wayne, the Duke, entering with a confident swagger that just made people smile and feel alright.

Anyway, the Guardian recently completed a multi-part interview with the man himself that's a very entertaining and worthwhile read, especially if you're interested in the behind the scenes of companies like Microsoft and hardware like the Sega Dreamcast. But it was one passage in particular that caught our eye as particularly noteworthy in which Moore explains that Microsoft considered buying Nintendo.

Was Ballmer interested in what you'd achieved at Sega or in your attitude as a businessman?
He wanted my attitude, he didn't care what I'd achieved at Sega, he wanted to know how I was going to win for Microsoft, how we were going to take on Sony, how would we compete with – or acquire – Nintendo. Those were the conversations in those days. It was a classic build or buy conversation. Xbox had launched but it was an aggressive black box for shooters, and how do we evolve that, how do we build the next Xbox, how do we get after Sony? Interestingly, we were just completely fixated on Sony – Nintendo didn't even come into the conversation.

Hit the link to read the rest of the excellent interview. [guardian via Kotaku and image]

Peter Moore on the Limited Edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 Console

Jason Chen — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 20:45:00 EDT

Remember that tepid reaction to the limited edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 announcement at Microsoft's press conference on Tuesday? We had an interview with Peter Moore earlier today, and Moore blames the reaction on himself and his "showmanship" as a presenter. Moore also says he's not worried about the reaction of the crowd, and will judge the reaction of the console by how much it sells.

He also reiterated that the Halo 3 Xbox 360 will be a limited edition console (as in it won't exist forever). Moore dismissed the question of whether having four SKUs existing simultaneously will be confusing by pointing to the fact that the Dreamcast had 15 SKUs simultaneously at once, with many different colors and designs. We're not sure justifying what you're doing by pointing to the Dreamcast is a good idea, but there it is.

The Worst Way to Launch a Console. Ever.

Jason Chen — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:32:49 EDT

This is Peter Moore making the world debut announcement of the Halo 3 Xbox 360. Note the silence. Listen for the laughter. Groan as Moore tries to save it with an ill-timed "thank you." This Halo 3 Xbox 360 could have been revealed so much better, but instead it was just thrown out at the end of the presser to a crowdful of mehs.

Peter Moore sez: Next Xbox in 5 Years

Travis Hudson — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:45:10 EDT

Peter Moore, who I like to call the Jesus of the Xbox, has announced that Microsoft has already begun work on the next generation Xbox 360 and it won't be available until the 2011, 2012 range.

The 360 production team has begun researching what kinds of processors will be available in five years. The Marty McFly in me wants to suggest that the next-next-gen Xbox will be a 32-core console with multiple terabytes of storage, no media format (everything will be downloaded) and no controllers because everything will be done telepathically.

Any other ideas of what the next-next-gen Xbox will be able to do? Please tell me that it can give foot massages. I love a good foot massage. –Travis Hudson

Peter Moore: New Xbox 360 in five years [Destructoid]

Xbox NY Party Recap

Louis Ramirez — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 18:28:54 EST

Microsoft brought its bigs guns to New York last night (including Peter Moore himself) as they taunted a crowd of energetic gamers, overweight journos, and greasy hipsters with visions of sweet HD downloads. The show had a few celebrities in the mix and our agile videographer Richard Blakeley caught some of the night's prettier faces (we're talking about the games of course) in case you weren't there. – Louis Ramirez

Exclusive Video: Peter Moore Announces Downloadable Movies and TV Shows For Xbox Live Marketplace

Gizloco — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:43:52 EST

Word broke last night that Microsoft will add downloadable movies and TV shows to the Xbox Live marketplace. How about a video (taken by Giz's very own Richard Blakeley) of Mr. Xbox 360 himself Peter Moore delivering the good news? – Nicholas Deleon

Press Release [Xbox]

Xbox 360 Shortage is Over?

Travis Hudson — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:04:31 EST

Peter Moore, head of all thing Xboxen, has made a bold statement in his DICE session.

Within the next four to six weeks, anybody will be able to walk into a store and buy an Xbox 360.

Hopefully by store he means eBay where anybody can buy my Xbox 360 price gouged 300%. Along with his Xbox 360 shortage statement he also shared some statistics about Xbox Live. About 54% of all Xbox 360 owners have Xbox Live which is a significant increase compared to the 10% of original Xbox owners that use the Live service.

Xbox 360 shortages to come to an end [Xboxic]